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APPENDIX C Atlantic Canada Conservation Data Centre Report

DATA REPORT 5896: Fall River, NS

Prepared 31 July 2017 by J. Churchill, Data Manager

CONTENTS OF REPORT 1.0 Preface 1.1 Data List 1.2 Restrictions 1.3 Additional Information Map 1: Buffered Study Area 2.0 Rare and Endangered Species 2.1 Flora 2.2 Fauna Map 2: Flora and Fauna 3.0 Special Areas 3.1 Managed Areas 3.2 Significant Areas Map 3: Special Areas 4.0 Rare Species Lists 4.1 Fauna 4.2 Flora 4.3 Location Sensitive Species Map 1. A 100 km buffer around the study area 4.4 Source Bibliography 5.0 Rare Species within 100 km 5.1 Source Bibliography

1.0 PREFACE

The Atlantic Canada Conservation Data Centre (ACCDC) is part of a network of NatureServe data centres and heritage programs serving 50 states in the U.S.A, 10 provinces and 1 territory in Canada, plus several Central and South American countries. The NatureServe network is more than 30 years old and shares a common conservation data methodology. The ACCDC was founded in 1997, and maintains data for the jurisdictions of New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, and Newfoundland and Labrador. Although a non-governmental agency, the ACCDC is supported by 6 federal agencies and 4 provincial governments, as well as through outside grants and data processing fees. URL: www.ACCDC.com.

Upon request and for a fee, the ACCDC queries its database and produces customized reports of the rare and endangered flora and fauna known to occur in or near a specified study area. As a supplement to that data, the ACCDC includes locations of managed areas with some level of protection, and known sites of ecological interest or sensitivity.

1.1 DATA LIST Included datasets: Filename Contents FallRvNS_5896ob.xls All Rare and legally protected Flora and Fauna in your study area FallRvNS_5896ob100km.xls A list of Rare and legally protected Flora and Fauna within 100 km of your study area FallRvNS_5896ma.xls All Managed Areas in your study area Data Report 5896: Fall River, NS Page 2 of 23

1.2 RESTRICTIONS The ACCDC makes a strong effort to verify the accuracy of all the data that it manages, but it shall not be held responsible for any inaccuracies in data that it provides. By accepting ACCDC data, recipients assent to the following limits of use: a) Data is restricted to use by trained personnel who are sensitive to landowner interests and to potential threats to rare and/or endangered flora and fauna posed by the information provided. b) Data is restricted to use by the specified Data User; any third party requiring data must make its own data request. c) The ACCDC requires Data Users to cease using and delete data 12 months after receipt, and to make a new request for updated data if necessary at that time. d) ACCDC data responses are restricted to the data in our Data System at the time of the data request. e) Each record has an estimate of locational uncertainty, which must be referenced in order to understand the record’s relevance to a particular location. Please see attached Data Dictionary for details. f) ACCDC data responses are not to be construed as exhaustive inventories of taxa in an area. g) The absence of a taxon cannot be inferred by its absence in an ACCDC data response.

1.3 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION The attached file DataDictionary 2.1.pdf provides metadata for the data provided.

Please direct any additional questions about ACCDC data to the following individuals:

Plants, Lichens, Ranking Methods, All other Inquiries Sean Blaney, Senior Scientist, Executive Director Tel: (506) 364-2658 [email protected]

Animals (Fauna) Plant Communities John Klymko, Zoologist Sarah Robinson, Community Ecologist Tel: (506) 364-2660 Tel: (506) 364-2664 [email protected] [email protected]

Data Management, GIS Billing James Churchill, Data Manager Jean Breau Tel: (902) 679-6146 Tel: (506) 364-2657 [email protected] [email protected]

Questions on the biology of Federal Species at Risk can be directed to ACCDC: (506) 364-2658, with questions on Species at Risk regulations to: Samara Eaton, Canadian Wildlife Service (NB and PE): (506) 364-5060 or Julie McKnight, Canadian Wildlife Service (NS): (902) 426-4196.

For provincial information about rare taxa and protected areas, or information about game animals, deer yards, old growth forests, archeological sites, fish habitat etc., in New Brunswick, please contact Stewart Lusk, Natural Resources: (506) 453-7110.

For provincial information about rare taxa and protected areas, or information about game animals, deer yards, old growth forests, archeological sites, fish habitat etc., in Nova Scotia, please contact Sherman Boates, NSDNR: (902) 679-6146. To determine if location-sensitive species (section 4.3) occur near your study site please contact a NSDNR Regional Biologist:

Western: Duncan Bayne Western: Donald Sam Central: Shavonne Meyer Central: Kimberly George (902) 648-3536 (902) 634-7525 (902) 893-6353 (902) 893-5630 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]

Eastern: Mark Pulsifer Eastern: Donald Anderson Eastern: Terry Power (902) 863-7523 (902) 295-3949 (902) 563-3370 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]

For provincial information about rare taxa and protected areas, or information about game animals, fish habitat etc., in Prince Edward Island, please contact Garry Gregory, PEI Dept. of Communities, Land and Environment: (902) 569- 7595.

Data Report 5896: Fall River, NS Page 3 of 23 2.0 RARE AND ENDANGERED SPECIES

2.1 FLORA The study area contains 6 records of 4 vascular, 5 records of 4 nonvascular flora (Map 2 and attached: *ob.xls).

2.2 FAUNA The study area contains 77 records of 33 vertebrate, 3 records of 3 invertebrate fauna (Map 2 and attached data files - see 1.1 Data List). Please see section 4.3 to determine if 'location-sensitive' species occur near your study site.

Map 2: Known observations of rare and/or protected flora and fauna within the study area.

Data Report 5896: Fall River, NS Page 4 of 23 3.0 SPECIAL AREAS

3.1 MANAGED AREAS The GIS scan identified 14 managed areas in the vicinity of the study area (Map 3 and attached file: *ma*.xls)

3.2 SIGNIFICANT AREAS The GIS scan identified no biologically significant sites in the vicinity of the study area (Map 3)

Map 3: Boundaries and/or locations of known Managed and Significant Areas within the study area.

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4.0 RARE SPECIES LISTS Rare and/or endangered taxa (excluding “location-sensitive” species, section 4.3) within the study area listed in order of concern, beginning with legally listed taxa, with the number of observations per taxon and the distance in kilometers from study area centroid to the closest observation (± the precision, in km, of the record). [P] = vascular plant, [N] = nonvascular plant, [A] = vertebrate animal, [I] = invertebrate animal, [C] = community. Note: records are from attached files *ob.xls/*ob.shp only.

4.1 FLORA Scientific Name Common Name COSEWIC SARA Prov Legal Prot Prov Rarity Rank Prov GS Rank # recs Distance (km) N Sematophyllum demissum a Moss S1S2 3 Sensitive 1 4.7 ± 2.0 N Sphagnum platyphyllum Flat-leaved Peat Moss S1S2 2 0.6 ± 3.0 N Campylium polygamum a Moss S2? 5 Undetermined 1 4.7 ± 2.0 N Sematophyllum marylandicum a Moss S2? 3 Sensitive 1 4.6 ± 3.0 P Carex pensylvanica Pennsylvania Sedge S1? 2 May Be At Risk 1 4.0 ± 0.0 P Betula michauxii Michaux's Dwarf Birch S2S3 3 Sensitive 2 2.2 ± 0.0 P Listera australis Southern Twayblade S3 4 Secure 2 3.5 ± 0.0 P Liparis loeselii Loesel's Twayblade S3S4 4 Secure 1 0.5 ± 5.0

4.2 FAUNA Scientific Name Common Name COSEWIC SARA Prov Legal Prot Prov Rarity Rank Prov GS Rank # recs Distance (km) A Chordeiles minor Common Nighthawk Threatened Threatened Threatened S2B 1 At Risk 1 0.9 ± 7.0 A Contopus cooperi Olive-sided Flycatcher Threatened Threatened Threatened S2B 1 At Risk 2 0.9 ± 7.0 A Hirundo rustica Barn Swallow Threatened Endangered S2S3B 1 At Risk 5 0.9 ± 7.0 A Wilsonia canadensis Canada Warbler Threatened Threatened Endangered S3B 1 At Risk 3 0.9 ± 7.0 A Dolichonyx oryzivorus Bobolink Threatened Vulnerable S3S4B 3 Sensitive 1 0.9 ± 7.0 A Euphagus carolinus Rusty Blackbird Special Concern Special Concern Endangered S2B 2 May Be At Risk 2 0.9 ± 7.0 A Chelydra serpentina Snapping Turtle Special Concern Special Concern Vulnerable S3 3 Sensitive 3 0.9 ± 10.0 A Contopus virens Eastern Wood-Pewee Special Concern Vulnerable S3S4B 3 Sensitive 1 0.9 ± 7.0 A Hemidactylium scutatum Four-toed Salamander Not At Risk S3 4 Secure 3 3.1 ± 0.0 A Sterna hirundo Common Tern Not At Risk S3B 3 Sensitive 2 0.9 ± 7.0 A Circus cyaneus Northern Harrier Not At Risk S3S4B 4 Secure 1 0.9 ± 7.0 A Pooecetes gramineus Vesper Sparrow S2B 2 May Be At Risk 1 0.9 ± 7.0 A Carduelis pinus Pine Siskin S2S3 3 Sensitive 3 0.9 ± 7.0 A Cathartes aura Turkey Vulture S2S3B 3 Sensitive 1 0.9 ± 7.0 A Petrochelidon pyrrhonota Cliff Swallow S2S3B 2 May Be At Risk 5 0.9 ± 7.0 A Pheucticus ludovicianus Rose-breasted Grosbeak S2S3B 3 Sensitive 2 0.9 ± 7.0 A Pinicola enucleator Pine Grosbeak S2S3B,S5N 2 May Be At Risk 2 0.9 ± 7.0 A Perisoreus canadensis Gray Jay S3 3 Sensitive 2 0.9 ± 7.0 A Poecile hudsonica Boreal Chickadee S3 3 Sensitive 2 0.9 ± 7.0 A Sitta canadensis Red-breasted Nuthatch S3 4 Secure 4 0.9 ± 7.0 A Charadrius vociferus Killdeer S3B 3 Sensitive 2 0.9 ± 7.0 A Gallinago delicata Wilson's Snipe S3B 3 Sensitive 1 0.9 ± 7.0 A Coccyzus erythropthalmus Black-billed Cuckoo S3B 2 May Be At Risk 1 0.9 ± 7.0 A Tyrannus tyrannus Eastern Kingbird S3B 3 Sensitive 1 0.9 ± 7.0 A Dumetella carolinensis Gray Catbird S3B 2 May Be At Risk 1 0.9 ± 7.0 A Wilsonia pusilla Wilson's Warbler S3B 3 Sensitive 1 0.9 ± 7.0 A Actitis macularius Spotted Sandpiper S3S4B 3 Sensitive 4 0.9 ± 7.0 A Regulus calendula Ruby-crowned Kinglet S3S4B 3 Sensitive 4 0.9 ± 7.0 A Catharus fuscescens Veery S3S4B 4 Secure 2 0.9 ± 7.0 A Catharus ustulatus Swainson's Thrush S3S4B 4 Secure 8 0.9 ± 7.0 A Vermivora peregrina Tennessee Warbler S3S4B 3 Sensitive 3 0.9 ± 7.0 A Dendroica castanea Bay-breasted Warbler S3S4B 3 Sensitive 2 0.9 ± 7.0 A Eremophila alpestris Horned Lark SHB,S4S5N 4 Secure 1 0.9 ± 7.0

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Scientific Name Common Name COSEWIC SARA Prov Legal Prot Prov Rarity Rank Prov GS Rank # recs Distance (km) I Danaus plexippus Monarch Endangered Special Concern S2B 3 Sensitive 1 1.2 ± 0.0 I Enallagma signatum Orange Bluet S2 2 May Be At Risk 1 4.9 ± 0.0 I Speyeria aphrodite Aphrodite Fritillary S3 4 Secure 1 4.2 ± 1.0

4.3 LOCATION SENSITIVE SPECIES The Department of Natural Resources in each Maritimes province considers a number of species “location sensitive”. Concern about exploitation of location-sensitive species precludes inclusion of precise coordinates in this report. Those intersecting your study area are indicated below with “YES”.

Nova Scotia Scientific Name Common Name SARA Prov Legal Prot Known within the Study Site? Fraxinus nigra Black Ash Threatened No Emydoidea blandingii Blanding's Turtle - Nova Scotia pop. Endangered Vulnerable No Glyptemys insculpta Wood Turtle Threatened Threatened No Falco peregrinus pop. 1 Peregrine Falcon - anatum/tundrius pop. Special Concern Vulnerable No Bat Hibernaculum [Endangered]1 [Endangered]1 No

1 Myotis lucifugus (Little Brown Myotis), Myotis septentrionalis (Long-eared Myotis), and Perimyotis subflavus (Tri-colored Bat or Eastern Pipistrelle) are all Endangered under the Federal Species at Risk Act and the NS Endangered Species Act.

4.4 SOURCE BIBLIOGRAPHY The recipient of these data shall acknowledge the ACCDC and the data sources listed below in any documents, reports, publications or presentations, in which this dataset makes a significant contribution.

# recs CITATION 44 Erskine, A.J. 1992. Maritime Breeding Bird Atlas Database. NS Museum & Nimbus Publ., Halifax, 82,125 recs. 27 Lepage, D. 2014. Maritime Breeding Bird Atlas Database. Bird Studies Canada, Sackville NB, 407,838 recs. 11 Staff, DNR 2007. Restricted & Limited Use Land Database (RLUL). 4 Belland, R.J. Maritimes moss records from various herbarium databases. 2014. 4 Scott, F.W. 2002. Nova Scotia Herpetofauna Atlas Database. Acadia University, Wolfville NS, 8856 recs. 3 Newell, R.E. 2005. E.C. Smith Digital Herbarium. E.C. Smith Herbarium, Irving Biodiversity Collection, Acadia University, Web site: http://luxor.acadiau.ca/library/Herbarium/project/. 582 recs. 3 NSDNR website 2 Benjamin, L.K. (compiler). 2001. Significant Habitat & Species Database. Nova Scotia Dept of Natural Resources, 15 spp, 224 recs. 2 Newell, R.E. 2000. E.C. Smith Herbarium Database. Acadia University, Wolfville NS, 7139 recs. 1 Benjamin, L.K. (compiler). 2007. Significant Habitat & Species Database. Nova Scotia Dept Natural Resources, 8439 recs. 1 Brunelle, P.-M. (compiler). 2009. ADIP/MDDS Odonata Database: data to 2006 inclusive. Atlantic Dragonfly Inventory Program (ADIP), 24200 recs. 1 Klymko, J.J.D. 2014. Maritimes Butterfly Atlas, 2012 submissions. Atlantic Canada Conservation Data Centre, 8552 records. 1 LaPaix, R.W.; Crowell, M.J.; MacDonald, M. 2011. Stantec rare plant records, 2010-11. Stantec Consulting, 334 recs. 1 Layberry, R.A. & Hall, P.W., LaFontaine, J.D. 1998. The Butterflies of Canada. University of Toronto Press. 280 pp+plates.

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5.0 RARE SPECIES WITHIN 100 KM A 100 km buffer around the study area contains 24362 records of 140 vertebrate and 833 records of 64 invertebrate fauna; 5980 records of 295 vascular, 818 records of 100 nonvascular flora (attached: *ob100km.xls).

Taxa within 100 km of the study site that are rare and/or endangered in the province in which the study site occurs. All ranks correspond to the province in which the study site falls, even for out-of-province records. Taxa are listed in order of concern, beginning with legally listed taxa, with the number of observations per taxon and the distance in kilometers from study area centroid to the closest observation (± the precision, in km, of the record).

Taxonomic Group Scientific Name Common Name COSEWIC SARA Prov Legal Prot Prov Rarity Rank Prov GS Rank # recs Distance (km) Prov A Coregonus huntsmani Atlantic Whitefish Endangered Endangered Endangered S1 7 Exotic 5 94.4 ± 1.0 NS A Myotis lucifugus Little Brown Myotis Endangered Endangered Endangered S1 1 At Risk 37 7.8 ± 0.0 NS A Myotis septentrionalis Northern Long-eared Myotis Endangered Endangered Endangered S1 1 At Risk 5 19.6 ± 0.0 NS A Perimyotis subflavus Eastern Pipistrelle Endangered Endangered Endangered S1 1 At Risk 7 19.6 ± 0.0 NS A Salmo salar pop. 1 Atlantic Salmon - Inner Bay of Fundy pop. Endangered Endangered S1 2 May Be At Risk 32 6.3 ± 0.0 NS Charadrius melodus NS A melodus Piping Plover melodus ssp Endangered Endangered Endangered S1B 1 At Risk 465 22.9 ± 7.0 A Sterna dougallii Roseate Tern Endangered Endangered Endangered S1B 1 At Risk 61 32.7 ± 0.0 NS A Morone saxatilis pop. 2 Striped Bass- Bay of Fundy pop. Endangered S1B 2 May Be At Risk 4 11.5 ± 0.0 NS Dermochelys coriacea NS A (Atlantic pop.) Leatherback Sea Turtle - Atlantic pop. Endangered Endangered S1S2N 3 43.7 ± 5.0 A Calidris canutus rufa Red Knot rufa ssp Endangered Endangered S2M 1 At Risk 266 23.8 ± 0.0 NS A Colinus virginianus Northern Bobwhite Endangered Endangered 6 27.7 ± 0.0 NS A Caprimulgus vociferus Whip-Poor-Will Threatened Threatened Threatened S1?B 1 At Risk 12 7.3 ± 0.0 NS A Glyptemys insculpta Wood Turtle Threatened Threatened Threatened S2 3 Sensitive 157 11.5 ± 0.0 NS A Acipenser oxyrinchus Atlantic Sturgeon Threatened S2 2 May Be At Risk 5 20.3 ± 0.0 NS A Anguilla rostrata American Eel Threatened S2 4 Secure 9 14.5 ± 0.0 NS A Chordeiles minor Common Nighthawk Threatened Threatened Threatened S2B 1 At Risk 385 0.9 ± 7.0 NS A Contopus cooperi Olive-sided Flycatcher Threatened Threatened Threatened S2B 1 At Risk 606 0.9 ± 7.0 NS A Chaetura pelagica Chimney Swift Threatened Threatened Endangered S2B,S1M 1 At Risk 232 9.2 ± 7.0 NS A Hirundo rustica Barn Swallow Threatened Endangered S2S3B 1 At Risk 778 0.9 ± 7.0 NS A Riparia riparia Bank Swallow Threatened S2S3B 2 May Be At Risk 300 6.9 ± 0.0 NS A Wilsonia canadensis Canada Warbler Threatened Threatened Endangered S3B 1 At Risk 578 0.9 ± 7.0 NS A Dolichonyx oryzivorus Bobolink Threatened Vulnerable S3S4B 3 Sensitive 393 0.9 ± 7.0 NS A Sturnella magna Eastern Meadowlark Threatened SHB 3 Sensitive 2 57.5 ± 7.0 NS A Hylocichla mustelina Wood Thrush Threatened SUB 5 Undetermined 32 21.6 ± 7.0 NS Passerculus NS A sandwichensis Savannah Sparrow princeps ssp Special Concern Special Concern S1B 3 Sensitive 2 26.5 ± 0.0 princeps Falco peregrinus pop. NS A 1 Peregrine Falcon - anatum/tundrius Special Concern Special Concern Vulnerable S1B,SNAM 3 Sensitive 86 45.4 ± 0.0 A Asio flammeus Short-eared Owl Special Concern Special Concern S1S2B 2 May Be At Risk 9 20.8 ± 7.0 NS A Euphagus carolinus Rusty Blackbird Special Concern Special Concern Endangered S2B 2 May Be At Risk 212 0.9 ± 7.0 NS Histrionicus NS A histrionicus pop. 1 Harlequin Duck - Eastern pop. Special Concern Special Concern Endangered S2N 1 At Risk 18 43.7 ± 2.0 A Phalaropus lobatus Red-necked Phalarope Special Concern S2S3M 3 Sensitive 5 23.8 ± 0.0 NS A Chelydra serpentina Snapping Turtle Special Concern Special Concern Vulnerable S3 3 Sensitive 88 0.9 ± 10.0 NS A Contopus virens Eastern Wood-Pewee Special Concern Vulnerable S3S4B 3 Sensitive 583 0.9 ± 7.0 NS Coccothraustes NS A vespertinus Evening Grosbeak Special Concern S3S4B,S3N 4 Secure 358 8.2 ± 0.0 Phocoena phocoena NS A (NW Atlantic pop.) Harbour Porpoise - Northwest Atlantic pop. Special Concern Threatened S4 4 59.2 ± 1.0 A Podiceps auritus Horned Grebe Special Concern S4N 4 Secure 1 97.8 ± 10.0 NS A Tryngites subruficollis Buff-breasted Sandpiper Special Concern SNA 8 Accidental 7 29.7 ± 0.0 NS A Lynx canadensis Canadian Lynx Not At Risk Endangered S1 1 At Risk 2 90.5 ± 1.0 NS

