Category Archives: Acadian forest

Hemlock Wooly Adelgid found at Sandy Lake 20May2025

Posted on May 20, 2025 by admin

Hemlock Wooly Adelgid (HWA), a highly destructive pest on hemlock trees, was observed on a single tree on the drumlin just past Sandy Lake Beach Park last fall. HRM folks with assistance from the CFIA (Canadian Food Inspection Agency) and … Continue reading →

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Latest limnological profiles confirm long term trend of decline in the health of Sandy Lake (Bedford, NS), a major new development on its headwaters could do it in 27Sep2024

Posted on September 27, 2024 by admin

In conclusion, our latest limnological profiles further confirm a long term trend of decline in the health of Sandy Lake (Bedford, NS), and underscore why a major new development on its headwaters could “do it in”. Update Oct 2, 2024: … Continue reading →

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Hemlock Wooly Adelgid now in the Halifax area 11Aug2023

Posted on August 12, 2023 by admin

UPDATE Aug 16, 2023: Forest ecologist, Donna Crossland, explains the significance of the discovery of Hemlock Wooly Adelgid – or HWA – in Bedford, NS (Audio) CBC Maritime Noon Subject: HWA Working Group – HWA Detection in Nova Scotia Date: … Continue reading →

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Anticipating Hurricane Teddy & some thoughts about winds and Nova Scotia forests

Posted on September 23, 2020 by admin

Hurricane Teddy is tracking northward and “is expected to impact Atlantic Canada and the Gulf of St. Lawrence region Tuesday and Wednesday as a “very dangerous” post-tropical storm as it moves through the region, bringing strong winds, heavy rain, storm … Continue reading →

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Trips by Transit’s first “virtual trip” is to the proposed Sandy Lake – Sackville River Regional Park!

Posted on September 17, 2020 by admin

Trips By Transit is a K’jipuktuk (Halifax) based community organization that promotes citizens getting out and about in nature without having to own or have ready access to a car, or be limited by lack of familiarity with places to … Continue reading →

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Forest north of Marsh Lake

Posted on October 4, 2019 by admin

Forests north of Marsh Lake were on my bucket list to investigate from the time I caught my first glimpses of them in 2017 (photos at right). They looked to be magnificent mixed Acadian forest. On Sep 20 and 22, … Continue reading →

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New documentary on Hemlock Wooly Adelgid in Nova Scotia

Posted on September 11, 2018 by admin

An informative, up-to-date documentary on Hemlock Wooly Adelgid in Nova Scotia has just been released by the Blomidon Field Naturalists. This is all very relevant to Sandy Lake and Environs, where we have many hemlocks.

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Searching for old beech amidst a magnificent drumlin forest on the Jack Lake lands

Posted on June 17, 2018 by admin

Every excursion I make into the Sandy Lake/Jack Lake lands (“Sandy Lake & Environs”)  seems to offer a new gem. An excursion on June 1 was no exception. I had been intending to check out a drumlin northeast of Jack … Continue reading →

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Springtime in the woods by Sandy Lake

Posted on May 25, 2018 by admin

Glorious, simply glorious Click on image for a larger version View key to photos below

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Earth Day at Sandy Lake

Posted on April 26, 2018 by admin

I was not able to lead an Earth Day nature walk as had been planned to take place at Sandy Lake on April 22, but Bob Guscott kindly took my place. Bob and I had collaborated on some observations on … Continue reading →

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