From soren at bondrup.com  Fri Oct  1 06:54:37 2021
From: soren at bondrup.com (Soren Bondrup-Nielsen)
Date: Fri, 1 Oct 2021 08:54:37 -0300
Subject: [BNS_members] NSISC October Newsletter
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Hello,
Happy October!
I case you do not receive this but is interested.

Cheers,
Soren

Soren Bondrup-Nielsen
Professor Emeritus,  Biology
Acadia University

www.bondrup.com

> On 1 Oct 2021, at 08.40, Nova Scotia <nsinvasives at gmail.com> wrote:
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> October | Quarterly 
> What We've Been Up To
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> We hosted a community weed-pull in Kentville to remove the invasive Dog-strangling Vine. Many thanks to the volunteers who took the time to come and help out!
> 
> 
> We joined Mersey Tobeatic Research Institute on a series of guided walks in Southwest Nova Scotia to learn how to use iNaturalist as a tool to identify both invasive and endangered species.
> Featured above are two of the invasive species we saw on our walks! On the left is European green crab (Carcinus maenas) and Oyster Thief or Dead Man's Fingers (Codium fragile) is pictured on the right.
> 
> We spent the summer installing Clean, Drain, Dry signs at boat launches across Nova Scotia.
> About Us
> The Nova Scotia Invasive Species Council (NSISC) raises awareness and promotes a coordinated response to the threat of invasive species in Nova Scotia. Our Steering Committee is comprised of volunteers from a variety of academic, government, and non-government organizations. The NSISC builds on the experience of the former Invasive Species Alliance of Nova Scotia (ISANS), which was based at Acadia University from 2007 to 2012. The NSISC is a Chapter of the Canadian Council on Invasive Species (CCIS).
> Invader Profile
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> Stopping the Spread
> 
> Invasive forest pests are easily spread when firewood is transported from one region to another. People who take firewood with them to parks and campsites may unknowingly move pests that are living on or in the firewood. While not bringing firewood with you to campsites and parks is important, not bringing it back home with you is equally important. When you bring firewood home with you, the chance of introducing an invasive forest pest to your community increases.
> The best approach to protecting our forests is to not move firewood. If you?re going camping or going to your cottage, you can buy local, and burn local to prevent the spread of invasive forest pests.
> Learn More
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> PlayCleanGo is an initiative that encourages people to get outside and enjoy nature while protecting our natural resources, by preventing the spread of terrestrial invasive species through behavioural changes.
> Remove any insects, mud or plants from your gear, boots and pets; 
> Check ATV and bike tires, and remove any plants that may be caught in your equipment before moving to a new trail; 
> Clean your gear and boots before entering and leaving a recreation site; 
> Stay on designated trails and roads; and
> Learn how to identify invasive species
> Learn More
> Citizen Science 
> Citizen science, or community science, is a term used to describe collaboration between members of the general public and scientists on scientific research. Many people make up the citizen science community; environmentalists, children, students, birdwatchers, amateur astronomers, gardeners, hobbyists and many more. All share an interest and enthusiasm for science and nature.
> 
> Citizen scientists play a key role in identifying invasive species throughout Nova Scotia by collecting and interpreting data and broadening research. Their findings are valuable to organizations like the Nova Scotia Invasive Species Council. For example, when citizen scientists report their invasive species observations in our iNaturalist project, it allows the NSISC staff to see where current invasive species populations are established, if any species have spread to new regions, and if a new invasive species has established in Nova Scotia.
> 
> iNaturalist is a website that is used by citizen scientists and scientists, to report species observations which contributes to scientific research. To find our iNaturalist project, simply go to the iNaturalist website under "projects" and search "Invasive Species in Nova Scotia." Once you've found our project, you can select "join" and begin uploading photos and the location of any invasive species you have observed. Your submission will then be reviewed by experts. 
> Do you want to become a Citizen Scientist for the Nova Scotia Invasive Species Council? 
> 
> All you have to do is create an iNaturalist account, go to our iNaturalist project, and start reporting invasive species in your area! Hit Find Out More to be redirected to our iNaturalist project, or download the iNaturalist app to your smart device. 
> Find Out More
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From soren at bondrup.com  Wed Oct 13 11:17:34 2021
From: soren at bondrup.com (Soren Bondrup-Nielsen)
Date: Wed, 13 Oct 2021 13:17:34 -0300
Subject: [BNS_members] Bees of Nova Scotia Oct. 18, 7:30 pm
Message-ID: <640AE6AC-C0DC-4679-8715-414C56334C7E@bondrup.com>

Hello everyone,
The October meeting of the BNS is upon us, 18 October at 7:30 pm.
Drs. David McCourquodale and Alana Pindar will be giving a presentation on Bees and bumble bees of Nova Scotia: Their richness, ecology and conservation.

