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Thank you Wayne for your kind remarks,And Yes your reaction re Mr Sheldon i=
s a very commontheme that goes through a lot of my emails on the subject.As=
to your comments about "neglecting" other worthy naturalists,not at all - =
Promoting one only makes it easier to promote others.There is lots of Natur=
alists organizations in Nova Scotia, I don't belong to anyand only a couple=
of local groups - not my thing.It seems a good project for them to get inv=
olve with.However I am only a simple fellow who never graduated from High S=
chooldoing what I can to promote the province. I might get a few anglers wh=
o wantto visit the province that way.Have a nice winterPaul
--- On Sat, 1/26/13, Wayne P. Neily <neilyornis@hotmail.com> wrote:
From: Wayne P. Neily <neilyornis@hotmail.com>
Subject: RE: [NatureNS] Charles Sheldon
To: "NatureNS List" <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca>
Cc: "Peter Hope" <peterhope@ns.sympatico.ca>, "Andrew Hebda" <hebdaaj@gov.n=
s.ca>, kennedyr@gov.ns.ca, heritage@gov.ns.ca
Received: Saturday, January 26, 2013, 11:17 PM
=0A=0A=0A=0AHello Paul,
=0A=A0
=0AThanks for sharing this.=A0 Although I well remember Charles A. Sheldon'=
s writings on wilderness, mountain sheep, and Denali from my time as natura=
list at Kluane NP, I was unaware of his Nova Scotia connection.=A0 A plaque=
or small exhibit at his cabin site sounds like a good idea=A0-=A0the NS go=
vernment has not been very good about historic plaques in general - more at=
convenient pull-offs along highways would greatly add to the interest of a=
ny area for visitors and encourage longer stays=A0- instead the government =
seems intent on forcing people to travel at top speed from one point to ano=
ther with=A0no incentive for stops along the way.
=0A=A0
=0AI don't know about a Sheldon festival - how many equally deserving pione=
ers are we neglecting? - but I 'm in favour of anything that recognizes and=
helps preserve our knowledge of N. S. pioneer naturalists and conservation=
ists.=A0 The late Merritt Gibson did a lot in that area, especially for Val=
ley naturalists, but there is so much more that could be done.=A0 Names fro=
m the=A0South Shore that come to mind are E. Chesley Allen, R. R. McLeod, H=
arrison F. Lewis, Evelyn Richardson, etc., and I'm sure that you and Peter =
Hope would know more of the "Pioneers of Keji", including those who pushed =
for its preservation as a National Park, that might be a good theme for a f=
estival or museum in that region.=A0=20
=0A=A0
=0ASpeaking of Chesley Allen (father of NSBS pioneer C. R. K. Allen), his b=
ook The Out-of-Doors was about the only nature book in rural schools around=
the province=A0when I was young, and so an inspiration to me and many othe=
rs.=A0 He and Lewis also did the first published Christmas Bird Count in No=
va Scotia (Yarmouth in 1913), and that reminds me that I must get back to f=
inishing compilation of mine!
