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Trust Co-hosts
Public Meeting on PCB’s and the Woodens River system
FBWHT and Inland Fisheries co-hosted a
Public Meeting at the Tantallon library on January 27, 2009. The
purpose of the meeting was to hear the results of additional
fish studies conducted by Jacques Whitford (JW) (now Stantec) in June 2008.
The meeting drew in a number of people interested in and concerned about
the Wooden’s River. Jacques Whitford was contracted, by the
NS Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal, to
undertake a fisheries resource study of Ben Miller, Long,
Gates, Millyard and Albert Bridge lakes in the Wooden’s River
Watershed. This study of fish in the lower portion of the
watershed was requested by attendees at a Public Meeting held May 7, 2008
also concerning PCB’s and the Woodens River
system.
The objectives of the June 08 study were to:
Based on the data collected during the
study, Dr. Malcolm Stephenson of JW reported that
fish consumption advisories to protect anglers from PCB’s in
fish tissue are not required on Ben Miller,
Long, Gates, Millyard and Albert Bridge Lakes. Additionally, PCB consumption
through fish from these lakes is not considered a risk to
wildlife receptors. These findings were most welcome to those
in attendance at the meeting. However, the report went on to
indicate that the pH of several lakes in the study were
sufficiently low to be an appreciable stressor to trout. This
finding drew much passionate discussion from the anglers
present and many diverse opinions were stated.
Some anglers had hope that with the
suspension of fish advisories for human consumption of fish,
Inland Fisheries might consider discussion regarding a small
retention limit. However with the concern about the pH
levels, JW recommended that DNR assemble and review any
historic data respecting pH and general water chemistry for
the watershed. If data is not available a sampling program
should be developed and implemented to evaluate pH trends
and other key parameters. It became apparent during
the discussion that there was a considerable amount of
knowledge held by different organizations about the river.
Further there is a need to co-ordinate and share that
information.
At the close of the meeting
representatives from environmental groups set a meeting with Don MacLean and John
MacMillan of Inland Fisheries to discuss the information
available about the river system and to develop a sampling
program as recommended by JW. DNR and DFO will also be
contacted about the proposed meeting.
Here is the page link
for fish studies and /slideshow presented at the January
meeting JW
Study
Guides
Plants of the Bluff Wilderness Hiking Trail: A Guide (1.7Mb)
A higher resolution version of this brochure is available. (8.6Mb)
Lichens of the Bluff Wilderness Hiking Trail (10.2Mb)
This print ready brochure is quite large so dial-up users should be wary of download times.
A smaller sized version will be available in the near future.
Case Studies and
Reports
Pollution and Costal Zone Management (0.9Mb)
A Case Study of Shellfish Bed Closures in Saint Margaret's Bay, Nova Scotia (July 22, 2003)
The Twin Bays: The Potential for a Nearshore Protected Area
in St. Margarets Bay: An Ecological Assessment (0.4Mb)
A report on the flora and fauna of St. Margarets Bay.
An unique wetland along Highway 103 near Nine Mile River (0.8Mb)
In 2007 the Trust in concert with community groups, the Department of Inland Fisheries and the Saint Mary’s University Community Based
Environmental Network undertook two monitoring projects one of the Woodens River system and the other on the Prospect River system.
Environmental Monitoring Project - Woodens River System - 2007 (0.08Mb)
Water Quality Monitoring in the Prospect River Watershed, 2010 (0.12 Mb)
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