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Category Archives: Conservation
Sunday Oct 22, 2023: The 18th Annual SRA Fall Benefit Dinner & Auction
A note to Sandy Lake fans: The Sandy Lake Watershed is the largest or second largest sub-watershed of the Sackville River watershed, depending on how the sub-subwatersheds are aggregated (see map below). Regardless, it’s very important to the larger Sackville … Continue reading
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Please keep an eye out for possible dead eels in Sandy Lake and other lakes 15Sep2023
It’s a request from Chris Kennedy of the LakeWatchers program sent to Karen Robinson of the Sandy Lake Conservation Association who forwarded it to me. Says Karen R: “Chris Kennedy sent a request that we keep an eye out for … Continue reading
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Sandy Lake (Bedford, NS) limnological profiles reveal freshening and oxygenation of the water column after extreme rain events; and a worrisome “Metalimnion Oxygen Minimum” 2Sep2023
After extreme precipitation events earlier in the summer of 2023, the entire water column had lower conductivity values ( a measure of salt content) on Aug 14 compared to May 22 and bottom waters on Aug 14 were better oxygenated … Continue reading
Posted in climate Warming, Conservation, Water Quality, watershed
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Lawnsigns show support for Sandy Lake 19Aug2023
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Regarding Case 23307 – Bedford West subareas 12 & 1 Special Planning Area 25Jul2023
Initial Comments in reference to the request for public feedback on Case 23307 – Bedford West subareas 12 & 1 Special Planning Area. I have spent some time in this area as a retired Biology Prof/naturalist looking at the landscape … Continue reading
Art Meets Nature and Activism at Sandy Lake – art show opens Thursday July 13th, 2023 !
A wonderful collective of artists has been creating works based on their experiences at Sandy Lake Regional Park. Their gorgeous paintings and drawings will form part of a 2-week long art show at Second Gallery (Upstairs at 6301 Quinpool Road, … Continue reading
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Sat Jul 15, 2023: Hemlock Treatment Demonstrations Day
Eastern Hemlock is a prominent component of the forests around Sandy Lake; some trees are over 200 years old. Hemlock Wooly Adelgid, aka the Hemlock Vampire, “can cause defoliation, twig dieback and mortality in as few as 4 to 10 … Continue reading
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Halifax seeking “Naturalization Coordinator” 8Jul2023
Having a ‘Naturalization Coordinator’ for HRM is a welcome initiative, but it should be coupled with a commitment, wherever and whenever possible, to place new developments on sites that are already ecologically degraded.
Voices of spring by the shore and in the forest at Sandy Lake (Bedford) 30May2023
At times, it is completely silent by the water and in the forest by Sandy Lake, but not on May 30, 2023. When I took my usual walking route by the lake and into the forest there were two prominent … Continue reading
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Errors in the Forest Development Stage Layer for Sandy Lake area 2May2023
I have made use of the Forest DCL (Development Stage Layer) in the NS Provincial Landscape Viewer to illustrate the abundance of Mature and Muti-Aged-Old Forest in the area of Sandy Lake, e.g. see the map at the top of … Continue reading
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