Flowers beside a wetland

Landowner, Mrs. Schaad plants flowers to enhance her wetland enhancement project.

Project Location

  • Please contact DUC for project location.
  • In 2004, landowners started contributing to the cost of projects in Atlantic Canada. This change has not had a negative effect on landowner interest in wetland conservation projects.

Common Wildlife

 

Schaad's Pond  

Highlights

Schaad’s Pond, located outside of Tatamagouche, NS, is fairly typical example of DUC small marsh restoration projects in Nova Scotia.

The project was completed in the fall of 2004 and consisted of the excavation of two wetlands and a natural runoff. At one time the land had been open water and was gradually infilled because of a combination of factors such as farming activities and the growth of vegetation.

The private landowner, Suzanne Schaad is a true nature lover and was very keen to see this project completed. She was so interested in having these sites restored to productive wetlands that she sought out a financial partner for the project. She approached Renato Gasparetto, a sportsman that uses her property occasionally for hunting, to determine if the company he co-owns would be interested in supporting this project. As longtime supporters of DUC, Cherubini Metal Works Limited was happy to support this wetland restoration enhancement project.

These wetlands will be used by a number of waterfowl because of their close proximity to the saltwater of the Northumberland Strait. Islands were also included in the wetland construction to offer nesting waterfowl protection from predators such as raccoons, skunks and cats.

Project Partners

  • Suzanne Schaad
  • Cherubini Metal Works Limited
  • Syngenta
  • Ducks Unlimited Canada
 
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