Description: Name: Fernald's Braya (Braya fernaldii)Critical Habitat Status: FinalStatus Details: Complete (based on best available data up to the end of 2017). Following publication of the Recovery Strategy, additional CH polygons were added to the Action Plan as a result of occupancy surveys conducted in 2014, 2016 and 2017; and the discovery of a new population near Belburns, NL in 2015. The occurrences discovered in 2014 were included in the proposed version of the Action Plan while the remaining were added after the 60-day comment period. Critical habitat was partially identified in the Recovery Strategy and additional sites were added based on partial completion of the Schedule of Studies. Link to Action Plan: Action Plan for the Long's Braya (Braya longii) and the Fernald's Braya (Braya fernaldii) in Canada - http://sararegistry.gc.ca/default.asp?lang=En&n=4477F597-1SARA Status: ThreatenedCOSEWIC Status: EndangeredData Sensitivity: Not sensitiveLanguage: CAN (English/French)Dataset last updated: December 2017Datum: NAD83Vintage: 2017Contact: Kathy St. Laurent (kathy.stlaurent@canada.ca); please contact for more information on methods used to identify critical habitat.
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Description: The purpose is to support SARA critical habitatfor Long's Braya (Braya longii).Language: CAN (english). Status of Data Set: Completed (based on best available occurrence data up to the end of 2015), and posted proposed in the Action Plan for Long's Braya (Braya longii) and Fernald's Braya (Braya fernaldii) in Canada. [Proposed],This was posted proposed on the Species at Risk Registry (http://www.sararegistry.gc.ca/default_e.cfm) on BLANK DATE.Dataset Last Updated: April 1, 2016 by David AndrewsMetadata Last Updated: April 1, 2016 by David AndrewsPlease contact David Andrews (david.andrews2@canada.ca) for more information on the methods used to identify critical habitat. Datum: NAD 1983 UTM Zone 21NVintage: 2016This representation of critical habitat for Long's Braya (Braya longii)in Canada should be used in consultation with section 1.3 of the Action Plan and section 7 of the Recovery Strategy. These data may not be further disseminated or modified without prior written consent from Environment Canada, Canadian Wildlife Service-Atlantic. Unauthorized reproduction, modification, or dissemination may violate copyright the Queen in Right of Canada.
Description: The purpose is to support SARA critical habitat for Piping Plover (Charadrius melodus melodus). Language: CAN (english). Status of Data Set: Completed (based on best available occurrence data up to the end of 2015), and posted in the Recovery Strategy for the Piping Plover (Charadrius melodus melodus) in Canada on the Species at Risk Registry (http://www.sararegistry.gc.ca/default_e.cfm) on August 15, 2012.). Updated Shapefile contains new candidate critical habitat that has been identified from surveys up to the end of 2015 bhut has not yet been posted on the registry as of Oct 23, 2015..Dataset Last Updated: October 2, 2015 by Nicholas Shephard and Carolina MahechaMetadata Last Updated: October 2, 2015 by Nicholas Shephard and Carolina MahechaPlease contact David Andrews (david.adrews@ec.gc.ca) for more information on the methods used to identify critical habitat. Datum: Canada Lambert Conformal ConicVintage: 2015
Description: The purpose is to support SARA critical habitatfor Maritime Ringlet (Coenonympha nipisiquit).Language: CAN (english). Status of Data Set: Completed (based on best available occurrence data up to the end of 2015), and posted in the Recovery Strategy for the Maritime Ringlet (Coenonympha nipisiquit) in Canada – 2012. This was posted on the Species at Risk Registry (http://www.sararegistry.gc.ca/default_e.cfm) on October 23, 2012. Dataset Last Updated: March 22, 2016 by David AndrewsMetadata Last Updated: March 22, 2016 by David AndrewsPlease contact David Andrews (david.andrews@ec.gc.ca) for more information on the methods used to identify critical habitat. Datum: NAD 1983 UTM Zone 20NVintage: 2016This representation of critical habitat for Maritime Ringletin Canada should be used in consultation with section 7 of the in the Recovery Strategy.These data may not be further disseminated or modified without prior written consent from Environment Canada, Canadian Wildlife Service-Atlantic. Unauthorized reproduction, modification, or dissemination may violate copyright the Queen in Right of Canada.
