I don’t think we are very good at identifying sacred places. We certainly don’t talk about it much. Not certain we have a handle on all the criteria that go into identifying a sacred place, particularly a landscape. This from Read more…
Caitlin Porter, MSc, Research Associate
Jeremy Lundholm, PhD, Professor & Department Chair
Ecology of Plants in Communities Lab
Biology Department
Saint Mary’s University
To the Honourable Labi Kousoulis,
We are biologists and environmental scientists writing to express our concern with the potential development of the proposed Owls Head Provincial Park Reserve.
Over the past 15 years, the Ecology of Plants in Communities lab at Saint Mary’s University has worked with collaborating NGO and NS provincial government partners to describe and classify heathland ecosystems across Nova Scotia. We have included the proposed Owls Head Provincial Park Reserve in our field surveys. Our years of data reveal that Owls Head is ecologically unique and of importance to biodiversity conservation.
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Joan Baxter
Morning File
Halifax Examiner
February 4, 2020
On Friday, January 31, the Eastern Shore Forest Watch Association and well-known wildlife and forest biologist Bob Bancroft filed a motion with the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia for an extension of time to file a judicial review of the government’s de-listing of Owls Head from the 2013 Parks and Protected Areas Plan.
Respondents are named as Iain Rankin, Minister of Lands and Forestry, and the Attorney General.
(more…)Michael Gorman
CBC News
Posted: Feb 04, 2020
The fight over a section of Nova Scotia Crown land once slated for protection but now being considered for sale to developers is spilling into court.
(more…)…to economic development along the Eastern Shore, including experiential, community-based tourism that is regenerative and restorative.
I would be happy to be part of a group strategy session to provide input as to why a different approach to economic development along the Eastern Shore (including experiential, community-based tourism that is regenerative and restorative) makes so much sense for the long-term viability of many communities. By recognizing the basic systems of ecology, land, biodiversity, and water retention, this extends far beyond the basic concepts of ecotourism.
(more…)Editor’s Note: This campaign has now been fully funded. Concerned citizens, raised the requisite funds in just 6 days, which shows how passionate people are about saving Owls Head Park Reserve.
Go Fund Me Campaign: https://ca.gofundme.com/f/lets-go-to-court-to-save-owls-head
When is a protected area a “protected ” area?
According to the Nova Scotia government, it is only after the property has been formally designated through the Order in Council process.
(more…)Back in October 2019, there was an article by Zack Metcalfe titled “The 13 %.” It had quotes from Chris Miller of CPAWS and I am copying a few paragraphs of Zack’s article, as the quotes are prophetic:
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