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margin-left: 0px; ">H This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0069_01CCF027.3CDBF2A0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi Nancy, all others; the "Gaspereau Canyon" sure is a wonderful place to visit. It must = have been even more grand when the entire river flowed through it, = before the hydro dams were built. Now most of the river's water flows = from Gaspereau Lake to the White Rock Headpond via a different route.=20 Most of the land in the area is privately owned, but a 33 hectare = parcel of Crown land bordering the river (Patch 158 - Gaspereau River) = is being considered for protection as part of the "12 Percent by 2015" = initiative. Dusan Soudek ----- Original Message -----=20 From: James W. Wolford=20 To: NatureNS ; Mike Dadswell=20 Sent: Monday, February 20, 2012 7:13 PM Subject: [NatureNS] re fish fauna of Gaspereau River -- path; little = fish I don't think anyone has mentioned suckers among the fish fauna, and = perhaps other "minnows" related to the lake chub? I also wonder if = brown bullhead catfish might occur in some backwater pools? And three = cheers for the volunteers who have worked on that popular trail over the = decades, for all of us recreators. And doesn't Nova Scotia Power own = the land where the trail runs? Cheers from Jim in Wolfville. Begin forwarded message: From: Rick Whitman <dendroica.caerulescens@gmail.com> Date: February 20, 2012 2:10:55 PM AST To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Gaspereau River path; little fish Reply-To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca Hi Nancy, The trail is the remains of a "river road" that was built in the = first decade of the last century i.e. 1907 +/-. It was an early stage of a pulp mill that was never built. The project likely failed in the financial crash of '07. See "My White Rock" by Bert Young for more details. In the past 3 decades the trail has been maintained by a number of individuals generally working independently. The trail is not 11 km long. It only takes one hour of brisk walking to hike to = the end on that side so it's 3-4 km. At that point you have to ford the river to continue, wisely done only in summer. There is a = quasi-trail somewhat further on the other side but it's unused & barely visible. It only goes another 1-2 km. I know 3 individuals who have walked the entire Gaspereau River from Rte 12 to White Rock. This is a healthy river. There are fish of all ages in it 12 months = of the year. There are trout, salmon (placed by NSDNR staff from = hatchery fish), lake chub, gaspereau, and sticklebacks and perhaps others. Trout & sticklebacks are easily seen. Trout of that size are quite young while sticklebacks would be adults. Cheers, Rick Whitman On Mon, Feb 20, 2012 at 8:36 AM, Nancy Roberts <nancy.roberts@ns.sympatico.ca> wrote: Hello,, Yesterday we walked a trail along the Gaspereau. It starts at a = bridge I believe near White Rock and runs upstream. I'm told it goes about = 11 km and then stops. I've never met anyone who has been to the end. One question: who made this lovely trail and who maintains it? One = brief place on a steep slope has a drystone wall supporting the low = side, so it was a fair amount of trouble at some point. Second question: I left the trail to peer into a shallow side = channel, nearly a stillwater, very clear. It had a clean stone bottom, so = there must be more current when the water is a bit higher. It also appeared = to have more sun than average, since it was completely ice-free, while the = river was about 80% covered. I was surprised to see a small school of fish, = 1" =96 1 1/4" long. "Just plain fish," the colour of the bottom, visible = more easily by their black shadows on the bottom than by their corpuses. Would = they have hatched this year? overwintered? Cheers, Nancy Nancy Roberts Design Celebrating 19 years of making you look GOOD Dartmouth, NS B2Y 2X6 902 461-9488 --=20 Rick Whitman ------=_NextPart_000_0069_01CCF027.3CDBF2A0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content=3D"text/html; charset=3Dwindows-1252" = http-equiv=3DContent-Type> <META name=3DGENERATOR content=3D"MSHTML 8.00.6001.19154"> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY=20 style=3D"WORD-WRAP: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; = -webkit-line-break: after-white-space"=20 bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV><FONT size=3D4>Hi Nancy, all others;</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D4> the "Gaspereau Canyon" sure is a = wonderful place=20 to visit. It must have been even more grand when the entire river flowed = through=20 it, before the hydro dams were built. Now most of the river's=20 water flows from Gaspereau Lake to the White Rock Headpond via a=20 different route. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D4> Most of the land in the area is = privately owned,=20 but a 33 hectare parcel of Crown land bordering the river (Patch = 158 -=20 Gaspereau River) is being considered for protection as part of the = "12=20 Percent by 2015" initiative.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D4> Dusan Soudek</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE=20 style=3D"BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; = PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV=20 style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial; BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B>=20 <A title=3Djimwolford@eastlink.ca = href=3D"mailto:jimwolford@eastlink.ca">James W.=20 Wolford</A> </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=3Dnaturens@chebucto.ns.ca=20 href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">NatureNS</A> ; <A=20 title=3Dmike.dadswell@acadiau.ca = href=3D"mailto:mike.dadswell@acadiau.ca">Mike=20 Dadswell</A> </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, February 20, 2012 = 7:13=20 PM</DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [NatureNS] re fish = fauna of=20 Gaspereau River -- path; little fish</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV>I don't think anyone has mentioned suckers among the = fish=20 fauna, and perhaps other "minnows" related to the lake chub? I = also=20 wonder if brown bullhead catfish might occur in some backwater pools?=20 And three cheers for the volunteers who have worked on that = popular=20 trail over the decades, for all of us recreators. And doesn't = Nova=20 Scotia Power own the land where the trail runs? Cheers from Jim = in=20 Wolfville.<BR> <DIV><BR> <DIV>Begin forwarded message:</DIV><BR = class=3DApple-interchange-newline> <BLOCKQUOTE type=3D"cite"> <DIV style=3D"MARGIN: 0px"><FONT style=3D"FONT: 12px Helvetica; = COLOR: #000000"=20 color=3D#000000 size=3D3 face=3DHelvetica><B>From: </B></FONT><FONT=20 style=3D"FONT: 12px Helvetica" size=3D3 face=3DHelvetica>Rick = Whitman <<A=20 = href=3D"mailto:dendroica.caerulescens@gmail.com">dendroica.caerulescens@g= mail.com</A>></FONT></DIV> <DIV style=3D"MARGIN: 0px"><FONT style=3D"FONT: 12px Helvetica; = COLOR: #000000"=20 color=3D#000000 size=3D3 face=3DHelvetica><B>Date: </B></FONT><FONT=20 style=3D"FONT: 12px Helvetica" size=3D3 face=3DHelvetica>February = 20, 2012 2:10:55=20 PM AST</FONT></DIV> <DIV style=3D"MARGIN: 0px"><FONT style=3D"FONT: 12px Helvetica; = COLOR: #000000"=20 color=3D#000000 size=3D3 face=3DHelvetica><B>To: </B></FONT><FONT=20 style=3D"FONT: 12px Helvetica" size=3D3 face=3DHelvetica><A=20 = href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</A></FONT= ></DIV> <DIV style=3D"MARGIN: 0px"><FONT style=3D"FONT: 12px Helvetica; = COLOR: #000000"=20 color=3D#000000 size=3D3 face=3DHelvetica><B>Subject: = </B></FONT><FONT=20 style=3D"FONT: 12px Helvetica" size=3D3 face=3DHelvetica><B>Re: = [NatureNS]=20 Gaspereau River path; little fish</B></FONT></DIV> <DIV style=3D"MARGIN: 0px"><FONT style=3D"FONT: 12px Helvetica; = COLOR: #000000"=20 color=3D#000000 size=3D3 face=3DHelvetica><B>Reply-To: = </B></FONT><FONT=20 style=3D"FONT: 12px Helvetica" size=3D3 face=3DHelvetica><A=20 = href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</A></FONT= ></DIV> <DIV style=3D"MARGIN: 0px; MIN-HEIGHT: 14px"><BR></DIV> <DIV style=3D"MARGIN: 0px">Hi Nancy,</DIV> <DIV style=3D"MARGIN: 0px; MIN-HEIGHT: 14px"><BR></DIV> <DIV style=3D"MARGIN: 0px">The trail is the remains of a "river = road" that was=20 built in the first</DIV> <DIV style=3D"MARGIN: 0px">decade of the last century i.e. 1907 +/-. = It was an=20 early stage of a</DIV> <DIV style=3D"MARGIN: 0px">pulp mill that was never built. The = project likely=20 failed in the</DIV> <DIV style=3D"MARGIN: 0px">financial crash of '07. See "My White = Rock" by Bert=20 Young for more</DIV> <DIV style=3D"MARGIN: 0px">details. In the past 3 decades the trail = has been=20 maintained by a</DIV> <DIV style=3D"MARGIN: 0px">number of individuals generally working=20 independently. The trail is</DIV> <DIV style=3D"MARGIN: 0px">not 11 km long. It only takes one hour of = brisk=20 walking to hike to the</DIV> <DIV style=3D"MARGIN: 0px">end on that side so it's 3-4 km. At that = point you=20 have to ford the</DIV> <DIV style=3D"MARGIN: 0px">river to continue, wisely done only in = summer.