Description: Critical habitat for seven species of coastal flora is defined at the individual scale at the area of lakeshore or bog/fen occupied by the plants and the extent of habitats surrounding the plant that contains the same key habitat characteristics asthta in which the plant is growing. The seven species are: Golden Crest, Pink Coreopsis, Plymouth Gentian, Redroot, Thread-leaved Sundew, Tubercled Spike-rush, and Water-pennywort.Lakeshore and polygons at 1:10000 scale were downloaded and identified from the Nova Scotia Geomatics Centre's DataLocator: http://www.gov.ns.ca/geonova/home/products/softpage/data_locator.asp. Bogs were provided from the Mersey Tobeatic Research Institute. Critical habitat at the individual scale is identified for Pink Coreopsis as the area of lakeshore occupied by the plants and the extent of the habitat surrounding the plant that contains the same key habitat characteristics as that in which the plant is growing
Description: Critical habitat for seven species of coastal flora is defined at the individual scale at the area of lakeshore or bog/fen occupied by the plants and the extent of habitats surrounding the plant that contains the same key habitat characteristics asthta in which the plant is growing. The seven species are: Golden Crest, Pink Coreopsis, Plymouth Gentian, Redroot, Thread-leaved Sundew, Tubercled Spike-rush, and Water-pennywort.One of the largest populations of the Thread-leaved Sundew is threatened by a proposal to develop a peat mine, which would destroy or degrade its habitat. The other four known populations are also potentially threatened by proposals to develop peat mines or cranberry farms. Lakeshore and polygons at 1:10000 scale were downloaded and identified from the Nova Scotia Geomatics Centre's DataLocator: http://www.gov.ns.ca/geonova/home/products/softpage/data_locator.asp. Bogs were provided from the Mersey Tobeatic Research Institute.
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Description: Name: Eastern Whip-poor-will (Antrostomus vociferus)CRITICAL HABITAT STATUS: ProposedStatus Details: Complete/In progress (based on best available data up to the end of 2014) as in the "Recovery Strategy for the Eastern Whip-poor-will (Antrostomus vociferus) in Canada - 2018 " [Final] on the Species at Risk Registry(http://www.sararegistry.gc.ca/document/default_e.cfm?documentID=2736).SARA STATUS: ThreatenedCOSEWIC DESIGNATION: ThreatenedData Sensitivity: Not sensitiveLanguage: CAN (english/french)Dataset Last Updated: Feb 11, 2016Metadata Last Updated: January 10, 2019Datum: NAD83Vintage: 2015Contact: Matt Mahoney (Matthew.Mahoney@canada.ca); please contact for more information on the methods used to identify critical habitat.
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Description: In Nova Scotia, the Eastern Mountain Avens generally occurs in boggy terrain amongst shrub vegetation, but may be found in dryish depressions on mineral soil.The plant flowers from June to August. The seeds mature in late August or September. Reproduction occurs through shoots from rhizomes, or from seeds. Insects, especially small flies, are the main pollinators.Encroaching shrub and tree vegetation is causing declines in some formerly significant populations in one bog on Brier Island. The encroachment appears to have resulted from drainage ditches dug in the 1950s and an expanding gull rookery. The gulls trample plants, bring in weed seeds, and alter the nutrient levels in the area. Road ditching recently destroyed another patch of avens. Potential threats include house/cottage construction and increased ecotourism.The Eastern Mountain Avens is protected under the federal Species at Risk Act (SARA). More information about SARA, including how it protects individual species, is available in the Species at Risk Act: A Guide.The Eastern Mountain Avens is protected by the Nova Scotia Endangered Species Act. Under this Act, it is prohibited to kill, harm, or collect this species.