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Taxonomic Group Scientific Name Common Name COSEWIC SARA Prov Legal Prot Prov Rarity Rank Prov GS Rank # recs Distance (km) Prov A Accipiter cooperii Cooper's Hawk Not At Risk S1?B 5 Undetermined 4 13.4 ± 0.0 NS A Fulica americana American Coot Not At Risk S1B 5 Undetermined 5 39.2 ± 7.0 NS A Sorex dispar Long-tailed Shrew Not At Risk Special Concern S2 3 Sensitive 3 71.5 ± 5.0 NS A Aegolius funereus Boreal Owl Not At Risk S2?B 5 Undetermined 7 30.9 ± 7.0 NS A Glaucomys volans Southern Flying Squirrel Not At Risk Special Concern S2S3 3 Sensitive 6 66.5 ± 0.0 NS A Globicephala melas Long-finned Pilot Whale Not At Risk S2S3 1 47.7 ± 100.0 NS Hemidactylium NS A scutatum Four-toed Salamander Not At Risk S3 4 Secure 28 3.1 ± 0.0 A Sterna hirundo Common Tern Not At Risk S3B 3 Sensitive 208 0.9 ± 7.0 NS A Sialia sialis Eastern Bluebird Not At Risk S3B 3 Sensitive 67 9.2 ± 7.0 NS A Accipiter gentilis Northern Goshawk Not At Risk S3S4 4 Secure 117 9.2 ± 7.0 NS Lagenorhynchus NS A acutus Atlantic White-sided Dolphin Not At Risk S3S4 1 48.9 ± 1.0 A Circus cyaneus Northern Harrier Not At Risk S3S4B 4 Secure 250 0.9 ± 7.0 NS A Ammodramus nelsoni Nelson's Sparrow Not At Risk S3S4B 4 Secure 90 9.2 ± 7.0 NS A Alces americanus Moose Endangered S1 1 At Risk 15 32.2 ± 0.0 NS A Salmo salar Atlantic Salmon S1 2 May Be At Risk 46 13.7 ± 0.0 NS A Passerina cyanea Indigo Bunting S1?B 5 Undetermined 19 30.7 ± 7.0 NS A Anas acuta Northern Pintail S1B 2 May Be At Risk 18 17.8 ± 7.0 NS A Gallinula chloropus Common Moorhen S1B 5 Undetermined 4 44.8 ± 7.0 NS A Myiarchus crinitus Great Crested Flycatcher S1B 2 May Be At Risk 27 10.8 ± 7.0 NS A Cistothorus palustris Marsh Wren S1B 5 Undetermined 2 84.2 ± 0.0 NS A Mimus polyglottos Northern Mockingbird S1B 4 Secure 40 15.0 ± 7.0 NS A Toxostoma rufum Brown Thrasher S1B 5 Undetermined 11 20.8 ± 7.0 NS A Vireo gilvus Warbling Vireo S1B 5 Undetermined 23 10.8 ± 7.0 NS A Dendroica pinus Pine Warbler S1B 5 Undetermined 17 20.8 ± 7.0 NS A Calidris minutilla Least Sandpiper S1B,S3M 4 Secure 500 23.8 ± 0.0 NS Charadrius NS A semipalmatus Semipalmated Plover S1B,S3S4M 4 Secure 814 23.8 ± 0.0 A Lasiurus cinereus Hoary Bat S1S2B, S1M 2 May Be At Risk 2 15.4 ± 0.0 NS A Pluvialis dominica American Golden-Plover S1S2M 3 Sensitive 99 23.8 ± 0.0 NS A Limosa haemastica Hudsonian Godwit S1S2M 3 Sensitive 57 23.8 ± 0.0 NS A Vireo philadelphicus Philadelphia Vireo S2?B 5 Undetermined 26 9.6 ± 7.0 NS A Anas clypeata Northern Shoveler S2B 2 May Be At Risk 8 21.6 ± 7.0 NS A Anas strepera Gadwall S2B 2 May Be At Risk 19 20.8 ± 7.0 NS A Empidonax traillii Willow Flycatcher S2B 3 Sensitive 27 14.4 ± 7.0 NS A Dendroica tigrina Cape May Warbler S2B 3 Sensitive 119 9.2 ± 7.0 NS A Piranga olivacea Scarlet Tanager S2B 5 Undetermined 32 10.8 ± 7.0 NS A Pooecetes gramineus Vesper Sparrow S2B 2 May Be At Risk 45 0.9 ± 7.0 NS A Molothrus ater Brown-headed Cowbird S2B 4 Secure 124 14.4 ± 7.0 NS A Alca torda Razorbill S2B,S4N 3 Sensitive 17 64.0 ± 0.0 NS A Bucephala clangula Common Goldeneye S2B,S5N 4 Secure 97 10.8 ± 7.0 NS A Branta bernicla Brant S2M 3 Sensitive 1 64.5 ± 0.0 NS A Phalacrocorax carbo Great Cormorant S2S3 3 Sensitive 50 28.6 ± 12.0 NS A Asio otus Long-eared Owl S2S3 2 May Be At Risk 25 18.9 ± 0.0 NS A Carduelis pinus Pine Siskin S2S3 3 Sensitive 345 0.9 ± 7.0 NS A Cathartes aura Turkey Vulture S2S3B 3 Sensitive 16 0.9 ± 7.0 NS A Rallus limicola Virginia Rail S2S3B 5 Undetermined 17 7.5 ± 0.0 NS A Tringa semipalmata Willet S2S3B 2 May Be At Risk 775 21.6 ± 7.0 NS Petrochelidon NS A pyrrhonota Cliff Swallow S2S3B 2 May Be At Risk 220 0.9 ± 7.0 Pheucticus NS A ludovicianus Rose-breasted Grosbeak S2S3B 3 Sensitive 285 0.9 ± 7.0 A Icterus galbula Baltimore Oriole S2S3B 2 May Be At Risk 52 9.2 ± 7.0 NS A Pinicola enucleator Pine Grosbeak S2S3B,S5N 2 May Be At Risk 117 0.9 ± 7.0 NS Numenius phaeopus NS A hudsonicus Hudsonian Whimbrel S2S3M 3 Sensitive 48 23.8 ± 0.0

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Taxonomic Group Scientific Name Common Name COSEWIC SARA Prov Legal Prot Prov Rarity Rank Prov GS Rank # recs Distance (km) Prov A Calidris melanotos Pectoral Sandpiper S2S3M 4 Secure 85 23.8 ± 0.0 NS A Phalaropus fulicarius Red Phalarope S2S3M 3 Sensitive 2 29.7 ± 0.0 NS A Perisoreus canadensis Gray Jay S3 3 Sensitive 436 0.9 ± 7.0 NS A Poecile hudsonica Boreal Chickadee S3 3 Sensitive 479 0.9 ± 7.0 NS A Sitta canadensis Red-breasted Nuthatch S3 4 Secure 792 0.9 ± 7.0 NS A Alosa pseudoharengus Alewife S3 3 Sensitive 20 14.7 ± 0.0 NS A Salvelinus fontinalis Brook Trout S3 3 Sensitive 23 14.5 ± 0.0 NS A Salvelinus namaycush Lake Trout S3 3 Sensitive 2 20.6 ± 0.0 NS A Synaptomys cooperi Southern Bog Lemming S3 4 Secure 1 77.7 ± 0.0 NS A Pekania pennanti Fisher S3 3 Sensitive 2 74.2 ± 5.0 NS A Calidris maritima Purple Sandpiper S3?N 3 Sensitive 122 21.4 ± 0.0 NS A Calcarius lapponicus Lapland Longspur S3?N 4 Secure 1 83.5 ± 0.0 NS A Falco sparverius American Kestrel S3B 4 Secure 288 9.2 ± 7.0 NS A Charadrius vociferus Killdeer S3B 3 Sensitive 405 0.9 ± 7.0 NS A Gallinago delicata Wilson's Snipe S3B 3 Sensitive 326 0.9 ± 7.0 NS A Sterna paradisaea Arctic Tern S3B 2 May Be At Risk 62 26.5 ± 0.0 NS Coccyzus NS A erythropthalmus Black-billed Cuckoo S3B 2 May Be At Risk 54 0.9 ± 7.0 A Tyrannus tyrannus Eastern Kingbird S3B 3 Sensitive 193 0.9 ± 7.0 NS A Dumetella carolinensis Gray Catbird S3B 2 May Be At Risk 369 0.9 ± 7.0 NS A Wilsonia pusilla Wilson's Warbler S3B 3 Sensitive 67 0.9 ± 7.0 NS A Tringa melanoleuca Greater Yellowlegs S3B,S3S4M 3 Sensitive 871 21.8 ± 7.0 NS Oceanodroma NS A leucorhoa Leach's Storm-Petrel S3B,S5M 4 Secure 43 33.9 ± 0.0 A Rissa tridactyla Black-legged Kittiwake S3B,S5N 3 Sensitive 8 64.0 ± 0.0 NS A Fratercula arctica Atlantic Puffin S3B,S5N 3 Sensitive 20 63.9 ± 0.0 NS A Pluvialis squatarola Black-bellied Plover S3M 4 Secure 884 23.8 ± 0.0 NS A Tringa flavipes Lesser Yellowlegs S3M 4 Secure 402 23.8 ± 0.0 NS A Arenaria interpres Ruddy Turnstone S3M 4 Secure 350 23.8 ± 0.0 NS A Calidris pusilla Semipalmated Sandpiper S3M 3 Sensitive 722 23.8 ± 0.0 NS A Calidris fuscicollis White-rumped Sandpiper S3M 4 Secure 340 23.8 ± 0.0 NS A Limnodromus griseus Short-billed Dowitcher S3M 4 Secure 560 23.8 ± 0.0 NS A Calidris alba Sanderling S3M,S2N 4 Secure 541 23.8 ± 0.0 NS Chroicocephalus NS A ridibundus Black-headed Gull S3N 4 Secure 1 31.4 ± 7.0 A Somateria mollissima Common Eider S3S4 4 Secure 413 22.1 ± 5.0 NS A Picoides arcticus Black-backed Woodpecker S3S4 3 Sensitive 150 14.0 ± 7.0 NS A Loxia curvirostra Red Crossbill S3S4 4 Secure 186 9.6 ± 7.0 NS A Botaurus lentiginosus American Bittern S3S4B 3 Sensitive 136 9.2 ± 7.0 NS A Anas discors Blue-winged Teal S3S4B 2 May Be At Risk 55 10.8 ± 7.0 NS A Actitis macularius Spotted Sandpiper S3S4B 3 Sensitive 541 0.9 ± 7.0 NS A Empidonax flaviventris Yellow-bellied Flycatcher S3S4B 3 Sensitive 455 9.6 ± 7.0 NS A Regulus calendula Ruby-crowned Kinglet S3S4B 3 Sensitive 1074 0.9 ± 7.0 NS A Catharus fuscescens Veery S3S4B 4 Secure 351 0.9 ± 7.0 NS A Catharus ustulatus Swainson's Thrush S3S4B 4 Secure 934 0.9 ± 7.0 NS A Vermivora peregrina Tennessee Warbler S3S4B 3 Sensitive 269 0.9 ± 7.0 NS A Dendroica castanea Bay-breasted Warbler S3S4B 3 Sensitive 350 0.9 ± 7.0 NS A Dendroica striata Blackpoll Warbler S3S4B 3 Sensitive 100 20.3 ± 0.0 NS A Passerella iliaca Fox Sparrow S3S4B 4 Secure 80 20.3 ± 0.0 NS A Mergus serrator Red-breasted Merganser S3S4B,S5N 4 Secure 56 22.3 ± 7.0 NS A Bucephala albeola Bufflehead S3S4N 4 Secure 27 28.6 ± 12.0 NS A Leucophaeus atricilla Laughing Gull SHB 4 Secure 1 55.4 ± 0.0 NS A Progne subis Purple Martin SHB 2 May Be At Risk 3 84.9 ± 7.0 NS A Eremophila alpestris Horned Lark SHB,S4S5N 4 Secure 7 0.9 ± 7.0 NS A Morus bassanus Northern Gannet SHB,S5M 4 Secure 2 44.9 ± 12.0 NS I Gomphus ventricosus Skillet Clubtail Endangered S1 2 May Be At Risk 2 10.0 ± 0.0 NS I Danaus plexippus Monarch Endangered Special Concern S2B 3 Sensitive 74 1.2 ± 0.0 NS

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Taxonomic Group Scientific Name Common Name COSEWIC SARA Prov Legal Prot Prov Rarity Rank Prov GS Rank # recs Distance (km) Prov I Barnea truncata Atlantic Mud-piddock Threatened S1 1 At Risk 1 64.1 ± 1.0 NS I Alasmidonta varicosa Brook Floater Special Concern Threatened S1S2 3 Sensitive 11 25.0 ± 0.0 NS I Bombus terricola Yellow-banded Bumblebee Special Concern S3 3 Sensitive 3 39.5 ± 0.0 NS I Cicindela formosa Big Sand Tiger Beetle S1 2 May Be At Risk 1 76.1 ± 1.0 NS I Satyrium acadica Acadian Hairstreak S1 5 Undetermined 1 66.5 ± 0.0 NS I Neurocordulia michaeli Broadtailed Shadowdragon S1 4 91.4 ± 0.0 NS Somatochlora NS I brevicincta Quebec Emerald S1 2 May Be At Risk 1 23.7 ± 0.0 I Leptodea ochracea Tidewater Mucket S1 3 Sensitive 9 96.3 ± 1.0 NS I Polygonia comma Eastern Comma S1? 1 At Risk 10 21.8 ± 1.0 NS I Polygonia satyrus Satyr Comma S1? 3 Sensitive 2 24.1 ± 1.0 NS I Strymon melinus Grey Hairstreak S1S2 4 Secure 6 56.2 ± 1.0 NS I Nymphalis l-album Compton Tortoiseshell S1S2 4 Secure 10 5.2 ± 1.0 NS Somatochlora NS I kennedyi Kennedy's Emerald S1S2 2 May Be At Risk 3 24.3 ± 1.0 I Coenagrion resolutum Taiga Bluet S1S2 2 May Be At Risk 2 5.5 ± 1.0 NS I Stylurus scudderi Zebra Clubtail S1S2 2 May Be At Risk 6 10.0 ± 0.0 NS I Lycaena hyllus Bronze Copper S2 4 Secure 2 8.4 ± 1.0 NS I Satyrium calanus Banded Hairstreak S2 5 Undetermined 10 14.8 ± 10.0 NS Satyrium calanus NS I falacer Banded Hairstreak S2 1 At Risk 2 24.5 ± 0.0 I Boloria chariclea Arctic Fritillary S2 3 Sensitive 4 84.1 ± 1.0 NS I Aglais milberti Milbert's Tortoiseshell S2 4 Secure 9 17.5 ± 1.0 NS I Epitheca princeps Prince Baskettail S2 3 Sensitive 14 5.2 ± 0.0 NS I Williamsonia fletcheri Ebony Boghaunter S2 2 May Be At Risk 4 98.8 ± 0.0 NS I Enallagma signatum Orange Bluet S2 2 May Be At Risk 3 4.9 ± 0.0 NS Margaritifera NS I margaritifera Eastern Pearlshell S2 3 Sensitive 101 15.2 ± 1.0 I Pantala hymenaea Spot-Winged Glider S2?B 3 Sensitive 6 24.3 ± 1.0 NS I Thorybes pylades Northern Cloudywing S2S3 3 Sensitive 1 63.7 ± 1.0 NS I Amblyscirtes hegon Pepper and Salt Skipper S2S3 4 Secure 21 5.2 ± 1.0 NS I Satyrium liparops Striped Hairstreak S2S3 5 Undetermined 8 5.7 ± 1.0 NS Satyrium liparops NS I strigosum Striped Hairstreak S2S3 3 Sensitive 2 24.5 ± 0.0 I Euphydryas phaeton Baltimore Checkerspot S2S3 4 Secure 15 5.2 ± 1.0 NS I Gomphus descriptus Harpoon Clubtail S2S3 3 Sensitive 2 93.5 ± 1.0 NS Ophiogomphus NS I aspersus Brook Snaketail S2S3 2 May Be At Risk 6 36.1 ± 0.0 Ophiogomphus NS I mainensis Maine Snaketail S2S3 2 May Be At Risk 16 88.0 ± 0.0 Ophiogomphus NS I rupinsulensis Rusty Snaketail S2S3 2 May Be At Risk 19 10.0 ± 0.0 I Somatochlora forcipata Forcipate Emerald S2S3 2 May Be At Risk 4 21.8 ± 1.0 NS I Somatochlora franklini Delicate Emerald S2S3 3 Sensitive 2 24.8 ± 1.0 NS I Erythrodiplax berenice Seaside Dragonlet S2S3 3 Sensitive 1 73.8 ± 0.0 NS I Enallagma vesperum Vesper Bluet S2S3 3 Sensitive 2 84.1 ± 1.0 NS I Alasmidonta undulata Triangle Floater S2S3 4 Secure 31 9.9 ± 0.0 NS Hippodamia NS I parenthesis Parenthesis Lady Beetle S3 5 Undetermined 1 92.5 ± 0.0 I Naemia seriata a Ladybird beetle S3 3 Sensitive 1 61.8 ± 1.0 NS I Chilocorus stigma Twice-stabbed Lady Beetle S3 4 Secure 1 68.5 ± 0.0 NS I Callophrys henrici Henry's Elfin S3 4 Secure 23 5.2 ± 1.0 NS Callophrys NS I lanoraieensis Bog Elfin S3 2 May Be At Risk 15 5.4 ± 1.0 I Speyeria aphrodite Aphrodite Fritillary S3 4 Secure 19 4.2 ± 1.0 NS I Polygonia faunus Green Comma S3 4 Secure 13 5.2 ± 1.0 NS I Megisto cymela Little Wood-satyr S3 4 Secure 1 81.5 ± 0.0 NS

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Taxonomic Group Scientific Name Common Name COSEWIC SARA Prov Legal Prot Prov Rarity Rank Prov GS Rank # recs Distance (km) Prov I Oeneis jutta Jutta Arctic S3 2 May Be At Risk 4 24.8 ± 1.0 NS I Aeshna clepsydra Mottled Darner S3 4 Secure 11 5.7 ± 1.0 NS I Aeshna constricta Lance-Tipped Darner S3 4 Secure 17 21.4 ± 1.0 NS I Boyeria grafiana Ocellated Darner S3 3 Sensitive 6 36.2 ± 1.0 NS Gomphaeschna NS I furcillata Harlequin Darner S3 3 Sensitive 6 18.3 ± 1.0 Somatochlora NS I tenebrosa Clamp-Tipped Emerald S3 4 Secure 13 24.2 ± 0.0 I Nannothemis bella Elfin Skimmer S3 4 Secure 17 11.2 ± 1.0 NS I Enallagma vernale Vernal Bluet S3 5 Undetermined 6 24.8 ± 1.0 NS I Amphiagrion saucium Eastern Red Damsel S3 4 Secure 2 62.0 ± 1.0 NS Polygonia NS I interrogationis Question Mark S3B 4 Secure 115 12.0 ± 0.0 I Erynnis juvenalis Juvenal's Duskywing S3S4 4 Secure 53 5.1 ± 0.0 NS I Amblyscirtes vialis Common Roadside-Skipper S3S4 4 Secure 11 5.2 ± 1.0 NS I Polygonia progne Grey Comma S3S4 4 Secure 23 9.8 ± 0.0 NS I Lanthus parvulus Northern Pygmy Clubtail S3S4 4 Secure 4 63.3 ± 5.0 NS I Lampsilis radiata Eastern Lampmussel S3S4 3 Sensitive 40 24.6 ± 0.0 NS Erioderma NS N pedicellatum (Atlantic Boreal Felt Lichen - Atlantic pop. Endangered Endangered Endangered S1 1 At Risk 279 26.4 ± 0.0 pop.) N Erioderma mollissimum Graceful Felt Lichen Endangered Endangered S1S2 2 May Be At Risk 10 34.6 ± 0.0 NS N Peltigera hydrothyria Eastern Waterfan Threatened S1 2 May Be At Risk 2 73.4 ± 3.0 NS N Anzia colpodes Black-foam Lichen Threatened S3 3 Sensitive 2 46.4 ± 0.0 NS Sclerophora peronella Frosted Glass-whiskers Lichen - Nova Scotia NS N Special Concern Special Concern S1? 12 20.7 ± 0.0 (Nova Scotia pop.) pop. N Degelia plumbea Blue Felt Lichen Special Concern Special Concern Vulnerable S3 4 Secure 42 22.3 ± 0.0 NS N Fissidens exilis Pygmy Pocket Moss Not At Risk S1S2 1 At Risk 3 37.5 ± 1.0 NS N Pseudevernia cladonia Ghost Antler Lichen Not At Risk S2S3 3 Sensitive 12 28.3 ± 0.0 NS N Aloina brevirostris Short-Beaked Rigid Screw Moss S1 1 39.4 ± 2.0 NS N Collema cristatum Fingered Tarpaper Lichen S1 5 Undetermined 3 45.7 ± 0.0 NS N Peltigera lepidophora Scaly Pelt Lichen S1 2 May Be At Risk 1 47.0 ± 0.0 NS N Aloina rigida Aloe-Like Rigid Screw Moss S1? 2 May Be At Risk 3 39.4 ± 2.0 NS N Conardia compacta Coast Creeping Moss S1? 3 Sensitive 1 47.5 ± 2.0 NS N Tortula obtusifolia a Moss S1? 5 Undetermined 2 62.4 ± 1.0 NS N Paludella squarrosa Tufted Fen Moss S1? 3 Sensitive 2 37.0 ± 0.0 NS N Lichina confinis Marine Seaweed Lichen S1? 6 Not Assessed 2 41.6 ± 0.0 NS N Parmeliella parvula Poor-man's Shingles Lichen S1? 2 May Be At Risk 1 58.3 ± 0.0 NS Aulacomnium NS N heterostichum One-sided Groove Moss S1S2 3 Sensitive 2 39.4 ± 2.0 N Hypnum pratense Meadow Plait Moss S1S2 3 Sensitive 1 88.0 ± 3.0 NS N Mnium thomsonii Thomson's Leafy Moss S1S2 3 Sensitive 1 45.1 ± 2.0 NS Plagiothecium NS N latebricola Alder Silk Moss S1S2 3 Sensitive 2 60.7 ± 5.0 Sematophyllum NS N demissum a Moss S1S2 3 Sensitive 2 4.7 ± 2.0 Sphagnum NS N platyphyllum Flat-leaved Peat Moss S1S2 2 0.6 ± 3.0 N Timmia megapolitana Metropolitan Timmia Moss S1S2 3 Sensitive 3 70.8 ± 1.0 NS N Tortula mucronifolia Mucronate Screw Moss S1S2 3 Sensitive 1 77.1 ± 3.0 NS Cyrto-hypnum NS N minutulum Tiny Cedar Moss S1S2 3 Sensitive 1 82.6 ± 0.0 Bryohaplocladium NS N microphyllum Tiny-leaved Haplocladium Moss S1S2 1 52.9 ± 5.0 N Sticta limbata Powdered Moon Lichen S1S2 2 May Be At Risk 3 53.5 ± 0.0 NS Anacamptodon NS N splachnoides a Moss S2? 3 Sensitive 2 21.4 ± 30.0

