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The '''Hantspire Environmental Research Station''' - also known as "'''The HERS Station'''" by locals - is a biological research laboratory located on the outskirts of [[Bishop Park]] in the namesake [[Hantspire]], [[Nova Scotia]]. The research station was built in 1994 with funding from the Provincial Government and was designed as an upgrade and replacement for the previous station, the [[Bishop Park Research Centre]] that burned down in 1980. | The '''Hantspire Environmental Research Station''' - also known as "'''The HERS Station'''" by locals - is a biological research laboratory located on the outskirts of [[Bishop Park]] in the namesake [[Hantspire]], [[Nova Scotia]]. The research station was built in 1994 with funding from the Provincial Government and was designed as an upgrade and replacement for the previous station, the [[Bishop Park Research Centre]] that burned down in 1980. Funding for the station was cut in February of 2019 and the station is set to close by September of 2020. Currently there are approximately 17 researchers and staff employed by the station. | ||
== History == | |||
Bishop Park was established in 1902 by conservationist [[Samuel Bishop]]. Bishop was sanctioned by [[King Edward VII]] to beginning extensive research of the area due to its rich soil and biodiversity. Bishop often worked alone, riding horseback into the middle of the forest to study unique plants and animals not found elsewhere on mainland Nova Scotia. | |||
Revision as of 00:07, 28 April 2020
The Hantspire Environmental Research Station - also known as "The HERS Station" by locals - is a biological research laboratory located on the outskirts of Bishop Park in the namesake Hantspire, Nova Scotia. The research station was built in 1994 with funding from the Provincial Government and was designed as an upgrade and replacement for the previous station, the Bishop Park Research Centre that burned down in 1980. Funding for the station was cut in February of 2019 and the station is set to close by September of 2020. Currently there are approximately 17 researchers and staff employed by the station.
History
Bishop Park was established in 1902 by conservationist Samuel Bishop. Bishop was sanctioned by King Edward VII to beginning extensive research of the area due to its rich soil and biodiversity. Bishop often worked alone, riding horseback into the middle of the forest to study unique plants and animals not found elsewhere on mainland Nova Scotia.