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Index of Subjects --001a11c245c264bd500522db6fb1 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Remnant from pre-explosion or remnants of a native Picea rubens (eg) forest? Wildlife Infiltration Cooling Natural space for mentality Surveys could be conducted this time of year for basidiomycetes and plants An ill-considered reason to lose trees and urban habitat and ecological functon. Particularly if to set a stage for historical respect/remembrance. Halifax has lost many of its natural landscapes from explosion era. .stream and kissing bridge at base of inglis..a skating pond near Oakland Rd. .the pond encircled by willows that is now a skatepark on Commons. I think we are just warming up and a little media wouldn't hurt Nick On Oct 24, 2015 11:59 AM, "Ian McLaren" <I.A.McLaren@dal.ca> wrote: > All: > > > Some may have heard about plans to develop Nerdham Park in penimsular > Halifax North End , mostly to upgrade the Halifax Explosion monument and > enhance viewplanes. Some naturalists know it as having the largest remnant > conifer stand in the N. End, and a nice group of deciduous trees along the > n.e. slope, etc. It is also an good area for birds, especially in winter. > But I don't know if plant surveys, formal or casual, have been done. Many, > many years ago there was a tiny patch of "Mayflowr" (*Epigaea repens*) in > the n.w. corner, but it's probably gone now. > > > Although the plans as we've seen them (NSBS and EAC Bird Conservation > Committee) don't seem threatening, we would like to have ASAP any data or > impressions by others on the natural (ecological) values of the place, > especially the plants including unusual trees. Please send any such info to > me ASAP. > > > All the best, Ian > > > Ian McLaren > --001a11c245c264bd500522db6fb1 Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <p dir=3D"ltr">Remnant from pre-explosion or remnants of a native Picea rub= ens=C2=A0 (eg) forest?<br> Wildlife<br> Infiltration <br> Cooling<br> Natural space for mentality</p> <p dir=3D"ltr">Surveys could be conducted this time of year for basidiomyce= tes and plants</p> <p dir=3D"ltr">An ill-considered reason to lose trees and urban habitat and= ecological=C2=A0 functon. Particularly if to set a stage for historical re= spect/remembrance. Halifax has lost many of its natural landscapes from exp= losion era. .stream and kissing bridge at base of inglis..a skating pond ne= ar Oakland Rd. .the pond encircled by willows that is now a skatepark on Co= mmons. </p> <p dir=3D"ltr">I think we are just warming up and a little media wouldn'= ;t hurt</p> <p dir=3D"ltr">Nick</p> <div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Oct 24, 2015 11:59 AM, "Ian McLaren"= ; <I.A.McLaren@dal.ca> wrot= e:<br type=3D"attribution"><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margi= n:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"> <div dir=3D"ltr"> <div style=3D"font-size:14pt;color:#000000;background-color:#ffffff;font-fa= mily:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"> <p>All:</p> <p><br> </p> <p>Some may have heard about plans to develop Nerdham Park in penimsular Ha= lifax=C2=A0North End , mostly to upgrade the=C2=A0Halifax Explosion=C2=A0mo= nument and enhance viewplanes. Some naturalists know it as having=C2=A0the = largest=C2=A0=C2=A0remnant conifer stand in the=C2=A0N. End, and a nice group of deciduous trees along the n.e. slope, etc. It is also =C2=A0= an good area for birds, especially in winter. But I don't know if plant= surveys, formal or casual, have been done. Many, many years ago there was = a tiny patch of "Mayflowr" (<i>Epigaea repens</i>)=C2=A0in the n.w. corner, but it's probably gone now.<i style=3D"color:rgb(37,3= 7,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:22.4px"><b></b></i>= </p> <p><br> </p> <p>Although the plans as we've seen them (NSBS and=C2=A0EAC=C2=A0Bird C= onservation Committee) don't seem threatening, we would like to have AS= AP any data or impressions by others on the natural (ecological)=C2=A0value= s of the place, especially=C2=A0the plants including=C2=A0unusual trees. Please send any such info to me ASAP.</p> <p><br> </p> <p>All the best, Ian</p> <p><br> </p> <p>Ian McLaren</p> </div> </div> </blockquote></div> --001a11c245c264bd500522db6fb1--
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