=0A=A0
=0ACheers,
=0A=A0
=0A=0A=0AWayne P. Neily=A0
Tremont, Kings Co., Nova Scotia=0A
=A0=0A=0A"Two roads diverged in a wood, and I --=20
I took the one less traveled by,=20
And that has made all the difference." - Robert Frost, 1916 [The Road Not T=
aken]=A0
=A0=0A
=0A=0A=0A=0ADate: Sat, 26 Jan 2013 06:16:44 -0800
From: paulrita2001@yahoo.com
Subject: [NatureNS] Charles Sheldon
To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
=0A=0A=0A=0AHi All=0ABelow is an email that I sent a bunch of my friends=0A=
and thought some of you might be interested.=0AMr Sheldon also was a birder=
and made observations about the birds in an Alaska winter.=0AJust last nig=
ht I was reading the chapter where he walked 50=0Amiles in early Feb to see=
for himself reports of wintering mallards,=0AThe temp was mild - he said -=
only -25F! Took him 5 days there and back.=0AHere is the email=0A=0AThe re=
ason for me writing was about an idea I had for a promotion=0Afor South Wes=
t Nova. =A0A little shot in the arm for Tourism!=0ACharles Sheldon was know=
n as one of North Americia finest Naturalists.=0AHe was called the Father o=
f Denali - the crown jewel of US parks.=0AA full bio can be found at=A0http=
://www.denali.national-park.com/info.htm#esta=0Aalong with many other sites=
in Google.=0ATom Walker said it best in an email to me.=0A"Sheldon was int=
ending to climb the mountain with Kartens but, as Karstens put it, "He went=
and ruined it all by getting married." Children followed that=A0union and =
although Sheldon continued to go afield, his family came first. He was an E=
asterner and had close ties to the weather and environment of the east. The=
place in Nova Scotia was near and dear to him and eventually was the place=
where he died suddenly of an apparent heart attack in 1928. He was a gentl=
eman, had a wonderful family, and together the Sheldons enjoyed Nova Scotia=
each summer as a family."=0AHis cabin was at Beaverskin Lake in Keji.=0AHo=
wever we have sort of overlooked him but I cann't think of a better recomme=
ndation for=0Athe area than that.=0ADo you think something to mark his cabi=
n would be appropriate?=0APerhaps a plaque along with a Charles Sheldon Fes=
tival?=0AI know you are good at such things.=0APlease feel free to direct a=
ny question to me.=0AThe article on the Mersey River in Canadian Outdoors w=
ill soon be appearing.=A0=0AHope you enjoy it=0APaul=0A
=0A
=09=09 =09 =09=09 =0A
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<table cellspacing=3D"0" cellpadding=3D"0" border=3D"0" ><tr><td valign=3D"=
top" style=3D"font: inherit;">Thank you Wayne for your kind remarks,<div>An=
d Yes your reaction re Mr Sheldon is a very common<div>theme that goes thro=
ugh a lot of my emails on the subject.</div><div>As to your comments about =
"neglecting" other worthy naturalists,</div><div>not at all - Promoting one=
only makes it easier to promote others.</div><div>There is lots of Natural=
ists organizations in Nova Scotia, I don't belong to any</div><div>and only=
a couple of local groups - not my thing.</div><div>It seems a good project=
for them to get involve with.</div><div>However I am only a simple fellow =
who never graduated from High School</div><div>doing what I can to promote =
the province. I might get a few anglers who want</div><div>to visit the pro=
vince that way.</div><div>Have a nice winter</div><div>Paul</div><div><br><=
/div><div><br></div><div><br><br>--- On <b>Sat, 1/26/13, Wayne P. Neily
<i><neilyornis@hotmail.com></i></b> wrote:<br><blockquote style=3D"b=
order-left: 2px solid rgb(16, 16, 255); margin-left: 5px; padding-left: 5px=
;"><br>From: Wayne P. Neily <neilyornis@hotmail.com><br>Subject: RE: =
