Tree-planting and soil Workshop in Yarmouth Oct. 1

Posted on September 24, 2011 by editor

A tree-planting and Soil workshop is coming up next Saturday, October 1st at the Public Works Building, Pleasant Street, Yarmouth, from 10:00 A.M. – 2:00 . Jim Spencer from Spencer’s Garden Centre, Shelburne, Lise LeBlanc of LP Consutants, a soil analyst and Patrick Allen, lead arbourist with Halifax Regional Municipality will be presenting workshops on how to plant and best grow trees. Registrations ($10) are being taken at Sandy’s Gifts on Main Street. The workshop is sponsored by our Communities in Bloom Committee.

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Enter the forest quiz for prizes!

Posted on September 21, 2011 by Dan Earle


Enter the Forest Quiz

Prizes to be awarded

Open the quiz by clicking on Forest Quiz below

Print it. Complete and mail it to TREPA.

Have Fun!!

Forest Quiz

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TREPA celebrates 25th

Posted on September 17, 2011 by Dan Earle

The 25th anniversary of TREPA was celebrated today at the Lake Vaughn Firehall on the Tusket River. Photo coverage of the event below. Thanks to all who stopped by to wish us happy anniversary and view our accomplishments. Click on photo to enlarge.

The Tusket River and adjacent watersheds

Displays of TREPA projects over the years

Enjoying filling chowder

Margit Robinson unveils the commemorative plaqueThe content of the plaque

The content of the plaque

Mil Nickerson with plaque and memorial tree

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Pickerel tournament great success

Posted on September 14, 2011 by Dan Earle

TREPA’s  annual pickerel tournament, its 23nd year held August 27, 2011,  went extremely well.  The registration included 37 adults and one child with 20 boats. The camp was tidied and the weather was perfect.

The Lam family took the fish again this year, about 40, from the lake. Kayla, our summer student,  John Sollows,  and Mil Nickerson assisted Elaine Nickerson, the event organizer.

Winners  

Paul Deon 5  lbs 2 oz

Tot Van Lam 4 lbs 13 oz

Hector Leblanc 4 lbs 5 oz

Lloyd Williams 4 lbs 4 oz

Len Johnson 4 lbs 4 oz

The sponsors this year were:  Carls Store, Pats Nets, Cassa Business, Strickly Fishing, Murray GM, Tusket Ultra Mart, Red Knight , Metal Pro, and Main Street Ultramar. A new one this year K & K Fashions.

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TREPA reaches out

Posted on September 12, 2011 by Dan Earle

Margrit Robinson at the returns centre table

TREPA President, Margrit Robinson, worked with the IncrEdible Picnic group to put on a very successful afternoon event at Beacon Park in Yarmouth on September 11th. The weather was perfect, the food varied and delicious, and there was wonderful music coming from the bandstand.

And what do picnics generate? — recyclables, compostable, and some unrecoverable waste. Margrit was there to monitor and assist at the returns centre to make sure things got to the right container.  As she discovered, people don’t always know what is supposed to go where and some don’t even look. Thanks to Margrit we were able to raise awareness at the end of the picnic food chain.

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