Category Archives: General Information

Access to Water Quality Reports

— John Sollows Folks have been asking me about public access to the various reports on water quality done by the Nova Scotia Department of the Environment, Nova Scotia Fisheries and Aquaculture, a raft of volunteers, and us TREPA folks. … Continue reading

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New TREPA shoreline protection brochure available

TREPA is pleased to announce that its new shoreline protection brochure is available. It has been redesigned to assist developers, contractors and owners meet shoreline protection regulations and develop properties in a manner to protect the water quality of their … Continue reading

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Yarmouth Chimney Swift Walk July 24

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More on Saving Hemlocks from the Woolly Adelgid

— John Sollows Ron Neville of Canada Food Inspection Agency, who gave April’s talk on this serious pest, gave me contacts for Donne McPhee, when I asked about banking seed. Ron advised that the seed bank in Frederiction is at … Continue reading

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Stewardship Opportunity with Nova Scotia Nature Trust

This in from Karen McKendry of Nova Scotia Nature Trust. Sounds useful and fun: Hello fellow birders! Karen McKendry here, conservation biologist with the Nova Scotia Nature Trust. If you are looking to support bird conservation even more in the … Continue reading

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