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Taxonomic Group Scientific Name Common Name COSEWIC SARA Prov Legal Prot Prov Rarity Rank Prov GS Rank # recs Distance (km) Prov N Anomodon viticulosus a Moss S2? 3 Sensitive 1 91.5 ± 5.0 NS Weissia NS N muhlenbergiana a Moss S2? 3 Sensitive 5 45.1 ± 1.0 N Atrichum angustatum Lesser Smoothcap Moss S2? 3 Sensitive 2 69.4 ± 2.0 NS N Bryum algovicum a Moss S2? 3 Sensitive 1 39.4 ± 2.0 NS N Campylium polygamum a Moss S2? 5 Undetermined 2 4.7 ± 2.0 NS N Campylium radicale Long-stalked Fine Wet Moss S2? 5 Undetermined 1 88.0 ± 3.0 NS Dicranum NS N condensatum Condensed Broom Moss S2? 5 Undetermined 2 75.4 ± 0.0 Ditrichum NS N rhynchostegium a Moss S2? 3 Sensitive 1 19.6 ± 1.0 N Fissidens taxifolius Yew-leaved Pocket Moss S2? 3 Sensitive 2 39.4 ± 2.0 NS N Grimmia anomala Mountain Forest Grimmia S2? 3 Sensitive 1 69.8 ± 1.0 NS N Kiaeria starkei Starke's Fork Moss S2? 3 Sensitive 1 39.6 ± 10.0 NS Orthotrichum NS N anomalum Anomalous Bristle Moss S2? 3 Sensitive 1 48.5 ± 2.0 N Philonotis marchica a Moss S2? 5 Undetermined 2 69.1 ± 0.0 NS N Racomitrium affine a Moss S2? 5 Undetermined 1 21.5 ± 2.0 NS N Saelania glaucescens Blue Dew Moss S2? 3 Sensitive 1 91.3 ± 0.0 NS Sematophyllum NS N marylandicum a Moss S2? 3 Sensitive 2 4.6 ± 3.0 N Sphagnum subnitens Lustrous Peat Moss S2? 3 Sensitive 1 53.6 ± 2.0 NS Tetraplodon NS N angustatus Toothed-leaved Nitrogen Moss S2? 3 Sensitive 1 53.6 ± 2.0 Cyrtomnium NS N hymenophylloides Short-pointed Lantern Moss S2? 3 Sensitive 2 19.2 ± 5.0 N Platylomella lescurii a Moss S2? 3 Sensitive 4 46.6 ± 0.0 NS Phylliscum NS N demangeonii Black Rock-wafer Lichen S2? 5 Undetermined 1 91.4 ± 2.0 Leptogium NS N teretiusculum Beaded Jellyskin Lichen S2? 3 Sensitive 3 7.4 ± 0.0 N Peltigera collina Tree Pelt Lichen S2? 3 Sensitive 3 39.8 ± 2.0 NS N Ephemerum serratum a Moss S2S3 3 Sensitive 2 47.4 ± 5.0 NS N Eurhynchium hians Light Beaked Moss S2S3 3 Sensitive 3 7.6 ± 5.0 NS N Platydictya subtilis Bark Willow Moss S2S3 3 Sensitive 1 80.4 ± 3.0 NS N Tortula truncata a Moss S2S3 3 Sensitive 3 45.3 ± 300.0 NS N Limprichtia revolvens a Moss S2S3 3 Sensitive 2 37.1 ± 0.0 NS N Solorina saccata Woodland Owl Lichen S2S3 2 May Be At Risk 4 45.5 ± 0.0 NS Everniastrum NS N catawbiense Powder-tipped Antler Lichen S2S3 2 May Be At Risk 1 54.2 ± 0.0 Fuscopannaria NS N leucosticta Rimmed Shingles Lichen S2S3 2 May Be At Risk 4 47.4 ± 0.0 N Leptogium milligranum Stretched Jellyskin Lichen S2S3 3 Sensitive 1 78.0 ± 0.0 NS N Parmeliopsis ambigua Green Starburst Lichen S2S3 3 Sensitive 1 70.9 ± 2.0 NS N Racodium rupestre Rockhair Lichen S2S3 5 Undetermined 1 58.4 ± 0.0 NS N Umbilicaria polyphylla Petalled Rocktripe Lichen S2S3 3 Sensitive 1 70.9 ± 2.0 NS N Usnea flammea Coastal Bushy Beard Lichen S2S3 3 Sensitive 1 41.4 ± 1.0 NS N Collema nigrescens Blistered Tarpaper Lichen S3 3 Sensitive 5 5.7 ± 0.0 NS N Sticta fuliginosa Peppered Moon Lichen S3 3 Sensitive 18 16.3 ± 0.0 NS N Leptogium subtile Appressed Jellyskin Lichen S3 3 Sensitive 3 51.7 ± 0.0 NS N Fuscopannaria ahlneri Corrugated Shingles Lichen S3 4 Secure 31 34.1 ± 0.0 NS N Heterodermia speciosa Powdered Fringe Lichen S3 4 Secure 1 83.4 ± 0.0 NS N Leptogium corticola Blistered Jellyskin Lichen S3 3 Sensitive 16 33.8 ± 0.0 NS N Leptogium lichenoides Tattered Jellyskin Lichen S3 2 May Be At Risk 5 45.5 ± 0.0 NS N Nephroma bellum Naked Kidney Lichen S3 3 Sensitive 1 74.7 ± 0.0 NS Punctelia NS N appalachensis Appalachian Speckleback Lichen S3 3 Sensitive 2 78.2 ± 0.0

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Taxonomic Group Scientific Name Common Name COSEWIC SARA Prov Legal Prot Prov Rarity Rank Prov GS Rank # recs Distance (km) Prov N Moelleropsis nebulosa Blue-gray Moss Shingle Lichen S3 4 Secure 32 33.7 ± 0.0 NS N Usnea macaronesica Beard Lichen S3 5 Undetermined 2 53.5 ± 1.0 NS N Calliergon giganteum Giant Spear Moss S3? 3 Sensitive 2 35.4 ± 3.0 NS Drummondia NS N prorepens a Moss S3? 3 Sensitive 1 48.6 ± 5.0 N Anomodon tristis a Moss S3? 3 Sensitive 8 49.1 ± 15.0 NS N Helodium blandowii Wetland-plume Moss S3? 4 Secure 5 21.6 ± 7.0 NS N Mnium stellare Star Leafy Moss S3? 5 Undetermined 2 42.6 ± 1.0 NS N Cladina stygia Black-footed Reindeer Lichen S3? 3 Sensitive 3 28.9 ± 0.0 NS N Anomodon rugelii Rugel's Anomodon Moss S3S4 3 Sensitive 2 77.5 ± 0.0 NS N Dichelyma capillaceum Hairlike Dichelyma Moss S3S4 4 Secure 3 8.6 ± 3.0 NS N Myurella julacea Small Mouse-tail Moss S3S4 3 Sensitive 1 91.3 ± 0.0 NS Thamnobryum NS N alleghaniense a Moss S3S4 3 Sensitive 3 73.7 ± 4.0 N Schistidium agassizii Elf Bloom Moss S3S4 4 Secure 2 69.8 ± 1.0 NS Hylocomiastrum NS N pyrenaicum a Feather Moss S3S4 3 Sensitive 1 23.9 ± 0.0 N Arctoparmelia incurva Finger Ring Lichen S3S4 4 Secure 1 41.4 ± 1.0 NS N Hypogymnia vittata Slender Monk's Hood Lichen S3S4 4 Secure 1 37.1 ± 0.0 NS N Leptogium saturninum Bearded Jellyskin Lichen S3S4 5 Undetermined 4 53.2 ± 0.0 NS Parmeliopsis NS N hyperopta Gray Starburst Lichen S3S4 5 Undetermined 1 99.2 ± 1.0 N Physconia detersa Bottlebrush Frost Lichen S3S4 3 Sensitive 1 55.0 ± 0.0 NS N Sphaerophorus fragilis Fragile Coral Lichen S3S4 4 Secure 1 41.4 ± 1.0 NS N Coccocarpia palmicola Salted Shell Lichen S3S4 4 Secure 172 33.7 ± 0.0 NS N Physcia caesia Blue-gray Rosette Lichen S3S4 5 Undetermined 1 41.4 ± 1.0 NS N Physcia tenella Fringed Rosette Lichen S3S4 6 Not Assessed 1 41.4 ± 1.0 NS N Anaptychia palmulata Shaggy Fringed Lichen S3S4 4 Secure 10 55.0 ± 0.0 NS N Evernia prunastri Valley Oakmoss Lichen S3S4 3 Sensitive 1 43.2 ± 2.0 NS N Heterodermia neglecta Fringe Lichen S3S4 4 Secure 10 35.9 ± 0.0 NS P Juglans cinerea Butternut Endangered Endangered SNA 7 Exotic 1 34.1 ± 0.0 NS P Liatris spicata Dense Blazing Star Threatened Threatened SNA 1 23.3 ± 0.0 NS Bartonia paniculata NS P ssp. paniculata Branched Bartonia Threatened Threatened SNA 1 71.3 ± 10.0 P Clethra alnifolia Coast Pepper-Bush Special Concern Special Concern Vulnerable S1 1 At Risk 2 25.8 ± 0.0 NS P Lilaeopsis chinensis Eastern Lilaeopsis Special Concern Special Concern Vulnerable S2 3 Sensitive 136 87.8 ± 1.0 NS P Lophiola aurea Goldencrest Special Concern Threatened Vulnerable S2 1 At Risk 19 96.6 ± 1.0 NS P Isoetes prototypus Prototype Quillwort Special Concern Special Concern Vulnerable S2 3 Sensitive 13 73.9 ± 0.0 NS Floerkea NS P proserpinacoides False Mermaidweed Not At Risk S2 3 Sensitive 24 66.2 ± 7.0 Helianthemum NS P canadense Long-branched Frostweed Endangered S1 1 At Risk 2 27.7 ± 1.0 P Cypripedium arietinum Ram's-Head Lady's-Slipper Endangered S1 1 At Risk 159 36.7 ± 2.0 NS P Thuja occidentalis Eastern White Cedar Vulnerable S1 1 At Risk 33 7.2 ± 1.0 NS P Acer saccharinum Silver Maple S1 5 Undetermined 12 66.3 ± 2.0 NS Osmorhiza NS P depauperata Blunt Sweet Cicely S1 2 May Be At Risk 1 68.9 ± 5.0 P Sanicula odorata Clustered Sanicle S1 2 May Be At Risk 12 36.0 ± 7.0 NS P Zizia aurea Golden Alexanders S1 2 May Be At Risk 35 58.4 ± 1.0 NS P Antennaria parlinii a Pussytoes S1 2 May Be At Risk 16 31.0 ± 7.0 NS Cynoglossum NS P virginianum var. Wild Comfrey S1 2 May Be At Risk 5 41.7 ± 1.0 boreale P Arabis glabra Tower Mustard S1 5 Undetermined 1 82.9 ± 0.0 NS P Draba glabella Rock Whitlow-Grass S1 2 May Be At Risk 2 77.8 ± 0.0 NS P Lobelia spicata Pale-Spiked Lobelia S1 2 May Be At Risk 8 59.2 ± 7.0 NS P Desmodium Canada Tick-trefoil S1 2 May Be At Risk 12 62.1 ± 5.0 NS

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Taxonomic Group Scientific Name Common Name COSEWIC SARA Prov Legal Prot Prov Rarity Rank Prov GS Rank # recs Distance (km) Prov canadense Desmodium NS P glutinosum Large Tick-Trefoil S1 2 May Be At Risk 17 37.4 ± 0.0 P Ribes americanum Wild Black Currant S1 5 Undetermined 4 39.6 ± 3.0 NS P Fraxinus americana White Ash S1 2 May Be At Risk 2 93.6 ± 0.0 NS Fraxinus NS P pennsylvanica Red Ash S1 2 May Be At Risk 8 21.9 ± 5.0 P Polygala polygama Racemed Milkwort S1 5 Undetermined 1 21.9 ± 1.0 NS P Polygonum careyi Carey's Smartweed S1 5 Undetermined 1 45.9 ± 3.0 NS Podostemum NS P ceratophyllum Horn-leaved Riverweed S1 2 May Be At Risk 1 95.4 ± 0.0 P Montia fontana Water Blinks S1 2 May Be At Risk 1 24.0 ± 1.0 NS P Lysimachia quadrifolia Whorled Yellow Loosestrife S1 5 Undetermined 1 30.9 ± 0.0 NS Ranunculus NS P pensylvanicus Pennsylvania Buttercup S1 2 May Be At Risk 3 90.8 ± 0.0 Amelanchier NS P nantucketensis Nantucket Serviceberry S1 2 May Be At Risk 1 87.3 ± 1.0 P Salix myrtillifolia Blueberry Willow S1 2 May Be At Risk 1 34.8 ± 0.0 NS P Salix serissima Autumn Willow S1 2 May Be At Risk 2 34.8 ± 0.0 NS P Dirca palustris Eastern Leatherwood S1 2 May Be At Risk 49 18.7 ± 1.0 NS P Boehmeria cylindrica Small-spike False-nettle S1 2 May Be At Risk 47 19.3 ± 0.0 NS P Pilea pumila Dwarf Clearweed S1 2 May Be At Risk 3 36.9 ± 0.0 NS P Carex garberi Garber's Sedge S1 2 May Be At Risk 4 70.3 ± 0.0 NS P Carex gynocrates Northern Bog Sedge S1 2 May Be At Risk 2 34.9 ± 0.0 NS P Carex haydenii Hayden's Sedge S1 2 May Be At Risk 2 63.2 ± 1.0 NS P Carex pellita Woolly Sedge S1 2 May Be At Risk 2 57.5 ± 10.0 NS P Carex laxiflora Loose-Flowered Sedge S1 2 May Be At Risk 2 77.6 ± 1.0 NS P Carex ormostachya Necklace Spike Sedge S1 2 May Be At Risk 1 91.8 ± 5.0 NS P Carex plantaginea Plantain-Leaved Sedge S1 2 May Be At Risk 3 65.6 ± 0.0 NS P Carex prairea Prairie Sedge S1 2 May Be At Risk 2 82.9 ± 1.0 NS Carex viridula var. NS P saxilittoralis Greenish Sedge S1 2 May Be At Risk 4 67.2 ± 2.0 P Iris prismatica Slender Blue Flag S1 2 May Be At Risk 1 83.5 ± 100.0 NS P Sisyrinchium fuscatum Coastal Plain Blue-eyed-grass S1 2 May Be At Risk 1 93.6 ± 0.0 NS P Juncus secundus Secund Rush S1 2 May Be At Risk 1 87.3 ± 0.0 NS P Juncus vaseyi Vasey Rush S1 2 May Be At Risk 2 70.9 ± 0.0 NS P Allium tricoccum Wild Leek S1 2 May Be At Risk 22 76.2 ± 5.0 NS P Trillium grandiflorum White Trillium S1 5 Undetermined 3 82.9 ± 1.0 NS P Malaxis brachypoda White Adder's-Mouth S1 2 May Be At Risk 4 71.7 ± 10.0 NS Spiranthes casei var. NS P casei Case's Ladies'-Tresses S1 2 May Be At Risk 1 67.9 ± 0.0 P Bromus latiglumis Broad-Glumed Brome S1 2 May Be At Risk 28 54.3 ± 0.0 NS Dichanthelium NS P xanthophysum Slender Panic Grass S1 2 May Be At Risk 9 92.0 ± 1.0 P Elymus wiegandii Wiegand's Wild Rye S1 2 May Be At Risk 12 20.8 ± 7.0 NS Elymus hystrix var. NS P bigeloviana Spreading Wild Rye S1 2 May Be At Risk 11 35.0 ± 1.0 P Puccinellia fasciculata Saltmarsh Alkali Grass S1 5 Undetermined 2 67.1 ± 1.0 NS P Adiantum pedatum Northern Maidenhair Fern S1 2 May Be At Risk 11 35.4 ± 0.0 NS P Equisetum palustre Marsh Horsetail S1 2 May Be At Risk 1 78.3 ± 5.0 NS P Botrychium lunaria Common Moonwort S1 2 May Be At Risk 3 28.0 ± 2.0 NS P Selaginella rupestris Rock Spikemoss S1 2 May Be At Risk 1 40.8 ± 0.0 NS P Solidago hispida Hairy Goldenrod S1? 2 May Be At Risk 2 20.8 ± 7.0 NS P Suaeda rolandii Roland's Sea-Blite S1? 2 May Be At Risk 3 42.0 ± 2.0 NS Proserpinaca palustris NS P var. palustris Marsh Mermaidweed S1? 2 May Be At Risk 2 88.5 ± 1.0 P Crataegus robinsonii Robinson's Hawthorn S1? 5 Undetermined 1 62.4 ± 5.0 NS

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Taxonomic Group Scientific Name Common Name COSEWIC SARA Prov Legal Prot Prov Rarity Rank Prov GS Rank # recs Distance (km) Prov P Carex pensylvanica Pennsylvania Sedge S1? 2 May Be At Risk 2 4.0 ± 0.0 NS Dichanthelium NS P acuminatum var. Woolly Panic Grass S1? 5 Undetermined 3 91.6 ± 1.0 lindheimeri P Fraxinus nigra Black Ash Threatened S1S2 1 At Risk 207 9.4 ± 0.0 NS P Rudbeckia laciniata Cut-Leaved Coneflower S1S2 2 May Be At Risk 17 30.5 ± 7.0 NS Rudbeckia laciniata NS P var. gaspereauensis Cut-Leaved Coneflower S1S2 2 May Be At Risk 9 67.1 ± 0.0 Arabis hirsuta var. NS P pycnocarpa Western Hairy Rockcress S1S2 2 May Be At Risk 1 72.7 ± 0.0 P Cardamine maxima Large Toothwort S1S2 2 May Be At Risk 1 87.9 ± 0.0 NS Proserpinaca NS P intermedia Intermediate Mermaidweed S1S2 2 May Be At Risk 2 27.0 ± 0.0 P Conopholis americana American Cancer-root S1S2 2 May Be At Risk 14 76.2 ± 1.0 NS Anemone virginiana NS P var. alba Virginia Anemone S1S2 3 Sensitive 5 62.3 ± 7.0 Hepatica nobilis var. NS P obtusa Round-lobed Hepatica S1S2 2 May Be At Risk 48 27.4 ± 0.0 P Ranunculus sceleratus Cursed Buttercup S1S2 2 May Be At Risk 20 11.8 ± 0.0 NS P Gratiola neglecta Clammy Hedge-Hyssop S1S2 3 Sensitive 5 50.7 ± 2.0 NS Carex livida var. NS P radicaulis Livid Sedge S1S2 2 May Be At Risk 12 48.0 ± 10.0 P Juncus greenei Greene's Rush S1S2 2 May Be At Risk 5 21.9 ± 10.0 NS P Platanthera huronensis Fragrant Green Orchid S1S2 5 Undetermined 1 36.0 ± 10.0 NS Calamagrostis stricta NS P ssp. stricta Slim-stemmed Reed Grass S1S2 3 Sensitive 1 93.9 ± 7.0 P Cinna arundinacea Sweet Wood Reed Grass S1S2 2 May Be At Risk 54 54.5 ± 0.0 NS P Festuca subverticillata Nodding Fescue S1S2 2 May Be At Risk 12 42.3 ± 5.0 NS P Cryptogramma stelleri Steller's Rockbrake S1S2 2 May Be At Risk 3 48.1 ± 0.0 NS P Carex vacillans Estuarine Sedge S1S3 5 Undetermined 2 60.0 ± 0.0 NS P Conioselinum chinense Chinese Hemlock-parsley S2 3 Sensitive 2 38.1 ± 0.0 NS P Osmorhiza longistylis Smooth Sweet Cicely S2 2 May Be At Risk 24 40.0 ± 0.0 NS Erigeron NS P philadelphicus Philadelphia Fleabane S2 3 Sensitive 2 58.1 ± 1.0 Lactuca hirsuta var. NS P sanguinea Hairy Lettuce S2 3 Sensitive 4 22.3 ± 7.0 Symphyotrichum NS P undulatum Wavy-leaved Aster S2 3 Sensitive 108 15.0 ± 7.0 Symphyotrichum NS P ciliolatum Fringed Blue Aster S2 3 Sensitive 16 34.5 ± 0.0 P Impatiens pallida Pale Jewelweed S2 3 Sensitive 2 77.6 ± 1.0 NS Caulophyllum NS P thalictroides Blue Cohosh S2 2 May Be At Risk 53 22.8 ± 0.0 P Arabis drummondii Drummond's Rockcress S2 3 Sensitive 10 68.7 ± 0.0 NS Cardamine parviflora NS P var. arenicola Small-flowered Bittercress S2 3 Sensitive 14 43.9 ± 50.0 P Draba arabisans Rock Whitlow-Grass S2 3 Sensitive 13 77.6 ± 1.0 NS P Stellaria humifusa Saltmarsh Starwort S2 3 Sensitive 4 53.7 ± 0.0 NS P Stellaria longifolia Long-leaved Starwort S2 3 Sensitive 12 30.3 ± 5.0 NS P Chenopodium rubrum Red Pigweed S2 2 May Be At Risk 2 67.2 ± 2.0 NS P Hudsonia ericoides Pinebarren Golden Heather S2 3 Sensitive 27 20.8 ± 7.0 NS P Hypericum majus Large St John's-wort S2 3 Sensitive 4 11.9 ± 0.0 NS P Crassula aquatica Water Pygmyweed S2 3 Sensitive 1 48.2 ± 0.0 NS P Myriophyllum farwellii Farwell's Water Milfoil S2 3 Sensitive 8 23.5 ± 1.0 NS Myriophyllum NS P verticillatum Whorled Water Milfoil S2 3 Sensitive 3 35.7 ± 7.0 P Oenothera fruticosa Narrow-leaved Evening Primrose S2 5 Undetermined 8 32.5 ± 7.0 NS

