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--Boundary_(ID_yWy7WuOQZL1UjFg6i4DbVQ) Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Thanks for the added fodder, Zoe, and glad I had some of it as you said. Cheers from Jim Begin forwarded message: > From: Zoe Lucas <zoelucas@greenhorsesociety.com> > Date: August 18, 2008 12:21:14 PM ADT > To: "James W. Wolford" <jimwolford@eastlink.ca> > Subject: Re: a positive aside on Japanese Knotweed > > Hi Jim, yes, you're correct about Japanese Knotweed on Sable. > Warblers shelter and forage in the several stands of knotweed. > Also, the amount of knotweed on the island is steadily diminishing > (naturally, not by human hand). During the past 15 years the stand > on the south beach dune has been reduced to about 10% of what it > was. The other stand, against the side of a building at the West > Light area, has never managed to spread beyond the limited shelter > provided by the south and southeast walls of the building. Cheers, > Zoe. > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "James W. Wolford" > <jimwolford@eastlink.ca> > To: <NatureNS@chebucto.ns.ca> > Cc: "Zoe Lucas" <zoelucas@greenhorsesociety.com> > Sent: Saturday, August 16, 2008 6:23 PM > Subject: a positive aside on Japanese Knotweed > > >> Without taking sides re this non-native and invasive plant being >> in Cape Breton Highlands Nat. Park and what if anything to do >> about it, I'd like to inject a natural history note on J.K. that >> I heard from Zoe Lucas, and I hope I've got it correct. On Sable >> Island there is a small "forest" of J.K., and at a certain time >> of the year these dense plants provide protective cover for small >> migrant birds from the ravages of sharp-shinned hawks. >> >> Cheers from Jim in Wolfville. >> >> No virus found in this incoming message. >> Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com Version: 8.0.138 / Virus >> Database: 270.6.4/1615 - Release Date: 8/16/2008 7:11 AM >> >> > --Boundary_(ID_yWy7WuOQZL1UjFg6i4DbVQ) Content-type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable <html><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; = -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "> Thanks for the added fodder, Zoe, and glad I had some of it as you said. = =A0Cheers from Jim<br><div><br><div>Begin forwarded message:</div><br = class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>From: = </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px = Helvetica">Zoe Lucas <<a = href=3D"mailto:zoelucas@greenhorsesociety.com">zoelucas@greenhorsesociety.= com</a>></font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" = size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: = #000000"><b>Date: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">August 18, 2008 12:21:14 PM = ADT</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" = size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: = #000000"><b>To: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">"James W. Wolford" <<a = href=3D"mailto:jimwolford@eastlink.ca">jimwolford@eastlink.ca</a>></font><= /div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: = 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = color=3D"#000000" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: = #000000"><b>Subject: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica"><b>Re: a positive aside on Japanese = Knotweed</b></font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: = 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; = "><br></div> <div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Hi Jim, yes, you're correct = about Japanese Knotweed on Sable. Warblers shelter and forage in the = several stands of knotweed. Also, the amount of knotweed on the island = is steadily diminishing (naturally, not by human hand). During the past = 15 years the stand on the south beach dune has been reduced to about 10% = of what it was. The other stand, against the side of a building at the = West Light area, has never managed to spread beyond the limited shelter = provided by the south and southeast walls of the building. Cheers, = Zoe.</div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; ">----- Original Message ----- From: "James W. = Wolford" <<a = href=3D"mailto:jimwolford@eastlink.ca">jimwolford@eastlink.ca</a>></div><d= iv style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; ">To: <<a = href=3D"mailto:NatureNS@chebucto.ns.ca">NatureNS@chebucto.ns.ca</a>></div>= <div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; ">Cc: "Zoe Lucas" <<a = href=3D"mailto:zoelucas@greenhorsesociety.com">zoelucas@greenhorsesociety.= com</a>></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Sent: Saturday, August 16, 2008 = 6:23 PM</div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Subject: a positive aside on = Japanese Knotweed</div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div> <blockquote = type=3D"cite"><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Without taking sides re this = non-native and invasive plant being in<span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space">=A0 </span>Cape Breton Highlands Nat. = Park and what if anything to do about it,<span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space">=A0 </span>I'd like to inject a natural = history note on J.K. that I heard from<span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space">=A0 </span>Zoe Lucas, and I hope I've = got it correct.<span class=3D"Apple-converted-space">=A0 </span>On Sable = Island there is<span class=3D"Apple-converted-space">=A0 </span>a small = "forest" of J.K., and at a certain time of the year these<span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space">=A0 </span>dense plants provide = protective cover for small migrant birds from<span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space">=A0 </span>the ravages of sharp-shinned = hawks.</div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; ">Cheers from Jim in Wolfville.</div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div style=3D"margin-top: = 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">No virus = found in this incoming message.</div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Checked by = AVG - http://www.avg.com Version: = 8.0.138 / Virus Database: 270.6.4/1615 - Release Date: 8/16/2008 7:11 = AM</div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: = 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div> </blockquote><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div> = </blockquote></div><br></body></html>= --Boundary_(ID_yWy7WuOQZL1UjFg6i4DbVQ)--
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