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This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_006B_01CDCE1C.63D59400 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Ken McKenna Box 218 Stellarton NS B0K 1S0 902 752-7644 Hi all Please join us for the next presentation of the Pictou Co. Naturalist's = Club , Tues. Dec. 4 at 6:30 p.m. in the program room of the New Glasgow = Library. Our guest presenter will be Jason LeBlanc who will speak on = Aquatic Invasive Species in NS. This should be a very interesting = presentation. Below is an outline of Jason's talk and some info on Jason = who lives locally in Pictou Co. Come on out and show support for the = speaker and learn some great timely information.=20 Title: An Overview of Aquatic Invasive Species in Nova Scotia Invasive species are thought to be the most serious threat to global = biodiversity next to habitat loss. Nova Scotia has a long history of = invasive species and well documented impacts in both aquatic and = terrestrial habitats. This talk will focus on freshwater and marine = invaders, discuss their impacts and options for managing them. Local = examples of aquatic invasive species include Smallmouth Bass, Chain = Pickerel, European Green Crab and Oyster Thief.=20 Jason LeBlanc is a fisheries biologist with the Nova Scotia Department = of Fisheries and Aquaculture. He studied fish ecology and biogeography = at St. FX and works on resource management and invasive species issues = provincially and nationally.=20 I am hoping to have on hand a number of 2013 Cobequid Wildlife = Rehabilitation Centre calendars that I have offered to sell for Helene = van Doninck who spoke to our group earlier this fall. So bring along a = few $ to buy one- great Christmas stocking stuffer as well as proceeds = for a very worthwhile centre.=20 Christmas Bird Count season will soon be upon us and here are dates of = some nearby counts as well as contact info on compilers. Feeders = watchers and field observers welcome. Contact compilers for more info.=20 Dec. 15, Springville ( Pictou Co), Steve Vines = svines@ns.sympatico.ca Dec. 16, Antigonish Bruce Stevens = m.bruce.stevens@gmail.com Dec. 29. Truro Ross Hall = ross.hall@ns.sympatico.ca Jan 1 Pictou Harbour Ken McKenna = kenmcken@eastlink.ca We will not be having a January presentation this year, but take that = time to prepare a few photos, slides, stories, specimens etc. for = members night Feb 5. This is always a great showcase for nature = observations over the past year.=20 cheers Ken ------=_NextPart_000_006B_01CDCE1C.63D59400 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML xmlns:o =3D "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office"><HEAD> <META content=3D"text/html; charset=3Diso-8859-1" = http-equiv=3DContent-Type> <META name=3DGENERATOR content=3D"MSHTML 8.00.6001.19328"> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>Ken McKenna<BR>Box 218 Stellarton = NS<BR>B0K=20 1S0<BR>902 752-7644</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>Hi all</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>Please join us for the next = presentation of the=20 Pictou Co. Naturalist's Club , Tues. Dec. 4 at 6:30 p.m. in the program = room of=20 the New Glasgow Library. Our guest presenter will be = <STRONG>Jason</STRONG>=20 <STRONG>LeBlanc</STRONG> who will speak on <STRONG>Aquatic Invasive = Species in=20 NS.</STRONG> This should be a very interesting presentation. Below=20 is an outline of Jason's talk and some info on Jason who = lives=20 locally in Pictou Co. Come on out and show support for the speaker and = learn=20 some great timely information. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial> <DIV> <P class=3DMsoNormal><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-SIZE: = 11pt">Title:=20 An Overview of Aquatic Invasive Species in Nova = Scotia<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-SIZE: = 11pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-SIZE: = 11pt">Invasive=20 species are thought to be the most serious threat to global biodiversity = next to=20 habitat loss. Nova Scotia has a long history of invasive species and = well=20 documented impacts in both aquatic and terrestrial habitats. This talk = will=20 focus on freshwater and marine invaders, discuss their impacts and = options=20 for managing them. Local examples of aquatic invasive species = include=20 Smallmouth Bass, Chain Pickerel, European Green Crab and Oyster Thief.=20 <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-SIZE: = 11pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-SIZE: = 11pt">Jason=20 LeBlanc is a fisheries biologist with the Nova Scotia Department of = Fisheries=20 and Aquaculture. He studied fish ecology and biogeography at St. = FX and=20 works on resource management and invasive species issues provincially = and=20 nationally. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-SIZE: = 11pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT><FONT=20 size=3D2 face=3DArial><STRONG>I am hoping to have on hand a number of = 2013 Cobequid=20 Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre calendars that I have offered = to sell=20 for Helene van Doninck who spoke to our group earlier this fall. So = bring along=20 a few $ to buy one- great Christmas stocking stuffer as well as proceeds = for a=20 very worthwhile centre. </STRONG></FONT></P></DIV></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial><STRONG></STRONG></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial><STRONG>Christmas Bird Count</STRONG> = season will=20 soon be upon us and here are dates of some nearby counts as well as = contact info=20 on compilers. Feeders watchers and field observers welcome. Contact = compilers=20 for more info. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>Dec. 15, Springville ( Pictou Co),=20 Steve Vines <A=20 href=3D"mailto:svines@ns.sympatico.ca">svines@ns.sympatico.ca</A></FONT><= /DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>Dec. 16, = Antigonish =20 =20 Bruce = Stevens =20 <A=20 href=3D"mailto:m.bruce.stevens@gmail.com">m.bruce.stevens@gmail.com</A></= FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>Dec. 29. Truro =20 = =20 Ross=20 Hall <A=20 href=3D"mailto:ross.hall@ns.sympatico.ca">ross.hall@ns.sympatico.ca</A></= FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>Jan 1 Pictou=20 Harbour = &= nbsp; Ken=20 McKenna <A = href=3D"mailto:kenmcken@eastlink.ca">kenmcken@ea</FONT><FONT=20 size=3D2 face=3DArial>stlink.ca</A></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial><STRONG>We will not be having a January = presentation this year, but take that time to prepare a few photos, = slides,=20 stories, specimens etc. for members night Feb 5. This is always a = great=20 showcase for nature observations over the past year. = </STRONG></FONT></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial></FONT></STRONG> </DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>cheers</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>Ken</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial></FONT></STRONG> </DIV> <DIV><STRONG></STRONG><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial> </DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV></FONT> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial></FONT> </DIV></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_006B_01CDCE1C.63D59400--
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