Archives Catalogue

Vegetation inventory of McNabs Island, Lawlors Island and Devils Island : [draft manuscript]

MS-2-789, Box 33, Folder 2
File
1985

File contains a draft manuscript compiled for Nova Scotia Department of Lands and Forests, Parks and Recreation Division, gathering information on the flora of three islands in Halifax Harbour. Marked in Freedman's hand as being "Anon (1985)".

Vegetation and soils of the terrestrial watershed of Pine Marten Brook, Kejimkujik National Park, Nova Scotia : [draft manuscript and other materials]

MS-2-789, Box 27, Folder 7
File
1992

Part of Bill Freedman fonds

File contains draft manuscript reports written by Freedman with W. Maass, regarding consultancy work at the Pine Marten Brook in Kejimkujik National Park. Includes data sets, chemical analysis of water samples, maps, correspondence, and the consultancy contract with Environment Canada.

Vegetation and phytogeography of Sable Island, Nova Scotia : [manuscript and other materials]

MS-2-789, Box 25, Folder 9
File
1982-1985

Part of Bill Freedman fonds

File contains the manuscript by Freedman, with P.M. Catling and Z.Lucas, for Proceedings of the Nova Scotian Institute of Science, volume 34, parts 3-4. File also contains the draft manuscript entitled "The vegetation of Sable Island", as well as correspondence and photo negatives.

Transparency showing post breeding season abundance after several sprays, Riverside site, central Nova Scotia

MS-2-789, Box 14, Folder 21, Item 44
Item
1987

Part of Bill Freedman fonds

Thread-leaved sundew, Drosera filiformis in Nova Scotia : an assessment of risks of a proposal to mine fuel peat from its habitat : [manuscript and correspondence]

MS-2-789, Box 24, Folder 9
File
1992-1993

Part of Bill Freedman fonds

File contains the manuscript written by Freedman, with W. Maass and P. Parfenov, for the Canadian Field-Naturalist, volume 106, number 4. File also contains correspondence, reviewer comments, and three photographs.

Surveys of flora and avifauna at the Sydport Industrial Park, Sydney, Nova Scotia

MS-2-789, Box 17, Folder 6
File
2012

Part of Bill Freedman fonds

File contains field notes written by Bill Freedman documenting flora and avifauna seen at a selection of sites near the Sydport industrial complex.

Silver hairgrass, Aira caryophyllea, new to eastern Canada, and other notable records from Seal Island, Nova Scotia : [manuscript and other materials]

MS-2-789, Box 22, Folder 8
File
1984

Part of Bill Freedman fonds

File contains the manuscript written by Freedman, with P.M. Catling and V.R. Brownell, for Canadian Field-Naturalist, volume 98, number 2. File also contains a draft manuscript and correspondence.

Plant diversity meeting summary

UA-43, Box 5, Folder 7
File
1987

Part of Nova Scotia Agricultural College fonds

File contains a meeting summary between staff of the Nova Scotia Agricultural College, Nova Scotia Museum, and Ross Farm Museum held at the Nova Scotia Museum in Halifax, Nova Scotia, on 17 June 1987. The meeting was about how to identify and understand historical crop varieties and educate the public about changes in plant material and the important of genetic diversity.

Plant development

MS-2-828, SF Box 113, Folder 7
File
1996

Part of Gary Hicks fonds

File is a textbook by Gary Hicks entitled “Plant development”, which was published in 1996 by Dalhousie University. Text and illustrations were by Gary Hicks, graphic design was by Rick Janson, and the cover design was by Ingrid Walker. Textbook contains an introduction, a sequence of class presentations, eleven chapters, and four appendices. Chapters include topics such as plant development, zygotic embryos, seed germination, leaf development, and cell differentiation.

Photographs of vegetation in barrens and bogs of Nova Scotia

MS-2-789, Box 16, Folder 6
File
1989-2002

Part of Bill Freedman fonds

File contains 22 photographs taken by Bill Freedman between 1989 and 2001. Photographs show vegetation at the Murchyville bog (near Moose River, Nova Scotia), a Christmas tree lot in Lunenburg County, the barrens at Polly Cove (Halifax County), and examples of the endangered Geum peckii on Brier Island (Digby County).

Photographs of the flora, fauna, and buildings on Sable Island, Nova Scotia

MS-2-789, Box 12, Folder 10
File
1981-1982

Part of Bill Freedman fonds

File contains 77 photographs taken by Bill Freedman at Sable Island, Nova Scotia, over several visits between 1981 and 1982. Photographs show vegetation, brackish ponds, aerial surveys, wild horses, as well as some of the researchers. File also includes 3 transparencies.

Photographs of leaf damage cause by accidental emission of acidic particulates from the Tufts Cove generating station, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia

MS-2-789, Box 16, Folder 4
File
1989

Part of Bill Freedman fonds

File contains 28 photographs taken by Bill Freedman near the Tufts Cove Generating Station, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, in August 1989. Photographs show damage to vegetation (Red oak, pumpkin, cucumber, and tomato) potentially caused by the accidental emission of acidic particulates from the generating station.

Photographs of glyphosate spraying at Brier Island, Nova Scotia

MS-2-789, Box 14, Folder 8
File
1984

Part of Bill Freedman fonds

File contains 40 photographs taken by Bill Freedman at Brier Island, Digby County, Nova Scotia, in 1984. Photographs show glyphosate herbicide spraying of forests by helicopter. There are also several photographs of researchers at Northern Light.

Photographs of glyphosate and rhodamine spraying and recovery at Antrim, Riverside, and Little River Lake, Nova Scotia

MS-2-789, Box 14, Folder 21
File
1983-1990

Part of Bill Freedman fonds

File contains 108 photographs taken by Bill Freedman at three sites in Nova Scotia between 1983 and 1990. Photographs show glyphosate herbicide spraying at Antrim, Halifax County, the "Riverside" site (possibly along the Shubenacadie River, Hants County), and Little RIver Lake, Kings County.

Photographs of endangered flora and persistent coastal litter at Bon Portage Island, Baccaro and Swaine's Road bogs, Shelburne County, Nova Scotia

MS-2-789, Box 14, Folder 22
File
1991

Part of Bill Freedman fonds

File contains 25 photographs taken by Bill Freedman near Barrington, Nova Scotia, in 1991. Photographs show litter on the coast of Bon Portage Island, as well as vegetation (primarily the rare, insectivorous Drosera filiformis) at Baccaro bog and Swaine's Road bog. Photographs show the endangered plants that would be threatened should a peat-mining operation be opened in the area.