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Taxonomic Group Scientific Name Common Name COSEWIC SARA Prov Legal Prot Prov Rarity Rank Prov GS Rank # recs Distance (km) Prov ssp. glauca P Polygonum arifolium Halberd-leaved Tearthumb S2 3 Sensitive 10 32.2 ± 0.0 NS Rumex salicifolius var. NS P mexicanus Triangular-valve Dock S2 3 Sensitive 11 30.4 ± 0.0 P Primula mistassinica Mistassini Primrose S2 3 Sensitive 16 61.3 ± 1.0 NS P Anemone canadensis Canada Anemone S2 2 May Be At Risk 3 31.8 ± 7.0 NS P Anemone quinquefolia Wood Anemone S2 3 Sensitive 14 34.8 ± 0.0 NS P Anemone virginiana Virginia Anemone S2 3 Sensitive 16 35.6 ± 5.0 NS Anemone virginiana NS P var. virginiana Virginia Anemone S2 3 Sensitive 2 36.0 ± 7.0 P Caltha palustris Yellow Marsh Marigold S2 3 Sensitive 1 68.9 ± 5.0 NS P Galium boreale Northern Bedstraw S2 2 May Be At Risk 7 66.0 ± 1.0 NS P Galium labradoricum Labrador Bedstraw S2 3 Sensitive 79 32.1 ± 0.0 NS P Salix pedicellaris Bog Willow S2 3 Sensitive 56 28.8 ± 0.0 NS P Salix sericea Silky Willow S2 2 May Be At Risk 119 9.2 ± 1.0 NS Saxifraga paniculata NS P ssp. neogaea White Mountain Saxifrage S2 3 Sensitive 4 72.1 ± 7.0 P Tiarella cordifolia Heart-leaved Foamflower S2 3 Sensitive 222 28.8 ± 0.0 NS P Agalinis maritima Saltmarsh Agalinis S2 3 Sensitive 1 23.9 ± 0.0 NS P Viola nephrophylla Northern Bog Violet S2 3 Sensitive 7 38.5 ± 1.0 NS P Carex atratiformis Scabrous Black Sedge S2 3 Sensitive 3 84.9 ± 0.0 NS P Carex bebbii Bebb's Sedge S2 3 Sensitive 15 38.6 ± 0.0 NS P Carex castanea Chestnut Sedge S2 2 May Be At Risk 23 32.1 ± 0.0 NS P Carex comosa Bearded Sedge S2 3 Sensitive 7 44.8 ± 7.0 NS P Carex hystericina Porcupine Sedge S2 2 May Be At Risk 7 71.1 ± 1.0 NS P Carex tenera Tender Sedge S2 3 Sensitive 8 36.8 ± 0.0 NS P Carex tuckermanii Tuckerman's Sedge S2 3 Sensitive 23 36.4 ± 0.0 NS P Vallisneria americana Wild Celery S2 2 May Be At Risk 11 24.4 ± 1.0 NS Allium schoenoprasum NS P var. sibiricum Wild Chives S2 2 May Be At Risk 1 62.3 ± 7.0 P Lilium canadense Canada Lily S2 2 May Be At Risk 68 16.2 ± 0.0 NS P Najas gracillima Thread-Like Naiad S2 3 Sensitive 2 30.2 ± 0.0 NS Cypripedium NS P parviflorum var. Yellow Lady's-slipper S2 3 Sensitive 9 10.5 ± 7.0 pubescens Cypripedium NS P parviflorum var. Small Yellow Lady's-Slipper S2 3 Sensitive 13 38.6 ± 0.0 makasin P Cypripedium reginae Showy Lady's-Slipper S2 2 May Be At Risk 30 32.5 ± 0.0 NS P Goodyera pubescens Downy Rattlesnake-Plantain S2 3 Sensitive 9 23.8 ± 1.0 NS P Platanthera flava Southern Rein-Orchid S2 3 Sensitive 31 91.2 ± 0.0 NS Platanthera flava var. NS P flava Southern Rein Orchid S2 3 Sensitive 2 67.2 ± 7.0 Platanthera flava var. NS P herbiola Pale Green Orchid S2 5 Undetermined 7 67.0 ± 1.0 Platanthera NS P macrophylla Large Round-Leaved Orchid S2 3 Sensitive 12 52.8 ± 1.0 P Spiranthes lucida Shining Ladies'-Tresses S2 2 May Be At Risk 13 24.5 ± 1.0 NS Dichanthelium NS P linearifolium Narrow-leaved Panic Grass S2 3 Sensitive 7 44.8 ± 7.0 Piptatherum NS P canadense Canada Rice Grass S2 3 Sensitive 8 9.6 ± 1.0 P Piptatherum pungens Slender Rice Grass S2 3 Sensitive 2 81.2 ± 10.0 NS P Potamogeton friesii Fries' Pondweed S2 2 May Be At Risk 10 63.7 ± 5.0 NS Potamogeton NS P richardsonii Richardson's Pondweed S2 2 May Be At Risk 8 38.1 ± 0.0 P Dryopteris fragrans Fragrant Wood Fern S2 3 Sensitive 11 72.8 ± 1.0 NS

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Taxonomic Group Scientific Name Common Name COSEWIC SARA Prov Legal Prot Prov Rarity Rank Prov GS Rank # recs Distance (km) Prov var. remotiuscula P Woodsia glabella Smooth Cliff Fern S2 3 Sensitive 2 72.3 ± 1.0 NS Symphyotrichum NS P boreale Boreal Aster S2? 3 Sensitive 7 7.9 ± 5.0 P Cuscuta cephalanthi Buttonbush Dodder S2? 5 Undetermined 1 43.6 ± 0.0 NS P Epilobium coloratum Purple-veined Willowherb S2? 3 Sensitive 5 28.8 ± 0.0 NS P Crataegus submollis Quebec Hawthorn S2? 5 Undetermined 5 19.2 ± 7.0 NS P Carex peckii White-Tinged Sedge S2? 2 May Be At Risk 4 26.7 ± 0.0 NS P Eleocharis ovata Ovate Spikerush S2? 3 Sensitive 8 38.5 ± 0.0 NS P Scirpus pedicellatus Stalked Bulrush S2? 3 Sensitive 7 20.2 ± 0.0 NS P Potamogeton pulcher Spotted Pondweed Vulnerable S2S3 3 Sensitive 8 57.2 ± 2.0 NS P Hieracium robinsonii Robinson's Hawkweed S2S3 3 Sensitive 3 61.1 ± 1.0 NS Iva frutescens ssp. NS P oraria Big-leaved Marsh-elder S2S3 3 Sensitive 17 48.8 ± 1.0 P Senecio pseudoarnica Seabeach Ragwort S2S3 3 Sensitive 19 27.6 ± 1.0 NS P Betula michauxii Michaux's Dwarf Birch S2S3 3 Sensitive 16 2.2 ± 0.0 NS P Sagina nodosa Knotted Pearlwort S2S3 4 Secure 38 25.8 ± 2.0 NS Sagina nodosa ssp. NS P borealis Knotted Pearlwort S2S3 4 Secure 7 59.4 ± 0.0 Ceratophyllum NS P echinatum Prickly Hornwort S2S3 3 Sensitive 5 58.0 ± 0.0 Hypericum NS P dissimulatum Disguised St John's-wort S2S3 3 Sensitive 5 8.1 ± 0.0 P Triosteum aurantiacum Orange-fruited Tinker's Weed S2S3 3 Sensitive 28 36.7 ± 2.0 NS Shepherdia NS P canadensis Soapberry S2S3 3 Sensitive 73 31.8 ± 7.0 Empetrum eamesii NS P ssp. atropurpureum Pink Crowberry S2S3 3 Sensitive 5 20.6 ± 7.0 Empetrum eamesii NS P ssp. eamesii Pink Crowberry S2S3 3 Sensitive 5 20.6 ± 7.0 Chamaesyce NS P polygonifolia Seaside Spurge S2S3 3 Sensitive 3 73.3 ± 3.0 P Halenia deflexa Spurred Gentian S2S3 3 Sensitive 3 44.8 ± 0.0 NS P Hedeoma pulegioides American False Pennyroyal S2S3 3 Sensitive 16 39.5 ± 5.0 NS P Polygonum buxiforme Small's Knotweed S2S3 5 Undetermined 7 47.8 ± 0.0 NS P Polygonum raii Sharp-fruited Knotweed S2S3 5 Undetermined 3 56.5 ± 1.0 NS P Amelanchier fernaldii Fernald's Serviceberry S2S3 5 Undetermined 1 90.2 ± 7.0 NS P Potentilla canadensis Canada Cinquefoil S2S3 3 Sensitive 1 45.7 ± 5.0 NS P Galium aparine Common Bedstraw S2S3 3 Sensitive 23 23.4 ± 0.0 NS P Salix pellita Satiny Willow S2S3 3 Sensitive 7 40.3 ± 2.0 NS P Carex adusta Lesser Brown Sedge S2S3 3 Sensitive 7 23.7 ± 5.0 NS P Carex hirtifolia Pubescent Sedge S2S3 3 Sensitive 37 29.3 ± 7.0 NS P Carex houghtoniana Houghton's Sedge S2S3 3 Sensitive 1 43.6 ± 1.0 NS P Eleocharis olivacea Yellow Spikerush S2S3 3 Sensitive 6 11.4 ± 0.0 NS P Eriophorum gracile Slender Cottongrass S2S3 3 Sensitive 7 28.5 ± 7.0 NS Coeloglossum viride NS P var. virescens Long-bracted Frog Orchid S2S3 2 May Be At Risk 2 66.5 ± 1.0 Cypripedium NS P parviflorum Yellow Lady's-slipper S2S3 3 Sensitive 513 35.4 ± 1.0 P Poa glauca Glaucous Blue Grass S2S3 3 Sensitive 5 37.4 ± 1.0 NS Botrychium NS P lanceolatum var. Lance-Leaf Grape-Fern S2S3 3 Sensitive 6 42.0 ± 5.0 angustisegmentum P Botrychium simplex Least Moonwort S2S3 3 Sensitive 4 38.5 ± 0.0 NS P Ophioglossum pusillum Northern Adder's-tongue S2S3 3 Sensitive 6 10.5 ± 7.0 NS P Angelica atropurpurea Purple-stemmed Angelica S3 4 Secure 1 56.9 ± 0.0 NS P Erigeron hyssopifolius Hyssop-leaved Fleabane S3 3 Sensitive 16 41.5 ± 7.0 NS

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Taxonomic Group Scientific Name Common Name COSEWIC SARA Prov Legal Prot Prov Rarity Rank Prov GS Rank # recs Distance (km) Prov P Hieracium paniculatum Panicled Hawkweed S3 4 Secure 25 42.3 ± 11.0 NS P Megalodonta beckii Water Beggarticks S3 4 Secure 12 26.4 ± 0.0 NS P Packera paupercula Balsam Groundsel S3 4 Secure 39 33.7 ± 0.0 NS P Alnus serrulata Smooth Alder S3 3 Sensitive 5 94.1 ± 0.0 NS P Betula pumila Bog Birch S3 3 Sensitive 3 32.5 ± 0.0 NS Campanula NS P aparinoides Marsh Bellflower S3 3 Sensitive 27 40.2 ± 1.0 P Minuartia groenlandica Greenland Stitchwort S3 3 Sensitive 35 12.9 ± 0.0 NS P Viburnum edule Squashberry S3 3 Sensitive 2 93.5 ± 0.0 NS P Empetrum eamesii Pink Crowberry S3 3 Sensitive 83 20.8 ± 7.0 NS P Vaccinium boreale Northern Blueberry S3 3 Sensitive 2 45.3 ± 0.0 NS Vaccinium NS P caespitosum Dwarf Bilberry S3 4 Secure 76 30.7 ± 0.0 P Vaccinium uliginosum Alpine Bilberry S3 3 Sensitive 3 36.6 ± 1.0 NS P Bartonia virginica Yellow Bartonia S3 4 Secure 26 9.2 ± 7.0 NS P Geranium bicknellii Bicknell's Crane's-bill S3 4 Secure 12 47.7 ± 3.0 NS P Proserpinaca palustris Marsh Mermaidweed S3 4 Secure 21 28.8 ± 0.0 NS Proserpinaca palustris NS P var. crebra Marsh Mermaidweed S3 4 Secure 28 18.4 ± 0.0 P Proserpinaca pectinata Comb-leaved Mermaidweed S3 4 Secure 12 19.6 ± 1.0 NS P Teucrium canadense Canada Germander S3 3 Sensitive 44 23.0 ± 5.0 NS P Epilobium strictum Downy Willowherb S3 3 Sensitive 6 41.5 ± 0.0 NS P Polygala sanguinea Blood Milkwort S3 3 Sensitive 16 12.0 ± 0.0 NS Polygonum NS P pensylvanicum Pennsylvania Smartweed S3 4 Secure 25 19.2 ± 7.0 P Polygonum scandens Climbing False Buckwheat S3 3 Sensitive 18 31.5 ± 2.0 NS P Plantago rugelii Rugel's Plantain S3 4 Secure 8 21.6 ± 0.0 NS P Primula laurentiana Laurentian Primrose S3 4 Secure 10 76.3 ± 7.0 NS Samolus valerandi ssp. NS P parviflorus Seaside Brookweed S3 3 Sensitive 40 20.2 ± 1.0 P Pyrola asarifolia Pink Pyrola S3 4 Secure 10 28.8 ± 50.0 NS P Pyrola minor Lesser Pyrola S3 3 Sensitive 2 85.6 ± 7.0 NS P Ranunculus gmelinii Gmelin's Water Buttercup S3 4 Secure 41 19.3 ± 0.0 NS P Rhamnus alnifolia Alder-leaved Buckthorn S3 4 Secure 108 18.7 ± 0.0 NS P Agrimonia gryposepala Hooked Agrimony S3 4 Secure 107 28.0 ± 5.0 NS Amelanchier NS P stolonifera Running Serviceberry S3 4 Secure 42 37.0 ± 3.0 P Geocaulon lividum Northern Comandra S3 4 Secure 4 81.7 ± 5.0 NS P Limosella australis Southern Mudwort S3 4 Secure 8 25.7 ± 3.0 NS P Lindernia dubia Yellow-seeded False Pimperel S3 4 Secure 18 36.8 ± 0.0 NS P Laportea canadensis Canada Wood Nettle S3 3 Sensitive 46 18.6 ± 0.0 NS P Verbena hastata Blue Vervain S3 4 Secure 130 19.9 ± 0.0 NS P Carex cryptolepis Hidden-scaled Sedge S3 4 Secure 11 8.6 ± 6.0 NS P Carex eburnea Bristle-leaved Sedge S3 3 Sensitive 5 44.3 ± 1.0 NS P Carex lupulina Hop Sedge S3 4 Secure 44 8.6 ± 6.0 NS P Carex rosea Rosy Sedge S3 4 Secure 30 35.9 ± 1.0 NS P Carex swanii Swan's Sedge S3 3 Sensitive 2 19.3 ± 0.0 NS P Carex tribuloides Blunt Broom Sedge S3 4 Secure 14 27.7 ± 0.0 NS P Carex wiegandii Wiegand's Sedge S3 3 Sensitive 3 40.9 ± 0.0 NS P Carex foenea Fernald's Hay Sedge S3 4 Secure 12 13.7 ± 0.0 NS P Eleocharis nitida Quill Spikerush S3 4 Secure 11 30.1 ± 5.0 NS P Elodea canadensis Canada Waterweed S3 4 Secure 8 18.4 ± 0.0 NS Juncus subcaudatus NS P var. planisepalus Woods-Rush S3 3 Sensitive 14 21.4 ± 1.0 P Juncus dudleyi Dudley's Rush S3 4 Secure 14 37.4 ± 0.0 NS P Goodyera repens Lesser Rattlesnake-plantain S3 3 Sensitive 6 47.4 ± 0.0 NS P Listera australis Southern Twayblade S3 4 Secure 105 3.5 ± 0.0 NS

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Taxonomic Group Scientific Name Common Name COSEWIC SARA Prov Legal Prot Prov Rarity Rank Prov GS Rank # recs Distance (km) Prov P Platanthera grandiflora Large Purple Fringed Orchid S3 4 Secure 96 34.6 ± 0.0 NS P Platanthera hookeri Hooker's Orchid S3 4 Secure 15 37.5 ± 0.0 NS P Platanthera orbiculata Small Round-leaved Orchid S3 4 Secure 20 32.0 ± 4.0 NS P Spiranthes ochroleuca Yellow Ladies'-tresses S3 4 Secure 14 28.8 ± 4.0 NS P Alopecurus aequalis Short-awned Foxtail S3 4 Secure 16 40.9 ± 0.0 NS Dichanthelium NS P clandestinum Deer-tongue Panic Grass S3 4 Secure 265 13.7 ± 1.0 Potamogeton NS P obtusifolius Blunt-leaved Pondweed S3 4 Secure 1 98.8 ± 0.0 Potamogeton NS P praelongus White-stemmed Pondweed S3 3 Sensitive 5 49.9 ± 5.0 Potamogeton NS P zosteriformis Flat-stemmed Pondweed S3 3 Sensitive 15 26.5 ± 0.0 P Sparganium natans Small Burreed S3 4 Secure 11 37.9 ± 0.0 NS P Asplenium trichomanes Maidenhair Spleenwort S3 4 Secure 14 64.0 ± 0.0 NS Asplenium NS P trichomanes-ramosum Green Spleenwort S3 3 Sensitive 8 71.7 ± 7.0 P Equisetum pratense Meadow Horsetail S3 3 Sensitive 14 37.5 ± 0.0 NS P Equisetum variegatum Variegated Horsetail S3 4 Secure 21 7.1 ± 5.0 NS P Isoetes acadiensis Acadian Quillwort S3 3 Sensitive 7 9.1 ± 0.0 NS P Lycopodium sitchense Sitka Clubmoss S3 4 Secure 2 68.8 ± 1.0 NS P Huperzia appalachiana Appalachian Fir-Clubmoss S3 3 Sensitive 16 49.2 ± 7.0 NS P Botrychium dissectum Cut-leaved Moonwort S3 4 Secure 8 72.3 ± 0.0 NS Polypodium NS P appalachianum Appalachian Polypody S3 5 Undetermined 14 30.0 ± 0.0 Asclepias incarnata NS P ssp. pulchra Swamp Milkweed S3? 5 Undetermined 53 7.8 ± 5.0 Polygonum amphibium NS P var. emersum Water Smartweed S3? 5 Undetermined 18 20.2 ± 0.0 Lycopodium NS P sabinifolium Ground-Fir S3? 4 Secure 3 62.4 ± 0.0 P Suaeda calceoliformis Horned Sea-blite S3S4 4 Secure 10 20.8 ± 7.0 NS Vaccinium NS P corymbosum Highbush Blueberry S3S4 4 Secure 2 11.8 ± 0.0 P Myriophyllum sibiricum Siberian Water Milfoil S3S4 4 Secure 5 59.6 ± 0.0 NS P Rhexia virginica Virginia Meadow Beauty S3S4 4 Secure 71 84.0 ± 5.0 NS Nuphar lutea ssp. NS P pumila Small Yellow Pond-lily S3S4 4 Secure 2 92.0 ± 1.0 Sanguinaria NS P canadensis Bloodroot S3S4 4 Secure 77 14.9 ± 0.0 P Polygonum fowleri Fowler's Knotweed S3S4 4 Secure 3 62.7 ± 1.0 NS P Rumex maritimus Sea-Side Dock S3S4 5 64.9 ± 0.0 NS Rumex maritimus var. NS P fueginus Tierra del Fuego Dock S3S4 4 Secure 12 56.4 ± 0.0 P Crataegus succulenta Fleshy Hawthorn S3S4 5 Undetermined 1 12.3 ± 0.0 NS Fragaria vesca ssp. NS P americana Woodland Strawberry S3S4 4 Secure 65 19.2 ± 0.0 P Salix petiolaris Meadow Willow S3S4 4 Secure 21 34.6 ± 0.0 NS P Agalinis neoscotica Nova Scotia Agalinis S3S4 4 Secure 14 11.9 ± 0.0 NS Viola sagittata var. NS P ovata Arrow-Leaved Violet S3S4 4 Secure 18 13.4 ± 0.0 P Carex argyrantha Silvery-flowered Sedge S3S4 4 Secure 9 51.6 ± 1.0 NS P Eriophorum russeolum Russet Cottongrass S3S4 4 Secure 9 42.0 ± 3.0 NS Sisyrinchium NS P atlanticum Eastern Blue-Eyed-Grass S3S4 4 Secure 4 76.3 ± 0.0 P Triglochin gaspensis Gasp├⌐ Arrowgrass S3S4 5 Undetermined 27 44.8 ± 0.0 NS P Juncus acuminatus Sharp-Fruit Rush S3S4 4 Secure 4 12.1 ± 0.0 NS

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Taxonomic Group Scientific Name Common Name COSEWIC SARA Prov Legal Prot Prov Rarity Rank Prov GS Rank # recs Distance (km) Prov P Luzula parviflora Small-flowered Woodrush S3S4 4 Secure 2 67.4 ± 0.0 NS P Liparis loeselii Loesel's Twayblade S3S4 4 Secure 4 0.5 ± 5.0 NS P Panicum tuckermanii Tuckerman's Panic Grass S3S4 4 Secure 9 36.8 ± 0.0 NS P Trisetum spicatum Narrow False Oats S3S4 4 Secure 13 37.3 ± 1.0 NS P Cystopteris bulbifera Bulblet Bladder Fern S3S4 4 Secure 74 19.5 ± 0.0 NS P Equisetum hyemale Common Scouring-rush S3S4 4 Secure 4 36.2 ± 0.0 NS Equisetum hyemale NS P var. affine Common Scouring-rush S3S4 4 Secure 55 13.4 ± 2.0 P Equisetum scirpoides Dwarf Scouring-Rush S3S4 4 Secure 59 23.5 ± 4.0 NS Lycopodium NS P complanatum Northern Clubmoss S3S4 4 Secure 13 20.4 ± 1.0 P Schizaea pusilla Little Curlygrass Fern S3S4 4 Secure 5 23.0 ± 1.0 NS P Viola canadensis Canada Violet SH 0.1 Extirpated 2 44.5 ± 0.0 NS

5.1 SOURCE BIBLIOGRAPHY (100 km) The recipient of these data shall acknowledge the ACCDC and the data sources listed below in any documents, reports, publications or presentations, in which this dataset makes a significant contribution.