Click on the link below to register

When: Oct 18, 2021 07:30 PM Halifax 

Register in advance for this meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEscuGorz8jGtLpZpCoBKqtpRQyFqKhEitE 

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

Soren Bondrup-Nielsen
Professor Emeritus,  Biology
Acadia University

www.bondrup.com

From soren at bondrup.com  Wed Oct 13 11:31:30 2021
From: soren at bondrup.com (Soren Bondrup-Nielsen)
Date: Wed, 13 Oct 2021 13:31:30 -0300
Subject: [BNS_members] October meeting
Message-ID: <BE04A791-D83D-4650-9603-97A096B71721@bondrup.com>

Hello everyone,
You can also register for the October meeting by going to https://blomidonnaturalists.ca/2021-program/
and scroll down to October 18 and clicking the l,ink.

Cheers,
Soren

Soren Bondrup-Nielsen
Professor Emeritus,  Biology
Acadia University

www.bondrup.com
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From soren at bondrup.com  Mon Oct 18 12:59:27 2021
From: soren at bondrup.com (Soren Bondrup-Nielsen)
Date: Mon, 18 Oct 2021 14:59:27 -0300
Subject: [BNS_members] Reminder - meeting this evening
Message-ID: <46B8F47E-C37B-4EE8-B7DF-332BA05F33D9@bondrup.com>

Hello everyone,
This is just a reminder of the BNS meeting this evening at 7:30pm
The diverse bees of Nova Scotia by drs. McCorquodale and Pindar.
Register for the zoom meeting at  https://blomidonnaturalists.ca/2021-program/
Cheers,
Soren

Soren Bondrup-Nielsen
Professor Emeritus,  Biology
Acadia University

www.bondrup.com
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From soren at bondrup.com  Tue Oct 19 21:19:25 2021
From: soren at bondrup.com (Soren Bondrup-Nielsen)
Date: Tue, 19 Oct 2021 23:19:25 -0300
Subject: [BNS_members] The diverse bees of Nova Scotia
Message-ID: <4BA0FFA5-313E-4B9F-BFA7-9B3F86748BA2@bondrup.com>

Hello everyone,
Monday?s presentation on the Diverse Bees of Nova Scotia is now up on YouTube
Click this link. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uMFWtohWd4o <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uMFWtohWd4o>
Or go to the Activities tab on the BNS web page and scroll down to October 18.

Enjoy,

Soren
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From coordinator at blomidonnaturalists.ca  Wed Oct 20 16:07:14 2021
From: coordinator at blomidonnaturalists.ca (Caroline Beddoe)
Date: Wed, 20 Oct 2021 16:07:14 -0500
Subject: [BNS_members] Upcoming Field Trip!
Message-ID: <913fcb4b316dc2b95cf2163b5860f79e@blomidonnaturalists.ca>

Hello,

 We have added a new field trip to the calendar of activities: Forest in
the Fall at Ross Creek!

 This will be a lovely fall forest walk up at the beautiful Ross Creek
Centre for the Arts. We will meet there to start at 10:00 am and end
around 12 noon. Soren Bondrup-Nielsen will lead a walk through a trail
in the woods beside the centre, stopping to explore the flora and fauna
of this fall forest, and other interesting aspects of this forest,
including indications of different human activities over the year. We
will explore how forests have been cleared for agriculture and then
reverted to forests again. We will also be curious observers in the
forest: what are the different species of trees and other vegetation?
Why is there little to no vegetation under evergreens? Come explore
these questions and much more in this beautiful forest!

 For more information and to register (free but we require registration
since we are limiting numbers), please click here [1]. This will direct
you to the event page for this field trip on the BNS website, with all
the pertinent information and the affiliated link to register your spot
on the field trip.