[NatureNS] Charles Sheldon<br>To: "NatureNS List" <naturens@chebucto.ns.=
ca><br>Cc: "Peter Hope" <peterhope@ns.sympatico.ca>, "Andrew Hebda=
" <hebdaaj@gov.ns.ca>, kennedyr@gov.ns.ca, heritage@gov.ns.ca<br>Rece=
ived: Saturday, January 26, 2013, 11:17 PM<br><br><div id=3D"yiv902907760">=
=0A=0A<style><!--=0A#yiv902907760 .yiv902907760hmmessage P=0A{=0Amargin:0px=
;padding:0px;}=0A#yiv902907760 body.yiv902907760hmmessage=0A{=0Afont-size:1=
0pt;font-family:Tahoma;}=0A--></style>=0A<div><div dir=3D"ltr">=0AHello Pau=
l,<br>=0A <br>=0AThanks for sharing this. Although I well rememb=
er Charles A. Sheldon's writings on wilderness, mountain sheep, and Denali =
from my time as naturalist at Kluane NP, I was unaware of his Nova Scotia c=
onnection. A plaque or small exhibit at his cabin site sounds like a =
good idea - the NS government has not been very good about histor=
ic plaques in general - more at convenient pull-offs along highways would g=
reatly add to the interest of any area for visitors and encourage longer st=
ays - instead the government seems intent on forcing people to travel =
at top speed from one point to another with no incentive for stops alo=
ng the way.<br>=0A <br>=0AI don't know about a Sheldon festival - how =
many equally deserving pioneers are we neglecting? - but I 'm in favour of =
anything that recognizes and helps preserve our knowledge of N. S. pioneer =
naturalists and conservationists. The late Merritt Gibson did a lot i=
n that area, especially for Valley naturalists, but there is so much more t=
hat could be done. Names from the South Shore that come to mind =
are E. Chesley Allen, R. R. McLeod, Harrison F. Lewis, Evelyn Richardson, e=
tc., and I'm sure that you and Peter Hope would know more of the "Pioneers =
of Keji", including those who pushed for its preservation as a National Par=
k, that might be a good theme for a festival or museum in that region. =
; <br>=0A <br>=0ASpeaking of Chesley Allen (father of NSBS pioneer C. =
R. K. Allen), his book <em>The Out-of-Doors</em> was about the only nature =
book in rural schools around the province when I was young, and so an =
inspiration to me and many others. He and Lewis also did the first pu=
blished Christmas Bird Count in Nova Scotia (Yarmouth in 1913), and that re=
minds me that I must get back to finishing compilation of mine!<br>=0A =
;<br>=0ACheers,<br>=0A <br>=0A<p class=3D"yiv902907760ecxecxecxMsoNorm=
al">=0A</p><p class=3D"yiv902907760ecxecxecxMsoNormal"><span lang=3D"EN-US"=
><font face=3D"Times New Roman"><strong><font size=3D"5"></font></strong></=
font></span></p>=0A<div>Wayne P. Neily <br>Tremont, Kings Co., Nova Sc=
otia</div>=0A<div><br> </div><span class=3D"yiv902907760ecxApple-style=
-span" style=3D"WORD-SPACING:0px;FONT:medium Helvetica;TEXT-TRANSFORM:none;=
COLOR:rgb(0,0,0);TEXT-INDENT:0px;WHITE-SPACE:normal;LETTER-SPACING:normal;B=
ORDER-COLLAPSE:separate;">=0A<div>=0A<div style=3D"WORD-WRAP:break-word;">"=
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I -- <br>I took the one less traveled by,=
<br>And that has made all the difference." - Robert Frost, 1916 [The Road =
Not Taken] <br><br> </div></div>=0A<br>=0A<div>=0A<div id=3D"yiv9=
02907760SkyDrivePlaceholder"></div>=0A<hr id=3D"yiv902907760stopSpelling">=
=0ADate: Sat, 26 Jan 2013 06:16:44 -0800<br>From: paulrita2001@yahoo.com<br=
>Subject: [NatureNS] Charles Sheldon<br>To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca<br><br>=
=0A<table cellspacing=3D"0" cellpadding=3D"0" border=3D"0">=0A<tbody>=0A<tr=
>=0A<td valign=3D"top">Hi All=0A<div>Below is an email that I sent a bunch =
of my friends</div>=0A<div>and thought some of you might be interested.</di=