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# recs CITATION 68 Belliveau, A.G. 2016. Atlantic Canada Conservation Data Centre Fieldwork 2016. Atlantic Canada Conservation Data Centre, 10695 recs. 64 Klymko, J.J.D. 2012. Maritimes Butterfly Atlas, 2010 and 2011 records. Atlantic Canada Conservation Data Centre, 6318 recs. 49 Hall, R.A. 2003. NS Freshwater Mussel Fieldwork. Nova Scotia Dept Natural Resources, 189 recs. 47 Cameron, R.P. 2009. Erioderma pedicellatum database, 1979-2008. Dept Environment & Labour, 103 recs. 45 Hall, R.A. 2001. S.. NS Freshwater Mussel Fieldwork. Nova Scotia Dept Natural Resources, 178 recs. 45 Hill, N.M. 1994. Status report on the Long's bulrush Scirpus longii in Canada. Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada, 7 recs. 44 Blaney, C.S.; Spicer, C.D.; Popma, T.M.; Hanel, C. 2002. Fieldwork 2002. Atlantic Canada Conservation Data Centre. Sackville NB, 2252 recs. 43 Nova Scotia Nature Trust. 2013. Nova Scotia Nature Trust 2013 Species records. 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Canadian Wildlife Service, Sackville, unpublished data. 7 recs. 29 Benjamin, L.K. 2011. NSDNR fieldwork & consultant reports 1997, 2009-10. Nova Scotia Dept Natural Resources, 85 recs. 29 Blaney, C.S.; Mazerolle, D.M.; Hill, N.M. 2011. Nova Scotia Crown Share Land Legacy Trust Fieldwork. Atlantic Canada Conservation Data Centre, 5022 recs. 28 Pepper, Chris. 2012. Observations of breeding Canada Warbler's along the Eastern Shore, NS. Pers. comm. to S. Blaney, Jan. 20, 28 recs. 26 Belliveau, A. 2013. Rare species records from Nova Scotia. Mersey Tobeatic Research Institute, 296 records. 296 recs. 26 Neily, T.H. 2013. Email communication to Sean Blaney regarding Listera australis observations made from 2007 to 2011 in Nova Scotia. , 50. 24 Canadian Wildlife Service, Dartmouth. 2010. Piping Plover censuses 2007-09, 304 recs. 22 Nelly, T.H. 2006. Cypripedium arietinum in Hants Co. Pers. comm. to C.S. Blaney. 22 recs, 22 recs. 21 Blaney, C.S. 2003. Fieldwork 2003. 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# recs CITATION 7 Downes, C. 1998-2000. Breeding Bird Survey Data. Canadian Wildlife Service, Ottawa, 111 recs. 6 Benjamin, L.K. 2009. Boreal Felt Lichen, Mountain Avens, Orchid and other recent records. Nova Scotia Dept Natural Resources, 105 recs. 6 Cameron, R.P. 2009. Nova Scotia nonvascular plant observations, 1995-2007. Nova Scotia Dept Natural Resources, 27 recs. 6 Cameron, R.P. 2012. Additional rare plant records, 2009. , 7 recs. 6 Clayden, S.R. 2005. Confidential supplement to Status Report on Ghost Antler Lichen (Pseudevernia cladonia). Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada, 27 recs. 6 Hall, R. 2008. Rare plant records in old fieldbook notes from Truro area. Pers. comm. to C.S. Blaney. 6 recs, 6 recs. 6 Klymko, J.J.D. 2012. Odonata specimens & observations, 2010. Atlantic Canada Conservation Data Centre, 425 recs. 6 Matthew Smith. 2010. Field trip report from Avon Caving Club outlining the discovery of Cyrpipedium arietinum and Hepatica nobilis populations. Public Works and Government Services Canada. 6 Neily, T.H. & Anderson, F. 2011. Lichen observations from NRC site at Sandy Cove. , 97. 6 Whittam, R.M. 1999. Status Report on the Roseate Tern (update) in Canada. Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada, 36 recs. 5 Blaney, C.S.; Mazerolle, D.M. 2009. Fieldwork 2009. Atlantic Canada Conservation Data Centre. Sackville NB, 13395 recs. 5 O'Neil, S. 1998. Atlantic Salmon: Northumberland Strait Nova Scotia part of SFA 18. Dept of Fisheries & Oceans, Atlantic Region, Science. Stock Status Report D3-08. 9 recs. 5 Porter, K. 2013. 2013 rare and non-rare vascular plant field data. St. Mary's University, 57 recs. 5 Towell, C. 2014. 2014 Northern Goshawk and Common Nighthawk email reports, NS. NS Department of Natural Resources. 4 Brunelle, P.-M. (compiler). 2010. ADIP/MDDS Odonata Database: NB, NS Update 1900-09. Atlantic Dragonfly Inventory Program (ADIP), 935 recs. 4 Cameron, R.P. 2012. Rob Cameron 2012 vascular plant data. NS Department of Environment, 30 recs. 4 Christie, D.S. 2000. Christmas Bird Count Data, 1997-2000. Nature NB, 54 recs. 4 Clayden, S.R. 1998. NBM Science Collections databases: vascular plants. New Brunswick Museum, Saint John NB, 19759 recs. 4 Cody, W.J. 2003. Nova Scotia specimens of Equisetum pratense at the DAO herbarium in Ottawa. , Pers. comm. to C.S. Blaney. 4 recs. 4 Forsythe, B. 2006. Cypripedium arietinum at Meadow Pond, Hants Co. Pers. comm. to C.S. Blaney. 4 recs, 4 recs. 4 Mills, Pamela. 2007. Iva frutescens records. Nova Scotia Dept of Natural Resources, Wildlife Div. Pers. comm. to S. Basquil, 4 recs. 4 Newell, R. & Neily, T.; Toms, B.; Proulx, G. et al. 2011. NCC Properties Fieldwork in NS: August-September 2010. Nature Conservancy Canada, 106 recs. 4 Oldham, M.J. 2000. Oldham database records from Maritime provinces. Oldham, M.J; ONHIC, 487 recs. 3 Bagnell, B.A. 2001. New Brunswick Bryophyte Occurrences. B&B Botanical, Sussex, 478 recs. 3 Basquill, S.P. 2009. 2009 field observations. Nova Scotia Dept of Natural Resources. 3 Benjamin, L.K. 2009. NSDNR Fieldwork & Consultants Reports. Nova Scotia Dept Natural Resources, 143 recs. 3 Doubt, J. 2013. Email to Sean Blaney with Nova Scotia records of Fissidens exilis at Canadian Museum of Nature. pers. comm., 3 records. 3 LaPaix, R.; Parker, M. 2013. email to Sean Blaney regarding Listera australis observations near Kearney Lake. East Coast Aquatics, 2. 3 Mazerolle, D.M. 2016. Atlantic Canada Conservation Data Centre Fieldwork 2016. Atlantic Canada Conservation Data Centre, 11311 recs. Newell, R. E., MacKinnon, C. M. & Kennedy, A. C. 2006. Botanical Survey of Boot Island National Wildlife Area, Nova Scotia, 2004. Canadian Wildlife Service, Atlantic Region, Technical Report Series Number 450. 3 3 recs. 3 Popma, T.M. 2003. Fieldwork 2003. Atlantic Canada Conservation Data Centre. Sackville NB, 113 recs. 2 Amiro, Peter G. 1998. Atlantic Salmon: Inner Bay of Fundy SFA 22 & part of SFA 23. Dept of Fisheries & Oceans, Atlantic Region, Science Stock Status Report D3-12. 4 recs. 2 Basquill, S.P. 2011. Field observations & specimen collections, 2010. Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources, Pers. comm. , 8 Recs. 2 Blaney, C.S. 1999. Fieldwork 1999. Atlantic Canada Conservation Data Centre. Sackville NB, 292 recs. 2 Bridgehouse, D. Email communication (July 3, 2014) to John Klymko regarding hairstreak butterfly observations made Nova Scotia. 2014. 2 Cameron, B. 2005. C. palmicola, E. pedicellatum records from Sixth Lake. Pers. comm. to C.S. Blaney. 3 recs, 3 recs. 2 Clerc, P. 2011. Notes on the genus Usnea Adanson (lichenized Ascomycota). III. Bibliotheca Lichenologica, 106, 41-51. 2 Frittaion, C. 2012. NSNT 2012 Field Observations. Nova Scotia Nature Trust, Pers comm. to S. Blaney Feb. 7, 34 recs. 2 Klymko, J.J.D. 2011. Insect fieldwork & submissions, 2010. Atlantic Canada Conservation Data Centre. Sackville NB, 742 recs. 2 Lock, A.R., Brown, R.G.B. & Gerriets, S.H. 1994. Gazetteer of Marine Birds in Atlantic Canada. Canadian Wildlife Service, Atlantic Region, 137 pp. 2 Macaulay, M. Notes on newly discovered Hepatica nobilis var. obtusa population in Cumberland Co. NS. Pers. comm. to S. Blaney, 1 rec. 2 McAlpine, D.F. 1998. NBM Science Collections databases to 1998. New Brunswick Museum, Saint John NB, 241 recs. 2 Munro, M. 2003. Caulophyllum thalictroides & Carex hirtifolia at Herbert River, Brooklyn, NS. , Pers. comm. to C.S. Blaney. 2 recs. 2 Munro, M. 2003. Dirca palustris & Hepatica nobilis var. obtusa at Cogmagun River, NS. , Pers. comm. to C.S. Blaney . 2 recs. 2 Neily, T.H.; Smith, C.; Whitman, E. 2011. NCC Logging Lake (Halifax Co. NS) properties baseline survey data. Nature Conservancy of Canada, 2 recs. 2 Newell, R.E. 2006. Rare plant observations in Digby Neck. Pers. comm. to S. Blaney, 6 recs. 2 O'Neil, S. 1998. Atlantic Salmon: Eastern Shore Nova Scotia SFA 20. Dept of Fisheries & Oceans, Atlantic Region, Science. Stock Status Report D3-10. 4 recs. 2 Plissner, J.H. & Haig, S.M. 1997. 1996 International piping plover census. US Geological Survey, Corvallis OR, 231 pp. 2 Shafer, A.B.A., D.T. Stewart. 2006. A Disjunct Population of Sorex dispar (Long-Tailed Shrew) in Nova Scotia. Northeastern Naturalist, 13(4): 603-608. 2 Standley, L.A. 2002. Carex haydenii in Nova Scotia. , Pers. comm. to C.S. Blaney. 4 recs. 2 WIlliams, M. Cape Breton University Digital Herbarium. Cape Breton University Digital Herbarium. 2013. 1 Amirault, D.L. 2003. 2003 Peregrine Falcon Survey. Canadian Wildlife Service, Sackville, unpublished data. 7 recs. 1 Amirault, D.L. 2005. 2005 Peregrine Falcon Survey. Canadian Wildlife Service, Sackville, unpublished data. 27 recs. 1 Amiro, Peter G. 1998. Atlantic Salmon: Southern Nova Scotia SFA 21. Dept of Fisheries & Oceans, Atlantic Region, Science. Stock Status Report D3-11. 1 rec. 1 Austin-Smith, P. 2014. 2014 Common Nighthawk personal communication report, NS. NS Department of Natural Resources. 1 Basquill, S. P. 2008. Nova Scotia Dept of Natural Resources. 1 Basquill, S.P. 2004. C. americana and Sedum sp records, 2002. Pers. comm. to C.S. Blaney. 2 recs, 2 recs.

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# recs CITATION 1 Basquill, S.P. 2012. 2012 Bryophyte specimen data. Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources, 37 recs. 1 Basquill, S.P.; Quigley, E. 2006. New Minuartia groenlandica record for NS. Pers. comm. to C.S. Blaney, Oct 6, 1 rec. 1 Benedict, B. Connell Herbarium Specimens (Data) . University New Brunswick, Fredericton. 2003. 1 Benedict, B. Connell Herbarium Specimens, Digital photos. University New Brunswick, Fredericton. 2005. 1 Benjamin, L.K. 2003. Cypripedium arietinum in Cogmagun River NS. Pers. comm. to S. Blaney, 1 rec. 1 Blaney, C.S. 2016. Atlantic Canada Conservation Data Centre Fieldwork 2016. Atlantic Canada Conservation Data Centre, 6719 recs. 1 Blaney, C.S. Miscellaneous specimens received by ACCDC (botany). Various persons. 2001-08. 1 Blaney, C.S.; Spicer, C.D.; Mazerolle, D.M. 2005. Fieldwork 2005. Atlantic Canada Conservation Data Centre. Sackville NB, 2333 recs. 1 Bradford, R. 2004. Coregonus huntsmani locations. Dept of Fisheries & Oceans, Atlantic Region, Pers. comm. to K. Bredin. 4 recs. 1 Bruce, J. 2014. 2014 Wood Turtle email report, Nine Mile River, NS. NS Department of Natural Resources. 1 Clayden, S.R. 2006. Pseudevernia cladonia records. NB Museum. Pers. comm. to S. Blaney, Dec, 4 recs. 1 Crowell, A. 2004. Cypripedium arietinum in Weir Brook, Hants Co. Pers. comm. to S. Blaney, 1 rec. 1 Crowell, M. 2013. email to Sean Blaney regarding Listera australis at Bear Head and Mill Cove Canadian Forces Station. Jacques Whitford Environmental Ltd., 2. 1 Hill, N.M. 2013. email communications to Sean Blaney and David Mazerolle regarding the discovery of Listera australis populations at Black River Lake and Middlewood. , 2. 1 Jacques Whitford Ltd. 2003. Cananda Lily location. Pers. Comm. to S. Blaney. 2pp, 1 rec, 1 rec. 1 Klymko, J.J.D. 2010. Miscellaneous observations reported to ACCDC (zoology). Pers. comm. from various persons, 3 recs. 1 Klymko, J.J.D. 2012. Insect field work & submissions. Atlantic Canada Conservation Data Centre, 852 recs. 1 Lautenschlager, R.A. 2010. Miscellaneous observations reported to ACCDC (zoology). Pers. comm. from various persons, 2 recs. 1 MacKinnon, D.; Wright, P.; Smith, D. 2014. 2014 Common Tern email report, Eastern Passage, NS. NS Department of Environment. 1 Majka, C.G. & McCorquodale, D.B. 2006. The Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) of the Maritime Provinces of Canada: new records, biogeographic notes, and conservation concerns. Zootaxa. Zootaxa, 1154: 49–68. 7 recs. 1 Neily, P.D. Plant Specimens. Nova Scotia Dept Natural Resources, Truro. 2006. 1 Neily, T.H. 2004. Hepatica nobilis var. obtusa record for Falmouth NS. Pers. comm. to C.S. Blaney, 1 rec. 1 Newell, R.E. 2004. Hepatica nobilis var. obtusa record. Pers. comm. to S. Blaney, 1 rec. 1 Niel, K. & Majka, C. 2008. New Records of Tiger Beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Cicindelinae) in Nova Scotia. Journal of the Acadian Entomological Society, 4: 3-6. 1 Robinson, S.L. 2016. 2016 field data. Atlantic Canada Conservation Data Centre. 1 Scott, F.W. 1988. Status Report on the Southern Flying Squirrel (Glaucomys volans) in Canada. Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada, 2 recs. 1 Sollows, M.C,. 2009. NBM Science Collections databases: Coccinellid & Cerambycid Beetles. New Brunswick Museum, Saint John NB, download Feb. 2009, 569 recs. 1 Sollows, M.C,. 2009. NBM Science Collections databases: molluscs. New Brunswick Museum, Saint John NB, download Jan. 2009, 6951 recs (2957 in Atlantic Canada). 1 Sollows, M.C. 2008. NBM Science Collections databases: herpetiles. New Brunswick Museum, Saint John NB, download Jan. 2008, 8636 recs. 1 Stewart, P. 2013. email to Sean Blaney regarding the discovery of a Listera australis population at Blockhouse. Envirosphere Consultants Limited, 1. 1 Wilson, G. 2013. 2013 Snapping Turtle email report, Wentworth, NS. Pers. comm.

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APPENDIX D Plant Species

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Species Scientific Name Species Common Name Origin S‐Rank1 COSEWIC2 SARA3 NS ESA4 Abies balsamea Balsam Fir N S5 —— — Acer pensylvanicum Striped Maple N S5 —— — Acer rubrum Red Maple N S5 —— — Acer saccharum Sugar Maple N S4S5 —— — Acer spicatum Mountain Maple N S5 —— — Achillea millefolium Common Yarrow N S5 —— — Actaea rubra Red Baneberry N S5 —— — Agalinis tenuifolia Slender Agalinis I SNA —— — Agrostis scabra Rough Bent Grass N S5 —— — Agrostis stolonifera Creeping Bent Grass N S5 —— — Alisma triviale Northern Water Plantain N S5 —— — Alnus incana Speckled Alder N S5 —— — Ambrosia artemisiifolia Common Ragweed N S5 —— — Amelanchier bartramiana Bartram's Serviceberry N S5 —— — Anaphalis margaritacea Pearly Everlasting N S5 —— — Antennaria neglecta Field Pussytoes N SU —— — Aralia hispida Bristly Sarsaparilla N S5 —— — Aralia nudicaulis Wild Sarsaparilla N S5 —— — Arctium minus Common Burdock I SNA —— — Athyrium filix‐femina Common Lady Fern N S5 —— — Atriplex patula Spreading Orache I SNA —— — Betula alleghaniensis Yellow Birch N S5 —— — Betula papyrifera Paper Birch N S5 —— — Betula populifolia Gray Birch N S5 —— — Bidens cernua Nodding Beggarticks N S5 —— — Brachyelytrum erectum Bearded Shorthusk I SNA —— — Bromus ciliatus Fringed Brome N S5 —— — Bromus inermis Smooth Brome I SNA —— — Calamagrostis canadensis Bluejoint Reed Grass N S5 —— — Callitriche palustris Marsh Water‐starwort N S5 —— — Campanula rotundifolia Common Harebell N S4 —— — Carex aquatilis Water Sedge N S4S5 —— — Carex arctata Black Sedge N S5 —— — Carex brunnescens Brownish Sedge N S5 —— — Carex crinita Fringed Sedge N S5 —— — Carex debilis White‐edged Sedge N S5 —— — Carex echinata Star Sedge N S5 —— — Carex flava Yellow Sedge N S5 —— — Carex folliculata Northern Long Sedge N S5 —— — Carex gynandra Nodding Sedge N S5 —— — Carex interior Inland Sedge N S4S5 —— — Carex intumescens Bladder Sedge N S5 —— — Carex lurida Sallow Sedge N S5 —— — Carex magellanica Boreal Bog Sedge N S5 —— — Carex michauxiana Michaux's Sedge N S4 —— — Carex pedunculata Long‐stalked Sedge N S4 —— — Carex spp. Sedges N ? —— — Carex stipata Awl‐fruited Sedge N S5 —— — Carex stricta Tussock Sedge N S5 —— — Carex trisperma Three‐seeded Sedge N S5 —— — Carex utriculata Northern Beaked Sedge N S5 —— — Centaurea nigra Black Knapweed I SNA —— — Cerastium fontanum Common Chickweed I SNA —— — Chamaedaphne calyculata Leatherleaf N S5 —— — Chamerion angustifolium Fireweed N S5 —— — Chara sp. Chara N ? —— — Chelone glabra White Turtlehead N S5 —— — Chrysosplenium americanum American Golden Saxifrage N S5 —— — Cicuta bulbifera Bulbous Water‐hemlock N S5 —— — Circaea alpina Small Enchanter's Nightshade N S5 —— —

