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Dr. Nick Hill, Director of the Fern Hill Institute of Plant Conservation,
will be the guest speaker at the monthly meeting of the Southwest Chapter of
the Nova Scotia Bird Society on October 22 at 7:00 PM at the Yarmouth County
Museum. The title of his talk is "Rekindling Biological Diversity: The Role
of Fire in Maintaining Rare Species and Ecosystem Dynamics."
"An old-growth Acadian Forest, a babbling stream, are images that evoke the
wild, the untouched nature," says Dr. Hill. "Nature is the home of multiple
organisms and while some such as the Eastern Hemlock and Red Spruce-- have
evolved to compete and dominate over the long term, many more evolved to fit
into the many disturbances of nature: floods, beavers, insect outbreaks,
winds, ice storms and fire." Dr. Hill observes that: "Disturbance is a
lightening-rod for many as its discussion may be an opening gambit in
support of forestry practices but biological conservation that does not
understand or address natural disturbance regimes will fail biodiversity. In
this talk, I bring together examples of ecosystems shaped by the invisible
hand of past fires and make an ecological case for understanding fire
regimes and for prescribed burns."
Dr. Nick Hill's main interests are conservation biology, restoration
ecology, and wetlands. He has a BSc and MSc from Acadia University and a PhD
from Dalhousie University. He has extensive university experience in
teaching and student research supervision. His recent work has focused on
teaching a wetlands course at the Fern Hill Institute along with ecological
and conservation consulting. He played a key role in the restoration of Big
Bog Meadow on Brier Island. His many publications include A Plant Guide to
Peatlands commissioned by the Nova Scotia Department of Environment.
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Plant Conservation, will be the guest speaker at the monthly meeting of =
the Southwest Chapter of the Nova Scotia Bird Society on October 22 at =
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Hill.</span><span =
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style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Book =
Antiqua",serif'>Nature is the home of multiple organisms and while some =
such as the Eastern Hemlock and Red Spruce-- have evolved to compete and =
dominate over the long term, many more evolved to fit into the many =
disturbances of nature: floods, beavers, insect outbreaks, winds, ice =
storms and fire.” Dr. Hill observes that: “Disturbance is a =
lightening-rod for many as its discussion may be an opening gambit in =
support of forestry practices but biological conservation that does not =
understand or address natural disturbance regimes will fail =
biodiversity. In this talk, I bring together examples of ecosystems =
shaped by the invisible hand of past fires and make an ecological case =
for understanding fire regimes and for prescribed =
burns.”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
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Antiqua",serif'>Dr. Nick Hill’s main interests are conservation =
biology, restoration ecology, and wetlands. He has a BSc and MSc from =
Acadia University and a PhD from Dalhousie University. He has extensive =
university experience in teaching and student research supervision. His =
recent work has focused on teaching a wetlands course at the Fern Hill =
Institute along with ecological and conservation consulting. He played a =
key role in the restoration of Big Bog Meadow on Brier Island. His many =
publications include A Plant Guide to Peatlands commissioned by the Nova =
Scotia Department of Environment.</span><span =
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