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Ship Harbour Long Lake Wilderness Area Designated
Environment=20
September 17, 2009 1:00 PM
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Nova Scotians have a new protected wilderness area to explore, study, =
and enjoy near the Eastern Shore of Halifax Regional Municipality.=20
The designation by the province of Ship Harbour Long Lake Wilderness =
Area helps protect the environment, gives today's families a protected =
place to experience nature and will bring a variety of economic =
opportunities to the region.
"This is a good day for environmental protection in Nova Scotia," said =
Sterling Belliveau, Minister of Environment. "This new protected area is =
the result of unique partnerships and public consultations. I would like =
to thank everyone for their participation."
In 2007, the departments of Environment and of Natural Resources, with =
representatives of Neenah Paper Co., and a coalition of three =
environmental groups -- Ecology Action Centre, the Nova Scotia chapter =
of Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society, and Eastern Shore Forest Watch =
-- signed a unique co-operative agreement to start the designation =
process.
"We're delighted that the Ship Harbour Long Lake Wilderness Area now has =
the protection it deserves," said John MacDonell, Minister of Natural =
Resources. "This designation is a great example of various groups =
working together to help benefit our province."
The Ship Harbour Long Lake lands are 14,700 hectares (36,000 acres) and =
include stands of old forest, large wetland complexes, raised bogs, and =
numerous wilderness lakes and waterways. These features provide habitat =
for rare and globally endangered species, and help sustain a tradition =
of wilderness recreation in the area.
The wilderness area will also help keep the air clean. Forests and =
wetlands are natural carbon storage systems and this wilderness area =
stores more than five million tons of carbon, the amount emitted by =
950,000 cars in one year.
"We are thrilled to see this area protected," said Raymond Plourde, =
wilderness co-ordinator for the Ecology Action Centre. "The new Ship =
Harbour Long Lake Wilderness Area is a true wilderness gem and =
represents one of the last relatively large, pristine natural areas left =
in mainland Nova Scotia."
A celebration event will be held this fall to acknowledge the work of =
community partners in the designation process.
This new wilderness area is part of the province's commitment to protect =
12 per cent of Nova Scotia's land base by 2015, as stated in the =
Environmental Goals and Sustainable Prosperity Act.
For more information about this or Nova Scotia's other protected areas, =
visit www.gov.ns.ca/nse/protectedareas .
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have a new=20
protected wilderness area to explore, study, and enjoy near the Eastern =
Shore of=20
Halifax Regional Municipality. <BR><BR>The designation by the province =
of Ship=20
Harbour Long Lake Wilderness Area helps protect the environment, gives =
today's=20
families a protected place to experience nature and will bring a variety =
of=20
economic opportunities to the region.<BR><BR>"This is a good day for=20
environmental protection in Nova Scotia," said Sterling Belliveau, =
Minister of=20
Environment. "This new protected area is the result of unique =
partnerships and=20
public consultations. I would like to thank everyone for their=20
participation."<BR><BR>In 2007, the departments of Environment and of =
Natural=20
Resources, with representatives of Neenah Paper Co., and a coalition of =
three=20
environmental groups -- Ecology Action Centre, the Nova Scotia chapter =
of=20
Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society, and Eastern Shore Forest Watch -- =
signed=20
a unique co-operative agreement to start the designation =
process.<BR><BR>"We're=20
delighted that the Ship Harbour Long Lake Wilderness Area now has the =
protection=20
it deserves," said John MacDonell, Minister of Natural Resources. "This=20
designation is a great example of various groups working together to =
help=20
benefit our province."<BR><BR>The Ship Harbour Long Lake lands are =
14,700=20
hectares (36,000 acres) and include stands of old forest, large wetland=20
complexes, raised bogs, and numerous wilderness lakes and waterways. =
These=20
features provide habitat for rare and globally endangered species, and =
help=20
sustain a tradition of wilderness recreation in the area.<BR><BR>The =
wilderness=20
area will also help keep the air clean. Forests and wetlands are natural =
carbon=20
storage systems and this wilderness area stores more than five million =
tons of=20
carbon, the amount emitted by 950,000 cars in one year.<BR><BR>"We are =
thrilled=20
to see this area protected," said Raymond Plourde, wilderness =
co-ordinator for=20
the Ecology Action Centre. "The new Ship Harbour Long Lake Wilderness =
Area is a=20
true wilderness gem and represents one of the last relatively large, =
pristine=20
natural areas left in mainland Nova Scotia."<BR><BR>A celebration event =
will be=20
held this fall to acknowledge the work of community partners in the =
designation=20
process.<BR><BR>This new wilderness area is part of the province's =
commitment to=20
protect 12 per cent of Nova Scotia's land base by 2015, as stated in the =
Environmental Goals and Sustainable Prosperity Act.<BR><BR>For more =
information=20
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