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Hi All,
I'm writing as someone who goes through around 6 to 10 blackouts a yea=
r (almost all caused by fallen trees on power lines); so I have some sympat=
hy for NS Power in this case. It is sad to see large swaths of trees remove=
d each year but I think it's necessary and much of the wood (except in the =
Park) is salvaged by locals for firewood.
I've also seen what happens when trees fall on power lines and it can=
be a lot more than hours (sometimes days) of cold homes and inconveniences=
. A few summers ago a tree fell across a line a few hundred yards from my =
house and the ensuing sparks started a fire that our local fire department=
was unable to fight until NS Power arrived and shut down the power. We wer=
e lucky but could have been a lot worse than some burnt trees and an intere=
sting story to tell visitors.
As well many don't know that NS Power is required by regulation to hi=
re someone to walk the line ahead of the tree trimmers - in spring /summer =
- to look for nesting birds. I was contacted a number of years ago to see i=
f I was interested in doing this job (I wasn't), after a lot of damage was =
done by a storm in the Ingonish area. I'm not sure how or if this process =
works but it is the practice here.
All the best.
Fritz McEvoy
Sunrise Valley (near Dingwall)
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From: naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca <naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca> on beha=
lf of Wanda Baxter <wandalynnbaxter@gmail.com>
Sent: May 11, 2019 11:51 AM
To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Does anyone know why a broad swath has been cleared=
on both sides of highway 101?
DOT cuts back forest edge to reduce collisions with wildlife. It's excessiv=
e and not proven to make a difference, but it's standard practice.
NSPower is also cutting everything away from any powerline since getting th=
e go ahead from the UARB after the last major hurricane and power outage. T=
hey are cutting 20 feet on either side of transmission (outside their right=
of way) now with little explanation to landowners. I know because I tried =
to get an explanation or paperwork. They took nearly 3 dozen healthy trees =
from our property - off of maybe an acre across.
The cumulative loss of forest from both practices hasn't been assessed by a=
nyone prior to doing it.
Wanda
On Fri., May 10, 2019, 5:52 p.m. Bev Wigney, <bkwigney@gmail.com<mailto:bkw=
igney@gmail.com>> wrote:
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
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I'm writing as someone who goes through around 6 to 10 =
blackouts a year (almost all caused by fallen trees on power lines); so I h=
ave some sympathy for NS Power in this case. It is sad to see large swaths =
of trees removed each year but I think it's necessary
and much of the wood (except in the Park) is salvaged by locals for firewo=
od. </div>
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I've also seen what happens when trees fall on power l=
ines and it can be a lot more than hours (sometimes days) of cold homes and=
inconveniences. <span style=3D"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Cali=
bri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> A few summers
ago a tree fell across a line a few hundred yards from my house and =
the ensuing sparks started a fire that our local fire department was
<u>unable </u>to fight until NS Power arrived and shut down the power. We w=
ere lucky but could have been a lot worse than some burnt trees and an inte=
resting story to tell visitors. </span></div>
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color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">
As well many don't know that NS Power is required by r=
egulation to hire someone to walk the line ahead of the tree trimmers - in =
spring /summer - to look for nesting birds. I was contacted a number of yea=
rs ago to see if I was interested in doing this
job (I wasn't), after a lot of damage was done by a storm in the Ingonish =
area. I'm not sure how or if this process works but it is the practic=
e here.</div>
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All the best.</div>
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Fritz McEvoy</div>
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