[NatureNS] Halifax Field Naturalist Walk - Saturday, Nov 16 - Coastal Wetland Restoration

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Saturday, November 16, 2013: Coastal Wetland Restoration

Tony Bowron, coastal wetland ecologist, will lead a guided walk on the
Cheverie Creek salt marsh to explore how the wetland habitat, flora,
and fauna have recovered from the restoration of tidal flow in 2005.
The coastal mudflat, new tidal crossing, plants, animals, and habitat
features will be explored. We will learn how the restoration project,
the first of its kind in Nova Scotia, came about. See
http://saltmarsh.ca.

Pre- registration is required as the maximum number of participants is
25.  Please register by 4pm, November 15.


Contact: Burkhard Plache, 475-1129, burkhardplache@gmail.com
Time/Place: 11:00 a.m. on the Cheverie Creek Causeway in Cheverie,
Hants County. (Optionally meeting time for carpooling is 9:30 a.m. at
the West End Mall parking lot, across Mumford Road from St. Agnes
Junior High School.)
Duration: 2 hours
Difficulty: Moderate to Difficult
Note: It is 88 km from Halifax, or just over 75 minutes.  From
Brooklyn follow Highway 215 to the Cheverie Creek Causeway, river, and
marsh. It is the only pull-off/stopping point along that stretch of
road. Just past the river/marsh on the right there is a small field
with a big sign for the Cheverie salt marsh. Dress warmly, wear
waterproof boots, and bring binoculars, field guides, etc. As it is
hunting season, please wear orange. There is a good café in
Summerville, called the “Avon Emporium,” for a pre- or post-walk bite
to eat.

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