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Well said both DW and NH. For the sake of both common and rare species we
desperately need a Biodiversity Landscape Plan for NS, akin to HRM's Green
Network Plan. Given the pace that L&F operates, that could take 10+ years
and in the meantime, the status quo operates. So we should put a
Precautionary Plan in place immediately e.g., as suggested in this
document: Need for Biodiversity Landscape Planning before finalizing HPF
and Ecological Matrix components of the Triad, and for caution in selection
of HPF sites in acid-stressed watersheds A response to the High Production
Forestry Phase 1 =E2=80=93 Discussion Paper From the Conservation Committee=
of the
Halifax Field Naturalists* March 31, 2020.
http://halifaxfieldnaturalists.ca/hfnWP/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/HFNComme=
ntsOnHPFFMG31Mar2020-.pdf
On Wed, Jun 3, 2020 at 3:33 PM Nick Hill <fernhillns@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> to communicate to those who truly wonder; why are we so obsessed with
> things of so little value, so little impact due to their low numbers, so
> little prospect in terms of their populations' trajectory?
>
> ans. They are not just once in an evolutionary process things but are
> markers of landscape processes in many cases. We think of Mainland
> Moose...connectivity and a mix of wetland and shade..Plymouth
> Gentian...clean waters and unregulated big rivers..
>
> We can go on but you see what rare species are?
>
> They are the sentinels of ecosystem processes that are still intact..in
> many cases. They are not irrelevant or window dressing.
>
> We know this
> Nick
>
>
> On Tue, Jun 2, 2020 at 7:03 PM David Webster <dwebster@glinx.com> wrote:
>
>> Hi John & All,
>>
>> Pyrrhic or not, one should not be comfortable until the threat of
>> runaway climate change is on track for being neutralized with time to
>> spare. So far the record on that front has been consistently negative. I=
f
>> that is not effectively dealt with then everything goes down the drain. =
I
>> understand the sun is about to experience a brief cooler period but, as
>> things are going, that spare time is needed.
>>
>> In any case rare species are just ornamental, in that being sparse
>> they don't pay their way in the ecosystem economy.
>>
>> The enormous loss in numbers of once common animals, e.g. frogs and
>> toads, mostly due to habitat loss/degradation, is far more serious. In t=
he
>> 50's, e.g. many secondary roads had a necklace of vernal pools for tadpo=
le
>> rearing on both sides. With urban sprawl and road 'improvement' these
>> became history. And so on and so on.
>>
>> YT, DW, Kentville
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On 6/1/2020 9:21 AM, John Kearney wrote:
>>
>> This decision may be a pyrrhic victory as our forests, agricultural land=
,
>> and wetlands continue to be pillaged by industry and recreational
>> activities. We will see if a recovery plan written on paper will have an=
y
>> effect on saving wildlife. Despite having a Canada Warbler recovery team=
in
>> place, the provincial government recently approved the expansion of a
>> quarry in Annapolis County right up to the boundary of a wetland with
>> nesting Canada Warblers. In this case, the project may not destroy their
>> nests, but what kind of breeding success can we expect when it takes pla=
ce
>> so close to dynamite blasting.
>>
>>
>>
>> *From:* naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca *On Behalf Of *Peter Payzant
>> *Sent:* Saturday, May 30, 2020 09:54
>> *To:* naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
>> *Subject:* [NatureNS] "Top court rules Nova Scotia broke endangered
>> species law"
>>
>>
>>
>> From The Chronicle Herald this morning:
>>
>> "A Nova Scotia Supreme Court judge has identified =E2=80=9Clong-term, sy=
stemic
>> failures=E2=80=9D by the provincial government to fulfill its legal obli=
gations to
>> protect vulnerable and endangered species.
>>
>> Justice Christa M. Brothers, in a written decision issued Friday, cited
>> =E2=80=9Ca suite of failures of government=E2=80=9D that breached the pr=
ovincial Endangered
>> Species Act.
>>
>> Wildlife biologist Robert Bancroft and the group he heads, the Federatio=
n
>> of Nova Scotia Naturalists, joined Blomidon Naturalists Society and the
>> Halifax Field Naturalists in filing a court application against the
>> provincial Lands and Forestry Department that was heard by Brothers on
>> Sept. 23 and Oct. 1."
>>
>> Full story here
>> <https://www.thechronicleherald.ca/news/provincial/top-court-rules-provi=
nce-broke-endangered-species-law-455776/>
>> .
