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Hi All
April showers bring May flowers and I have reports that the early floodplain
flower Bloodroot is starting to bloom in Pictou Co. It won't be long before
these floodplains will be filled with flowers such as Trout Lily and hidden
gems such as Blue Cohosh. The floodplains of the Cobequids are northern
extensions of the Appalachian deciduous forest and support a number of rare
and special plants. Nick Hill, plant ecologist from Fern Hill Institute for
Plant Conservation in Berwick, will be our guest speaker tonight May 2 at
6:30 at the Community room of the New Glasgow Library, 182 Dalhousie St. In
a presentation titled Rehabilitation of the Appalachian Deciduous Forest,
Nick will outline some of the rare elements of this ecosystem and how
rehabilitation along rivers provides many benefits besides preserving the
diversity of special plants that can thrive there. Nick has a special
interest in our local Kemptown floodplain and this is but one of a number of
these special places in and near Pictou County. Below is a summary of the
talk. Come on out to hear this special presentation and be sure to bring a
friend. Everyone welcome.
"Nova Scotia was a mosaic of different forest associations that reflected
differences in rock, soil, climate and First Nations management. While a
large portion of the landscape was covered with Red Spruce, the Atlantic
coastline was boreal with Black and White Spruce, and well-drained uplands
of Cape Breton and the Cobequids and fertile floodplains were hardwood
associations. These hardwoods are northern extensions of the Appalachian
Deciduous Forest and they change with climate change. The fertile
floodplain portion of this Forest contains various rare elements and
floodplain rehabilitation at a provincial level should be part of a
continental plan to facilitate and conserve biodiversity as species
distributions change and adapt to new habitats. At a local level, forest
rehabilitation along rivers has the added benefits of mitigating flooding,
improving water quality and wildlife habitat, and stimulating recreation
opportunities".
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style=3D'font-size:14.0pt'>April showers bring May flowers and I have =
reports that the early floodplain flower Bloodroot is starting to bloom =
in Pictou Co. It won’t be long before these floodplains will be =
filled with flowers such as Trout Lily and hidden gems such as Blue =
Cohosh. The floodplains of the Cobequids are northern extensions =
of the Appalachian deciduous forest and support a number of rare and =
special plants. Nick Hill, plant ecologist from Fern Hill Institute for =
Plant Conservation in Berwick, will be our guest speaker <b>tonight May =
2 at 6:30 </b>at the <b>Community room of the New Glasgow Library</b>, =
182 Dalhousie St. In a presentation titled</span><span =
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rehabilitation along rivers provides many benefits besides preserving =
the diversity of special plants that can thrive there. Nick has a =
special interest in our local Kemptown floodplain and this is but one of =
a number of these special places in and near Pictou County. Below =
is a summary of the talk. Come on out to hear this special presentation =
and be sure to bring a friend. Everyone welcome. =
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differences in rock, soil, climate and First Nations management. =
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Atlantic coastline was boreal with Black and White Spruce, and =
well-drained uplands of Cape Breton and the Cobequids and fertile =
floodplains were hardwood associations. These hardwoods are northern =
extensions of the Appalachian Deciduous Forest and they change with =
climate change. The fertile floodplain portion of this Forest =
contains various rare elements and floodplain rehabilitation at a =
provincial level should be part of a continental plan to facilitate and =
conserve biodiversity as species distributions change and adapt to new =
habitats. At a local level, forest rehabilitation along rivers has the =
added benefits of mitigating flooding, improving water quality and =
wildlife habitat, and stimulating recreation =
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