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Hi Dave & All,
Perhaps a first step would be to enforce a lights-out policy or=20
drawn blinds at night on all tall buildings. And equally important a=20
substantially reduced speed on motor vehicles.
When I first retired 27 years ago I frequently walked along a nearby=
=20
road (Brooklyn St.) with low traffic. You could almost count on finding=20
fresh roadkill; Frogs, Painted Turtles, Snakes, Raccoon and birds=20
especially young birds. Years before that when we had a cottage at=20
Sunken Lake the low traffic road around the lake was typically littered=20
with Dragon Flies and Snakes in season; potholes enforced low speed so=20
birds were spared there.
I used to walk a great deal but over time began to dread visiting a=20
favorite haunt for fear of finding a residential development, a gravel=20
pit or some impromptu dump. Urban sprawl has not been great for wild=20
animals; birds, insects or beasts.
Farmers here have to compete with industrial scale farming=20
elsewhere; fields which continue beyond the horizon. And our forest=20
products must compete with low cost alternatives. They can not afford to=20
trample hay or grain or do a tree nest survey before proceeding.
I have always considered it a right to walk on farmland provided I=20
kept to roads or paths and walk through woodland provided I did not=20
inflict damage. But to keep such rights in balance one must avoid=20
bringing grief to the landowners or his agents; unless some serious=20
crime is discovered.
The concept that all things should be viewed in a holistic manner is=
=20
not new as in Matthew 7:5 "first take the plank out of your own eye, and=20
then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother's eye."
End of sermon.
Yt, DW, Kentville
------ Original Message ------
From: "David Simpson" <david.sonsimp@gmail.com>
To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
Sent: 3/1/2018 1:42:26 PM
Subject: [NatureNS] Clear-cutting during bird breeding season
>"Currently, the regulations do not provide for authorizations or=20
>permits for the incidental take of migratory birds or their nests or=20
>eggs in the course of industrial or other activities."
>
>
>
>https://www.canada.ca/=E2=80=A6/avoiding-harm-migrato=E2=80=A6/overview.ht=
ml=20
><https://www.canada.ca/en/environment-climate-change/services/avoiding-har=
m-migratory-birds/overview.html>
>
>Either every farmer cutting hay and every tree harvester mowing forests=20
>and every developer building roads is doing exhaustive nest searches=20
>before beginning his/her work and generously avoiding those nests, or=20
>there is a massive loophole that circumvents the MBA regulations. If=20
>the latter, the relevant exception must be in writing somewhere - can=20
>someone point me too it?
>
>Thanks
>
>Dave in Dartmouth
>
>David Simpson
>(902) 580 8007
>david.sonsimp@gmail.com
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div>Hi Dave & All,</div><div>=C2=A0 =C2=A0 Perhaps a first step would b=
e to enforce a lights-out policy or drawn blinds at night on all tall build=
ings. And equally important a substantially reduced speed on motor vehicles=
.=C2=A0</div><div>=C2=A0 =C2=A0 When I first retired 27 years ago I frequen=
tly walked along a nearby road (Brooklyn St.) with low traffic. You could a=
lmost count on finding fresh roadkill; Frogs, Painted Turtles, Snakes, Racc=
oon and birds especially young birds. Years before that when =C2=A0we had a =
cottage at Sunken Lake the low traffic road around the lake was typically=
littered with Dragon Flies and Snakes in season; potholes enforced low spee=
d so birds were spared there.=C2=A0</div><div>=C2=A0 =C2=A0 I used to walk=
a great deal but over time began to dread visiting a favorite haunt for fea=
r of finding a residential development, a gravel pit or some impromptu dump=
. Urban sprawl has not been great for wild animals; birds, insects or beast=
s.</div><div>=C2=A0 =C2=A0 Farmers here have to compete with industrial sca=
le farming elsewhere; fields which continue beyond the horizon. And our for=
est products must compete with low cost alternatives. They can not afford t=
o trample hay or grain or do a tree nest survey before proceeding.=C2=A0</d=
iv><div>=C2=A0 =C2=A0 I have always considered it a right to walk on farmla=
nd provided I kept to roads or paths and walk through woodland provided I d=
id not inflict damage. =C2=A0But to keep such rights in balance one must av=
oid bringing grief to the landowners or his agents; unless some serious cri=
me is discovered.</div><div>=C2=A0 =C2=A0 The concept that all things shoul=
d be viewed in a holistic manner is not new as in Matthew 7:5 "<span style=
=3D"color: rgb(84, 84, 84); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: smal=
l; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; background-color: =
rgb(255, 255, 255);">first take the=C2=A0</span><span style=3D"font-weight=
: bold; color: rgb(106, 106, 106); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-siz=
e: small; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; background=
