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MacFarlane Woods Nature Reserve Ecological Site Designation

made under

Section 14 of the

Special Places Protection Act

R.S.N.S. 1989, c. 438

O.I.C. 88-605 (June 7, 1988), N.S. Reg. 128/88

and O.I.C. 2004-474 (December 3, 2004), N.S. Reg. 240/2004

O.I.C. 88-605

The Governor in Council on the report and recommendation of the Minister of Education dated

the 18th day of May, 1988, pursuant to subsection (1) of

Section 14 of

Chapter 17 of the

Statutes of Nova Scotia, 1980, the Special Places Protection Act , is pleased to designate the

land described in

Schedule “A” attached to the report and recommendation as the MacFarlane

Woods Nature Reserve, effective the 8th day of June, 1988.

Schedule “A”

All that certain lot, piece, parcel or tract of land situate, lying and being at Mull River,

Inverness County, Province of Nova Scotia, shown outlined in red on a plan, Field Plot

P-015/88 on file at the Department of Lands and Forests office at Dartmouth, marked

Schedule

“B” attached hereto and forming part of this indenture, said lot being more particularly bounded

and described as follows:

Beginning at a survey marker (L.F.T. I3323) located at the southeast corner of grant 13256 to

James McLeod;

Thence following the northeasterly boundary of grant 13256 to James McLeod, (by Grid

Azimuth) 299 o 32' 35" distant 86.07' to survey marker (L.F.T. I3322) located at the southwest

corner of grant Book Q, Page 88 to Allan Cameron;

Thence following the southeasterly boundary of grant Book Q, Page 88 to Allan Cameron, 26 o

47' 00" distant 1649.81" to survey marker (L.F.T. I3321) located at the southeast corner of grant

Book Q, Page 88 to Allan Cameron and being the southeast corner of grant Book V, Page 223

to Alexander McDonald;

Thence following the southeasterly boundary of grant Book V, page 223 to Alexander

McDonald, 26 o 47' 40" distant 142.09' to survey marker I3320;

Thence 120 o 34' 25" distant 3063.63' to survey marker I3319;

Thence 120 o 34' 10" distant 2459.82' to survey marker I3318 located on the northerly boundary

of the public highway;

Thence following the northwesterly boundary of the public highway, 234 o 02' 58" distant

352.35' to survey marker I3317;

Thence 300 o 30' 53" distant 2333.41' to survey marker I3316;

Thence 257 o 53' 32" distant 3737.61' to survey marker I3315 located on the northeasterly

boundary of the Mabou Ridge Road;

Thence following the northeasterly boundary of the Mabou Ridge Road 327 o 13' 00" distant

33.06' to survey marker I3324 located on the southeasterly boundary of grant 13256 to James

McLeod.

Thence following the southeasterly boundary of grant 13256 to James McLeod 26 ° 53' 45"

distant 1060.13' to the place of beginning.

The above described parcel of land contains an area of 129.84 acres, more or less.

All above described Azimuths and distances are grid, based on the Nova Scotia Coordinate

System, Zone 4, Central Meridian 61 o 30' west, Scale Factor 0.999879, Coordinate values dated

July 1979.

The above described land is a portion of lands conveyed to James St. Clair by deed recorded at

the Registry of Deeds, Port Hood in Registry Book 61, Page 309.

O.I.C. 2004-474

The Governor in Council on the report and recommendation of the Minister of Environment

and Labour dated October 26, 2004, and pursuant to

Section 14 of

Chapter 438 of the Revised

Statutes of Nova Scotia, 1989, the Special Places Protection Act , is pleased to approve the

designation by the Minister of the Environment and Labour of certain additional lands to the

ecological site known as MacFarlane Woods Nature Reserve, in the manner set forth in

Schedule “A” attached to and forming part of the report and recommendation.

Designation of certain lands at Mull River, Inverness County, as an addition to

MacFarlane Woods Nature Reserve ecological site

by the Minister of Environment and Labour and approved by the Governor in Council

pursuant to subsections (1), (2) (3) and (4) of

Section 14 of

Chapter 438 of

the Revised Statutes of Nova Scotia, 1989, the Special Places Protection Act

Pursuant to subsections (1), (2), (3), and (4) of

Section 14 of

Chapter 438 of the Revised

Statutes of Nova Scotia, 1989, the Special Places Protection Act , I hereby designate certain

lands as an addition to the ecological site known as MacFarlane Woods Nature Reserve, which

was designated under O.I.C. 88-605 on June 7, 1988. The additional lands hereby designated,

together with lands previously designated under O.I.C. 88-605, are described in Appendix “A”

and shown as Parcel MW-1 and Parcel MW-2 on Compiled Plan Showing Parcel MW-1 and