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Species Scientific Name Species Common Name Origin S‐Rank1 COSEWIC2 SARA3 NS ESA4 Cirsium arvense Canada Thistle I SNA —— — Clematis virginiana Virginia Clematis N S5 —— — Clintonia borealis Yellow Bluebead Lily N S5 —— — Comptonia peregrina Sweet‐fern N S5 —— — Coptis trifolia Goldthread N S5 —— — Corallorhiza maculata Spotted Coralroot N S4 —— — Cornus canadensis Bunchberry N S5 —— — Cornus sericea Red Osier Dogwood N S5 —— — Corylus cornuta Beaked Hazel N S5 —— — Cypripedium acaule Pink Lady's‐Slipper N S5 —— — Dalibarda repens Dewdrop N S4S5 —— — Danthonia spicata Poverty Oat Grass N S5 —— — Daucus carota Queen Anne's Lace I SNA —— — Dennstaedtia punctilobula Eastern Hay‐Scented Fern N S5 —— — Dicranium sp. forkmoss N ? —— — Diervilla lonicera Northern Bush Honeysuckle N S5 —— — Doellingeria umbellata Hairy Flat‐top White Aster N S5 —— — Drosera intermedia Spoon‐Leaved Sundew N S5 —— — Drosera rotundifolia Round‐leaved Sundew N S5 —— — Dryopteris carthusiana Spinulose Wood Fern N S5 —— — Dryopteris cristata Crested Wood Fern N S5 —— — Dryopteris intermedia Evergreen Wood Fern N S5 —— — Dulichium arundinaceum Three‐Way Sedge N S5 —— — Eleocharis acicularis Needle Spikerush N S5 —— — Elymus virginicus Virginia Wild Rye N S5 —— — Epigaea repens Trailing Arbutus N S5 —— — Epilobium ciliatum Northern Willowherb N S5 —— — Epilobium palustre Marsh Willowherb N S5 —— — Equisetum arvense Field Horsetail N S5 —— — Equisetum pratense Meadow Horsetail N S3 —— — Equisetum sylvaticum Woodland Horsetail N S5 —— — Equisetum variegatum Variegated Horsetail N S3 —— — Erechtites hieraciifolia Eastern Burnweed N S5 —— — Eriophorum virginicum Tawny Cottongrass N S5 —— — Eupatorium maculatum Spotted Joe‐pye‐weed N S5 —— — Eupatorium perfoliatum Common Boneset N S5 —— — Eurybia macrophylla Large‐leaved Aster N S5 —— — Euthamia graminifolia Grass‐leaved Goldenrod N S5 —— — Fagus grandifolia American Beech N S5 —— — Fragaria virginiana Wild Strawberry N S5 —— — Fraxinus americana White Ash N S5 —— — Fraxinus nigra Black Ash N S1S2 ——Threatened Galium triflorum Three‐flowered Bedstraw N S5 —— — Gaultheria hispidula Creeping Snowberry N S5 —— — Gaultheria procumbens Eastern Teaberry N S5 —— — Gaylussacia baccata Black Huckleberry N S5 —— — Geum laciniatum Rough Avens N S5 —— — Geum rivale Water Avens N S5 —— — Glyceria canadensis Canada Manna Grass N S5 —— — Glyceria grandis Common Tall Manna Grass N S4S5 —— — Glyceria striata Fowl Manna Grass N S5 —— — Gnaphalium uliginosum Marsh Cudweed I SNA —— — Gymnocarpium dryopteris Common Oak Fern N S5 —— — Hamamelis virginiana American Witch‐Hazel N S5 —— — Hieracium caespitosum Field Hawkweed I SNA —— — Hieracium scabrum Rough Hawkweed N S5 —— — Hydrocotyle americana American Marsh Pennywort N S5 —— — Hylocomium splendens Stairstep Moss N S5 —— — Hypericum canadense Canada St John's‐wort N S5 —— — Hypericum perforatum Common St. John's‐wort I SNA —— —

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Species Scientific Name Species Common Name Origin S‐Rank1 COSEWIC2 SARA3 NS ESA4 Ilex verticillata Common Winterberry N S5 —— — Impatiens capensis Spotted Jewelweed N S5 —— — Iris versicolor Harlequin Blue Flag N S5 —— — Juncus articulatus Jointed Rush N S5 —— — Juncus brevicaudatus Narrow‐Panicled Rush N S5 —— — Juncus canadensis Canada Rush N S5 —— — Juncus effusus Soft Rush N S5 —— — Juncus filiformis Thread Rush N S5 —— — Juncus pelocarpus Brown‐Fruited Rush N S5 —— — Juncus tenuis Slender Rush N S5 —— — Kalmia angustifolia Sheep Laurel N S5 —— — Lactuca canadensis Canada Lettuce N S5 —— — Larix laricina Tamarack N S5 —— — Ledum groenlandicum Common Labrador Tea N S5 —— — Leucanthemum vulgare Oxeye Daisy I SNA —— — Leucobryum glaucum White Pincushion Moss N S5 —— — Linaria vulgaris Butter‐and‐Eggs I SNA —— — Linnaea borealis Twinflower N S5 —— — Lobaria pulmonaria Lungwort Lichen N S5 —— — Lonicera canadensis Canada Fly Honeysuckle N S5 —— — Lonicera sp. Honeysuckle N ? —— — Ludwigia palustris Marsh Seedbox N S5 —— — Luzula multiflora Common Woodrush N S5 —— — Lycopodiella inundata Northern Bog Clubmoss N S5 —— — Lycopodium annotinum Stiff Clubmoss N S5 —— — Lycopodium clavatum Running Clubmoss N S5 —— — Lycopodium dendroideum Round‐branched Tree‐clubmoss N S5 —— — Lycopus americanus American Water Horehound N S5 —— — Lysimachia ciliata Fringed Yellow Loosestrife N S4 —— — Lysimachia terrestris Swamp Yellow Loosestrife N S5 —— — Lythrum salicaria Purple Loosestrife I SNA —— — Maianthemum canadense Wild Lily‐of‐The‐Valley N S5 —— — Maianthemum trifolium Three‐leaved False Soloman's Seal N S5 —— — Matricaria discoidea Pineapple Weed I SNA —— — Matteuccia struthiopteris Ostrich Fern N S5 —— — Melilotus albus White Sweet‐clover I SNA —— — Mitchella repens Partridgeberry N S5 —— — Mitella nuda Naked Bishop's‐Cap N S4S5 —— — Monotropa uniflora Indian Pipe N S5 —— — Morella pensylvanica Northern Bayberry N S5 —— — Myrica gale Sweet Gale N S5 —— — Nemopanthus mucronatus Mountain Holly N S5 —— — Oclemena acuminata Whorled Wood Aster N S5 —— — Oenothera biennis Common Evening Primrose N S5 —— — Onoclea sensibilis Sensitive Fern N S5 —— — Osmunda cinnamomea Cinnamon Fern N S5 —— — Osmunda claytoniana Interrupted Fern N S5 —— — Osmunda regalis Royal Fern N S5 —— — Oxalis montana Common Wood Sorrel N S5 —— — Oxalis stricta European Wood Sorrel N S5 —— — Petasites frigidus Northern Sweet Coltsfoot N S4 —— — Phalaris arundinacea Reed Canary Grass N S5 —— — Phegopteris connectilis Northern Beech Fern N S5 —— — Picea glauca White Spruce N S5 —— — Picea mariana Black Spruce N S5 —— — Picea rubens Red Spruce N S5 —— — Pinus strobus Eastern White Pine N S5 —— — Plantago major Common Plantain I SNA —— — Platanthera clavellata Club Spur Orchid N S5 —— — Platanthera dilatata White Bog Orchid N S4S5 —— —

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Species Scientific Name Species Common Name Origin S‐Rank1 COSEWIC2 SARA3 NS ESA4 Pleurozium schreberi Red‐stemmed Feather Moss N S5 —— — Poa annua Annual Blue Grass I SNA —— — Pogonia ophioglossoides Rose Pogonia N S4 —— — Polygonum arifolium Halberd‐leaved Tearthumb N S2 —— — Polygonum cilinode Fringed Black Bindweed N S5 —— — Polygonum lapathifolium Pale Smartweed N S5 —— — Polygonum sagittatum Arrow‐leaved Smartweed N S5 —— — Polystichum acrostichoides Christmas Fern N S5 —— — Populus grandidentata Large‐toothed Aspen N S5 —— — Populus tremuloides Trembling Aspen N S5 —— — Potamogeton epihydrus Ribbon‐leaved Pondweed N S5 —— — Potentilla simplex Old Field Cinquefoil N S5 —— — Prenanthes altissima Tall Rattlesnakeroot N S5 —— — Prenanthes trifoliolata Three‐leaved Rattlesnakeroot N S5 —— — Prunella vulgaris Common Self‐heal N S5 —— — Prunus pensylvanica Pin Cherry N S5 —— — Prunus virginiana Chokecherry N S5 —— — Pteridium aquilinum Bracken Fern N S5 —— — Pyrola americana Round‐leaved Pyrola N S5 —— — Ranunculus acris Common Buttercup I SNA —— — Ranunculus repens Creeping Buttercup I SNA —— — Rhinanthus minor Little Yellow Rattle I SNA —— — Rhododendron canadense Rhodora N S5 —— — Rhynchospora alba White Beakrush N S5 —— — Rhytidiadelphus triquetrus Electrified Cat's‐tail Moss N S5 —— — Ribes glandulosum Skunk Currant N S5 —— — Rubus allegheniensis Alleghaney Blackberry N S5 —— — Rubus hispidus Bristly Dewberry N S5 —— — Rubus idaeus Red Raspberry N S5 —— — Rubus pubescens Dwarf Red Raspberry N S5 —— — Rubus canadensis Smooth blackberry N S5 —— — Rumex acetosella Sheep Sorrel I SNA —— — Rumex orbiculatus Greater Water Dock N S5 —— — Sagittaria cuneata Northern Arrowhead N S5 —— — Salix bebbiana Bebb's Willow N S5 —— — Sambucus racemosa Red Elderberry N S5 —— — Sanicula marilandica Maryland Sanicle N S4 —— — Scirpus cyperinus Common Woolly Bulrush N S5 —— — Scirpus microcarpus Small‐fruited Bulrush N S5 —— — Scirpus sp. Bulrush N ? —— — Sisyrinchium montanum Mountain Blue‐eyed‐grass N S5 —— — Solanum dulcamara Bittersweet Nightshade I SNA —— — Solidago bicolor White Goldenrod N S5 —— — Solidago canadensis Canada Goldenrod N S4S5 —— — Solidago flexicaulis Zigzag Goldenrod N S5 —— — Solidago puberula Downy Goldenrod N S5 —— — Solidago rugosa Rough‐stemmed Goldenrod N S5 —— — Solidago sp. Goldenrod N ? —— — Solidago uliginosa Northern Bog Goldenrod N S5 —— — Sonchus arvensis Field Sow Thistle I SNA —— — Sorbus americana American Mountain Ash N S5 —— — Sparganium americanum American Burreed N S5 —— — Spartina sp. Cord grass N ? —— — Sphagnum magellanicum Magellan's Peat Moss N S5 —— — Sphagnum sp. Sphagnum Moss N ? —— — Spiraea alba White Meadowsweet N S5 —— — Spiraea tomentosa Steeplebush N S5 —— — Spiranthes cernua Nodding Ladies'‐Tresses N S5 —— — Streptopus lanceolatus Rose Twisted‐stalk N S5 —— — Symphyotrichum lateriflorum Calico Aster N S5 —— —

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Species Scientific Name Species Common Name Origin S‐Rank1 COSEWIC2 SARA3 NS ESA4 Tanacetum vulgare Common Tansy I SNA —— — Taraxacum officinale Common Dandelion I SNA —— — Taxus canadensis Canada Yew N S4S5 —— — Thalictrum pubescens Tall Meadow‐Rue N S5 —— — Thelypteris noveboracensis New York Fern N S5 —— — Thelypteris palustris Eastern Marsh Fern N S5 —— — Thelypteris simulata Bog Fern N S4 —— — Thuidium delicatulum Delicate Fern Moss N S5 —— — Toxicodendron rydbergii Northern Poison Oak N S5 —— — Triadenum fraseri Fraser's Marsh St John's‐wort N S5 —— — Trichophorum caespitosum Tufted Clubrush N S5 —— — Trientalis borealis Northern Starflower N S5 —— — Trifolium repens White Clover I SNA —— — Trillium undulatum Painted Trillium N S5 —— — Tussilago farfara Coltsfoot I SNA —— — Typha angustifolia Narrow‐Leaved Cattail N S5 —— — Typha latifolia Broad‐leaved Cattail N S5 —— — Utricularia intermedia Flat‐leaved Bladderwort N S5 —— — Uvularia sessilifolia Sessile‐leaved Bellwort N S4S5 —— — Vaccinium angustifolium Late Lowbush Blueberry N S5 —— — Vaccinium macrocarpon Large Cranberry N S5 —— — Vaccinium myrtilloides Velvet‐leaved Blueberry N S5 —— — Vaccinium oxycoccos Small Cranberry N S5 —— — Veronica officinalis Common Speedwell N S5 —— — Viburnum lantanoides Hobblebush N S4S5 —— — Viburnum nudum Northern Wild Raisin N S5 —— — Vicia cracca Tufted Vetch I SNA —— — Viola cucullata Marsh Blue Violet N S5 —— — Viola sp. Violet N ? —— — Notes: 1Atlantic Canada Data Conservation Centre. 2018. Species Ranks for Nova Scotia (Last amended 08 September 2017). 2Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (COSEWIC) http://www.cosewic.gc.ca/ (Last amended 19 January 2018) 3 Species at Risk Act (SARA) (Canada, 2002). Schedule 1 (Last amended 19 January 2018); Part 1 (Extirpated), Part 2 (Endangered), Part 3 (Threatened), Part 4 4 Endangered Species Act (ESA) (Nova Scotia, 1998). (Last amended 12 April 2017). Bolded species indicate species that are rare (i.e., with an S‐Rank of S1, S2 or S3) in the province

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APPENDIX E Wetland Functional Assessment Summary

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Wetland Functional Assessment Summary

Function Wetland ID

WL2 WL3 WL4 WL5 WL6 WL7 WL8 WL9 WL10 WL11 WL12

SF3 Condition/Integrity (H/M/L) M M M M H M H H H H H

SF4 Adjacent lands condition/integrity (H/M/L) H H H M H H H H H H H

SF5 Is the WL a Wetland Special Significance (Y/N) N N N N N N N N N N N

SF6 WL associated with commercial or recreational fishery N N N M N N N N N N N (Y/N)

SF7 SAR (Y/N) N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

SF8 Area of conservation or compensation (Y/N) N N N N N N N N N N N

SF9 WL a calcareous fen, cedar or black ash swamp or N N N N N N N N N N N large floodplain swamp (Y/N)

SF10 Protected water supply system or area (Y/N) N N N N N N N N N N N

SF11 Floodplain area upstream of populated area (Y/N) N N N N N N N N N N N

SF12 Within Federal/Provincial/ Municipal Area of Interest N N N N N N N N N N N (Y/N)

SF13 Hydrologic condition (Natural/Modified/Significantly Modified Natural Natural Modified Modified Modified Natural Natural Natural Natural Natural Modified)

SF14 Important for maintaining stream flow (Y/N) Y N N Y N N N M N N N

SF15 Detention of Surface Water (H/M/L) M M M M M M M M M M M

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Function Wetland ID

WL2 WL3 WL4 WL5 WL6 WL7 WL8 WL9 WL10 WL11 WL12

SF16 Improve Water Quality (Y/N) Y Y Y Y N Y Y Y N Y N

SF17 Signs of excess nutrient loading or contamination L L L L L L L L L L L inputs (H/M/L)

SF18 Contribute to water quality maintenance downstream H L L M L H M M M M L (H/M/L)

SF19 Recharge Site (Y/N) N N N N N N Y N M N Y

SF20 Discharge Site (Y/N) Y Y Y Y Y Y N Y Y Y N

SF21 Shoreline Stability (H/M/L) N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

SF22 Plant Community unique or rare (Y/N) N N N N N N N N N N N

SF23 Diverse Plant Communities (Y/N) L L L M L L L L L L L

SF24 Integrity of community species (H/M/L) H H H M H H H H H H H

SF25 Species of Special Status (Y/N) N N N N N Y (Thr) N N N N N

SF26 Associated with or supports fish or fish habitat (Y/N) N N N N N Y N N N N N

SF27 SAR fish/wildlife found in Wetland (Y/N) N N N N N N N N N N N

SF28 Fish and Wildlife habitat quality (H/M/L) M L M M M H M M M M H

SF29 Community Use/Value (H/M/L) L L L L L L L L L L L

H- high M- moderate L- low N/A – not applicable -- - Indicates critical significant function

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APPENDIX F Wildlife Species

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Species Common Name Species Scientific Name S‐Rank1 COSEWIC2 SARA3 NS ESA4 Birds Alder Flycatcher Empidonax alnorum S5B ——— American Goldfinch Spinus tristis S5 ——— American Redstart Setophaga ruticilla S4S5B ——— American Robin Turdus migratorius S5B,S3N ——— Belted Kingfisher Megaceryle alcyon S5B ——— Black‐and‐White Warbler Mniotilta varia S5B ——— Blackburnian Warbler Setophaga fusca S4B ——— Black‐capped Chickadee Poecile atricapilla S5 ——— Black‐throated Green Warbler Setophaga virens S5B ——— Blue Jay Cyanocitta cristata S5 ——— Blue‐headed Vireo Vireo solitarius S5B ——— Broad‐winged Hawk Buteo platypterus S5B ——— Brown Creeper Certhia americana S5 ——— Cedar Waxwing Bombycilla cedrorum S5B ——— Chipping Sparrow Spizella passerina S4B ——— Common Grackle Quiscalus quiscula S5B ——— Common Raven Corvus corax S5 ——— Common Yellowthroat Geothlypis trichas S5B ——— Dark‐eyed Junco Junco hyemalis S4S5 ——— Eastern Chipmunk Tamias striatus S5 ——— Eastern Phoebe Sayornis phoebe S4B ——— Special Special Eastern Wood‐pewee Contopus virens S3S4B Vulnerable Concern Concern Golden‐crowned Kinglet Regulus satrapa S5 ——— Hairy Woodpecker Picoides villosus S5 ——— Hermit Thrush Catharus guttatus S5B ——— Least Flycatcher Empidonax minimus S4S5B ——— Magnolia Warbler Setophaga magnolia S5B ——— Nashville Warbler Oreothlypisa ruficapilla S4S5B ——— Northern Flicker Colaptes auratus S5B ——— Northern Parula Setophaga americana S5B ——— Osprey Pandion haliaetus S4B ——— Ovenbird Seiurus aurocapilla S5B ——— Palm Warbler Setophaga palmarum hypochrysea S5B ——— Pileated Woodpecker Dryocopus pileatus S5 ——— Purple Finch Carpodacus purpureus S4S5B,S3S4N ——— Red‐breasted Nuthatch Sitta canadensis S3 ——— Red‐eyed Vireo Vireo olivaceus S5B ——— Red‐tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis S5 NAR —— Red‐winged Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus S4B ——— Ring‐necked Pheasant Phasianus colchicus SNA ——— Ruby‐crowned Kinglet Regulus calendula S3S4B ——— Ruby‐throated Hummingbird Archilochus colubris S5B ——— Song Sparrow Melospiza melodia S5B ——— Swamp Sparrow Melospiza georgiana S5B ——— Tree Swallow Tachycineta bicolor S4B ——— White‐throated Sparrow Zonotrichia albicollis S5B ——— Winter Wren Troglodytes hiemalis S5B ——— Yellow Warbler Setophaga petechia S5B ——— Yellow‐rumped Warbler Setophaga coronata S5B ——— Fish Brook Trout Salvelinus fontinalis fontinalis S3 ——— Northern Redbelly Dace Chrosomus eos S5 ——— White Sucker Catostomus commersonii S5 ———

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Species Common Name Species Scientific Name S‐Rank1 COSEWIC2 SARA3 NS ESA4 Herpetiles American Bull Frog Lithobates catesbeianus S5 ——— Eastern American Toad Anaxyrus americanus americanus S5 ——— Green Frog Lithobates clamitans S5 ——— Maritime Garter Snake Thamnophis sirtalis S5 ——— Mink Frog Lithobates septentrionalis S5 ——— Northern Leopard Frog Lithobates pipiens S5 NAR —— Smooth Greensnake Opheodrys vernalis S4 ——— Wood Frog Lithobates sylvaticus S5 ——— Mammals Black Bear Ursus americanus S5 NAR —— Eastern Coyote Canis latrans S5 ——— Fisher Pekania pennanti S3 ——— Northern Raccoon Procyon lotor S5 ——— Porcupine Erethizon dorsatum S5 ——— Red Fox Vulpes vulpes S5 ——— Red Squirrel Tamiasciurus hudsonicus S5 ——— Shrew Sorex sp. ? ——— Snowshoe Hare Lepus americanus S5 ——— White‐tailed Deer Odocoileus virginianus S5 ——— Woodchuck Marmota monax S5 ——— Notes: 1 Atlantic Canada Data Conservation Centre. 2018. Species Ranks for Nova Scotia (Last amended 08 September 2017). 2 Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (COSEWIC) http://www.cosewic.gc.ca/ (Last amended 19 January 2018) 3 Species at Risk Act (SARA) (Canada, 2002). Schedule 1 (Last amended 19 January 2018); Part 1 (Extirpated), Part 2 (Endangered), Part 3 (Threatened), Part 4 (Special Concern) 4 Endangered Species Act (ESA) (Nova Scotia, 1998). (Last amended 12 April 2017). Bolded species indicates a rare species (i.e., S‐Rank S1, S2 or S3) in the province.