-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">plank out of your own eye</span><span style=3D=
"color: rgb(84, 84, 84); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: small;=
font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; background-color: rg=
b(255, 255, 255);">, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from =
your brother's eye."</span></div><div><span style=3D"color: rgb(84, 84, 84=
); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: small; font-variant-ligatures=
: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">=C2=
=A0 =C2=A0 End of sermon.</span></div><div><span style=3D"color: rgb(84, 84=
, 84); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: small; font-variant-ligat=
ures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"=
>Yt, DW, Kentville</span></div>
<div><br /></div>
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<div>From: "David Simpson" <<a href=3D"mailto:david.sonsimp@gmail.com">d=
avid.sonsimp@gmail.com</a>></div>
<div>To: <a href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca=
</a></div>
<div>Sent: 3/1/2018 1:42:26 PM</div>
<div>Subject: [NatureNS] Clear-cutting during bird breeding season</div><di=
v><br /></div>
<div id=3D"xc9e1f26c72ab43a"><blockquote cite=3D"CA+vj=3DTHR5qKCC2g9i=3DbqV=
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2">
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mily:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(29,33,41);font-size:14px;font-sty=
le:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weigh=
t:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform=
:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)=
;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial">"Currently, t=
he regulations do not provide for authorizations or permits for the inciden=
tal take of migratory birds or their nests or eggs in the course of industr=
ial or other activities."</p>
<br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a href=3D"https://www.canada.ca/en/envir=
onment-climate-change/services/avoiding-harm-migratory-birds/overview.html" =
rel=3D"noopener nofollow" style=3D"color:rgb(54,88,153);font-family:inheri=
t;font-size:14px;text-decoration-line:none">https://www.canada.ca/=E2=80=A6=
/avoiding-harm-migrato=E2=80=A6/overview.html</a><br /></div><div><br /></d=
iv><div>Either every farmer cutting hay and every tree harvester mowing for=
ests and every developer building roads is=20
<span style=3D"color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font=
-size: small; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; letter-sp=
acing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; w=
hite-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; float: none; display: inline; backgr=
ound-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">doing exhaustive nest searches<span>=C2=A0=
b</span></span>efore beginning his/her work and generously avoiding those n=
ests, or there is a massive loophole that circumvents the MBA regulations.=
If the latter, the relevant exception <span style=3D"color: rgb(29, 33, 41)=
; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: n=
ormal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align:=
start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-sp=
acing: 0px; float: none; display: inline; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 2=
55);">must be in writing somewhere - can someone point me too it?</span></d=
iv><div><span style=3D"color: rgb(29, 33, 41); font-family: Helvetica, Aria=
l, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: =
normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-=
transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; float: none; displ=
ay: inline; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br /></span></div><div>=
<span style=3D"color: rgb(29, 33, 41); font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-=
serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; =
letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transfor=
m: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; float: none; display: inli=
ne; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Thanks</span></div><div><br /></=
div><div><div class=3D"gmail_signature" data-smartmail=3D"gmail_signature">=
<div dir=3D"ltr"><div><div dir=3D"ltr"><div><div dir=3D"ltr"><div><div dir=
=3D"ltr"><div><div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div style=3D"font-size:sma=
ll"><i style=3D"color:rgb(255,0,0);font-size:large">Dave in Dartmouth</i></=
div><div style=3D"font-size:small"><i style=3D"color:rgb(255,0,0);font-size=
:large"><br /></i></div><div><div><div dir=3D"ltr"><div><font color=3D"#000=
000" size=3D"2">David Simpson</font></div><div dir=3D"ltr"><font color=3D"#=
000000" size=3D"2">(902) 580 8007</font></div><div><font color=3D"#000000"=
size=3D"2"><a href=3D"mailto:david.sonsimp@gmail.com">david.sonsimp@gmail.c=
om</a></font></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></=
div></div></div></div></div></div>
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