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Index of Subjects A little more info from Queens County Times. Andy Dean The Lichens Are Coming! Launch Of New Lichen Guide August 5 at T. Raddall Park A new four-panel full-colour brochure guide to lichens found on Nova Scotia's South Shore and throughout much of the province will be introduced August 5, noon to 4 pm at Thomas Raddall Natural Environment Provincial Park in East Port L'Hebert. The event, sponsored by Port Joli Basin Conservation Society, takes place at the MacDonald House in the park, beginning with a barbecue hotdog and sausage lunch at noon after which there will be a short information program followed by guided lichen walks along park trails where lichens abound. "The Lichens Among Us," written by Frances Anderson, research associate with Nova Scotia Museum of Natural History, features more than a dozen common lichens. It was published by the Society, with financial assistance of private donors and Region of Queens Municipality. As part of the information program, ecologist Rob Cameron (Protected Areas Branch, Environment and Labour) will be on hand to talk about a project using GIS (map overlays) to locate habitats for rare and endangered lichens. The Boreal felt lichen, added to Nova Scotia's list of endangered species last year, has been found near Raddall Park. Anderson will talk about the new brochure and the South Shore as a particularly rich area in both numbers and species of this unusual two-in-one plant. Admission is free. The only charge is for lunch, modest prices for hotdogs, sausages, and drinks. Proceeds go to publishing the next brochure in our series, the first having been a geology guide, "The Rocks Around Us," by Dalhousie Geology Prof. Barrie Clarke. (Copies on hand at the lichen launch.) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gloria Gilbert" <turtlevoice@ns.sympatico.ca> To: <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca> Sent: Saturday, August 05, 2006 8:45 AM Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Lichen Brochure? > Dear Patricia and all lichen lovers > > The new brochure on lichens which is being launched at Thomas Raddall > Provincial Park > today has been sponsored by the Port Joli Basin Conservation Society. I > don't know who > the researchers are, but they will probably be present, and sharing their > expertise > with everyone attending. > > There is a BBQ lunch offered (at a small cost) at noon. > > Last year a similar event took place at Keji Seaside Park... launching a > very fine > brochure on the geology of the area. It was well-attended, and the guided > walk was a > great learning opportunity. > > Our weather is clearing... looks like a good day for Port Joli! > > Gloria > > "Patricia L. Chalmers" wrote: > >> Hi there, >> >> The following announcement was printed in Thursday's Events >> listing in the >> Chronicle Herald : >> >> "Brochure Launch: Guide to lichens found on the South Shore, >> Saturday, >> noon-4 p.m. Thomas Raddall Natural Environment Provincial Park, East Port >> L'Hebert." >> >> Does anyone know anything about this? It doesn't say who is >> involved. I'm not able to attend myself, but I'm interested in learning >> more about lichens. >> >> Cheers, >> >> Patricia L. Chalmers >> Halifax
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