[ValleyNature] Cape Split Provincial Park draft plan & open houses

[James W. Wolford]

Food for thought during our two Cape Split field trips on May 16  
(tomorrow!) and May 30:

Note below that the draft management plan for the new prov. park can  
be accessed at  <http://www.gov.ns.ca/natr> and then think about  
attending one of the two open houses on May 28 at Scots' Bay and June  
4 at Acadia Univ., Wolfville.

Cheers from Jim in Wolfville
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Begin forwarded message:

> From: Larry Bogan <larry at bogan.ca>
> Date: May 15, 2009 10:40:44 AM ADT
> To: board at blomidonnaturalists.ca, FNSN Board  
> <fnsnboard at yahoogroups.com>
> Subject: [FNSNboard] Cape Split Provincial Park
> Reply-To: fnsnboard at yahoogroups.com
>
> Board,
> This is an important input from our club(s). Please spread the word
> especially the BNS.
>
> Larry
>
>
>   Cape Split Provincial Park Reserve Open House
>
>
>     Department of Natural Resources
>
> [May 15, 2009 9:54 AM]

> The Department of Natural Resources is seeking public input on a draft
> management plan for the Cape Split provincial park reserve.
>
> Two open-house events to discuss the future plans for the property are
> being held:
> -- Thursday, May 28, Scots Bay Community Hall, Highway 358, Scots Bay
> -- Thursday, June 4, Clark Commons, Acadia University, University  
> Ave., 
> Wolfville
>
> The Department of Natural Resources has prepared a preliminary
> management plan to guide decisions for the property.
>
> The 428-hectare property is on a dramatic coastal setting near Scots
> Bay, Kings Co. It is the most ecologically intact portion of the North
> Mountain, and one of the most important undisturbed areas on the  
> Bay of
> Fundy. The property includes several rare or threatened plant species,
> old forest, prehistoric sites, rare and semiprecious minerals, and one
> of the most prominent coastal hiking trails in Nova Scotia.
>
> "Anyone with an interest in Cape Split is encouraged to attend one of
> the open houses," said Brian Kinsman, senior parks planner, Department
> of Natural Resources. "Our goal is to create a park that provides
> visitor facilities and services and is managed to ensure visitor  
> safety
> and the protection of the park’s ecosystems, heritage, and wildlife
> habitat.”
>
> The focus of the development is to provide a coastal day-use hiking
> trail with facilities and services for the proposed 20-kilometre  
> system
> of interconnecting trails. Parking and trail-head access, orientation
> and interpretive information and washrooms will be provided at the
> western end of the Scots Bay Road. Viewing areas will be located at  
> key
> locations.
>
> The Department of Natural Resources is developing a new natural
> resources strategy for 2010. Provincial parks will be included in that
> strategy, which will direct departmental policies and programs for the
> next decade and beyond.
>
> The draft management plan is be available at www.gov.ns.ca/natr
> <http://www.gov.ns.ca/natr> .
>
>
> <http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9655578>
>
>
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