Wildnerness trails in the northern region of Nova Scotia are chock full of downed trees after post-tropical storm Fiona, and the Cobequid Eco-Trails Society (CE-TS) is one of many associations that will be working a long time to clear them. | SaltWire
Their other focus is on two kilometres of the Willard Kitchener MacDonald Trail to Meguma Falls. Before Fiona, they had scheduled a bridge build day for Oct. 15. Now, there is a time crunch to open up access to the area before winter hits."We ended up having to reroute the trail yesterday probably five times because it was easier to reroute in some spots than try to cut 20 trees," said Wilson.
“It really wasn't safe because you were climbing over trees, under trees, around trees, you had big root balls that you didn't know where they're going to spring back up if you touched them," said Wilson. “It's a dangerous situation out there.”“We were off the trail more than on, and unless you know where the trail is, you're going to get lost,” said Wilson. “So it's just not safe to be out there.”by volunteers thankfully only required a minor repair.
“You've got ladies with the chainsaws sometimes … it’s pretty cool,” said Redmond. “And the younger ones we do see coming with their parents to help … the other day we had a couple who had just moved to the area.” Redmond, who recently retired from teaching at the Nova Scotia Community College, sees value in its new multi-million dollar forestry management program in Truro, as well as the work of Dalhousie University’s Agricultural Campus.
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