=20 There is a quasi-trail</DIV> <DIV style=3D"MARGIN: 0px">somewhat further on the other side but = it's unused=20 & barely visible.</DIV> <DIV style=3D"MARGIN: 0px">It only goes another 1-2 km.</DIV> <DIV style=3D"MARGIN: 0px; MIN-HEIGHT: 14px"><BR></DIV> <DIV style=3D"MARGIN: 0px">I know 3 individuals who have walked the = entire=20 Gaspereau River from</DIV> <DIV style=3D"MARGIN: 0px">Rte 12 to White Rock.</DIV> <DIV style=3D"MARGIN: 0px; MIN-HEIGHT: 14px"><BR></DIV> <DIV style=3D"MARGIN: 0px">This is a healthy river. There are fish = of all ages=20 in it 12 months of</DIV> <DIV style=3D"MARGIN: 0px">the year. There are trout, salmon (placed = by NSDNR=20 staff from hatchery</DIV> <DIV style=3D"MARGIN: 0px">fish), lake chub, gaspereau, and = sticklebacks and=20 perhaps others.</DIV> <DIV style=3D"MARGIN: 0px">Trout & sticklebacks are easily seen. = Trout of=20 that size are quite</DIV> <DIV style=3D"MARGIN: 0px">young while sticklebacks would be = adults.</DIV> <DIV style=3D"MARGIN: 0px; MIN-HEIGHT: 14px"><BR></DIV> <DIV style=3D"MARGIN: 0px">Cheers,</DIV> <DIV style=3D"MARGIN: 0px">Rick Whitman</DIV> <DIV style=3D"MARGIN: 0px; MIN-HEIGHT: 14px"><BR></DIV> <DIV style=3D"MARGIN: 0px">On Mon, Feb 20, 2012 at 8:36 AM, Nancy=20 Roberts</DIV> <DIV style=3D"MARGIN: 0px"><<A=20 = href=3D"mailto:nancy.roberts@ns.sympatico.ca">nancy.roberts@ns.sympatico.= ca</A>>=20 wrote:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE type=3D"cite"> <DIV style=3D"MARGIN: 0px">Hello,,</DIV> <DIV style=3D"MARGIN: 0px; MIN-HEIGHT: 14px"><BR></DIV> <DIV style=3D"MARGIN: 0px">Yesterday we walked a trail along the = Gaspereau.=20 It starts at a bridge I</DIV> <DIV style=3D"MARGIN: 0px">believe near White Rock and runs = upstream. I'm=20 told it goes about 11 km and</DIV> <DIV style=3D"MARGIN: 0px">then stops. I've never met anyone who = has been to=20 the end.</DIV> <DIV style=3D"MARGIN: 0px; MIN-HEIGHT: 14px"><BR></DIV> <DIV style=3D"MARGIN: 0px">One question: who made this lovely = trail and who=20 maintains it? One brief</DIV> <DIV style=3D"MARGIN: 0px">place on a steep slope has a drystone = wall=20 supporting the low side, so it</DIV> <DIV style=3D"MARGIN: 0px">was a fair amount of trouble at some = point.</DIV> <DIV style=3D"MARGIN: 0px; MIN-HEIGHT: 14px"><BR></DIV> <DIV style=3D"MARGIN: 0px">Second question: I left the trail to = peer into a=20 shallow side channel,</DIV> <DIV style=3D"MARGIN: 0px">nearly a stillwater, very clear. It had = a clean=20 stone bottom, so there must</DIV> <DIV style=3D"MARGIN: 0px">be more current when the water is a bit = higher.=20 It also appeared to have</DIV> <DIV style=3D"MARGIN: 0px">more sun than average, since it was = completely=20 ice-free, while the river was</DIV> <DIV style=3D"MARGIN: 0px">about 80% covered. I was surprised to = see a small=20 school of fish, 1" =96 1</DIV> <DIV style=3D"MARGIN: 0px">1/4" long. "Just plain fish," the = colour of the=20 bottom, visible more easily</DIV> <DIV style=3D"MARGIN: 0px">by their black shadows on the bottom = than by=20 their corpuses. Would they have</DIV> <DIV style=3D"MARGIN: 0px">hatched this year? overwintered?</DIV> <DIV style=3D"MARGIN: 0px; MIN-HEIGHT: 14px"><BR></DIV> <DIV style=3D"MARGIN: 0px">Cheers,</DIV> <DIV style=3D"MARGIN: 0px; MIN-HEIGHT: 14px"><BR></DIV> <DIV style=3D"MARGIN: 0px">Nancy</DIV> <DIV style=3D"MARGIN: 0px; MIN-HEIGHT: 14px"><BR></DIV> <DIV style=3D"MARGIN: 0px">Nancy Roberts Design</DIV> <DIV style=3D"MARGIN: 0px">Celebrating 19 years of making you look = GOOD</DIV> <DIV style=3D"MARGIN: 0px; MIN-HEIGHT: 14px"><BR></DIV> <DIV style=3D"MARGIN: 0px">Dartmouth, NS B2Y 2X6</DIV> <DIV style=3D"MARGIN: 0px">902 461-9488</DIV> <DIV style=3D"MARGIN: 0px; MIN-HEIGHT: 14px"><BR></DIV> <DIV style=3D"MARGIN: 0px; MIN-HEIGHT: 14px"><BR></DIV> <DIV style=3D"MARGIN: 0px; MIN-HEIGHT: = 14px"><BR></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE> <DIV style=3D"MARGIN: 0px; MIN-HEIGHT: 14px"><BR></DIV> <DIV style=3D"MARGIN: 0px; MIN-HEIGHT: 14px"><BR></DIV> <DIV style=3D"MARGIN: 0px; MIN-HEIGHT: 14px"><BR></DIV> <DIV style=3D"MARGIN: 0px">--<SPAN=20 class=3DApple-converted-space> </SPAN></DIV> <DIV style=3D"MARGIN: 0px">Rick=20 Whitman</DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV><BR></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_0069_01CCF027.3CDBF2A0--
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