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iment from Penobscot River<u></u><u></u>& --980202461-808963679-1374242323=:74772 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable James - The ladders are not very satisfactory =0Afor various reasons. A lt = of shearing for very little wool.=0ASeems like common sense prevailed for o= nce.=0AHave a nice summer=0APaul=0A=0AFrom: james simpson <desolatechair@gm= ail.com>=0ATo: naturens <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca> =0ASent: Friday, July 19,= 2013 10:42:46 AM=0ASubject: Re: [NatureNS] Removal of Veazie Dam Impedimen= t from Penobscot River=0A=0A=0A=0AThe Halfway River in Hantsport has two da= ms owned by Minas Basin P&P and an abateau that pretty much block everythin= g.=A0 I spoke to a DFO person two years ago and they were keen to try and a= nd restock it with Atlantic Salmon spawn from the Gaspereau River as the wa= tersheds were very similar geologically etc.=A0 Some work was done on one o= f the dams to build a ladder but it seems to have ground to a halt. =0A=0AA= lso re the Avon River...It's interesting that the causeway, while an obviou= s impediment, seems to have had the serendipitous effect of creating a sign= ificant (~100 hectares) salt marsh on the east/seaward side.=A0 Which I thi= nk is desirable habitat that if the causeway was removed might wash away.= =A0 =0A=0A=0A=0A=0AOn Thu, Jul 18, 2013 at 9:14 PM, John and Nhung <nhungjo= hn@eastlink.ca> wrote:=0A=0ADown our end of the province, where the pickere= l and smallmouth black bass roam, some of these dams are desirable barriers= to keep these unwanted monsters away from=A0 native stocks.=0A>=A0=0A>From= :naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca [mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca] On Be= half Of Dusan Soudek=0A>Sent: July-18-13 4:12 PM=0A>To: naturens@chebucto.n= s.ca=0A>=0A>Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Removal of Veazie Dam Impediment from P= enobscot River=0A>=A0=0A>Paul, =0A>=A0=A0 yes, I stand --partially-- correc= ted. The dam and the associated powerhouse on the Mushamush were abandoned = by NSP due to the=A0projected expense of repairs to it. But the structure w= as eventually removed for environmental reasons. =0A>=A0=A0 Another abandon= ed and dismantled hydro dam in N.S. that comes to mind is at The Falls on W= aughs River. The site now has a new fish ladder. The falls are spectacular,= especially at high water! =0A>=A0=A0 Dusan Soudek=A0 =0A>=0A>On July 18, 2= 013 at 3:07 PM Paul MacDonald <paulrita2001@yahoo.com> wrote: =0A>Hi Dusan = =0A>>I don't know about the others but the one on the Mushamush =0A>>was fo= r environmental reasons. If it was up to NS Power =0A>>they would have left= it to rot away! I had some first hand knowledge =0A>>of how that worked! = =0A>>Enjoy the summer =0A>>Paul =0A>>=A0 =0A>>=A0 =0A>>From:Dusan Soudek <s= oudekd@ns.sympatico.ca>=0A>>To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca =0A>>Sent: Thursday= , July 18, 2013 2:45:37 PM=0A>>Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Removal of Veazie Da= m Impediment from Penobscot River=0A>>=A0=0A>>=A0=A0 A number of smaller hy= dro dams in Nova Scotia have been decommissioned over the last few decades.= They include ones on Liscomb River (Powerhouse Falls), East River (near th= e community of East River), Mushamush River (Clearland), Medway River (Salt= er Falls), Barrington River, and elsewhere. But all of these closures took = rplace because of economic reasons, not environmental ones... =0A>>=A0=A0 D= usan Soudek=A0 =0A>>=0A>>On July 18, 2013 at 2:20 PM james simpson <desolat= echair@gmail.com> wrote: =0A>>You may have seen this re opening of the Peno= bscot to the sea for the first time in almost 200 years.=A0 The benefits to= river ecology are pretty profound. =0A>>>Any initiatives or opportunities = for this kind of remediation in NS? =0A>>>=0A>>>http://asf.ca/you-are-invit= ed-to-veazie-dam-event.html =0A>>=0A>>=A0 =0A>>=A0=0A>=0A>=A0 --980202461-808963679-1374242323=:74772 Content-Type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <html><body><div style=3D"color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:ar= ial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12pt"><div style=3D"RIGHT: auto"><SPAN= style=3D"RIGHT: auto">James - The ladders are not very satisfactory </SPAN= ></div> <div style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMIL= Y: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); FONT-SIZE: 16px; RIGHT:= auto"><SPAN style=3D"RIGHT: auto">for various reasons. A lt of shearing fo= r very little wool.</SPAN></div> <div style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMIL= Y: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); FONT-SIZE: 16px; RIGHT:= auto"><SPAN style=3D"RIGHT: auto">Seems like common sense prevailed for on= ce.</SPAN></div> <div style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMIL= Y: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); FONT-SIZE: 16px; RIGHT:= auto"><SPAN style=3D"RIGHT: auto">Have a nice summer</SPAN></div> <div style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMIL= Y: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); FONT-SIZE: 16px; RIGHT:= auto"><SPAN style=3D"RIGHT: auto">Paul<VAR id=3Dyui-ie-cursor></VAR></SPAN= ></div> <div><BR></div> <DIV style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> <DIV style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: times new roman, new york, times, serif; FONT-SI= ZE: 12pt"> <DIV dir=3Dltr> <DIV style=3D"BORDER-BOTTOM: #ccc 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid; P= ADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; LINE-HEIGHT: 0; MARGIN: 5px 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PAD= DING-RIGHT: 0px; HEIGHT: 0px; FONT-SIZE: 0px; BORDER-TOP: #ccc 1px solid; B= ORDER-RIGHT: #ccc 1px solid; PADDING-TOP: 0px"