The Mi’kmaq call the Avon River “Tooetunook,” which means “flowing square into the sea,” or more specifically, into the Minas Basin in the upper Bay of Fundy. Since 1970, when the Windsor causeway was constructed across the Avon, the river hasn’t exactly been able to “flow square” at all. That’s because the aboiteau — the […]
SMU researcher cuts holes in dikes to restore the environment
Cutting holes in dikes to mitigate the effects of climate change might seem counterintuitive to some. But that’s exactly the type of measure Danika van Proosdij contemplates as she studies how to best restore salt marshes. Nova Scotia has lost about 80 per cent of these areas of coastal grassland regularly flooded by seawater since the Acadians first...