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The Wentworth Community Development Council (WCDC) is hosting a presentation to support and share ideas on sustainable development, conservation and education for the greater Wentworth community. All Wentworth residents, landowners and industry representatives are encouraged to attend this preliminary information session. The Nova Scotia Nature Trust will be making a presentation at the meeting. They have been cooperatively working with landowners to protect significant natural areas, throughout the province. The Nature Trust pursues land ownership, conservation agreements, and cooperative agreements with landowners To learn more about the Nova Scotia Nature Trust please go to the following link; <http://www.nsnt.ca/> Our overall goals include the following; - To increase the level of protected land in the Wentworth area representing different landscapes, ecosystems, species and genetic variation. - To promote, at the local level, economic development that is culturally, socially, and ecologically sustainable. - To provide support for education, information exchange and research related to regional issues of conservation and development. - To help ensure residents have clean and safe drinking water. As a part of this project, the WCDC is also looking at ways to promote the natural attributes of the area through continuing trail maintenance and development. Tourists and residents have enjoyed local fishing holes, the trails around the Youth Hostel and the High Head/Ski Wentworth area and the waterfalls (near the Valley Inn) for years. However, as they are mostly privately owned the WCDC wants to be proactive to ensure they can be enjoyed by the generations to come. A project of this size and scope will raise many questions. We will try to answer questions and concerns relating to feasibility, landowner concerns, liability, self-sustainability, industry concerns, etc. The WCDC wants all concerned parties to understand that we wish to work cooperatively with them to create this incredible legacy. The meeting will be held at the Monday, May 13th at 7:30PM at the Wentworth lodge (formerly called Ski Wentworth). Please field questions to Gregor Wilson at gregor@atlanticexplorers.com -*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*- SUST-MAR TIP: to leave the list, PLEASE send "unsubscribe sust-mar" (or unsubscribe sust-mar-digest") to majordomo@chebucto.ca -*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-
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