WHAT'S UP
January Newsletter
Jan. 26, 2010: The latest issue of WRWEO Watch contains
photographs and information about the upcoming AGM on Feb 17, perspectives on
clearcutting for biomass, WRWEO's position on the
proposal to develop in the planned parkland next to the Blue Mountain- Birch Cove
Lakes protected area, and more. See Newsletters AGM Presentation (17 Feb.): Our New Candidate Wilderness Area by Land and Water.
Jan. 14 2010: Our AGM is Wednesday evening, February 17, from 7 pm to 9 pm at the Tantallon Public Library. Registration and renewal of membership ($10 per person) begins at 6:30 pm. All are welcome regardless of membership. Keynote speakers David Patriquin and Dusan Soudek will provide a conceptual and pictorial tour of the Five Bridges Lakes Wilderness Area that has recently been designated as a Candidate Protected Area under Nova Scotia's Wilderness Areas Protection Act. Details. 
Jim Carwardine on Snowshoeing for Breakfast TV (Jan 15)
Jan. 14, 2010: CTV roving reporter Cyril Lunney took a lesson in snowshoeing from Jim Carwardine at the trailhead for The Bluff Trail for showing on CTV's popular Breakfast Television (7-9 am daily). Read more & see video-clips
Stone tread trail construction
Dec. 1, 2009: Wherever possible, we are now using stone tread to provide passage across wet areas, rather than wooden structures. The stone tread is more durable and has a more natural appearance. Read moreOld growth forest stands in the FBLWA
Nov. 16, 2009: An article in the November issue of The Bridge describes old growth red oak and red spruce stands in the Five Bridge Lakes Wilderness Area (now a Candidate for protection under the Wilderness Protection Act). Additional photos are posted at versicolor.ca/forest .
Coyotes
Nov. 3, 2009: Coyotes are sighted occasionally, more often their scat, on The Bluff Wilderness Hiking Trail. A CBC posting about the recent fatal attack on a young woman in Cape Breton by coyotes offers the following advice on how to act if approached by a coyote. Read moreFive Bridge Lakes Wilderness Area is now a Candidate Wilderness Area
Oct. 19, 2009: Today, at a celebration for the official designation of Ship Harbour Long Lake Wilderness Area under the Wilderness Areas Protection Act, N.S. Minister of Environment Sterling Belliveau announced that The Five Bridge Lakes Wilderness Area is now a Candidate Wilderness Area!See News Release
Invitation to Tender for Capital Work
on The Bluff Wilderness Hiking Trail
Oct. 13, 2009: Each year, WRWEO undertakes a variety of trail improvement work on The Bluff Wilderness Hiking Trail. Currently, we are inviting tenders for stone tread trail construction at 12 sites on loops 3 & 4. See wrweo.ca/capitalworksites.
Witch-hazel in Flower
Oct. 13, 2009: Witch-hazel, a common understory shrub/small tree in deciduous woodland on The Bluff Trail, flowers from mid-September to December. Read more
Fall colours
Sept. 25, 2009. Time to begin checking out the fall colours. Barry Perrault forwarded links to some wonderful photos taken on the Bluff Trail in the fall and winter of 2008/2009. See Photos.
The case for protection
Aug 20, 2009: The Chebucto Wilderness Coalition reviews its case for protection of the The Five Bridge Lakes Wilderness Area under the Wilderness Protection Act in Steering Committee Report No. 10.
Indian Cucumber Root
July 15, 2009: This species was spotted by a participant on our June 7 Nature Walk. Yesterday, there was lots of it in flower in deciduous woods on the upper part of the Pot Lake Loop. Read more
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