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== Climate == | == Climate == | ||
3706 is located on the eastern edge of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Mountain_(Nova_Scotia) North Mountain] which is enclosing the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annapolis_Valley Annapolis Valley]. Scot's Bay and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_Split Cape Split] are just north, and the farmlands of Blomidon and Medford are below the cliff the property sits on. | 3706 is located on the eastern edge of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Mountain_(Nova_Scotia) North Mountain] which is enclosing the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annapolis_Valley Annapolis Valley]. Scot's Bay and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_Split Cape Split] are just north, and the farmlands of Blomidon and Medford are below the cliff the property sits on. | ||
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== Forest == | == Forest == | ||
The forest is a semi-dry, fertile Acadian Forest <ref name="Simpson">[https://nimbus.ca/store/restoring-the-acadian-forest-2nd-edition.html Restoring the Acadian Forest 2e]</ref> made up of primarily [[White Ash]], [[Sugar Maple]], [[Beech]], [[Birch]] and [[Spruce]]. The Beech suffer from [[Beech Bark Disease]]. | The forest is a semi-dry, fertile Acadian Forest <ref name="Simpson">[https://nimbus.ca/store/restoring-the-acadian-forest-2nd-edition.html Restoring the Acadian Forest 2e]</ref> made up of primarily [[White Ash]], [[Sugar Maple]], [[Beech]], [[Birch]] and [[Spruce]]. The Beech suffer from [[Beech Bark Disease]]. | ||
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A [[Site Management Plan]] will be created to address the usage of the natural resources on the land, including the cutting of wood for [[Projects]]. | A [[Site Management Plan]] will be created to address the usage of the natural resources on the land, including the cutting of wood for [[Projects]]. | ||
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Revision as of 21:19, 14 September 2020
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Climate
3706 is located on the eastern edge of North Mountain which is enclosing the Annapolis Valley. Scot's Bay and Cape Split are just north, and the farmlands of Blomidon and Medford are below the cliff the property sits on.
The property sits on a south south-east facing slope. Weather is cooler than in the valley below.
Forest
The forest is a semi-dry, fertile Acadian Forest [1] made up of primarily White Ash, Sugar Maple, Beech, Birch and Spruce. The Beech suffer from Beech Bark Disease.
Soil
A Site Management Plan will be created to address the usage of the natural resources on the land, including the cutting of wood for Projects.
Flora
St. John's Wort
Wild Sarsaparilla
Funga
Chaga
A medicinal mushroom that grows on dying birch trees. Used for Chaga tea.
Fauna
Bald Eagles
A pair of Bald eagles roost nearby on the mountain and can be seen fishing in the Bay of Fundy below.