Parcel MW-2 MacFarlane Woods Nature Reserve, attached as Appendix “B”. The written

consents of landowners for the designation of privately owned portions of these additional lands

are attached as Appendices “C” and “D”. MacFarlane Woods Nature Reserve shall continue to

be managed in accordance with the MacFarlane Woods Nature Reserve Management Plan

dated November 5, 1987, and filed at the office of the Department of Environment and Labour

at Halifax, a

summary of which is attached as Appendix “E”. All appendices attached hereto

form part of the designation, which shall be effective on its date of publication in the Royal

Gazette.

Sgd: K. Morash

Kerry Morash

Minister of Environment and Labour

Dated and signed at Halifax, Nova Scotia

October 26, 2004.

Appendix “A”

MacFarlane Woods Nature Reserve

All that certain tract of land and land covered by water shown outlined in bold line and

identified as Parcel MW-1 and Parcel MW-2 on Compiled Plan Showing MacFarlane Woods

Nature Reserve, filed at the Department of Natural Resources Office at Halifax, under Field

Plot P-025/04, said tract of land located at Mull River, Inverness County, Province of Nova

Scotia.

Containing an approximate total area of 132 hectares.

Appendix “B”

Appendix “C”

Consent to Designation of Certain Lands Owned by Mr. James O. St. Clair

as an Addition to MacFarlane Woods Nature Reserve

Mull River

Mabou, Nova Scotia

B0E 1X0

19 December 2003

Re: MacFarlane Woods

Mr. David MacKinnon

Protected Areas Division

N.S. Department of Environment and Labour

Halifax, Nova Scotia

Dear Mr. MacKinnon:

By this letter, I hereby consent to having the wood land as shown as field plot P-013/02

protected as an ecological site and a proposed addition to the already protected MacFarlane

Woods.

Sincerely yours,

Sgd: James O. St. Clair

James O. St. Clair

Appendix “D”

Consent to Designation of Certain Lands Owned by the Nature Conservancy of Canada

as an Addition to MacFarlane Woods Nature Reserve

The Nature Conservancy of Canada

Atlantic Regional Office

924 Prospect St., Suite 2

Fredericton, NB E3B 2T9

Phone: (506) 450-6010

Fax: (506) 450-6013

May 14, 2004

David MacKinnon

Systems Planning Coordinator

Protected Areas Branch

Nova Scotia Department of

Environment and Labour

5151 Terminal Road, 5 th floor, PO Box 697

Halifax, NS B3J 2T8

Dear Mr. MacKinnon,

The Nature Conservancy of Canada wishes to have our properties at MacFarlane’s Woods (PID

# 50271832 and # 50231059) designated under the Special Places Protection Act . I have

attached legal descriptions for both parcels to this letter. If you have any questions or require

additional information, please contact me at the address above. Thank you.

Sincerely,

Sgd: Darla Saunders

Darla Saunders

Land Securement Officer, Atlantic Region

Schedule “A”

All and singular that certain lot piece or parcel of land lying being and situate at Mull River,

County of Inverness, Province of Nova Scotia and being a portion of the lands of Arnold Finlay

Rankin as shown on a plan of survey showing lands of Arnold Finlay Rankin as prepared by D.

Jerome MacEachern N.S.L.S. and dated June 5 th , 1998 and being revised October 15 th , 1998.

Said portion being more particularly described as follows:

Commencing at Crown Land Survey Post No. I-3318 located at the intersection of the

northwest boundary of the “MacFarlane Woods Ecological Site” (Crown Land) with the

western margin of the Mull River Road.

Thence N 59° 25' 50" W a distance of 1494.85' feet along the northeast boundary of the

“MacFarlane Woods Ecological Site” (Crown Land) to a survey marker, said survey marker

being hereinafter referred to as the point of beginning;

Thence N 26° 49' 02" E a distance of 811.28' feet to a survey marker set on the southwest

boundary of the lands of the heirs of James Allan Beaton;

Thence N 59° 25' 15" W a distance of 1125.09' feet along the southwest boundary of the lands

of the heirs of James Allan Beaton to a survey marker;

Thence N 59° 25' 15" W a distance of 220.41' feet along the southwest boundary of the lands of

the heirs of James Allan Beaton to a survey marker;

Thence N 26° 49' 05" W a distance of 811.48' feet along the southeast boundary of lands

previously conveyed to the Nature Conservancy of Canada to a survey marker;

Thence S 59° 25' 35" E a distance of 380.53' feet along the northeast boundary of the

“MacFarlane Woods Ecological Site” (Crown Land) to a survey marker Post I-3319;

Thence S 59° 25' 50" E a distance of 964.97' feet along the northwest boundary of the

“MacFarlane Woods Ecological Site” (Crown Land) to the point of beginning.

