Hi There,
1.On Saturday fourteen Nature Miramichi club members and friends spent several hours visiting the McKay Brook – Gordon Meadows Brook ancient portage trail. The weather was absolutely perfect and it seemed everyone enjoyed the excursion.
This portage project has been on the go for more than a decade (our club`s first visit was in 2013!), an initiative of Canoe/Kayak NB and led by Tim Humes with great assistance from Robert Doyle. There are other such portage trail developments in other parts of the province. ANCIENT PORTAGE TRAILS | canoekayaknb
2.Dave McLeod and Jim Saunders did an extensive survey of the flora, fauna and “funga” along the portage trail, some time ago. It was really great that they both were able to join us on Saturday. Tim has asked that I include in this email their documentation which is quite extensive. There are three pdf files attached. Should you visit the portage trail you could have them with you on a smart phone or tablet for reference Tim suggests. Also on our club’s website and hundreds of images associated with this project and the work of Jim and Dave. https://miramichinaturalistclub.com/mckay-brook-photos/
3.Here is a link to some photos taken by me and others, I am hoping for more contributions to this album. Included are some of the “natural elements” we encountered.
Some have been entered on INaturalist.
4. Thanks was extended to Tim on Saturday for the effort and thoughtfulness he put into the planning and preparing for this outing. Those able to go Saturday are very appreciative. Thanks again TIM.
Peter
Report – mckay-brook-portage-natural-communities-description-520160831.pdf
Table 1 – mckay-brook-portage-natural-communities-1-to-10-20160830.pdf
Table 2 – mckay-brook-portage-natural-communities-11-to-14-20160710.pdf
Nature Miramichi: 
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