[NatureNS] Insect Decline

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Liverpool and Milton fit the bill for Lance's posting.


Sincerely,


James R. Hirtle

LaHave


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From: naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca <naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca> on beha=
lf of John and Nhung <nhungjohn@eastlink.ca>
Sent: September 26, 2017 8:36 PM
To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
Subject: RE: [NatureNS] Insect Decline


Some municipalities need education in environmental awareness.  The percent=
age in Nova Scotia, fortunately, seems to be low.



From: naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca [mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca] =
On Behalf Of Laviolette, Lance
Sent: September 26, 2017 3:14 PM
To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Insect Decline



Hi Nancy,



If you=92re going to try this in an Urban or even village setting, verify t=
hat there aren=92t bylaws written preventing a =91wild=92 lawn. Fighting ci=
ty hall and ignoring a bylaw officer on the issue can result in a city crew=
 descending on your yard and imposing a =91groomed=92 look. You can be left=
 holding an industrial sized bill and a yard that looks like a soya field a=
fter harvest. Fortunately such bylaws are not universal.



All the best and good luck with your mini-meadow project,



Lance



Lance Laviolette

Glen Robertson, Ontario





From: naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca<mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca> [=
mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca] On Behalf Of N Robinson
Sent: September 25, 2017 4:57 PM
To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca<mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca>
Cc: Mary Macaulay <marymacaulay@hotmail.com<mailto:marymacaulay@hotmail.com=
>>
Subject: EXTERNAL: Re: [NatureNS] Insect Decline



This is exactly what I am looking for but, unfortunately, I am in Montreal.



Will someone be filming or taping this presentation?  It will be invaluable=
 to have on record for consultation.  I am trying to develop a "how-to" pie=
ce on letting your lawn grow wild as many people want to do this but don't =
know how to begin or when to cut or mow - perhaps once a year or once every=
 two years? etc. etc.   And, as Mary says, we need a "new aesthetic".

Perhaps you can live-stream it on Facebook tonight?  Let me know and I will=
 watch it.

Thanks,

Nancy  Robinson

Environmentally Yours

Bear River, N.S.
514-605-7186



On Mon, Sep 25, 2017 at 4:30 PM, Mary Macaulay <marymacaulay@hotmail.com<ma=
ilto:marymacaulay@hotmail.com>> wrote:

There will be some discussion of this  important issue this evening at the =
Nova Scotia Wild Flora talk at the museum of Natural History in Halifax at =
7:30 pm:



Building a functional mini-meadow without shocking the neighbours (too much=
)..
Mary Macaulay wants to be pollinator-friendly and will tell us how she is d=
oing it. Mary, a long-time member of NSWFS, is owner and operator of the So=
cial Enterprise Remember Adventures<http://rememberadventures.ca/>in Tatama=
gouche. She has been raising awareness about insect decline since 2013 via =
social media as Queen Bee for the global  Insect Recovery Project<http://ww=
w.insectrecovery.org/en/>.

Come join us at 7:30 pm, Monday Sep 25, 2017 in the auditorium of the Nova =
Scotia Museum of Natural History, 1747 Summer Street, Halifax<https://maps.=
google.com/?q=3D1747+Summer+Street,+Halifax&entry=3Dgmail&source=3Dg>. All =
welcome!



With kindest regards



Mary (Macaulay), P.Eng.

Owner, Remember Adventures B&B & Caper Cafe

Bed & Breakfast, Pedal Buggy, bike, kayak, coaster & snowshoe rentals, grea=
t bird friendly coffee, organic baking, breakfast & pasta, soups, stews, ve=
gan curries & chili, pollinator meadow, games & more!!

(Cafe/Buggies Open Wed to Sunday: 8:00 am - 3 pm; B&B 7 days a week - pleas=
e book via Airbnb)

HWY 6 & Station Road & Trans-Canada Trail

Tatamagouche

RememberAdventures.ca<http://RememberAdventures.ca> & InsectRecovery.org<ht=
tp://InsectRecovery.org>

1-902-293-1533<tel:(902)%20293-1533>

Twitter @RememberTata & @InsectRecovery

On Sep 25, 2017, at 1:43 PM, Angus MacLean <Cold_Mac@hotmail.com<mailto:Col=
d_Mac@hotmail.com>> wrote:

https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2017/05/where-have-all-insects-gone

Where have all the insects gone? | Science | AAAS<https://www.sciencemag.or=
g/news/2017/05/where-have-all-insects-gone>

www.sciencemag.org<http://www.sciencemag.org>

Where have all the insects gone? By Gretchen Vogel May. 10, 2017 , 9:00 AM.=
 Entomologists call it the windshield phenomenon. "If you talk to people, t=
hey have a gut ...


This is the story in Kings County too & likely thru-out NS. Likely some poc=
kets where insects are still doing OK. Bad news for certain bird species su=
ch as warblers; plants  that need pollinating, etc. Very important link in =
the food chain.

Angus



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Nancy Robinson

514-605-7186



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<p>Liverpool and Milton fit the bill for Lance's posting.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
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