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Nova Scotia Parks and Protected Areas: Public Input

Friends of Nature — Tue, 28 Jan 2020 23:26:42 +0000

Dear Friends of Nature Members, There is currently a great opportunity for our Friends of Nature members and all Nova Scotians to participate in helping conserve and protect more of our threatened natural landscapes. The Department of Environment/Protected Areas Branch is currently seeking public input into the designation of 6 more protected areas, part of...

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Blue Mountain Birch Cove Lakes Urban Park Update

Friends of Nature — Tue, 21 Jun 2016 20:11:39 +0000

Dear Friends, Last night I attended the public meeting on the Blue Mountain Birch Cove Lakes Urban Park. I have never seen so many angry, but well behaved people in one room. The room, designed for 50 had at least 200 people, all mad as heck because the city gave the developers vision for developing...

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Blue Mountain Birch Cove Lakes Urban Park Set Back

Friends of Nature — Mon, 20 Jun 2016 13:59:36 +0000

Dear Friends, The long awaited Blue Mountain Birch Cove Lakes Urban Park behind Bayer’s lake has just received a huge setback. It was proposed 10 years ago that HRM would buy out two large landowners to round out the park boundaries and include Susie’s and Charlie’s Lakes in the park. A recent facilitator’s report has...

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ATV Use in Protected Areas

Friends of Nature — Wed, 20 Jan 2016 00:51:31 +0000

Friends of Nature are thrilled that our Province has committed12% of our land as Protected Areas; however, there is a strong lobby from some ATV riders to allow vehicular access in these protected areas. Such access is not currently permitted by law, for good reason. Following is a letter to the editor (Chronicle Herald) which...

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Have Your Say on Medway River Protected Areas

Friends of Nature — Tue, 06 Oct 2015 22:12:51 +0000

It looks like another one of our new-but-not-yet-officially-designated protected Wilderness Areas is under attack and needs your help right now. The DOE would like to protect about 20% of the former Bowater lands down in the Medway River watershed.I have been told that this is a fantastic area for wildlife and all NS flora and...

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