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Description: The purpose is to support SARA critical habitat for Porsild’s Bryum(Haplodontium Macrocarpum). Language: CAN (english). Status of Data Set: Completed (based on best available occurrence data up to the end of 2002), and posted final in the Recovery Strategy for the Porsild’s Bryum(Haplodontium Macrocarpum) in Canada, posted final on the Species at Risk Registry (http://www.sararegistry.gc.ca/default_e.cfm) on July 7, 2016.Dataset Last Updated: October 2, 2015 by Nicholas ShephardMetadata Last Updated: March 6, 2018 by Kathy ST. LaurentPlease contact Kathy ST. Laurent (kathy.stlaurent@canada.ca) for more information on the methods used to identify critical habitat. Datum: NAD 1983 UTM Zone 21NVintage: 2014This representation of critical habitat for Porsild’s Bryum(Haplodontium Macrocarpum) in Canada should be used in consultation with Section 7 Critical Habitat of the Recovery Strategy for the Porsild’s Bryum(Haplodontium Macrocarpum) in Canada [Proposed], posted proposed on the Species at Risk Registry (http://www.sararegistry.gc.ca/default_e.cfm) on December 23, 2014.These data may not be further disseminated or modified without prior written consent from Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Wildlife Service-Atlantic. Unauthorized reproduction, modification, or dissemination may violate copyright the Queen in Right of Canada.
Description: Critical habitat for seven species of coastal flora is defined at the individual scale at the area of lakeshore or bog/fen occupied by the plants and the extent of habitats surrounding the plant that contains the same key habitat characteristics asthta in which the plant is growing. The seven species are: Golden Crest, Pink Coreopsis, Plymouth Gentian, Redroot, Thread-leaved Sundew, Tubercled Spike-rush, and Water-pennywort.Lakeshore and polygons at 1:10000 scale were downloaded and identified from the Nova Scotia Geomatics Centre's DataLocator: http://www.gov.ns.ca/geonova/home/products/softpage/data_locator.asp. Bogs were provided from the Mersey Tobeatic Research Institute. Critical habitat at the individual scale is identified for Water-pennywort as the area of lakeshore occupied by the plants and the extent of the habitat surrounding the plant that contains the same key habitat characteristics as that in which the plant is growing.
Description: Critical habitat includes a 500 m CFZ around each observation point; however, only suitable habitat within the CFZ are included as critical habitat, those areas within the high-water mark of permanent wetlands (marshes and shrubby swamps) containing tall and robust emergent herbaceous and/or woody vegetation interspersed with areas of shallow open water.***PLEASE NOTE: for the mappping exercise, the buffer extended from the centre of the wetland in which the observation occurred.
Description: Critical habitat for seven species of coastal flora is defined at the individual scale at the area of lakeshore or bog/fen occupied by the plants and the extent of habitats surrounding the plant that contains the same key habitat characteristics asthta in which the plant is growing. The seven species are: Golden Crest, Pink Coreopsis, Plymouth Gentian, Redroot, Thread-leaved Sundew, Tubercled Spike-rush, and Water-pennywort.Lakeshore and polygons at 1:10000 scale were downloaded and identified from the Nova Scotia Geomatics Centre's DataLocator: http://www.gov.ns.ca/geonova/home/products/softpage/data_locator.asp. Bogs were provided from the Mersey Tobeatic Research Institute. Critical habitat at the individual scale is identified as those areas of the bog/fen where individuals are known to occur and include the extent of the habitat immediately surrounding the plant(s) that contains the same biologically key habitat characteristics as that in which the plant is growing
Description: Critical habitat for seven species of coastal flora is defined at the individual scale at the area of lakeshore or bog/fen occupied by the plants and the extent of habitats surrounding the plant that contains the same key habitat characteristics asthta in which the plant is growing. The seven species are: Golden Crest, Pink Coreopsis, Plymouth Gentian, Redroot, Thread-leaved Sundew, Tubercled Spike-rush, and Water-pennywort.Lakeshore and polygons at 1:10000 scale were downloaded and identified from the Nova Scotia Geomatics Centre's DataLocator: http://www.gov.ns.ca/geonova/home/products/softpage/data_locator.asp. Bogs were provided from the Mersey Tobeatic Research Institute. Critical habitat at the individual scale is identified for Plymouth Gentian as the area of lakeshore occupied by the plants and the extent of the habitat surrounding the plant that contains the same key habitat characteristics as that in which the plant is growing.
