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Index of Subjects > This message is in MIME format. Since your mail reader does not understand this format, some or all of this message may not be legible. --B_3528544331_429915 Content-type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit A skating pond at the base of Inglis and near Oakland Road?? Please elaborate a bit, thanks. There was a popular pond called Egg Pond near Wanderers grounds or Public Gardens?? From: <naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca> on behalf of Nicholas Hill <fernhillns@gmail.com> Reply-To: <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca> Date: Saturday, October 24, 2015 at 12:32 PM To: <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca> Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Plans for Fort Needham Park 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 --B_3528544331_429915 Content-type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable <html><head></head><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: s= pace; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size:= 16px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><div>A skating pond at the base of I= nglis and near Oakland Road?? Please elaborate a bit, thanks. Th= ere was a popular pond called Egg Pond near Wanderers grounds or Public Gard= ens?? </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><span id=3D"OLK= _SRC_BODY_SECTION"><div style=3D"font-family:Calibri; font-size:11pt; text-ali= gn:left; color:black; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; = PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; BORDER-TOP: #b5c= 4df 1pt solid; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 3pt"><span style=3D"fon= t-weight:bold">From: </span> <<a href=3D"mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.= ca">naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca</a>> on behalf of Nicholas Hill <<a = href=3D"mailto:fernhillns@gmail.com">fernhillns@gmail.com</a>><br><span sty= le=3D"font-weight:bold">Reply-To: </span> <<a href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebuct= o.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a>><br><span style=3D"font-weight:bold">D= ate: </span> Saturday, October 24, 2015 at 12:32 PM<br><span style=3D"font-wei= ght:bold">To: </span> <<a href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@= chebucto.ns.ca</a>><br><span style=3D"font-weight:bold">Subject: </span> Re= : [NatureNS] Plans for Fort Needham Park<br></div><div><br></div><p dir=3D"ltr= ">Remnant from pre-explosion or remnants of a native Picea rubens (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 basidiomycetes and plants</p><p dir=3D"ltr">An ill-considere= d reason to lose trees and urban habitat and ecological functon. Parti= cularly if to set a stage for historical respect/remembrance. Halifax has lo= st many of its natural landscapes from explosion era. .stream and kissing br= idge at base of inglis..a skating pond near Oakland Rd. .the pond encircled = by willows that is now a skatepark on Commons. </p><p dir=3D"ltr">I think we a= re 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" <<a href= =3D"mailto:I.A.McLaren@dal.ca">I.A.McLaren@dal.ca</a>> wrote:<br type=3D"attr= ibution"><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-lef= t:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div style=3D"font-size:14pt= ;color:#000000;background-color:#ffffff;font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,= sans-serif"><p>All:</p><p><br></p><p>Some may have heard about plans to deve= lop Nerdham Park in penimsular Halifax North End , mostly to upgrade th= e Halifax Explosion monument and enhance viewplanes. Some naturali= sts know it as having the largest remnant conifer stand in t= he 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 surv= eys, formal or casual, have been done. Many, many years ago there was a tiny= patch of "Mayflowr" (<i>Epigaea repens</i>) in the n.w. corner, but it's probably gone now.<i style=3D"color:rgb(37,37,37);= 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 EAC Bir= d Conservation Committee) don't seem threatening, we would like to have ASAP= any data or impressions by others on the natural (ecological) values o= f the place, especially the plants inclu