Containing an area of 25 acres more or less;

Together with a 66 foot wide right-of-way leading from the western margin of the Mull River

Road along the northeast boundary of “MacFarlane Woods Ecological Site” (Crown Land) to

the most southerly boundary of the above described parcel;

All bearings are referred to Grid North based on the Nova Scotia Co-ordinate System, 3° MTM

Projection, Zone 4, Central Meridian 61° 30' Longitude West (1979 Adjustment);

Being and intended to be a portion of lands of Arnold Finlay Rankin as recorded in Book 374,

Page 43 at the Registry of Deeds Office Port Hood, Nova Scotia;

Further registry reference: Book 59, Page 719.

Schedule “A”

All and singular that certain lot, piece or parcel of land lying, situate and being a Mull River,

County of Inverness, Province of Nova Scotia, and being a portion of the lands of Arnold Finlay

Rankin as shown on a Plan of Survey showing lands of Arnold Finlay Rankin as prepared by D.

Jerome MacEachern N.S.L.S and dated June 5 th , 1998.

Being more particularly described as follows:

Commencing at Nova Scotia Coordinate Monument No. 16906;

Thence N 74° 07' 13" E, a distance of 9403.62 feet to a Crown Land Survey Marker I-3320

found at the intersection of the south eastern boundary of land of Arnold Finlay Rankin (Bk.

374, Pg. 43, Lot 1) with the north western corner of Crown Lands (MacFarlane Woods

Ecological Site), said survey marker being hereinafter referred to as the point of beginning;

Thence N 26° 49' 05" E, a distance of 811.74 feet along said land of Arnold Finlay Rankin to a

survey marker;

Thence S 59° 25' 15" E, a distance of 2683.12 feet along land of the heirs of James Allan

Beaton to a point;

Thence S 26° 49' 05" W, a distance of 811.48 feet along said land of Arnold Finlay Rankin to a

point;

Thence N 59° 25' 35" W, a distance of 2683.10 feet along Crown Land (MacFarlane Woods

Ecological Site) to the point of beginning;

Containing an area of 50 acres more or less.

Together with a 66' wide right-of-way leading from the western margin of the Mull River

Road along the northeastern boundary of Crown Lands (MacFarlane Woods Ecological Site) to

the south western corner of the above described parcel land;

All bearings are referred to grid north based on the Nova Scotia Coordinate System, 3°

MTM Projection, Zone 4, Central Meridian 61° 30' Longitude West (1979 Adjustment).

Being and intended to be a portion of the lands of Arnold Finlay Rankin as recorded in Book

374, Page 43 at the Registry of Deeds Office at Port Hood, N. S.

Registry reference: Book 59, Page 719.

Appendix “E”

Summary of MacFarlane Woods Nature Reserve Management Plan

Purpose

The purpose for designation is to provide for the preservation, protection, regulation, and study

of an ecological site that is a representative example of a natural ecosystem within the Province.

Description

The upper slopes and high ridges of the Ainslie Uplands are characteristically covered by a

climax deciduous forest composed of Sugar Maple, Yellow Birch, and Beech. The forest type

is common throughout parts of Nova Scotia and is best known for its colourful autumn foliage

and the extraction of sap from the Sugar Maples. The deciduous forests of Cape Breton are at

the northern and eastern limits of its range in North America.

The hardwood forest of MacFarlane Woods is part of a virgin stand. It will serve as the core of

a nature reserve where human disturbance will be kept to a minimum. The forest in the buffer

zone is comprised of a variety of early successional stands which will be utilized to promote

natural history education for visitors.

Designation of the site is at the invitation of the landowner, Mr. James O. St. Clair, of Mull

River, Inverness County. He is taking this action to ensure that the forest that he has enjoyed is

retained for the benefit of future generations.

Objectives

The short-term objectives are to:

1. Increase public awareness.

2. Establish a research area.

3. Establish rudimentary infrastructure

The long-term objectives are to:

1. Protect a climax forest ecosystem.

2. Maintain the gene pool.

3. Monitor environmental change.

4. Promote natural history education.

Summary

The MacFarlane Woods Nature Reserve is established to preserve a representative example of a

climax deciduous forest. The site’s potential for passive ecological research and natural history

education will be developed. The private stewardship arrangement with the landowner will

serve as a model for future designations on private land.