v>=0A<div>Mr Sheldon also was a birder and made observations about the bird=
s in an Alaska winter.</div>=0A<div>Just last night I was reading the chapt=
er where he walked 50</div>=0A<div>miles in early Feb to see for himself re=
ports of wintering mallards,</div>=0A<div>The temp was mild - he said - onl=
y -25F! Took him 5 days there and back.</div>=0A<div>Here is the email</div=
>=0A<div>=0A<div style=3D"PADDING-RIGHT:0px;PADDING-LEFT:0px;PADDING-BOTTOM=
:0px;LINE-HEIGHT:15px;PADDING-TOP:0px;FONT-FAMILY:arial, helvetica, clean, =
sans-serif;BACKGROUND-COLOR:rgb(255,255,255);">The reason for me writing wa=
s about an idea I had for a promotion</div>=0A<div style=3D"PADDING-RIGHT:0=
px;PADDING-LEFT:0px;PADDING-BOTTOM:0px;LINE-HEIGHT:15px;PADDING-TOP:0px;FON=
T-FAMILY:arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif;BACKGROUND-COLOR:rgb(255,255,2=
55);">for South West Nova. A little shot in the arm for Tourism!</div=
>=0A<div style=3D"PADDING-RIGHT:0px;PADDING-LEFT:0px;PADDING-BOTTOM:0px;LIN=
E-HEIGHT:15px;PADDING-TOP:0px;FONT-FAMILY:arial, helvetica, clean, sans-ser=
if;BACKGROUND-COLOR:rgb(255,255,255);">Charles Sheldon was known as one of =
North Americia finest Naturalists.</div>=0A<div style=3D"PADDING-RIGHT:0px;=
PADDING-LEFT:0px;PADDING-BOTTOM:0px;LINE-HEIGHT:15px;PADDING-TOP:0px;FONT-F=
AMILY:arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif;BACKGROUND-COLOR:rgb(255,255,255)=
;">He was called the Father of Denali - the crown jewel of US parks.</div>=
=0A<div style=3D"PADDING-RIGHT:0px;PADDING-LEFT:0px;PADDING-BOTTOM:0px;LINE=
-HEIGHT:15px;PADDING-TOP:0px;FONT-FAMILY:arial, helvetica, clean, sans-seri=
f;BACKGROUND-COLOR:rgb(255,255,255);"><span style=3D"FONT-SIZE:10pt;LINE-HE=
IGHT:1.2em;">A full bio can be found at http://www.denali.national-par=
k.com/info.htm#esta</span></div>=0A<div style=3D"PADDING-RIGHT:0px;PADDING-=
LEFT:0px;PADDING-BOTTOM:0px;LINE-HEIGHT:15px;PADDING-TOP:0px;FONT-FAMILY:ar=
ial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif;BACKGROUND-COLOR:rgb(255,255,255);">along=
with many other sites in Google.</div>=0A<div style=3D"PADDING-RIGHT:0px;P=
ADDING-LEFT:0px;PADDING-BOTTOM:0px;LINE-HEIGHT:15px;PADDING-TOP:0px;FONT-FA=
MILY:arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif;BACKGROUND-COLOR:rgb(255,255,255);=
">Tom Walker said it best in an email to me.</div>=0A<div style=3D"PADDING-=
RIGHT:0px;PADDING-LEFT:0px;PADDING-BOTTOM:0px;LINE-HEIGHT:15px;PADDING-TOP:=
0px;FONT-FAMILY:arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif;BACKGROUND-COLOR:rgb(25=
5,255,255);">"<span style=3D"FONT-SIZE:10pt;LINE-HEIGHT:16px;FONT-FAMILY:Ar=
ial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sheldon was intending to climb the mountain wi=
th Kartens but, as Karstens put it, "He went and ruined it all by getting m=
arried." Children followed that union and although Sheldon continued t=
o go afield, his family came first. He was an Easterner and had close ties =
to the weather and environment of the east. The place in Nova Scotia was ne=
ar and dear to him and eventually was the place where he died suddenly of a=
n apparent heart attack in 1928. He was a gentleman, had a wonderful family=
, and together the Sheldons enjoyed Nova Scotia each summer as a family."</=
span></div>=0A<div style=3D"PADDING-RIGHT:0px;PADDING-LEFT:0px;PADDING-BOTT=
OM:0px;LINE-HEIGHT:15px;PADDING-TOP:0px;FONT-FAMILY:arial, helvetica, clean=
, sans-serif;BACKGROUND-COLOR:rgb(255,255,255);"><span style=3D"FONT-SIZE:1=
0pt;LINE-HEIGHT:16px;FONT-FAMILY:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">His cabin w=
as at Beaverskin Lake in Keji.</span></div>=0A<div style=3D"PADDING-RIGHT:0=