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APPENDIX G Species at Risk Screening

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Likelihood of Occurrence on the Likelihood of Occurrence Taxa Common Name Scientific Name NS ESA1 SARA2 COSEWIC3 S-Rank4 Habitat Description Site in the Study Area

Low-Moderate - although Low- there are no recent records in there are no recent records in the vicinity, although there is some Blue felt lichen is typically found on trunks of hardwood the immediate vicinity, Special potential habitat on-Site, but not in Blue felt lichen Degelia plumbea Vulnerable Special Concern S2 trees, particularly red maple. This species is often in access to the entire Study Concern the Project footprint, this species low-lying wet areas where red maple is dominant. Area was not had, therefore was searched for and not identified potential habitat may occur. during field surveys. Lichen Low-Moderate - although there are no recent records in Boreal felt lichen is typically found on north-facing Low- there are no recent records in the immediate vicinity, Erioderma trunks of mature and oldgrowth balsam fir. This the vicinity, the habitat on-Site is Boreal felt lichen Endangered Endangered Endangered S1/S2 access to the entire Study pedicellatum species is often on north-facing slopes where relative lacking for this species, and none Area was not had, therefore humidity is high. were observed during field surveys. potential habiat may occur.

Black ash is shade intolerant and grows on poorly drained sites that are seasonally flooded or saturated. High - A single indivual was Moderate - there is potentially Vascular Plant Black ash Fraxinus nigra Threatened Threatened — S1/S2 This includes swamps, other wetlands, and identified during 2017 surveys. suitable habitat present. floodplains. It grows on a variety of soils, and can tolerant semi-stagnant conditions.

This butterfly is found where there are common milkweed and native swamp milkweed Asclepius spp.) plants for its caterpillars and wildflowers that supply a Low - no milkweed was observed Special Moderate - there is potentially Insect Monarch Danaus plexippus Endangered Endangered S2B nectar source for adults. It is often found on on Site. Further none were Concern suitable habitat present. abandoned farmland, meadows, open wetlands, observed durign surveys. prairies and roadsides, but also in city gardens and parks. (COSEWIC 2016).

The snapping turtle uses a wide range of waterbodies thoughout the mainland, but shows preference for Low -the majority of the wetlands on areas with shallow, slow-moving water, soft substrates High - there is potentially Special Site are lacking open water required Snapping turtle Chelydra serpentina Vulnerable Special Concern S5 and dense aquatic vegetation. Hibernation takes place suitable habitat present, and Concern for this species. Further none were in soft substrates under water. Nesting sites consist of records in the vicinity. observed during surveys. sand or gravel banks along waterways or roadways (COSEWIC 2008).

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Likelihood of Occurrence on the Likelihood of Occurrence Taxa Common Name Scientific Name NS ESA1 SARA2 COSEWIC3 S-Rank4 Habitat Description Site in the Study Area

Reptile The wood turtle spends spring and fall in or near waterbodies, including clear rivers and streams with sandy or gravel-sand substrates and moderate current. During the summer, this species is often found on land in habitats with moderate or patchy Low he streams on Site are not shrub and tree cover. Hibernation takes place in ideal habitat for this species. Moderate - there is potentially Wood turtle Glyptemys insculpta Threatened Threatened Threatened S3 substrates under water. Nesting sites are typically Further none were observed during suitable habitat present. found on sand or gravel-sand beaches and banks with surveys. patchy vegetation cover. Other sites less often used include bogs, marshy pastures, beaver ponds, shrubby areas, meadows, confiferous and mixed forests, and agricultural fields and pastures (COSEWIC 2008).

The bank swallow breeds in a variety of natural and anthropogenic habitats, including dunes, lake bluffs, stream and river banks, sand and gravel pits, and roadcuts (Stewart et al. 2015; COSWEIC 2013). Low- there are no suitable nesting Nests are generally built in a vertical or near-vertical Moderate - there is potentially Bank swallow Riparia riparia Endangered Threatened Threatened S3B sites on the Site. Further none bank. Breeding sites are typically located near open suitable habitat present. were observed during surveys. foraging sites such as rivers, lakes, grasslands, agricultural fields, wetlands and riparian woods (COSEWIC 2013). Forested areas are generally avoided (Garrison 1999).

The barn swallow breeds in areas that contain a suitable nesting structure, open areas for foraging, and a body of water. This species nests in human made structures including barns, buildings, sheds, bridges, and culverts particularly in mainland agricultural areas Low - there are no structures on the (Stewart et al. 2015). Preferred foraging habitat Moderate - there is potentially Barn swallow Hirundo rustica Endangered Threatened Threatened S3B Site. Further none were observed includes grassy fields, pastures, agricultural cropland, suitable habitat present. during surveys. lake and river shorelines, cleared right-of-ways, and wetlands (COSEWIC 2011). Mud nests are fastened to vertical walls or built on a ledge underneath an overhang. Suitable nests from previous years are reused (Brown and Brown 1999).

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Likelihood of Occurrence on the Likelihood of Occurrence Taxa Common Name Scientific Name NS ESA1 SARA2 COSEWIC3 S-Rank4 Habitat Description Site in the Study Area

The bobolink breeds in grasslands or graminoid dominated hayfields with tall vegetation (Gabhauer 2007). Bobolink prefers grassland habitat with a forb component and a moderate litter layer. They have low tolerance for presence of woody vegetation and are Low - there are no suitable meadow sensitive to frequent mowing within the breeding Dolichonyx or grassland habitats on the Site. Moderate - there is potentially Bobolink Vulnerable Threatened Threatened S3S4B season. They are most abundant in established, but oryzivorus Further none were observed during suitable habitat present. regularly maintained, hayfields, but also breed in lightly surveys. grazed pastures, old or fallow fields, cultural meadows and newly planted hayfields. Their nest is woven from grasses and forbs. It is built on the ground, in dense vegetation, usually under the cover of one or more forbs (Renfrew et al. 2015).

The chimney swift breeding habitat is varied and includes urban, suburban, rural and wooded sites. They are most commonly associated with towns and cities with large concentrations of chimneys. Preferred Low - there is no suitable habitat on Moderate - there is potentially Chimney swift Chaetura pelagica Endangered Threatened Threatened S2S3B nesting sites are dark, sheltered spots with a vertical the Site. suitable habitat present. surface to which the bird can grip. Unused chimneys are the primary nesting and roosting structure, but other anthropogenic structures and large diameter cavity trees are also used (COSEWIC 2007).

These aerial foragers require areas with large open Moderate - there is suitable habitat High - there is sigificant habitat. This includes farmland, open woodlands, on Site. This species is not well suitable habitat available, and Common nighthawk Chordeiles minor Threatened Threatened Threatened S3B clearcuts, burns, rock outcrops, alvars, bogs, fens, Bird covered by the surveys that were there are records in the prairies, gravel pits and gravel rooftops in cities conducted. vicinity. (Sandilands 2007; COWSEIC 2007).

The eastern meadowlark does not breed regularly within the province. Eastern meadowlark typically breeds in pastures, hayfields, meadows and old fields. Low - there are no suitable meadow They prefer moderately tall grasslands with abundant or grassland habitats on the Site. Moderate - there is potentially Eastern meadowlark Sturnella magna — Threatened Threatened S1B litter cover, high grass proportion, and a forb Further none were observed during suitable habitat present. component (Hull 2003). They have been found to surveys. breed in the Annapolis-Minas lowlands more than two decades ago, but have not been recently confirmed to breed within the province (COSEWIC 2011).

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Likelihood of Occurrence on the Likelihood of Occurrence Taxa Common Name Scientific Name NS ESA1 SARA2 COSEWIC3 S-Rank4 Habitat Description Site in the Study Area The whip-poor-will breeds on the mainland in semi- open forests with little ground cover. Breeding habitat is dependent on forest structure rather than species Eastern whip-poor- Antrostomus composition, and is found on rock and sand barrens, Low - there is no suitable habitat on Moderate - there is potentially Threatened Threatened Threatened S1?B will vociferus open conifer plantations and post-disturbance the Site. suitable habitat present. regenerating forest. Territory size ranges from 3 to 11 ha (COSEWIC 2009). No nest is constructed and eggs are laid directly on the leaf litter (Mills 2007).

The eastern wood-pewee breeds in a variety of forest types, particularly in mature poplar and hardwood forests, and less so in older pine, hemlock, and other Low- A single indivual was identified forest types. Their nests are typically found near forest High - there is suitable Eastern wood- Special during 2012 surveys, however it Contopus virens Vulnerable Special Concern S3S4B clearings and edges. They are most commonly found haibtat present, and records pewee Concern was not observed again during near marshes, lakes, ponds and rivers, with an in the vicinity. 2017 targeted surveys. aversion to harvested forest, human-occupied areas and roads. Nest is constructed atop a horizontal branch, 1-2 m above the ground (COSEWIC 2012).

The olive-sided flycatcher breeding habitat consists of moist, mixed coniferous forest with both mature and Low - although there is some regenerating components, adjacent to shrubby Olive-sided suitable habitat present, this Moderate - there is potentially Contopus cooperi Threatened Threatened Threatened S3B forested wetlands, peatlands, beaver ponds, or clear- flycatcher species was not observed during suitable habitat present. cuts (Stewart et al. 2015). Open areas with tall trees targeted surveys. or snags for perching are used for foraging (COSEWIC 2007).

The rusty blackbird breeds in forested wetlands and beaver ponds that are surrounded by regerenerating coniferous and mixed forest (Stewart et al. 2015), scrub riparian habitats, and alder and willow thickets (COSEWIC 2006). Early successional habitat Low - although there is some associated with disturbances such as fire and Special suitable habitat present, this Moderate - there is potentially Rusty blackbird Euphagus carolinus Endangered Special Concern S2S3B windthrow may also be used. In addition, drier Concern species was not observed during suitable habitat present. environments, such as pasture, may be used, targeted surveys. particularly in Cape Breton (Erskine 1992). Rusty blackbirds nest in small trees or shrubs, close to, or over water. Nests may be in living or dead trees and stumps, but have also been found on the ground (Avery 2013).

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Likelihood of Occurrence on the Likelihood of Occurrence Taxa Common Name Scientific Name NS ESA1 SARA2 COSEWIC3 S-Rank4 Habitat Description Site in the Study Area

The little brown myotis will roost in both natural and man-made structures. Roosting colonies require a number of large cavity trees. May form nursery Moderate - Some of the forested colonies in the attics of buildings within 1 km of water. Moderate - there is potentially Little brown myotis Myotis lucifugus Endangered Endangered Endangered S1 areas are suitable habitat for this Caves or abandoned mines may be used as suitable habitat present. species. hibernacula, but high humidity and stable above freezing temperatures are required (Environment Canada 2015).

The northern myotis will usually roost in hollows, crevices, and under loose bark of mature trees. Roosts may be established in the main trunk or a large Moderate - Some of the forested Myotis Moderate - there is potentially Northern myotis Endangered Endangered Endangered S1 branch of either living or dead trees. Caves or areas are suitable habitat for this septentrionalis suitable habitat present. abandoned mines may be used as hibernacula, but species. Mammal high humidity and stable above freezing temperatures are required (Environment Canada 2015).

The tri-colored bat may roost in clumps of dead foliage or lichens on the mainland, particularly in large clumps of arboreal lichens (Usnea spp.) that grow on coniferous or deciduous trees (Environment Canada 2015). They are occasionally found in buildings although there are no records of this in Canada. They Moderate - Some of the forested Perimyotis typically feed over aquatic areas with an affinity to Moderate - there is potentially Tri-colored bat Endangered Endangered Endangered S1 areas are suitable habitat for this subflavus rivers and high forest cover, and will likely roost in suitable habitat present. species. close proximity to these. Hibernation sites are found deep within caves or mines in areas of relatively warm temperatures. These bats have strong roost fidelity to their winter hibernation sites and may choose the exact same spot in a cave or mine from year to year (Environment Canada 2015).

1Endangered Species Act ESA) (Nova Scotia, 1998). (Last amended 12 April 2017). 2Species at Risk Act (SARA) (Canada, 2002). Schedule 1 (Last amended 19 January 2018); Part 1 (Extirpated), Part 2 (Endangered), Part 3 (Threatened), Part 4 (Special Concern) 3 Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (COSEWIC) http://www.cosewic.gc.ca/ (Last amended 19 January 2018) 4 Atlantic Canada Data Conservation Centre. 2018. Species Ranks for Nova Scotia (Last amended 08 September 2017).

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APPENDIX H Archaeological Resources Impact Assessment Report + + +

Northern+Construction+Quarry+

Archaeological+Resource+Impact+Assessment+ Heritage+Research+Permit+A2012NS153+

Davis+MacIntyre+&+Associates+Limited+ 109+John+Stewart+Drive++Dartmouth++NS++B2W+4J7+ + + + Northern(Construction(Quarry( Archaeological+Resource+Impact+Assessment+ + + + + Heritage+Research+Permit+A2012NS153+ Davis+MacIntyre+&+Associates+Limited+ Project+No.+12O073.1+ + + Principal+Investigator:+April+MacIntyre+ Report+Compiled+by:+April+MacIntyre+&+Stephen+Davis+ + + + + + + Submitted+to:+ Golder(Associates(Limited( 33+Alderney+Drive+ Dartmouth,+NS++B2Y+2N4+ + O+and+O++ + Coordinator,+Special+Places+ Department(of(Communities,(Culture(and(Heritage( 1747+Summer+Street+ Halifax,+NS++B3H+3A6+ + + + + + + + + + + Cover+image:+Bedrock+outcrop+at+the+south+edge+of+the+proposed+quarry+site.+

+ + Executive)Summary) + Davis+MacIntyre+&+Associates+Limited+conducted+an+archaeological+resource+impact+ assessment+of+the+proposed+Northern+Construction+Goffs+Quarry.+The+purpose+of+the+ assessment+was+to+determine+the+potential+for+archaeological+resources+within+the+ study+area,+and+to+provide+recommendations+for+further+mitigation+if+necessary.+The+ historic+background+study+indicated+that+the+Old+Guysborough+Road,+which+runs+ along+the+southeast+side+of+the+study+area,+was+settled+in+the+early+19th+century.+ However,+historic+documents+along+with+the+archaeological+reconnaissance,+indicate+ that+this+area+was+likely+never+settled.+The+area+affords+little+to+have+attracted+First+ Nations+peoples+prior+to+the+coming+of+Europeans.+The+area+was+heavily+logged+in+ the+latter+decades+of+the+20th+century.+Therefore,+the+area+has+been+determined+to+be+ of+low+archaeological+potential+for+both+First+Nations+and+EuroOCanadian+resources+ and,+therefore,+no+further+mitigation+is+recommended.+++

+ + Table)of)Contents) List+of+Figures+...... +ii+ List+of+Plates+...... +ii+ 1.0+ Introduction+...... +1+ 2.0+ Study+Area+...... +1+ 3.0+ Methodology+...... +3+ 3.1+ Maritime+Archaeological+Resource+Inventory+...... +3+ 3.2+ Historic+Background+...... +4+ 3.2.1+ The+Precontact+Period+...... +4+ 3.2.2+ European+Settlement+...... +5+ 3.3+ Field+Reconnaissance+...... +8+ 4.0+ Results+and+Discussion+...... +10+ 5.0+ Conclusions+and+Recommendations+...... +10+ 6.0+ References+Cited+...... +10+ PLATES+...... +12+ APPENDIX+A:+Heritage+Research+Permit+...... +20+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + Northern+Construction+Goffs+Quarry+++!+ i+ + List)of)Figures) + Figure+2.0O1:+Aerial+view+of+the+property+showing+the+area+to+be+surveyed+(red+ dashed+line)+(map+courtesy+Golder+Associates+Limited).+...... +2+ Figure+3.2O1:+Map+of+the+Mi’kmaki+territories.+...... +5+ Figure+3.2O2:+Part+of+the+Crown+Lands+index+of+grants+showing+the+grants+that+ encompass+the+study+area.+...... +6+ Figure+3.2O3:+Part+of+Ambrose+F.+Church’s+map+of+Halifax+County+in+1865+showing+ the+area+around+the+Old+Guysborough+Road.+The+approximate+location+and+ boundaries+of+the+study+area+are+highlighted+in+red.+...... +7+ Figure+3.2O4:+Part+of+the+1909+Geological+Survey+of+Canada+map+showing+the+area+ around+the+Old+Guysborough+Road.+The+approximate+location+and+boundaries+ of+the+study+area+are+highlighted+in+red.+Note+the+sawmill+on+the+southeast+ side+of+the+Old+Guysborough+Road+opposite+the+study+area.+...... +8+ +

List)of)Plates) + Plate+1:+Wetland+on+the+northwest+side+of+the+quarry+access+road,+looking+northwest. +...... +13+ Plate+2:+A+white+memorial+cross+on+the+northwest+side+of+the+quarry+access++likely+ marks+the+scene+of+a+1991+crime.+...... +13+ Plate+3:+The+recentlyOabandoned+quarry+at+the+northwest+edge+of+the+study+area,+ looking+northwest.+...... +14+ Plate+4:+The+cut+road+to+the+southwest+of+the+old+quarry,+looking+south.+...... +14+ Plate+5:+Looking+north+at+a+wetland+on+the+north+side+of+Perrin+Drive+toward+the+ southwest+end+of+the+study+area.+...... +15+ Plate+6:+One+of+three+geotechnical+test+pits+that+were+dug+on+the+north+side+of+Perrin+ Drive+toward+the+southwest+end+of+the+study+area.+...... +15+ Plate+7:+Tree+fall+in+the+clear+cut+on+the+east+side+of+the+proposed+quarry,+looking+ north.+...... +16+ Plate+8:+An+undisturbed+stand+of+spruce+at+the+northwest+edge+of+the+proposed+ quarry,+looking+southwest.+...... +16+ Plate+9:+Looking+northwest+at+a+bedrock+outcrop+along+the+south+edge+of+the+stand+of+ spruce+at+the+northwest+edge+of+the+proposed+quarry.+...... +17+ Plate+10:+Looking+WSW+at+the+Maritimes+&+Northeast+Pipeline+corridor+just+ southeast+of+the+study+area.+...... +17+ Plate+11:+Looking+north+(upstream)+at+a+stream+that+inundates+the+westernmost+ branch+of+and+old+logging+road+toward+the+southwest+side+of+the+study+area. +...... +18+ Plate+12:+Looking+northeast+from+the+edge+of+the+hardwood+ridge+along+the+ easternmost+branch+of+the+old+logging+road+toward+the+southwest+side+of+the+ study+area.+...... +18+

Northern+Construction+Goffs+Quarry+++!+ ii+ + Plate+13:+Area+of+blow+down+and+new+growth+at+the+southwest+edge+of+the+study+ area,+looking+south+southwest.+...... +19+ Plate+14:+Wetland+and+interspersed+new+spruce+growth+at+the+northwest+corner+of+ the+study+area,+looking+northeast.+...... +19+ +

Northern+Construction+Goffs+Quarry+++!+ iii+ + 1.0) Introduction) + Davis+MacIntyre+&+Associates+Limited+was+contracted+by+Golder+Associates+Limited,+ on+behalf+of+Northern+Construction+Enterprises+Inc.,+to+conduct+an+archaeological+ resource+impact+assessment+of+the+proposed+Northern+Construction+Goffs+Quarry+ near+Aerotech+Drive+in+Halifax+County.+The+purpose+of+the+assessment+was+to+ determine+the+potential+for+archaeological+resources+within+the+study+area,+and+to+ provide+recommendations+for+further+mitigation+if+necessary.++ + The+assessment+was+conducted+under+Category+C+Heritage+Research+Permit+ A2012NS153+(Appendix+A).+This+report+conforms+to+the+standards+of+the+Nova+ Scotia+Heritage+Division+and+the+Heritage+Research+Permit+requirements+as+per+the+ Special+Places+Protection+Act+(R.S.,%c.%438,%s.%1.).+ ! !

2.0) Study)Area) ! The+proposed+quarry+is+located+south+of+Aerotech+Drive+on+the+southeast+side+of+ Highway+102+near+Goffs.+The+study+area+is+bounded+on+the+southeast+by+Perrin+Drive++ and+the+Old+Guysborough+Road.+The+Maritimes+&+Northeast+Pipeline+is+located+on+ the+south+side+of+Perrin+Drive+and+Nova+Scotia+Department+of+Natural+Resources+ maintains+a+rightOofOway+road+on+the+east+side+of+the+study+area+(Figure+2.0O1).+ Quarry+operations+will+consist+of+an+access+road,+a+scale+and+scale+house/office,+the+ quarry+floor+and+working+face(s),+crushing+equipment,+a+staging+area+for+the+ crushing+equipment,+portable+conveyors+and+screens,+a+wash+station,+designated+ storage+areas+for+various+stockpiled+aggregates+and+a+settling+pond+and+drainage+ ditch.+Although+the+quarry+itself+is+expected+to+encompass+3.99+ha,+the+regional+area+ of+the+project+which+is+being+assessed+is+approximately+90+ha.+ + The+property+is+located+within+the+Nova+Scotia+Theme+Region+known+as+the+Halifax+ Quartzite+Barrens+(region+#413a)+(Figure+2.0O2).++The+Quartzite+Barrens+region+is+ interspersed+by+exposed+quartzite+bedrock+between+areas+of+deeper+glacial+till+ where+drumlins+of+reddish+Lawrencetown+Till+are+found,+derived+from+eroded+ sandstones+and+siltstones.++American+Beech,+Yellow+Birch,+Red+Maple+and+Sugar+ Maple+prevail+on+the+high+broad+ridges+in+this+area.++Along+rivers+and+streams,+the+ region+is+home+to+a+moderately+diverse+array+of+small+mammals.+

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Figure 2.0-2: Natural Theme Regions of Nova Scotia, showing the Halifax Quartzite Barrens (region#413a). The approximate location of the study area is indicated by a red ellipse.

