TREPA

Complete the survey… do your part

Posted on August 29, 2013 by Dan Earle

Belle Hatfield is involved in the local efforts to support the Georgetown conference — Rural Redfined, which is set to take place in PEI in October. This initiative of Newspapers Atlantic seeks to press the reset button to reframe the discussion on the future of rural communities in Atlantic Canada.

The vanguard is sponsoring at least one delegate going to the conference and a couple other people, including two people from Argyle, will be attending. They would like to broaden input from this area beyond the experience of a few delegates. One way of capturing the community’s concerns and observations is through a survey.

In advance of the conference they have prepared the following online survey. You can view it here:

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/WPVY3CQ

Please participate and let your views be known.

This is coordinated with Pam Mood’s efforts to rally people in Yarmouth County. The idea is to get as many as these surveys in circulation in advance of the September 11 rally as possible to jump start and begin to frame the discussion.

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Western Crown Lands conceptual plan offered

Posted on August 18, 2013 by Dan Earle

The Department of Natural Resources has released a conceptual plan for Crown lands in Western Nova Scotia. To view the plan and background documents visit http://novascotia.ca/natr/land/western-land/

Please take the time to view the plan and share your thoughts. EAC is working on an analysis now, and my first indications are not great. It seems like we’re about to repeat many of the same mistakes DNR made when they tried this same exercise 15 years ago. Stay tuned for more.

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TREPA seeks volunteers

Posted on August 18, 2013 by Dan Earle

Here is a chance to give a little assistance to our local environmental watch guard, TREPA.

Sunday, 8 September, 11 to 3, is the Incr-edible Picnic at Beacon Park. Come and enjoy local food, local drink and local music.

This event is organized by the Local Food Network, with some governments help and many volunteers.

Margrit Robison, TREPA, has taken on the responsibility of Waste Monitoring/Garbage Assistance. Help is needed! There are 2 waste stations. Four people are needed to take on 2 hours each to direct and help the waste to go to the right place.

If you can help, please call Margrit at 742-5542.

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TREPA assists the NS Nature Trust

Posted on August 13, 2013 by Dan Earle

by: Margrit Robinson
On Sunday, August 11, 6 TREPA members assisted the NSNT with a beach-clean at the Crow Neck Beach near Baccaro, Shelburn County. A part of this beach is going to be a new Nature Reserve. The beach is one of the nesting sites of the endangered Piping Plovers. Several pairs nested this year and raised a few chicks successfully. The Piping Plover Beach “Police”, a summer student, had marked the nest sites with signs warning people about the nests and asking for help not to disturb them. General instructions were on the panel at the beginning of the beach access: keep dog on the leash; no motorized vehicles; no litter and do not feed wildlife; from mid-April to end of August: walk on the wet sand (no nests there); stay away from nest indicating signs.

About 20 people picked up garbage (close to 40 lobster traps, ropes, old oil bottles), then feasted on the provided sandwiches. About 30 people were present for the nature talk and walk. On the way back we collected the nest indicating signs as the Piping Plovers had all left.

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