Description: Name: Barrens Willow (Salix jejuna)Critical habitat status: FinalStatus details: Complete (based on best available data up to the end of 2017). Following publication of the Recovery Strategy in 2006, additional critical habitat polygons were added to the Action Plan as a result of occupancy surveys conducted in 2014, 2016 and 2017. NOTE: In June 2018, two valid observations at Cape Norman were determined to meet the critical habitat criteria and will need to be added in a future amendment of the Recovery Strategy. The initial Recovery Strategy amendment (2018) was based on legal advice during the developement of the section 58 Order for Cape Norman.Link to Action Plan: https://www.sararegistry.gc.ca/document/default_e.cfm?documentID=2877SARA Status: EndangeredCOSEWIC Status: EndangeredData Sensitivity: Not sensitiveLanguage: CAN (English/French)Dataset last updated: December 2017Datum: NAD 83Vintage: 2017History: The original shapefile of detailed critical habitat units was created and provided by the Province of NL; ECCC does not have access to the raw occurence data associated with the original critical habitat polygons provided by the province. The critical habitat polygons based on the occurrences discovered during the 2014 surveys were added by ECCCContact: Kathy St. Laurent (kathy.stlaurent@canada.ca); please contact for more information on methods used to identify critical habitat.
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Description: The purpose is to support SARA critical habitat Roseate Tern (Sterna dougallii). Language: CAN (english). Status of Data Set: Completed (based on best available occurrence data up to the end of 2009), and posted in the Amended Recovery Strategy for the Roseate Tern (Sterna dougallii)in Canada on the Species at Risk Registry (http://www.sararegistry.gc.ca/default_e.cfm) on September 8, 2010.Dataset Last Updated: October 2, 2015 by Nicholas ShephardMetadata Last Updated: October 2, 2015 by Nicholas ShephardPlease contact David Andrews (david.andrews@ec.gc.ca)for more information on the methods used to identify critical habitat. Datum: NAD 1983 UTM Zone 20NVintage: 2015
Description: The purpose is to support SARA critical habitat for Gulf of St. Lawrence Aster (Symphyotrichum laurentianum). Language: CAN (english). Status of Data Set: Completed (based on best available occurrence data up to the end of 2009), and posted in the Recovery Strategy for Gulf of St. Lawrence Aster (Symphyotrichum laurentianum) in Canada on the Species at Risk Registry (http://www.sararegistry.gc.ca/default_e.cfm) on October 23, 2012.Dataset Last Updated: September 2, 2016 by Dave AndrewsMetadata Last Updated: September 2, 2016 by Dave AndrewsPlease contact David Andrews (david.andrews2@canada.ca) for more information on the methods used to identify critical habitat. Datum: NAD 1983 UTM Zone 20NVintage: 2012
Description: The Boreal Felt Lichen is a globally rare species. It has been documented in Atlantic Canada, Sweden, and Norway, but it is currently believed to exist only in Canada. There are two disjunct populations: the boreal population (the island of Newfoundland) and the Atlantic population (Nova Scotia and New Brunswick). Most of the Atlantic population of the Boreal Felt Lichen has disappeared. It persists at only three of the 47 locations where it is known to have occurred in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia. There are only 13 individuals at these three sites, all of them in Halifax County, Nova Scotia. Having experienced a dramatic decline of over 90% over the past 20 years, the Atlantic population is in imminent danger of disappearing from the Maritimes.Typical habitat for the Boreal Felt Lichen is northerly exposed forested slopes where cool and moist conditions prevail throughout most of the year. These mature forest sites are also rich in moisture-loving species such as sphagnum mosses and Cinnamon Fern. In well-lit forests, the Boreal Felt Lichen is found predominantly on tree trunks' whereas in more shaded habitats it is found mostly on branches.The most serious threats to the Boreal Felt Lichen in Nova Scotia are air pollution, acid rain, and deforestation.The Boreal Felt Lichen, Atlantic population, is protected under the federal Species at Risk Act (SARA). More information about SARA, including how it protects individual species, is available in the Species at Risk Act: A Guide.The Boreal Felt Lichen is listed as a vulnerable species under the Newfoundland and Labrador Endangered Species Act.
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