>>
>> --- Peter Payzant
>>
>>
>
> --
> Dr. N.M.Hill
> Fern Hill Institute of Plant Conservation
> 424 Bentley Road, Berwick, NS, B0P 1E0
>
> phone 902-698-0416
>
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<div dir=3D"ltr">Well said both DW and NH. For the sake of both common and =
rare species we desperately=C2=A0need a Biodiversity Landscape Plan for NS,=
akin to HRM's Green Network Plan. Given the pace that L&F operates=
, that could take 10+ years and in the meantime, the status quo operates.=
=C2=A0 So=C2=A0 we should put a Precautionary Plan in place immediately e.g=
., as suggested in this document:=C2=A0Need for Biodiversity Landscape Plan=
ning before finalizing HPF and=09
Ecological Matrix components of the Triad, and for caution in=09
selection of HPF sites in acid-stressed watersheds
A response to the High Production Forestry Phase 1 =E2=80=93 Discussion Pa=
per
From the Conservation Committee of the Halifax Field Naturalists*
March 31, 2020.=C2=A0<a href=3D"http://halifaxfieldnaturalists.ca/hfnWP/wp-=
content/uploads/2020/04/HFNCommentsOnHPFFMG31Mar2020-.pdf">http://halifaxfi=
eldnaturalists.ca/hfnWP/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/HFNCommentsOnHPFFMG31Mar=
2020-.pdf</a></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D=
"gmail_attr">On Wed, Jun 3, 2020 at 3:33 PM Nick Hill <<a href=3D"mailto=
:fernhillns@gmail.com">fernhillns@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockq=
uote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1p=
x solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div class=3D"g=
mail_default"><br></div><div class=3D"gmail_default">to communicate to thos=
e who truly wonder; why are we so obsessed with things of so little value, =
so little impact due to their low numbers, so little prospect in terms of t=
heir populations' trajectory?</div><div class=3D"gmail_default"><br></d=
iv><div class=3D"gmail_default">ans. They are not just once in an evolution=
ary process things but are markers of landscape processes in many cases. We=
think of Mainland Moose...connectivity and a mix of wetland and shade..Ply=
mouth Gentian...clean waters and unregulated big rivers..</div><div class=
=3D"gmail_default"><br></div><div class=3D"gmail_default">We can go on but =
you see what rare species are?</div><div class=3D"gmail_default"><br></div>=
<div class=3D"gmail_default">They are the sentinels of ecosystem processes =
that are still intact..in many cases. They are not irrelevant=C2=A0or windo=
w dressing.</div><div class=3D"gmail_default"><br></div><div class=3D"gmail=
_default">We know this</div><div class=3D"gmail_default">Nick</div><div cla=
ss=3D"gmail_default"><br></div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div di=
r=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Tue, Jun 2, 2020 at 7:03 PM David Webster=
<<a href=3D"mailto:dwebster@glinx.com" target=3D"_blank">dwebster@glinx=
.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"mar=
gin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1=
ex">
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=20
=20
<div>
<p>Hi John & All,</p>
<p>=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 Pyrrhic or not, one should not be comfortable unt=
il the
threat of runaway climate change is on track for being neutralized
with time to spare. So far the record on that front has been
consistently negative. If that is not effectively dealt with then
everything goes down the drain. I understand the sun is about to
experience a brief cooler period but, as things are going, that
spare time is needed.<br>
</p>
<p>=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 In any case rare species are just ornamental, in =
that being
sparse they don't pay their way in the ecosystem economy. <br>
</p>
<p>=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 The enormous loss in numbers of once common anima=
ls, e.g.
frogs and toads, mostly due to habitat loss/degradation, is far
more serious. In the 50's, e.g. many secondary roads had a
necklace of vernal pools for tadpole rearing on both sides. With
urban sprawl and road 'improvement' these became history. And=
so
on and so on. <br>
</p>
<p>YT, DW, Kentville<br>
</p>
<p>=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 <br>
</p>
<p>=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 <br>
</p>
<div>On 6/1/2020 9:21 AM, John Kearney
wrote:<br>
</div>
<blockquote type=3D"cite">
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=20
=20
<div>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:12pt">This
decision may be a pyrrhic victory as our forests,
agricultural land, and wetlands continue to be pillaged by
industry and recreational activities. We will see if a
recovery plan written on paper will have any effect on
saving wildlife. Despite having a Canada Warbler recovery
team in place, the provincial government recently approved
the expansion of a quarry in Annapolis County right up to
the boundary of a wetland with nesting Canada Warblers. In
this case, the project may not destroy their nests, but what
kind of breeding success can we expect when it takes place
so close to dynamite blasting.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:12pt"><u></u>=C2=A0=
<u></u></span></p>
<div>
<div style=3D"border-right:none;border-bottom:none;border-left:no=
ne;border-top:1pt solid rgb(225,225,225);padding:3pt 0cm 0cm">
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><b><span lang=3D"EN-US">From:</span></b>=
<span lang=3D"EN-US"> <a href=3D"mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca" targ=
et=3D"_blank">naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca</a> <b>On
Behalf Of </b>Peter Payzant<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Saturday, May 30, 2020 09:54<br>
<b>To:</b> <a href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca" targe=
t=3D"_blank">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [NatureNS] "Top court rules Nova Scoti=
a
broke endangered species law"<u></u><u></u></span></p>
</div>
</div>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin-bottom:12pt">From The
Chronicle Herald this morning:<br>
<br>
"A Nova Scotia Supreme Court judge has identified =E2=80=9Cl=
ong-term,
systemic failures=E2=80=9D by the provincial government to fulfil=
l its
legal obligations to protect vulnerable and endangered
species. <br>
<br>
Justice Christa M. Brothers, in a written decision issued
Friday, cited =E2=80=9Ca suite of failures of government=E2=80=9D=
that
breached the provincial Endangered Species Act.<br>
<br>
Wildlife biologist Robert Bancroft and the group he heads, the
Federation of Nova Scotia Naturalists, joined Blomidon
Naturalists Society and the Halifax Field Naturalists in
filing a court application against the provincial Lands and
Forestry Department that was heard by Brothers on Sept. 23 and
Oct. 1."<br>
<br>
Full story <a href=3D"https://www.thechronicleherald.ca/news/prov=
incial/top-court-rules-province-broke-endangered-species-law-455776/" targe=
t=3D"_blank">here</a>.<br>
<br>
--- Peter Payzant<u></u><u></u></p>
</div>
</blockquote>
</div>
</blockquote></div><br clear=3D"all"><div><br></div>-- <br><div dir=3D"ltr"=
>Dr. N.M.Hill<br>Fern Hill Institute of Plant Conservation<br>424 Bentley R=
oad, Berwick, NS, B0P 1E0<br><br>phone 902-698-0416</div>
</blockquote></div>
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