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--_000_93A3DB441C674B688E83DC68D7083EF3dalca_ Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Saturday, 11 July =96 Kingston Sand Barrens =96 Leader: Ruth Newell (902 54= 2-2095; ruth.newell@acadiau.ca<mailto:ruth.newell@acadiau.ca>). Sand Barrens are one of the most rapidly changing, disappearing and endange= red ecosystems in Nova Scotia. =93As recently as the 1960s mile after mile = of the Evangeline Trail was surrounded by extensive open heathlands with sc= attered Red Pines. In presettlement times the actual area of heathland is b= elieved to have encompassed an area of approximately 200 square kilometres.= Today it appears that less than 3% of the original heathland remains=94 (C= atling et al. 2004: http://www.cba-abc.ca/bulletin/vol_37_1.pdf). The Kings= ton Sand Barrens are home to a number of the Province=92s plant and animal = Species at Risk including Rockrose (Helianthumum canadense; Endangered in N= S), Wood Turtle (Threatened in NS), and Vesper Sparrow (rare in NS). Ruth N= ewell will take us on a tour of this incredible and sensitive ecosystem. Me= et at the Wolfville waterfront at 9:00 a.m. Patrick Kelly 159 Town Road Falmouth NS B0P 1L0 Canada (902) 472-2322 --_000_93A3DB441C674B688E83DC68D7083EF3dalca_ Content-Type: text/html; charset="Windows-1252" Content-ID: <693AE2410AC6104FB410E4C71B8C40C6@namprd03.prod.outlook.com> Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <html> <head> <meta http-equiv=3D"Content-Type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3DWindows-1= 252"> </head> <body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-lin= e-break: after-white-space; "> Saturday, 11 July =96 Kingston Sand Barrens =96 Leader: Ruth= Newell (902 542-2095; <a href=3D"mailto:ruth.newell@acadiau.ca">ruth.= newell@acadiau.ca</a>). <div><br> </div> <div>Sand Barrens are one of the most rapidly changing, disappearing and en= dangered ecosystems in Nova Scotia. =93As recently as the 1960s mile a= fter mile of the Evangeline Trail was surrounded by extensive open heathlan= ds with scattered Red Pines. In presettlement times the actual area of heathland is believed to have encompassed an= area of approximately 200 square kilometres. Today it appears that less th= an 3% of the original heathland remains=94 (Catling et al. 2004: <a hr= ef=3D"http://www.cba-abc.ca/bulletin/vol_37_1.pdf">http://www.cba-abc.ca/bu= lletin/vol_37_1.pdf</a>). The Kingston Sand Barrens are home to a number of the Province=92s plant a= nd animal Species at Risk including Rockrose (Helianthumum canadense; = Endangered in NS), Wood Turtle (Threatened in NS), and Vesper Sparrow (rare= in NS). Ruth Newell will take us on a tour of this incredible and sensitive ecosystem. 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