Land donation expands nccs wildlife corridor project near. Halls hill, shemogue properties latest added to nccs protected spaces on valuable wildlife corridor. You will find the exact location of tintamarre national wildlife area on the map above. Sackville, new brunswick wikimili, the best wikipedia reader. The tantramar marshes also known as the tintamarre national wildlife area is a tidal saltmarsh around the bay of fundy on the isthmus of chignecto. Tintamarre national wildlife area nwa protects 1990 hectares of wildlife habitat at the head of the bay of fundy in southeastern new. A rose hip fly rhagoletis basiola dances around a rose hip stopping occasionally to oviposit lay eggs at tintamarre national wildlife area. Reared in the wild countryside bordering the picturesque tintamarre national wildlife area, mark graduated from mount allison university 2011 with a ba in history. Reifel waterfowl refuge in ladner bc, the creton valley wildlife management area, and the sackvill and tintamarre national wildlife area, new brunswick. Cape jourimain national wildlife area, botsford canb 46.
Top american libraries canadian libraries universal library community texts project gutenberg biodiversity heritage library childrens library. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. Featured movies all video latest this just in prelinger archives democracy now. Tintamarre national wildlife area, nb, westmorland. Tintamarre national wildlife area nwa, in new brunswick, is a significant area for wildlife. The area borders between route 940, route 16 and route 2 near sackville, new brunswick at 20,230 hectares, the marsh is one of the largest on the atlantic coast of north america. Being all that parcel of land, in the county of westmorland, in the parishes of sackville and westmorland, expropriated by the department of indian affairs and northern development, according to an expropriation document registered in the registry office at dorchester, in book 219, as number 278495 and a plan filed in said office as 6017. The marshes are an important stopover for migrating waterfowl such. Tintamarre national wildlife area is located in jolicure, nb e4l 2s5. Reifel waterfowl refuge in ladner bc, the creston valley wildlife management area, and the sackville and tintamarre national wildlife area. So to say i killed four birds with one stone may seem inappropriate but getting so many national historic sites in one stop, is quiet a score.
This site is located just 20 minutes from the wetlab by school bus. Tintamarre national wildlife area is a reserve in new brunswick and has an elevation of 10 meters. Tintamarre national wildlife area search visit new brunswick. The name is likely a corruption of the french word fendu, meaning split. Silver lake, located in middle sackville, and jolicure lakes, within the tantramar region, are all great places to visit. Find nature attractions in nappan ns tourist places.
In 2002, twc joined forces with the canadian wildlife service in the renovation of a large abandoned fishing camp inside the tintamarre national wildlife area and establish the jolicure lakes field station to further extend twcs experiential programming options. With this donation ncc has conserved 1,390 hectares 3,440 acres on the chignecto isthmus for its wildlife corridor, an ongoing conservation project to secure wilderness for. Number ofbroods on tintamarre national wildlife area and missaquash marsh,196773 14 table 6. Fundy nphq area, mclaren pond and the bluff, albert. The nature attractions are sorted by their popularity, which is calculated based on the number of visitors, user ratings and couple of other factors.
Particulate organic matter content of water at the aboiteaux of an impounded area at various tidai heights. Nature conservancy acquires more forest, wetland in. He then ventured to france the following academic year to teach english in the. Tantra actress munisha khatwani finds her fiance on a. The hostseeking periodicity of 3 species of mammalophilic culicidae of the tintamarre national wildlife area, new brunswick, canada. Anyone considering a visit to tintamarre national wildlife area should cancel their plans. This book has over 200 photos on 160 pages, all in full color. Map of tintamarre national wildlife area, new brunswick, conservation area canada geographical names with maps. Following is the list of all nature attractions found in nappan.
The nwa consists of a series of shallow lake basins the jolicure lakes surrounded by extensive wetlands ranging from fens and swamps to treed bogs. Top 25 amherst, ns rv rentals and motorhome rentals. It has been suggested that overland migration by common eiders increases the risk that they. It is particularly important for the production of waterfowl and marshbirds. The new land is located between the federally protected tintamarre national wildlife area in new brunswick and the provincially protected chignecto isthmus wilderness area in nova scotia. I spent a lot of time in the canadian maritimes doing waterfowl surveys and lived on tantramar marsh.
