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• Before entering a water body, spray your boat with hot water or dry it in the sun for five days. Invasive species like smallmouth bass and chain pickerel compete with native species (including fish, turtles, and snakes) for prey such as small fish and amphibians. Invasive species can alter entire food webs, and eliminate native fish populations (including important traditional angling species like brook trout). Chain pickerel have also been observed to wipe out entire amphibian populations and eat snakes. Report invasive alien species sightings. Call 1-800-563-7711 to report your observations to the Invading Species Hotline (www.invadingspecies. com). If you catch or observe smallmouth bass or chain pickerel you can report this information to the Mersey Tobeatic Research Institute by calling 1-866-727-3447. Beaver dam removal requires a permit and should be avoided whenever possible. Contact the Department of Natural Resources for information regarding nuisance beavers (Appendix C). Ask about alternative approaches to manage conflict situations, which may include beaver leveler devices to help keep water at acceptable levels. Provincial regulations prohibit unauthorized persons from disturbing or removing a beaver dam or lodge at any time. In most situations removal of the animals and/or their dams is not necessary or even the most effective approach. Do not release pet species into the wild or keep wild animals as pets. Releasing species like goldfish and red-eared sliders into the wild can disrupt and harm the ecosystem and can spread exotic parasites and diseases to native species with no resistance. Wild animals are not meant to be kept as pets and suffer when they are removed from their natural habitat. Beaver Maintained Wetlands Blanding’s Turtle habitat is strongly associated with the presence of beavers and the wetland habitat they create and maintain. Beaver dams play an important role in maintaining constant water levels (which is particularly important during times of drought) and sustaining nutrient levels. Blanding’s Turtles often spend both the summer and winter in habitat created by beavers. Eastern Ribbonsnakes are often found in beaver maintained wetlands and have been observed on both dams and lodges. M. Crowley Resources: Department of Natural Resources When Beavers Become A Nuisance brochure www.gov.ns.ca/natr/wildlife/nuisance/beavers.htm Provides information about living with beavers. Call 902-679-6091 to request a hard copy or view online. 36
INVASIVE FISH and PROHIBITED BAIT SPECIES A. Lavers J. McKinnon Invasive Fish Project In 2006, the Mersey Tobeatic Research Institute (MTRI) and Clean Annapolis River Project (CARP) hired local youth to travel around southwest Nova Scotia with an aquarium. They showed people what healthy trout look like and talked about the negative impacts invasive species like smallmouth bass and chain pickerel have on the ecosystem. Twenty-four waterside educational signs were installed in the Mersey and Annapolis watersheds at places where people launch fishing boats. These signs show where invasive species have been introduced and encourage keeping waterways free of invasive fish for better trout fishing. MTRI and CARP also developed a network of volunteer anglers who report locations of invasive fish so they can be tracked in a database. Contact MTRI by phone (1-866-727-3447) or email (info@merseytobeatic.ca) to become part of this effort. Prohibited Bait Species Bait species prohibited in Nova Scotia include the species below and any fish not taken from provincial waters: Chain Pickerel Smallmouth Bass Yellow Perch White Perch Bullhead (catfsh) Goldfsh Illustrations: NS Fisheries and Aquaculture Goldfish: J. LeBlanc Fish with non-lead sinkers and jigs to prevent wildlife deaths caused by lead poisoning J. McKinnon J. McKinnon 37 For More Information on Fishing and Invasive Species Please Visit: Project UFO: www.projectufo.ca Nova Scotia Fisheries and Aquaculture: www.gov.ns.ca/fish/sportfishing Habitattitude: www.habitattitude.ca
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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 and 40: MOTORIZED WATER VEHICLES: Drive at
Page 41: WILDLIFE and PETS We appreciate our
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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