px;PADDING-LEFT:0px;PADDING-BOTTOM:0px;LINE-HEIGHT:15px;PADDING-TOP:0px;FON=
T-FAMILY:arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif;BACKGROUND-COLOR:rgb(255,255,2=
55);"><span style=3D"FONT-SIZE:10pt;LINE-HEIGHT:16px;FONT-FAMILY:Arial, Hel=
vetica, sans-serif;">However we have sort of overlooked him but I cann't th=
ink of a better recommendation for</span></div>=0A<div style=3D"PADDING-RIG=
HT:0px;PADDING-LEFT:0px;PADDING-BOTTOM:0px;LINE-HEIGHT:15px;PADDING-TOP:0px=
;FONT-FAMILY:arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif;BACKGROUND-COLOR:rgb(255,2=
55,255);"><span style=3D"FONT-SIZE:10pt;LINE-HEIGHT:16px;FONT-FAMILY:Arial,=
Helvetica, sans-serif;">the area than that.</span></div>=0A<div style=3D"P=
ADDING-RIGHT:0px;PADDING-LEFT:0px;PADDING-BOTTOM:0px;LINE-HEIGHT:15px;PADDI=
NG-TOP:0px;FONT-FAMILY:arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif;BACKGROUND-COLOR=
:rgb(255,255,255);"><span style=3D"FONT-SIZE:10pt;LINE-HEIGHT:16px;FONT-FAM=
ILY:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Do you think something to mark his cabin=
would be appropriate?</span></div>=0A<div style=3D"PADDING-RIGHT:0px;PADDI=
NG-LEFT:0px;PADDING-BOTTOM:0px;LINE-HEIGHT:15px;PADDING-TOP:0px;FONT-FAMILY=
:arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif;BACKGROUND-COLOR:rgb(255,255,255);"><s=
pan style=3D"FONT-SIZE:10pt;LINE-HEIGHT:16px;FONT-FAMILY:Arial, Helvetica, =
sans-serif;">Perhaps a plaque along with a Charles Sheldon Festival?</span>=
</div>=0A<div style=3D"PADDING-RIGHT:0px;PADDING-LEFT:0px;PADDING-BOTTOM:0p=
x;LINE-HEIGHT:15px;PADDING-TOP:0px;FONT-FAMILY:arial, helvetica, clean, san=
s-serif;BACKGROUND-COLOR:rgb(255,255,255);"><span style=3D"FONT-SIZE:10pt;L=
INE-HEIGHT:16px;FONT-FAMILY:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I know you are g=
ood at such things.</span></div>=0A<div style=3D"PADDING-RIGHT:0px;PADDING-=
LEFT:0px;PADDING-BOTTOM:0px;LINE-HEIGHT:15px;PADDING-TOP:0px;FONT-FAMILY:ar=
ial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif;BACKGROUND-COLOR:rgb(255,255,255);"><span=
style=3D"FONT-SIZE:10pt;LINE-HEIGHT:16px;FONT-FAMILY:Arial, Helvetica, san=
s-serif;">Please feel free to direct any question to me.</span></div>=0A<di=
v style=3D"PADDING-RIGHT:0px;PADDING-LEFT:0px;PADDING-BOTTOM:0px;LINE-HEIGH=
T:15px;PADDING-TOP:0px;FONT-FAMILY:arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif;BACK=
GROUND-COLOR:rgb(255,255,255);"><span style=3D"FONT-SIZE:10pt;LINE-HEIGHT:1=
6px;FONT-FAMILY:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The article on the Mersey Ri=
ver in Canadian Outdoors will soon be appearing. </span></div>=0A<div =
style=3D"PADDING-RIGHT:0px;PADDING-LEFT:0px;PADDING-BOTTOM:0px;LINE-HEIGHT:=
15px;PADDING-TOP:0px;FONT-FAMILY:arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif;BACKGR=
OUND-COLOR:rgb(255,255,255);"><span style=3D"FONT-SIZE:10pt;LINE-HEIGHT:16p=
x;FONT-FAMILY:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hope you enjoy it</span></div>=
=0A<div style=3D"PADDING-RIGHT:0px;PADDING-LEFT:0px;PADDING-BOTTOM:0px;LINE=
-HEIGHT:15px;PADDING-TOP:0px;FONT-FAMILY:arial, helvetica, clean, sans-seri=
f;BACKGROUND-COLOR:rgb(255,255,255);"><span style=3D"FONT-SIZE:10pt;LINE-HE=
IGHT:16px;FONT-FAMILY:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Paul</span></div></div=
>=0A<div><span style=3D"FONT-SIZE:10pt;LINE-HEIGHT:16px;FONT-FAMILY:Arial, =
Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br></span></div>=0A<div><br></div></td></tr></tbod=
y></table></div> =09=09 =09 =09=09 </span></div></div>=0A</div></blockqu=
ote></div></div></td></tr></table>
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