After this week’s collapse of a well known rock at Hopewell Rocks, some have suggested the province a way to protect the same thing from happening to the hundreds of other rock formations.
But Property Manager Noel Hamann says that would would interfere with nature, “Part of what we do is educate people so they can be fascinated by nature, and hopefully in future young people and all people, will want to protect those areas. For us to start reinforcing those rock areas, would make it unnatural.”
Hamann says he formations are constantly changing with the tides, winds, rain and snow and varying temperatures, “If you’re walking on our walking trails, the trails are groomed, but the forest is not. We want people to come and see what a natural forest looks like. Along the ocean floor, the scenery and rock and driftwood, that changes everyday with every tide.”
Our poll question on our website yesterday asked “Do you think the province should do something to protect the remaining rock formations at Hopewell Rocks?”.
76 per cent said no, while 24 per cent said yes.