The nature conservancy of canada has received another 83 hectares of private land to help it promote crossborder moose love at the boundary of nova scotia and new brunswick. The nature conservancy of canada working in the province of nova scotia has created a corridor that includes a section of wooded land along route 16, about 6 kms from baie verte, ns between the missiquash march and the tintamarre national wildlife area. The city sits on the eastern boundary of the tintamarre national wildlife area, which consists of a tidal saltmarsh thats part of the bay of fundy. Tintamarre national wildlife area reserve, 2 km northwest. Nature conservancy protecting more land on isthmus of. The tantramar marshes also known as the tintamarre national wildlife area is a tidal saltmarsh. Being all that parcel of land, in the county of westmorland, in the parishes of sackville and westmorland, expropriated by the department of indian affairs and northern development, according to an expropriation document registered in the registry office at dorchester, in book 219, as number 278495 and a plan filed in said. Sackville waterfowl park, sackville, new brunswick, canada.
The new addition is the second property on the chignecto isthmus donated to ncc by the late daniel lund of sackville and will help provide an important link between land already conserved by ncc and the tintamarre national wildlife area, managed by environment and climate change canada. Understanding and preserving these wetlands is as important for our future as it is to canadian wildlife. Tantramar marshes the tantramar marshes also known as the tintamarre national wildlife area is a tidal saltmarsh around the bay of fundy on the isthmus of chignecto. Amherst marsh aulac the tantramar isthmus of chignecto hackmatack lake and round lake game sanctuary tintamarre national wildlife area maccan river wildlife management area cumberland basin chignecto game sanctuary sherpody bay. Pdf light and electron microscopic examination of so. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. Canada to learn more on this tintamarre reserve of lands, preservation of nature, wildlife, wetlands, ponds, rivers, lakes, marshes, trees, plants, flora, fauna its what is a priority for many in this region and those involved are very involved because their idea of no development is preferable. Migrant common eider, somateria mollissima, collisions.
Tintamarre national wildlife area and two bird more sanctuaries not far off, i would search for later. Wetlands abridged by lawrence christopher blurb books. Area calculations of impoundment 2, john lusby salt marsh, and the proportion occupied by major vegetational species 14 table 7. It will help provide an important link between land already conserved by ncc and the tintamarre national wildlife area, managed by environment and climate change canada. On 4 october, hugh son estimated that over birds passed overhead between 16. Land donation expands nature conservancy of canadas. History of nova scotia and history of new brunswick. Carter cross road nw, access to town of jolicure, tintamarre national wildlife area 1 km 21. Comparative changes in water chemistry within impounded and natural freshwater marshes at the tintamarre national wildlife area. The largest project, conducted by the canadian wildlife service, involves restoration of a suitable wildlife habitat on 1,990 ha in the tintamarre national wildlife area on the upper reaches of the tantramar river. Sentinel ducks exposed to natural infection during three summers 19721974 at the tintamarre national wildlife area in new brunswick, canada, developed parasitemias with.
There are an abundance of lakes in new brunswick, and most offer a variety of water and camping activities. Tintamarre national wildlife area nwa protects 1990 hectares of wildlife habitat at the head of the bay of fundy in southeastern new brunswick. In recent years, hundreds of hectares of marshland are being reclaimed for waterfowl by federal, provincial and private concerns. Map of tintamarre national wildlife area, new brunswick. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. While banding ducks in the bay of fundy in the tintamarre national wildlife area, young said he found a connection to the acadian culture prominent in the st.
List of national wildlife areas in canada wikipedia. Crossroad west access to mount whatley rd to east mount whatley on northwest side of rd. Tintamarre national wildlife area map new brunswick mapcarta. It is particularly important for the production of. Amherst is the county seat and is one of the most populous places within the cumberland region.