 We hope to enjoy a beautiful fall day together!

 Caroline

 PS - I'm excited to be joining BNS as both a new member and the new
coordinator, so you will be getting emails from me from time to time. I
look forward to deepening my connection to this place and my passion for
the natural world, and to getting more involved in this great naturalist
community. 

Links:
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[1]
https://blomidonnaturalists.ca/event/field-trip-forest-in-the-fall-at-ross-creek/
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From soren at bondrup.com  Wed Oct 27 10:40:30 2021
From: soren at bondrup.com (Soren Bondrup-Nielsen)
Date: Wed, 27 Oct 2021 12:40:30 -0300
Subject: [BNS_members] Get the latest invasive species news in our autumn
 newsletter!
References: <1137852558330.1134345331400.1043986875.0.611013JL.2002@scheduler.constantcontact.com>
Message-ID: <B8B9DC52-1E97-49D5-887F-655E2045EE08@bondrup.com>

Invasive species news
I case you do not reveive it. See below.

Cheers,
Soren

Soren Bondrup-Nielsen
Professor Emeritus,  Biology
Acadia University

www.bondrup.com

Begin forwarded message:

> From: SLELO PRISM <megan.pistolese at tnc.org>
> Date: 27 October 2021 at 11.16.46 GMT-3
> To: soren at bondrup.com
> Subject: Get the latest invasive species news in our autumn newsletter!
> Reply-To: megan.pistolese at tnc.org
> 
> ?
> 2021
> SLELO AUTUMN NEWSLETTER
>  
> Protecting our Lands and Waters From the Impacts of Invasive Species.
> View as Webpage
> Click to Read The Newsletter
> Click the button above to read the full newsletter.
> Featured below are a few highlights from this issue
> We hope you enjoy!
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> 	
>  
> Learn about how water samples can help detect the presence of aquatic invasive and native species and get involved.
> 
> Read the Article
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> Get the latest updates on invasvie species distribution in the state from the NYS Department of Agriculture and Markets.
> Read the Article
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> Take the Pledge to Protect
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> Events You Don't Want to Miss
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> UNINVITED: The Spread of Invasive Species
> November 1st?7th attend viewings of the new documentary titled, UNINVITED: The Spread of Invasive Species .View a schedule of virtual and in-person viewings, or learn how to host your own viewing on the NYSDEC website. 
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> Calling all Volunteers
> Learn How To:
> Aid Early Detection Efforts
> Recognize Priortity Invasive Species
> Report Observations to iMapInvasives.org
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> Sign-up for a virtual training
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> Calling all Hikers and Snowshoers
> Learn how to recognize and report hemlock woolly adelgid (HWA) an invasive insect killing hemlock trees.
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> View an interactive map showcaing public trails in the SLELO region that have hemlocks near the path for you to check for HWA.
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> Win prizes for sharing your #VirtualHikeChallenge experience on Facebook!
> Take the #VirtualHikeChallenge
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From soren at bondrup.com  Fri Oct 29 09:07:55 2021
From: soren at bondrup.com (Soren Bondrup-Nielsen)
Date: Fri, 29 Oct 2021 11:07:55 -0300
Subject: [BNS_members] =?utf-8?q?Nova_Scotia_Climate_Plan_=E2=80=94_Clima?=
 =?utf-8?q?te_Emergency_Unit?=
Message-ID: <EA1B1110-8D95-454D-A993-0F75DE4089FE@bondrup.com>

Hello everyone,
You have no doubt heard about Bill 57  Environmental Goals and Climate Emergency Act. Please read the statement found at the link:
https://www.climateemergencyunit.ca/nova-scotia
I would like the BNS to sign on to this.
Are there any concerns?
Please let me know.

