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--001a11c2d710109cce04fc8018ae Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 hi folks, dogs - Others might have noticed this but there are lots of off-leash dogs at the Marsh these days. This morning a number of them were chasing ducks in the water. There are currently broods of Wood Ducks, Mallards and Pied-billed Grebes (2 pairs) hanging around within the marsh and young of other birds at the periphery of the marsh. Speaking with Gren Jones, DU Director, there is a fine for having off-leash dogs at this site. There is one sign indicating to keep pets on leashes but it is around the back near the private drive (northeast corner). There used to be one near the bridge as well, but it has been taken down. It is not fun to remind people of this and can elicit strong emotions from some people when confronted about it. DU is working to get another sign up here. turtles - during Marsh Madness this weekend a number of attendees mentioned that they have observed people taking Eastern Painted Turtles from the Marsh for their children etc. One individual mentioned that they were trying to convince a lady not to take them from the marsh and she responded that since she told her child she could have one, and that the child was currently crying she would just take it anyway. Some thoughts around this are to put up an interpretive sign near some of the prime basking areas, or even create basking areas farther from the marsh edge. If anyone has thoughts on these things let me know and I can pass along suggestions to DU. cheers, James. -- James Churchill Kentville, Nova Scotia jameslchurchill@gmail.com (902) 681-2374 --001a11c2d710109cce04fc8018ae Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div dir=3D"ltr">hi folks,=A0<div><br></div><div>dogs -=A0<br><div>Others m= ight have noticed this but there are lots of off-leash dogs at the Marsh th= ese days. This morning a number of them were chasing ducks in the water. Th= ere are currently broods of Wood Ducks, Mallards and Pied-billed Grebes (2 = pairs) hanging around within the marsh and young of other birds at the peri= phery of the marsh.</div> <div><br></div><div>Speaking with Gren Jones, DU Director, there is a fine = for having off-leash dogs at this site. There is one sign indicating to kee= p pets on leashes but it is around the back near the private drive (northea= st corner). There used to be one near the bridge as well, but it has been t= aken down. It is not fun to remind people of this and can elicit strong emo= tions from some people when confronted about it. DU is working to get anoth= er sign up here.=A0</div> <div><br></div><div>turtles -=A0</div><div>during Marsh Madness this weeken= d a number of attendees mentioned that they have observed people taking Eas= tern Painted Turtles from the Marsh for their children etc. One individual = mentioned that they were trying to convince a lady not to take them from th= e marsh and she responded that since she told her child she could have one,= and that the child was currently crying she would just take it anyway.</di= v> <div><br></div><div>Some thoughts around this are to put up an interpretive= sign near some of the prime basking areas, or even create basking areas fa= rther from the marsh edge.</div><div><br></div><div>If anyone has thoughts = on these things let me know and I can pass along suggestions to DU. =A0</di= v> <div><br></div><div>cheers,=A0</div><div>James.=A0</div><div><div><br></div= >-- <br><div dir=3D"ltr">James Churchill<br>Kentville, Nova Scotia<br><a hr= ef=3D"mailto:jameslchurchill@gmail.com" target=3D"_blank">jameslchurchill@g= mail.com</a><br> (902) 681-2374<br><br><br><br></div> </div></div></div> --001a11c2d710109cce04fc8018ae--
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