3.0$ Methodology$ ( A(historic(background(study(was(conducted(by(Davis(MacIntyre(&(Associates( Limited(in(October(2012.(Historical(maps(and(manuscripts(and(published(literature( were(consulted(at(Nova(Scotia(Archives(in(Halifax(as(well(as(online.(The(Maritime( Archaeological(Resource(Inventory,(a(database(of(known(archaeological(resources(in( the(Maritime(region,(was(searched(to(understand(prior(archaeological(research(and( known(archaeological(resources(neighboring(the(study(area.(Finally,(a(field( reconnaissance(was(conducted(in(order(to(further(evaluate(the(potential(for( archaeological(resources.( (

3.1 Maritime$Archaeological$Resource$Inventory$ ! The(Maritime(Archaeological(Resource(Inventory(was(consulted(in(order(to( determine(if(known(archaeological(sites(or(resources(exist(within(or(near(the(study( area.(Within(a(radius(of(approximately(10(kms(of(the(property,(there(are(44( recorded(precontact(period(sites(dating(from(the(Early/Middle(Archaic(period( (9,000(to(5,000(years(BP)(to(the(Ceramic(period((2,500(to(500(years(BP).(These(sites( are(primarily(related(to(land(use(and(occupation(along(the(Shubenacadie(waterways.(

Northern(Construction(Goffs(Quarry(((!( 3( ( The(nearest(precontact(period(find(to(the(study(area(was(made(on(the(west(shore(of( Soldier(Lake(and(was(comprised(of(a(single(Early(to(Middle(Archaic(period(gouge.(An( indigenous(historic(settlement(has(been(reported(at(the(north(end(of(Grand(Lake( and(historic(features(related(to(the(19th(century(development(of(the(Shubenacadie( Canal(are(also(known.(At(East(Preston,(the(remains(of(late(18th(through(early(20th( century(settlement(have(been(reported(and(just(north(of(the(Waverley(Game( Sanctuary,(archaeologists(recorded(the(remains(of(19th(and(early(20th(century( industrial(development(related(to(mining.(Finally,(although(not(recorded(in(the( MARI(database,(a(foundation(of(unknown(age(and(function(was(recorded(during(the( assessment(for(the(Maritimes(and(Northeast(Pipeline(route(in(1998(south(of(the(Old( Guysborough(Road(near(the(southeast(end(of(the(Halifax(Stanfield(International( Airport.(The(foundation(was(subsequently(tested(by(Davis(Archaeological( Consultants(Limited(in(1999.(( ( ( 3.2$ Historic$Background$ (

3.2.1$ The$Precontact$Period$ ( The(history(of(human(occupation(in(Nova(Scotia(has(been(traced(back(approximately( 11,000(years(ago,(to(the(Palaeo\Indian(period(or!Sa’qewe’k!L’nu’k((11,000(–(9,000( years(BP).(The(only(significant(archaeological(evidence(of(Palaeo\Indian(settlement( in(the(province(exists(at(Debert/Belmont(in(Colchester(County.(( ( The(Saqiwe’k!Lnu’k(period(was(followed(by(the(Mu!Awsami!Kejikawe’k!L’nu’k( (Archaic(period)((9,000(–(2,500(years(BP),(which(included(several(traditions(of( subsistence(strategy.(The(Maritime(Archaic(people(exploited(mainly(marine( resources(while(the(Shield(Archaic(concentrated(on(interior(resources(such(as( caribou(and(salmon.(The(Laurentian(Archaic(is(generally(considered(to(be(a(more( diverse(hunting(and(gathering(population.(( ( The(Archaic(period(was(succeeded(by(the(Woodland/Ceramic(period(or(Kejikawek! L’nu’k((2,500(–(500(years(BP).(Much(of(the(Archaic(way(of(subsistence(remained( although(it(was(during(this(period(that(the(first(exploitation(of(marine(molluscs(is( seen(in(the(archaeological(record.(It(was(also(during(this(time(that(ceramic( technology(was(first(introduced.(( ( The(Woodland(period(ended(with(the(arrival(of(Europeans(and(the(beginning(of( recorded(history.(The(initial(phase(of(contact(between(First(Nations(people(and( Europeans,(known(as(the(Protohistoric(period,(was(met(with(various(alliances( particularly(between(the(Mi’kmaq(and(French.(( ( The(Mi’kmaq(inhabited(the(territory(known(as(Mi’kma’ki(or(Megumaage,(which( included(all(of(Nova(Scotia(including(Cape(Breton,(Prince(Edward(Island,(New(

Northern(Construction(Goffs(Quarry(((!( 4( Brunswick((north(of(the(Saint(John(River),(the(Gaspé(region(of(Quebec,(part(of(Maine( and(southwestern(Newfoundland((Figure(3.2\1).(Halifax,(Lunenburg,(Kings,(Hants( and(Colchester(Counties(were(known(to(the(Mi’kmaq(as(Sipekni’katik(meaning(“wild( potato(area”.1((( !

Figure'3.2+1:'Map'of'the'Mi’kmaki'territories.2'

! It(is(clear(that(the(waterways(through(the(interior(of(the(province,(particularly(the( Shubenacadie(River(system,(were(important(to(the(Mi’kmaq(and(their(ancestors.( However,(there(is(nothing(to(indicate(that(the(study(area(would(have(been(favored( as(a(resource(exploitation(or(encampment(area(for(First(Nations(peoples.( !

3.2.2$ European$Settlement$ ! The(history(of(the(area(of(Goffs(prior(to(the(18th(century(is(scarcely(documented,( likely(due(to(the(fact(that(no(roads(existed(into(this(area(until(the(early(19th(century( and(because(this(area(is(situated(so(far(inland(and(away(from(any(major(lakes(or( waterways((the(nearest(being(Soldier(Lake(to(the(southwest),(making(it(an(unlikely( area(for(First(Nations(settlement.(The(first(grants(in(this(area(were(made(in(1784(to( British(Loyalist(military(officers(and(government(officials(coming(from(the(United( States.(The(grants(were(sizeable,(ranging(from(500(to(700(acres,(although(most( never(settled(their(land(as(it(was(quite(a(distance(from(the(major(center(in(Halifax( and(there(was(no(road(between(the(city(and(the(rural(farms(at(that(time.3(

(((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((( 1(Confederacy(of(Mainland(Mi’kmaq,(2007:11.( 2(Confederacy(of(Mainland(Mi’kmaq,(2007:11.( 3(Gray(and(Smith,(1987:9\10.(

Northern(Construction(Goffs(Quarry(((!( 5( The(settlement(of(Goffs(was(named(after(Thomas(Goff(who(received(a(grant(here(in( 1830.(The(first(road(into(this(area(was(known(as(“Lookout(Road’(and(it(was(built(by( the(British(Army(between(1810(and(1812.(It(was(originally(built(as(a(transport(link( between(Porters(Lake(and(Musquodoboit.(In(1815,(a(road(was(built(from(the(Old( Post(Road(in(Fall(River(following(trails(along(Miller(Lake(to(join(the(Lookout(Road.( Today,(this(road(is(known(as(the(Old(Guysborough(Road.(The(earliest(parts(of(this( road(were(corduroy(road.(Much(of(the(land(along(this(road(was(granted(between( 1812(and(1815.(Although(grants(were(made(in(the(study(area(around(that(time,(it( does(not(appear(that(there(was(any(settlement(between(the(southwest(end(of( Hollands(Brook,(where(William(and(Thomas(Holland(resided,(and(Preeper’s(Pond,( where(George(and(William(Preeper(lived.(George(and(William(Preeper(farmed(the( land(on(the(north(side(of(the(pond(for(a(number(of(years(in(the(early(19th(century.( Beyond(their(farm,(to(the(east,(was(a(road(branching(to(the(north(known(as(Grove( Road.(“The(Grove”,(as(it(was(known,(was(a(Black(Loyalist(settlement(that(was( established(in(1800.4(( ( (

( Figure'3.2+2:'Part'of'the'Crown'Lands'index'of'grants'showing'the'grants'that' encompass'the'study'area.'

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(((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((( 4(Gray(and(Smith,(1987:11\26.(

Northern(Construction(Goffs(Quarry(((!( 6( The(1834(“Great(Map(of(Nova(Scotia”(shows(the(Old(Guysborough(Road((labeled( “Wightman’s(New(Road(to(Guysborough”)(laid(out,(although(there(are(no(houses( shown(along(it.(The(land(within(the(study(area(was(granted(to(Elizabeth(Ritchie(and( Richard(Chapman(sometime(in(the(early(19th(century,(although(it(does(not(appear( from(subsequent(maps(that(they(settled(their(grants((Figure(3.2\2).(Ambrose(F.( Church’s(map(of(the(Old(Guysborough(Road(settlement(in(1865(shows(settlement(on( the(north(side(of(the(road(opposite(Preeper’s(Pond(but,(again,(there(does(not(appear( to(be(any(settlement(within(the(study(area((Figure(3.2\3).(Likewise,(the(Geological( Survey(of(Canada(map,(published(in(1909,(does(not(show(any(settlement(other(than( that(at(Preeper’s(Pond.(There(was(a(sawmill(on(the(southeast(side(of(Old( Gusborough(Road(along(Holland’s(Brook((Figure(3.2\4).(The(mill(may(have(been( owned(by(George(Preeper,(who(was(undoubtedly(a(descendent(of(the(George( Preeper(that(settled(there(in(the(early(19th(century.(However,(the(mill(was(located( outside(the(study(area.(( ( (

( Figure'3.2+3:'Part'of'Ambrose'F.'Church’s'map'of'Halifax'County'in'1865'showing'the' area'around'the'Old'Guysborough'Road.'The'approximate'location'and'boundaries'of' the'study'area'are'highlighted'in'red.''

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Northern(Construction(Goffs(Quarry(((!( 7( ( Figure'3.2+4:'Part'of'the'1909'Geological'Survey'of'Canada'map'showing'the'area' around'the'Old'Guysborough'Road.'The'approximate'location'and'boundaries'of'the' study'area'are'highlighted'in'red.'Note'the'sawmill'on'the'southeast'side'of'the'Old' Guysborough'Road'opposite'the'study'area.'

( 3.3$ Field$Reconnaissance$ ( An(archaeological(field(reconnaissance(was(conducted(by(April(MacIntyre(and( Stephen(Davis.(The(reconnaissance(covered(the(entire(regional(area(as(shown(in( Figure(2.0\1(and(began(at(the(northwest(end.(There(has(been(significant(disturbance( at(the(north(and(northwest(end(of(the(property.(Much(of(this(area(was(logged(in(the( last(quarter(of(the(20th(century(and(recent(property(maps(indicate(that(the(entirety( of(the(land(within(the(study(area(was(previously(owned(by(the(Barrett(Lumber( Company(Limited(of(Beaverbank.(At(the(northwest(corner(of(the(study(area,(the(DNR( right\of\way(meets(a(road(that(runs(roughly(northeast(by(southwest(parallel(to( Highway(102.(At(the(northwest(corner(of(the(study(area(is(a(wetland(that(spans(both( sides(of(the(access(road((Plate(1).(On(the(west(side(of(the(road,(just(southwest( beyond(the(wetland(is(a(white(memorial(cross((Plate(2).(It(is(believed(that(this(may( relate(to(a(high\profile(crime(scene(dating(to(1991(and(is,(therefore,(not( archaeological(in(nature.(The(access(road(leads(further(southwestward(to(a(recently\ abandoned(quarry(that(spans(an(area(approximately(2(hectares(between(the(access( road(and(Highway(102((Plate(3).((

Northern(Construction(Goffs(Quarry(((!( 8( The(access(road(ends(at(the(southwest(end(of(the(quarry.(From(here,(the(road(was( cleared(to(the(southwest(in(the(last(15(to(20(years(with(a(tree(harvester(and(by( hand.(The(road(leads(southwestward(into(a(clear(cut(that(is(now(covered(primarily( in(blackberry(bushes((Plate(4).(Approximately(115(meters(south(southeast(of(this( area(is(a(wetland(on(the(north(side(of(Perrin(Drive((Plate(5).(The(reconnaissance( crew(encountered(three(geotechnical(test(pits(that(had(been(dug(within(the(past(five( years((Plate(6).( ( On(the(northwest(side(of(this(cut(road,(skidder(trails(lead(northward(through(an( area(that(was(also(clear(cut(in(the(last(five(to(10(years((Plate(7).(The(area(is(now( reforested(primarily(with(spruce.(The(soil(here(is(very(shallow(with(large(rocks(at( the(surface.(The(skidder(trail(ends(in(an(undisturbed(stand(of(spruce((Plate(8).(At(the( south(edge(of(the(spruce(stand(is(a(large(bedrock(outcrop((Plate(9).(At(the(west(end( of(the(stand(of(spruce,(a(network(of(skidder(trails(runs(south(and(southeast(through( the(area(that(is(proposed(for(the(new(quarry(site.( ( From(here,(the(reconnaissance(team(returned(to(the(DNR(right\of\way(and(surveyed( the(area(from(the(southeast(corner(of(the(study(area(moving(southwestward(along( Perrin(Drive.(Again(this(area(had(been(heavily(logged(in(the(last(10(to(20(years.(The( Maritimes(&(Northeast(Pipeline(can(be(seen(running(along(the(south(side(of(Perrin( Drive((Plate(10)(just(beyond(the(study(area.(Towards(the(southwest(corner(of(the( property,(an(old(woods(road(runs(northward(and(branches(off(approximately(275( meters(north(of(Perrin(Drive.(The(westernmost(branch(leads(northward(to(Highway( 102.(Two(hundred(and(fifteen(meters(south(of(the(highway,(the(road(is(inundated(by( a(stream(that(runs(north\south((Plate(11).(The(road(is(very(rocky(and(the(land(on( either(side(is(very(rugged(and(has(been(clear(cut(in(the(last(15(to(20(years.(( ( The(easternmost(branch(of(the(road(off(Perrin(Drive(leads(along(a(hardwood(ridge( that(has(been(cut(in(the(past(15(years.(The(low(area(to(the(east(was(also(clear(cut( (Plate(12).(The(smaller(trees(were(cut(with(a(tree(harvester(while(the(larger(trees( were(cut(by(hand.(The(road(turns(to(the(northeast(and(roughly(parallels(the(highway( north(of(the(proposed(quarry(area.(The(road(comes(out(at(the(northwest(end(of(the( old(quarry.(The(road(along(this(northeast(section(is(rugged(with(shallow(soil(and(is( interspersed(by(several(small(wetlands.((The(land(on(either(side(of(the(road(has(been( clear(cut(and(lies(low(to(the(southeast.(( ( Southeast(of(this(branch,(the(area(appears(to(have(suffered(hurricane(damage.(There( are(no(cut(stumps(visible(but(there(were(a(number(of(tree(falls(and(very(thick(new( spruce(growth((Plate(13).( ( Finally,(the(area(at(the(northwest(corner(of(the(study(area(was(investigated(adjacent( the(highway.(The(area(was(clear(cut(in(the(last(15(years(and(is(now(reforested( primarily(with(spruce.(The(area(is(interspersed(by(wetlands((Plate(14).(There(is(a( hardwood(stand(to(the(west,(just(beyond(the(study(area.((

Northern(Construction(Goffs(Quarry(((!( 9( 4.0$ Results$and$Discussion$ ( The(land(within(the(study(area(was(purchased(from(the(Barrett(Lumber(Company(by( Northern(Construction(Enterprises(Limited(in(2011.(The(land(was(extensively( logged(throughout(the(study(area(previous(to(that(and(quarrying(operations(were( also(carried(out(at(the(northwest(side(of(the(study(area.(Historic(documents(indicate( that(the(Old(Guysborough(Road(settlement(was(established(in(the(early(19th(century( but(it(does(not(appear(that(this(area(was(ever(settled(and(there(is(no(archaeological( evidence(to(suggest(that(that(was(ever(the(case.(Furthermore,(the(study(area(does( not(afford(any(resources(that(may(have(attracted(First(Nations(peoples(to(the(area.( The(land(is(rugged(and(difficult(to(traverse(and(wetlands(within(the(study(area(are( relatively(small.(More(substantial(wetlands(do(exist(immediately(southeast(of(the( study(area.(However,(there(are(no(substantial(waterways(within(the(study(area(and( with(the(Shubenacadie(waterways(to(the(west,(First(Nations(peoples(obviously( favored(that(area(for(resource(exploitation,(encampment,(and(burial.(Therefore,(the( study(area(has(been(determined(to(be(of(low(archaeological(potential(for(both(First( Nations(and(Euro\Canadian(resources.( (

5.0$ Conclusions$and$Recommendations$ ( The(study(area(has(been(determined(to(be(of(low(archaeological(potential.( Therefore,(no(further(mitigation(is(recommended.(In(the(unlikely(event(that( archaeological(resources(are(encountered(during(construction,(it(is(required(that(all( activity(cease(and(the(Coordinator(of(Special(Places,(Ms.(Laura(Bennett((902\424\ 6475)(be(contacted(immediately(regarding(a(suitable(method(of(mitigation.( (

6.0$ References$Cited$ ( Anonymous.(((1834).((Great(Map(of(Nova(Scotia.((Sheet(M78(4).((( ( Church,(Ambrose(F.(1865.(Topographical(Township(Map(of(Halifax(County.(A.(F.( Church(&(Co.,(Bedford.( ( Confederacy(of(Mainland(Mi’kmaq.((2007.((Kekina’muek:!Learning!about!the!Mi’kmaq! of!Nova!Scotia.((Truro:(Eastern(Woodland(Publishing.((( ( Davis,(Derek(and(Sue(Browne.((1996.((Natural!History!of!Nova!Scotia,!Volume!II:! Theme!Regions.((Halifax:(Nimbus(Publishing(and(Nova(Scotia(Museum.(( ( Department(of(Lands(and(Forests.(2009.(Crown(Lands(Index(Sheet(#65:(Halifax(and( Hants(Counties.(Department(of(Lands(and(Forests,(Nova(Scotia.(

Northern(Construction(Goffs(Quarry(((!( 10( Faribault,(E.(R.(1909.(Province(of(Nova(Scotia,(Halifax(and(Hants(Counties,(Waverley( Sheet(no.(67.(Geological(Survey(of(Canada,(Multicolored(Geological(Map(1025.( ( Grey,(M.(Noreen(E.;(and(Annie(A.(Smith.(1987.(History(Along(the(Old(Guysborough( Road.(Published(by(the(authors,(Nova(Scotia.((( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( (

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Northern(Construction(Goffs(Quarry(((!( 12( ! Plate'1:'Wetland'on'the'northwest'side'of'the'quarry'access'road,'looking'northwest.'

! Plate'2:'A'white'memorial'cross'on'the'northwest'side'of'the'quarry'access''likely'marks' the'scene'of'a'1991'crime.'

Northern(Construction(Goffs(Quarry(((!( 13( ! Plate'3:'The'recently+abandoned'quarry'at'the'northwest'edge'of'the'study'area,' looking'northwest.'

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! Plate'4:'The'cut'road'to'the'southwest'of'the'old'quarry,'looking'south.'

Northern(Construction(Goffs(Quarry(((!( 14( ! Plate'5:'Looking'north'at'a'wetland'on'the'north'side'of'Perrin'Drive'toward'the' southwest'end'of'the'study'area.'

! Plate'6:'One'of'three'geotechnical'test'pits'that'were'dug'on'the'north'side'of'Perrin' Drive'toward'the'southwest'end'of'the'study'area.'

Northern(Construction(Goffs(Quarry(((!( 15( ! Plate'7:'Tree'fall'in'the'clear'cut'on'the'east'side'of'the'proposed'quarry,'looking'north.'

! Plate'8:'An'undisturbed'stand'of'spruce'at'the'northwest'edge'of'the'proposed'quarry,' looking'southwest.'

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Northern(Construction(Goffs(Quarry(((!( 16( ! Plate'9:'Looking'northwest'at'a'bedrock'outcrop'along'the'south'edge'of'the'stand'of' spruce'at'the'northwest'edge'of'the'proposed'quarry.'

! Plate'10:'Looking'WSW'at'the'Maritimes'&'Northeast'Pipeline'corridor'just'southeast'of' the'study'area.'

Northern(Construction(Goffs(Quarry(((!( 17( ! Plate'11:'Looking'north'(upstream)'at'a'stream'that'inundates'the'westernmost'branch' of'and'old'logging'road'toward'the'southwest'side'of'the'study'area.'

! Plate'12:'Looking'northeast'from'the'edge'of'the'hardwood'ridge'along'the' easternmost'branch'of'the'old'logging'road'toward'the'southwest'side'of'the'study' area.'

Northern(Construction(Goffs(Quarry(((!( 18( ! Plate'13:'Area'of'blow'down'and'new'growth'at'the'southwest'edge'of'the'study'area,' looking'south'southwest.'

! Plate'14:'Wetland'and'interspersed'new'spruce'growth'at'the'northwest'corner'of'the' study'area,'looking'northeast.'

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