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Index of Subjects --000000000000bb269905889df280 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" James, It might be good to write an article about the bird habitat loss to NSPower excessive cutting. You might be interested to see what it looks like to look up the transmission line from our place on Northwest Rd. It's a moonscape. I doubt they will need to come back for at least 10 years. The cuts happening are primarily happening without much scrutiny. We also got on the 'no spray' list. (?!) You have to get on it apparently if you want to protect your land from being sprayed with Tordon 101. I kid you not. These are not good times for nature. Wanda B Northwest Road, Lunenburg Co. On Fri., May 10, 2019, 10:35 p.m. James Hirtle, <jrhbirder@hotmail.com> wrote: > Nova Scotia Power is crucifying bird habitat everywhere that you look. At > least in Lunenburg County recently. I understand protection to the lines, > but it leaves huge tracks of clearcut. It has left a lot of places where > migrants were plentiful and birds breed of which there will now be no > more. As an example go to the entrance of the trail that was created to go > out to the Back Oler Farm Marsh in Garden Lots. There was a nice forest > canopy when you walked in off the road. Now what remains is a rocks throw > from the marsh. I used to make a special trip there for migration and > enjoyed seeing lots of nesting species throughout the summer months, but > now my trips there will be far fewer other than to view the marsh. > > Another spot is in Lilydale when you drive along the main drag from > Frank's Automotive to the intersection in Lilydale. The nice grouping of > hardwoods that were there are no more. I saw lots of birds along that > stretch over the years. Numbers of breeding birds also. > > James R. Hirtle > LaHave > > > ------------------------------ > *From:* naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca <naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca> on > behalf of Bev Wigney <bkwigney@gmail.com> > *Sent:* May 10, 2019 8:37 PM > *To:* naturens@chebucto.ns.ca > *Subject:* Re: [NatureNS] Does anyone know why a broad swath has been > cleared on both sides of highway 101? > > I don't know about that particular spot, but out here in Annapolis > County, the forest massacres are pretty much back in full swing as the > springtime weight restrictions for trucks come off. Pretty sad how > the forests are going down so quickly, and right as birds are > returning -- and, of course, it continues for the rest of the season > even after the birds nest. Yet another 416 hectares of forest in > Annapolis County just announced to go on the chopping block. Never > ends. > > bev > > > <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail> Virus-free. > www.avast.com > <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail> > <#m_1693757558686549470_DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2> > --000000000000bb269905889df280 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div dir=3D"auto">James,<div dir=3D"auto"><br></div><div dir=3D"auto">It mi= ght be good to write an article about the bird habitat loss to NSPower exce= ssive cutting. You might be interested to see what it looks like to look up= the transmission line from our place on Northwest Rd. It's a moonscape= . I doubt they will need to come back for at least 10 years.</div><div dir= =3D"auto"><br></div><div dir=3D"auto">The cuts happening are primarily happ= ening without much scrutiny.</div><div dir=3D"auto"><br></div><div dir=3D"a= uto">We also got on the 'no spray' list. (?!) You have to get on it= apparently if you want to protect your land from being sprayed with Tordon= 101. I kid you not.</div><div dir=3D"auto"><br></div><div dir=3D"auto">The= se are not good times for nature.</div><div dir=3D"auto"><br></div><div dir= =3D"auto">Wanda B</div><div dir=3D"auto">Northwest Road, Lunenburg Co.</div= ><div dir=3D"auto"><br></div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir= =3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Fri., May 10, 2019, 10:35 p.m. James Hirtl= e, <jrhbirder@hotmail.com&g= t; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 = .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"> <div dir=3D"ltr"> <div style=3D"font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:24pt;color= :rgb(0,0,0)"> Nova Scotia Power is crucifying bird habitat everywhere that you look.=C2= =A0 At least in Lunenburg County recently.=C2=A0 I understand protection to= the lines, but it leaves huge tracks of clearcut.=C2=A0 It has left a lot = of places where migrants were plentiful and birds breed of which there will now be no more.=C2=A0 As an example go to the en= trance of the trail that was created to go out to the Back Oler Farm Marsh = in Garden Lots.=C2=A0 There was a nice forest canopy when you walked in off= the road.=C2=A0 Now what remains is a rocks throw from the marsh.=C2=A0 I used to make a special trip there for migration an= d enjoyed seeing lots of nesting species throughout the summer months, but = now my trips there will be far fewer other than to view the marsh.</div> <div style=3D"font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:24pt;color= :rgb(0,0,0)"> <br> </div> <div style=3D"font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:24pt;color= :rgb(0,0,0)"> Another spot is in Lilydale when you drive along the main drag from Frank&#= 39;s Automotive to the intersection in Lilydale.=C2=A0 The nice grouping of= hardwoods that were there are no more. I saw lots of birds along that stre= tch over the years.=C2=A0 Numbers of breeding birds also.=C2=A0</div> <div style=3D"font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:24pt;color= :rgb(0,0,0)"> <br> </div> <div style=3D"font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:24pt;color= :rgb(0,0,0)"> James R. Hirtle</div> <div style=3D"font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:24pt;color= :rgb(0,0,0)"> LaHave=C2=A0=C2=A0</div> <div style=3D"font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:24pt;color= :rgb(0,0,0)"> <br> </div> <div> <div id=3D"m_1693757558686549470appendonsend"></div> <div style=3D"font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:24pt;color= :rgb(0,0,0)"> <br&g