The conservation and recovery of Nova Scotia's Coastal Plain Flora is lead, facilitated, and coordinated by the ACPF Recovery Team. The Team was formed in 1996 with a key task being to develop a Recovery Strategy and Action Plan to identify the problems faced by the ACPF, outline what actions must be done to recover and support the species, and evaluates their effectiveness.
The ACPF Recovery Team consists of representatives from government, academia, industry, and non-government organizations. Team members are committed and dedicated to conservation and recovery of ACPF. They work and volunteer to share their expertise in the development and delivery of ACPF recovery in NS. The conservation and recovery of ACPF involves more than just the Recovery Team. It involves community members, land owners, developers, farmers, foresters, industry, non-government organizations, and provincial and federal government departments.
Recovery Team Members:
The following individuals are members of the Atlantic Coastal Plain Flora Recovery Team.
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Sherman Boates (Co-chair) |
NS Department of Natural Resources, Wildlife Division |
boatesjs@gov.ns.ca |
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Samara Eaton (Co-chair) |
Canadian Wildlife Service, Environment Canada |
samara.eaton@ec.gc.ca |
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Sean Blaney |
Atlantic Canada Conservation Data Centre |
sblaney@mta.ca |
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Mark Elderkin |
Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources, Wildlife Division |
elderkmf@gov.ns.ca |
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Cristi Frittaion |
Nova Scotia Nature Trust |
cristi@nsnt.ca |
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Megan Crowley |
Kejimkujik National Park and National Historic Site, Parks Canada Agency |
megan.crowley@pc.gc.ca |
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Nick Hill |
Dalhousie University |
nc823753@dal.ca |
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Paul Keddy |
Scientific Advisor |
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Peter MacDonald |
Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources, Western Region |
macdonpr@gov.ns.ca |
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David MacKinnon |
Nova Scotia Department of Environment, Protected Areas Branch |
dmackinn@gov.ns.ca |
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Julie McKnight |
Canadian Wildlife Service, Environment Canada |
Julie.McKnight@ec.gc.ca |
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John Mills |
Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources, Western Region |
millsjk@gov.ns.ca |
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Marian Munro |
Curator of Botany, Nova Scotia Museum |
zinckmc@gov.ns.ca |
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Ruth Newell |
Biology Department, Acadia University |
ruth.newell@acadiau.ca |
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Jean-Marc Nicholas |
Nova Scotia Power Incorporated |
jeanmarc.nicholas@nspower.ca |
| Amanda Lavers | Mersey Tobeatic Research Institute | amanda.lavers@merseytobeatic.ca |
The ACPF Recovery Team has developed an ACPF Recovery Strategy to identify the problems faced by these plants and outline what must be done to recover and support the species. The strategy is posted on the Species at Risk Public Registry and a pdf of this document can be viewed here. This is a comprehensive Multi-Species Recovery Strategy that addresses recovery actions for the suite of 90+ ACPF species in NS. Often recovery actions will benefit more than one species because many species share common habitats and threats, thus a multiple species approach is both effective and efficient.
An Action Plan has also been developed and will be posted on the Species at Risk Public Registry in the next year.