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This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_001A_01C9D739.211D8420 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable =20 Metro's newest wilderness area goes under microscope June 5-6 Nova Scotia's newest wilderness area will be placed under a microscope = June 5 and 6 as the 2009 Saint Mary's University BioBlitz targets the = Blue Mountain-Birch Cove Lakes Wilderness Area. The 1,350 hectare area was officially designated as Nova Scotia's newest = protected wilderness area on April 21. It includes forests and barrens = and a system of interconnected lakes, streams, and wetlands. The BioBlitz, a 24-hour taxonomy survey, will provide a = baseline biodiversity snapshot of the area.=20 =20 More than 80 scientists from several universities across Atlantic Canada = will survey the biological diversity of the area. Teams of scientists = will begin the survey at 3 p.m. on June 5 and will work through the = night identifying, photographing and collecting species from three = different zones in the wilderness area.=20 =20 The scientists will bring their discoveries to a base camp at the = Lebanese Cultural Centre and Maskwa Aquatic Club off the Kearney Lake = Road approximately 10 km from downtown Halifax. The public is invited to = come see the discoveries.=20
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