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f the place, especially&nbsp;the plants inclu --f46d043d66fb3128c70522de3f3b Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Oh nothing I know but Fred Walsh now of Berwick, grew up in the Oakland rd area and said there was a skating pond near abouts. John Brazner had a student who did a master's on the drainage system that had its start in the Commons and went through hospital area and drained out near foot of inglis. Point being that at time of Explosion there were many natural areas on Peninsula that are now developed over and a further erosion of natural area in the name of comemorating the Explosion would be not logical. Nick On Oct 24, 2015 3:15 PM, "Liz" <edoull@ns.sympatico.ca> wrote: > A skating pond at the base of Inglis and near Oakland Road?? Please > elaborate a bit, thanks. There was a popular pond called Egg Pond near > Wanderers grounds or Public Gardens?? > > > > From: <naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca> on behalf of Nicholas Hill < > fernhillns@gmail.com> > Reply-To: <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca> > Date: Saturday, October 24, 2015 at 12:32 PM > To: <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca> > Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Plans for Fort Needham Park > > Remnant from pre-explosion or remnants of a native Picea rubens (eg) > forest? > Wildlife > Infiltration > Cooling > Natural space for mentality > > Surveys could be conducted this time of year for basidiomycetes and plants > > An ill-considered reason to lose trees and urban habitat and ecological > functon. Particularly if to set a stage for historical respect/remembrance. > Halifax has lost many of its natural landscapes from explosion era. .stream > and kissing bridge at base of inglis..a skating pond near Oakland Rd. .the > pond encircled by willows that is now a skatepark on Commons. > > I think we are just warming up and a little media wouldn't hurt > > Nick > On Oct 24, 2015 11:59 AM, "Ian McLaren" <I.A.McLaren@dal.ca> wrote: > >> All: >> >> >> Some may have heard about plans to develop Nerdham Park in penimsular >> Halifax North End , mostly to upgrade the Halifax Explosion monument and >> enhance viewplanes. Some naturalists know it as having the largest remnant >> conifer stand in the N. End, and a nice group of deciduous trees along the >> n.e. slope, etc. It is also an good area for birds, especially in winter. >> But I don't know if plant surveys, formal or casual, have been done. Many, >> many years ago there was a tiny patch of "Mayflowr" (*Epigaea repens*) in >> the n.w. corner, but it's probably gone now. >> >> >> Although the plans as we've seen them (NSBS and EAC Bird Conservation >> Committee) don't seem threatening, we would like to have ASAP any data or >> impressions by others on the natural (ecological) values of the place, >> especially the plants including unusual trees. Please send any such info to >> me ASAP. >> >> >> All the best, Ian >> >> >> Ian McLaren >> > --f46d043d66fb3128c70522de3f3b Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <p dir=3D"ltr">Oh nothing I know but Fred Walsh now of Berwick, grew up in = the Oakland rd area and said there was a skating pond near abouts. John Bra= zner had a student who did a master's on the drainage system that had i= ts start in the Commons and went through hospital area and drained out near= foot of inglis. Point being that at time of Explosion there were many natu= ral areas on Peninsula that are now developed over and a further erosion of= natural area in the name of comemorating=C2=A0 the Explosion would be not = logical.<br> Nick</p> <div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Oct 24, 2015 3:15 PM, "Liz" <<a = href=3D"mailto:edoull@ns.sympatico.ca">edoull@ns.sympatico.ca</a>> wrote= :<br type=3D"attribution"><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin= :0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div style=3D"word= -wrap:break-word;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:16px;font-family:Arial,sans-ser= if"><div>A skating pond at the base of Inglis and near Oakland Road??=C2=A0= Please elaborate a bit, thanks.=C2=A0 There was a popular pond called Egg = Pond near Wanderers grounds or Public Gardens?? =C2=A0</div><div><br></div>= <div><br></div><div><br></div><span><div style=3D"font-family:Calibri;font-= size:11pt;text-align:left;color:black;BORDER-BOTTOM:medium none;BORDER-LEFT= :medium none;PADDING-BOTTOM:0in;PADDING-LEFT:0in;PADDING-RIGHT:0in;BORDER-T= OP:#b5c4df 1pt solid;BORDER-RIGHT:medium none;PADDING-TOP:3pt"><span style= =3D"font-weight:bold">From: </span> <<a href=3D"mailto:naturens-owner@ch= ebucto.ns.ca" target=3D"_blank">naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca</a>> on be= half of Nicholas Hill <<a href=3D"mailto:fernhillns@gmail.com" target=3D= "_blank">fernhillns@gmail.com</a>><br><span style=3D"font-weight:bold">R= eply-To: </span> <<a href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca" target=3D"_= blank">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a>><br><span style=3D"font-weight:bold">= Date: </span> Saturday, October 24, 2015 at 12:32 PM<br><span style=3D"font= -weight:bold">To: </span> <<a href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca" ta= rget=3D"_blank">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a>><br><span style=3D"font-weig= ht:bold">Subject: </span> Re: [NatureNS] Plans for Fort Needham Park<br></d= iv><div><br></div><p dir=3D"ltr">Remnant from pre-explosion or remnants of = a native Picea rubens=C2=A0 (eg) forest?<br> Wildlife<br> Infiltration <br> Cooling<br> Natural space for mentality</p><p dir=3D"ltr">Surveys could be conducted th= is time of year for basidiomycetes and plants</p><p dir=3D"ltr">An ill-cons= idered reason to lose trees and urban habitat and ecological=C2=A0 functon.= Particularly if to set a stage for historical respect/remembrance. Halifax= has lost many of its natural landscapes from explosion era. .stream and ki= ssing bridge at base of inglis..a skating pond near Oakland Rd. .the pond e= ncircled by willows that is now a skatepark on Commons. </p><p dir=3D"ltr">= I think we are just warming up and a little media wouldn't hurt</p><p d= ir=3D"ltr">Nick</p><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Oct 24, 2015 11:59 AM, &qu= ot;Ian McLaren" <<a href=3D"mailto:I.A.McLaren@dal.ca" target=3D"_b= lank">I.A.McLaren@dal.ca</a>> wrote:<br type=3D"attribution"><blockquote= class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc soli= d;padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div style=3D"font-size:14pt;color:#00= 0000;background-color:#ffffff;font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-seri= f"><p>All:</p><p><br></p><p>Some may have heard about plans to develop Nerd= ham Park in penimsular Halifax=C2=A0North End , mostly to upgrade the=C2=A0= Halifax Explosion=C2=A0monument and enhance viewplanes. Some naturalists kn= ow it as having=C2=A0the largest=C2=A0=C2=A0remnant conifer stand in the=C2= =A0N. End, and a nice group of deciduous trees along the n.e. slope, etc. It is also =C2=A0= an good area for birds, especially in winter. But I don't know if plant= surveys, formal or casual, have been done. Many, many years ago there was = a tiny patch of "Mayflowr" (<i>Epigaea repens</i>)=C2=A0in the n.w. corner, but it's probably gone now.<i style=3D"color:rgb(37,3= 7,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:22.4px"><b></b></i>= </p><p><br></p><p>Although the plans as we've seen them (NSBS and=C2=A0= EAC=C2=A0Bird Conservation Committee) don't seem threatening, we would = like to have ASAP any data or impressions by others on the natural (ecologi= cal)=C2=A0values of the place, especially=C2=A0the plants including=C2=A0un= usual trees. Please send any such info to me ASAP.</p><p><br></p><p>All the best= , Ian</p><p><br></p><p>Ian McLaren</p></div></div></blockquote></div></span= ></div> </blockquote></div> --f46d043d66fb3128c70522de3f3b--
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