Huge Win: Shaw Wilderness Park expanded to protect Williams Lake shorelines
The Halifax Regional Municipality has purchased four parcels of land totaling approximately 46 hectares, located to the west of Shaw Wilderness Park, in Halifax.
Backlands Coalition submits comments to the Regional Plan Review
The Backlands Coalition, of which the Williams Lake Conservation Company is a member, has submitted detailed comments to the HRM Regional Plan Review as part of the HRM consultation process.
Our submission highlights issues of special importance to HRM, the nearby communities of Spryfield, Williams Lake, Purcells Cove, Fergusons Cove and parts of Herring Cove that surround the Backlands.
Wetlands: natural defence against wildfires
Wildfires have slammed our local communities recently and heightened our awareness of the results of human activity on climate change. Besides the practical tasks, such as emergency evacuation preparedness, we are now looking to the science of wetlands as a valuable and available natural defence against wildfires.
Input sought on NS Protected Areas Strategy
Nova Scotians are invited to help shape the approach for protecting 20 percent of the province’s land and water by 2030.
An online public consultation started August 23, at the province’s Collaborative Protected Areas Strategy Engagement page.
The input will be used to develop the Nova Scotia Collaborative Protected Areas Strategy, which will outline how the Province will achieve its 2030 land and water conservation goals and identify next steps.
Williams Lake Learn2Fish Program
Rods, hooks, bobbers, tackle, sinkers, swivels and spinners were at-the-ready on Cunard Pond beach, on Williams Lake for the Learn2Fish (L2F) to get ready for fishing season. Sportfish Development Officer at NS Fisheries and Aquaculture, Sabrina Wolthers, kitted-out a group of eager anglers from Le Marchant-St. Thomas Elementary school for their first fishing lesson.