Tobeatic Wilderness Area

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Tobeatic Wilderness Area
Location Nova Scotia, Canada
Coordinates 44°14′51″N65°34′50″W / 44.24750°N 65.58056°W / 44.24750; -65.58056
Area120,000 ha (1,200 km2)
Established1927
Governing bodyNova Scotia Department of Natural Resources and Renewables

The Tobeatic Wilderness Area is the largest protected area in the Canadian Maritimes, located in southwestern Nova Scotia. It contains nearly 120,000 hectares of land and spans parts of five counties, Annapolis, Digby, Queens, Shelburne and Yarmouth. [1] [2] Located adjacent to Kejimkujik National Park, it was formerly known as the Tobeatic Wildlife Management Area, and the Tobeatic Game Reserve.

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History

The name Tobeatic is derived from "Place of the Alder" in the Mi'kmaq language. [3] Archaeological research shows that the Mi’kmaq people were present in the Tobeatic at least 4500 years ago. [2]

In 1927, a portion of the area was designated as a game sanctuary. In 1968, it was designated as a Wildlife Management Area. In 1998 it was designated as one of 31 Wilderness Areas in the province. It is managed by the Department of Environment and Climate Change for the province in partnership with the Department of Natural Resources and Renewables. [4] In 2015, nearly 16,000 hectares were added to the wilderness area. [1]

Geography

It contains large areas of Acadian forest. The geography is varied, consisting of wetlands, woodlands, scrublands and barrens. The landscape was shaped by the last glaciation, which left glacial barrens, erratics, drumlins, eskers, moraines, hummocks, outwash plains and kettle lakes. It is composed of several geological units including the Goldenville Formation, the Halifax Formation, and Middle to Late Devonian biotite monzogranite and leucomonzogranite.

Wildlife includes eastern moose and white-tailed deer. [5]

The region has many lakes and rivers including the Shelburne, Clyde, and Tusket rivers.

Public access

Primitive hunting and public leasing of land is allowed, with hunters only allowed to hunt for six consecutive days commencing on the third Monday in October each year with only a muzzleloader, bow or crossbow. [6] Campsites, canoe routes, and portages are not as developed or maintained as the nearby Kejimkujik. Motorized vehicle use within the reserve is not permitted. Along with Kejimkujik, the Tobeatic is part of the UNESCO designated Southwest Nova Biosphere Reserve. [7]

The area is the setting for the 1908 Albert Paine novel, The Tent Dwellers , which chronicles a three-week fishing trip through the area. [8]

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References

  1. 1 2 Tobeatic Wilderness Area Government of Nova Scotia
  2. 1 2 Nova Scotia Department of Environment and Labour (2006). "Tobeatic Wilderness Area Management Plan" (PDF). Retrieved 30 December 2016.
  3. Smith, Andrew L. (2004). Paddling the Tobeatic. Nimbus. p. 370. ISBN   1-55109-492-4.
  4. Focus on the Tobeatic Government of Nova Scotia
  5. Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources (2007). "Recovery Plan for Moose (Alces alces Americana) in Mainland Nova Scotia" (PDF). Nova Scotia Government. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
  6. Tobeatic Regulations Government of Nova Scotia
  7. SNBRA. "SNBRA's History" . Retrieved 15 July 2011.
  8. Proposed clearcut near pending expansion of protected wilderness area sparks concern CBC News