[ValleyNature] 2 new pond names proposed

[Richard Stern]

Hi,

A few comments about these ponds --

The pond that Jim wants to call Gesner's is a few metres from my house. It's
actually a part of a system of creeks, springs and ditches that flow from a
moderate-sized lake that is up a dirt road off Church St. to its east, that
goes  under Middle Dyke Rd.  It's the largest lake in the immediate area,
but can't be seen from any main road. The area to the east side of the road
at the edge of an orchard has good mixed bird habitat, including some swamp
and marshy areas.The pond is always muddy, and other than the odd D-C
cormorant, is usually bird-less. However, the south and west sides are now
part of the new Eagle Creek subdivision. There are still woods along the
edge, but these are steadily being cleared to make room for the spreading
subdivision. This Spring the woods held a pair of Barred owls and a
Red-tail's nest, + a number of passerines. There are thick tangles of
bushes, and I'm pretty sure that the Cardinals that come to my feeder breed
there. The southern boundary is the edge of the Municipality of Kings County
North Kentville Growth Centre, and the area to the south and west will
presumably continue to be developed.

The DU pond by the Cornwallis River has already been called Stella's Pond by
some local people, but usually when I call it that, people generally don't
know where I'm talking about. DU has also created a network of ponds between
it and the Town of Kentville to the west of the bridge, and access by
walking trail, from Kentville, is supposed to start next year. It's also
close to the New Minas sewage plant as the duck flies, and so the whole
corridor between New Minas and Kentville is becoming quite a good little
wetland.

Personally I don't mind what people call these 2 ponds, as long as people
know where we're referring to. But - maybe if the county recognized a pond
with a name, it might be a help in preserving that wetland habitat, so I'm
all for it.

Cheers,  Richard

On Thu, Oct 1, 2009 at 5:25 PM, James W. Wolford <jimwolford at eastlink.ca>wrote:

> *OCTOBER 1, 2009 *- I think that the *pond* that is 0.6 km. south of
> Chipman's Corner (see yesterday's wood ducks) *needs a name*, and I'd like
> to suggest *"GESNER'S POND"*, since there is a mini-park and Gesner
> monument just across the road from the pond.  Similarly, the Ducks Unlimited
> pond north of New Minas adjacent to the Cornwallis River has been called
> "STELLA'S LAKE?" in the past -- why don't we call it* "STELLA'S POND"* from
> now on??  Are there any serious *objections?*  And does anyone know who
> Stella is/was? (not Stella MacLean?).  Of course, this is not for any
> geographical purposes, other than a convenience for us birders.
>
> Cheers from Jim in Wolfville, 542-9204
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