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STEWARDSHIP STORIES: The MacInnises Snapshots B. MacInnis Amita looking for Eastern Ribbonsnakes M. Crowley Their cozy family cottage nestled among the trees Bruce searches the shoreline for Redroot M. Crowley Bruce and Amita MacInnis live in Dartmouth and have a cottage on Molega Lake with a shoreline wetland. This wetland vegetation provides habitat for a diversity of species and the view of the lake from the cottage is spectacular! This wetland is teeming with fish fry, snakes, painted turtles, muskrats, and dragonflies that chase the deer flies away. With huckleberries, cranberries, and royal fern along the shore, they also discovered some treasures such as round-leaved sundew and narrow-leaf violets. From their place, they can see the shoreline across the lake where the Atlantic Coastal Plain Flora species Redroot occurs. They love and appreciate the species that live with them and report Eastern Ribbonsnake sightings to researchers. Bruce and Amita keep their shoreline natural to maintain the wetland, encourage the presence of wildlife, and to preserve the lake w a t e r quality. 34
WILDLIFE and PETS We appreciate our pets and the presence of wildlife on our property, but need to be careful to ensure we are not negatively impacting the environment around us. Wildlife is just that – wild. By being aware of how our actions affect the plants and animals around us, we can make sure that the natural environment maintains its healthy form and function. Maintain natural levels of wild animals by reducing and eliminating attractants on your property. • Place all garbage in good storage containers that cannot be accessed by animals. • Do not feed wildlife. • Keep your compost far away from water in a sealed, animal-proof container. Turn regularly to reduce odours. • Keep all pet food inside. Water-Pennywort Common Nighthawk Populations of wild animals such as squirrels and raccoons generally increase in developed areas. These animals can impact turtle populations by preying on hatchlings and digging up turtle nests to eat the eggs. It is important to remember that predators are not “bad” species and that predation is a part of a natural ecosystem. However, by keeping our land free of attractants, we can avoid artificially raising predator populations to levels that would not occur naturally. 35 You are responsible for your pet and its actions. Keep your cat and dog on a leash or in an enclosed area when outdoors. Cats and dogs can disturb and kill wildlife. Under the Nova Scotia Wildlife Act it is against the law to allow a dog to run “at large” or unaccompanied by its owner. Free-roaming cats are estimated to kill hundreds of millions of birds, reptiles, amphibians and mammals every year. One cat can have a huge impact on wildlife (even if it has a bell or is de-clawed), and can kill many animals per week. Most wildlife kills go unnoticed and it is difficult for a pet owner to realize the full impact of their pet. Prevent the spread of invasive species when fishing and boating. • Do not move fish from one lake or stream into another. • Do not release live bait (see page 37 for a list of prohibited bait species). • Drain live wells and bilge water from your boat before leaving a water body. Remove all plants, mussels, and other visible organisms from your boat. • Wash or dry all your fishing gear (trailer, boots, tackle, etc) away from water bodies to kill the aquatic species on them, which can live for two weeks out of the water.
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Page 3 and 4: STEWARDS IN ACTION Checking for hat
Page 5 and 6: TABLE OF CONTENTS Getting Started 1
Page 7 and 8: GETTING STARTED This landowner stew
Page 9 and 10: SPECIES AT RISK Thread-leaved Sunde
Page 11 and 12: RESEARCH and STEWARDSHIP: Working T
Page 13 and 14: SENSITIVE HABITATS Blanding’s Tur
Page 15 and 16: BLANDING’S TURTLE HABITAT Timelin
Page 17 and 18: LAKE SHORELINE HABITAT M. Crowley P
Page 19 and 20: NEW JERSEY RUSH Found along the edg
Page 21 and 22: HOW YOU CAN HELP ON YOUR LAND The f
Page 23 and 24: Do not infill, rake, or mow your la
Page 25 and 26: STEWARDSHIP STORIES: The Turners Sn
Page 27 and 28: ESTUARIES Estuaries are coastal loc
Page 29 and 30: LAWN and GARDEN Sometimes what we c
Page 31 and 32: STEWARDSHIP STORIES: Carter Feltham
Page 33 and 34: Stay well away from the water when
Page 35 and 36: Avoid This Try This ON-SITE SEWAGE
Page 37 and 38: MOTORIZED VEHICLES Motorized vehicl
Page 39: MOTORIZED WATER VEHICLES: Drive at
Page 43 and 44: INVASIVE FISH and PROHIBITED BAIT S
Page 45 and 46: FORESTRY PRACTICES Forestry practic
Page 47 and 48: NOVA SCOTIA WOODLOT OWNER OF THE YE
Page 49 and 50: AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES Agricultural
Page 51 and 52: Resources: Water on the Farm: Benef
Page 53 and 54: RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES Humans are
Page 55 and 56: NSNT NSNT The Nova Scotia Nature Tr
Page 57 and 58: Eastern Ribbonsnake Thamnophis saur
Page 59 and 60: THREATENED M. Crowley S. Boates M.
Page 61 and 62: APPENDIX C: Contact Information Bla
Page 63 and 64: APPENDIX D: Permits and Development
Page 65 and 66: GLOSSARY Alien Species: Animals and
Page 67: Acknowledgements American Marten Ow

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