Thanks
Soren

Soren Bondrup-Nielsen
Professor Emeritus,  Biology
Acadia University

www.bondrup.com

From soren at bondrup.com  Sun Oct 31 21:04:00 2021
From: soren at bondrup.com (Soren Bondrup-Nielsen)
Date: Sun, 31 Oct 2021 23:04:00 -0300
Subject: [BNS_members] =?utf-8?q?Fwd=3A_=5BNew_post=5D_Good_News_for_Nova?=
 =?utf-8?q?_Scotia=E2=80=99s_Endangered_Mainland_Moose=3A_=E2=80=9CCutting?=
 =?utf-8?q?_has_stopped_in_the_Rocky_Point_Lake=2E_All_the_logging_equipme?=
 =?utf-8?q?nt_has_been_pulled_out=E2=80=9D_=E2=80=93_XRNS_31Oct2021?=
References: <116476016.36924.0@wordpress.com>
Message-ID: <67D27CA5-F04C-490E-847D-259C61A7BBC0@bondrup.com>

Hello all,
Here is a good news story - the clearcutting that started in the Rocky Point Lake area, in known moose habitat has stopped.
See message below from the Healthy Forest Coalition.

Cheers,
Soren

Soren Bondrup-Nielsen
Professor Emeritus,  Biology
Acadia University

www.bondrup.com

Begin forwarded message:

> From: Nova Scotia Forest Notes <donotreply at wordpress.com>
> Date: 31 October 2021 at 21.32.48 GMT-3
> To: soren at bondrup.com
> Subject: [New post] Good News for Nova Scotia?s Endangered Mainland Moose: ?Cutting has stopped in the Rocky Point Lake. All the logging equipment has been pulled out? ? XRNS 31Oct2021
> 
> ?
> New post on Nova Scotia Forest Notes
> 
> 
> Good News for Nova Scotia?s Endangered Mainland Moose: ?Cutting has stopped in the Rocky Point Lake. All the logging equipment has been pulled out? ? XRNS 31Oct2021
> by admin
> Posted on Extinction Rebellion Nova Scotia (Public Facebook Group), circa 8 pm Oct 31, 2021
> 
> Good News in our small corner of the world!
> 
> The cutting has stopped in the Rocky Point Lake area of Digby county where, last year, we blockaded the logging road. All the logging equipment has been pulled out. Not before they decimated some of the most ecologically valuable forest and chopped up more of it with multiple extraction roads, but most of the 638 acres approved for clearcutting has not been touched.
> This is definitely good news, even if more crucial moose habitat has been fragmented, but questions remain. The Assembly of Mi?kmaw Chiefs, a year ago, demanded a halt to the logging and asserted their s.35 rights to moose stewardship and consultation. Who decided to ignore their original letter, if that is what happened?
> 
> It seems likely that someone was hoping to sneak in and cut down the moose habitat while nobody was looking. Once we shone a light on what was happening and, most importantly, informed the Assembly of Mi?kmaw Chiefs about the cutting under way, somebody, presumably, told Hankinson Logging to stop what they were doing and get their equipment out of there.
> 
> Hankinson Logging of Weymouth is the company contracted by WestFor to do the cutting. According to the person who answers their phone, Hankinson works for Freeman Lumber. Freeman Lumber is now managed by the erstwhile general manager of WestFor, Marcus Zwicker. WestFor, a consortium of sawmills, was created by the provincial government to manage crown lands in Southwest Nova Scotia.
> 
> Putting a consortium of sawmills in charge of our public lands has turned out to be a terrible idea for the forests and for the people of our area. It is time to end this failed experiment. As we struggle to deal with the twin biodiversity and climate crises, it is clear our forests are worth far more than the fibre that can be extracted from them. Protecting and restoring ecosystem health has to be the priority from now on, ?the overarching priority? as the Lahey report calls it.
> 
> The wisdom of ?two-eyed seeing? and respect for Indigenous rights and culture must guide the shift away from valuing these unceded lands only for the resources that can be extracted from them, never mind the costs to human and non-human kin. Time for a paradigm shift if we want a habitable planet.
> 
> Thanks Assembly of Mi?kmaw Chiefs, Thanks XRNS
> 
> Related recent posts on NSFN:
> 
> Nova Scotia Healthy Forest Coalition calls for Immediate Halt to Logging Operations in Moose Habitat at Rocky Point Lake 29Oct2021
> Posted on October 29, 2021
> 
> ?I am so sorry Forest, I am so sorry Moose? We need to stop this. Now.? ? Nina Newington 29Oct2021
> Posted on October 29, 2021
> 
> admin | October 31, 2021 at 9:32 pm | Categories: Conservation, Social Values, WestFor | URL: https://wp.me/p7SIJq-9By
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