Healthy Lakes and Wetlands For Tomorrow - Species at Risk

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STEWARD SKETCHES Atlantic Whitefish Owen Williams Blanding’s Turtle Dominic Belong Plymouth Gentian Quinn Eaton MacAskill HELPING SPECIES AT RISK Kody Bourque 63 Blanding’s turtle Owen Williams STEWARDSHIP IN ACTION Karsen Bourque
Acknowledgements American Marten Owen Williams This guide could not have been created without the collaborative efforts of many organizations and individuals who graciously provided their expertise towards the development of this guide. Many thanks to the following: Atlantic Coastal Plain Flora, Blanding’s Turtle, and Eastern Ribbonsnake Recovery Teams Parks Canada Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources Nova Scotia Environment Mersey Tobeatic Research Institute Environment Canada, Canadian Wildlife Service Nova Scotia Department of Agriculture Bird Studies Canada L’sitkuk- Bear River First Nations IKANAWTIKET Fisheries and Oceans Canada Tusket River Environmental Protection Association (TREPA) Association for Sustainable Forestry Nova Scotia Nature Trust Environmental Farm Plan Program Nova Scotia Fisheries and Aquaculture Government of Canada Habitat Stewardship Program for Species at Risk Bluenose Coastal Action Foundation Nova Forest Alliance All Terrain Vehicle Association of Nova Scotia Nova Scotia Woodlot Owners and Operators Association Atlantic Canada Conservation Data Center Ecology Action Centre, Forestry Program Nova Scotia Museum Soil and Crop Improvement Association of Nova Scotia Clean Annapolis River Project (CARP) Nova Scotia Invasive Species Working Group Federation of Nova Scotia Woodland Owners Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada A warm thanks to the Keji species at risk team for all their support. And last but not least, a huge thanks to the landowners who share their land with these species at risk for all their feedback on the draft text and for their enthusiasm and love for this wonderful part of Nova Scotia. B. Toms Megan Crowley (author) and Jennifer McKinnon (designer/illustrator) Megan Crowley and Jennifer McKinnon teamed together to write and design this guide. Megan works as a species at risk stewardship biologist at Kejimkujik National Park and National Historic Site. She holds a degree in Wildlife Biology from Guelph and a Master’s degree in Resource and Environmental Management from Dalhousie. Jennifer enjoys the unique conservation opportunities that having both a biology degree from Dalhousie and a background in graphic design (Holland College) offer, including her work with the species at risk program at Kejimkujik. Megan and Jennifer have spent many hours with amazing stewards and species at risk in Nova Scotia and love and appreciate living and working in this special place. 64
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STEWARDS IN ACTION Checking for hat
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TABLE OF CONTENTS Getting Started 1
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GETTING STARTED This landowner stew
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SPECIES AT RISK Thread-leaved Sunde
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RESEARCH and STEWARDSHIP: Working T
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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 and 42: WILDLIFE and PETS We appreciate our
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: GLOSSARY Alien Species: Animals and
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