Monthly Archives: January 2018

Startup group interested in funding and managing a Community Forestry Hub in Cape Breton

Posted on January 17, 2018 by admin

A reader of this blog forwarded the following announcement: Are you interested in the sustainability of our forests and rural communities? A group, interested in helping to address both the health of our forests and the issue of how to … Continue reading →

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Bob Bancroft: Why are no EAs required for large-scale forest removals in Nova Scotia?

Posted on January 17, 2018 by admin

In an op-ed published in the Chronicle Herald today (January 17, 2018), Bob Bancroft asks a question many people probably ask when they view a recent clearcut in Nova Scotia? Why are no EAs (Environmental Assessments) required for large-scale forest … Continue reading →

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It’s crunch time for The Mill & The Province

Posted on January 15, 2018 by admin

UPDATE Jan 20, 2018: COMMENTARY: Pulp mill’s dark side gets short shrift by Joan Baxter in Chronicle Herald, Jan 19, 2018. Last Saturday morning (Jan. 13), I picked up the The Chronicle Herald to see a front-page spread announcing the … Continue reading →

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Birds nests versus industrial forestry in Nova Scotia & what the Independent Review can do for us

Posted on January 10, 2018 by admin

Two items in the forestry related news for Nova Scotia last week illustrate the quandary we are in when it comes to figuring out ‘what to do about forestry in Nova Scotia’. First was an article about the impacts of … Continue reading →

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Rick Howe talks to Scott Leslie about his birds-eye views

Posted on January 10, 2018 by admin

On January 5, 2018, Rick Howe interviewed Naturalist/Photographer Scott about his new book and some of his views, literal and opinion-wise, on forestry in Nova Scotia. An abbreviated transcript of the interview is given below. Rick Howe: There is a … Continue reading →

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Hemlock vampires are firmly established in southwest Nova Scotia

Posted on January 10, 2018 by admin

The public first learned about the arrival of the hemlock wooly adelgid, appropriately labelled the Hemlock Vampies, in August. At that time we were told: To date, hemlock woolly adelgid has been found in Digby, Yarmouth and Shelburne counties. The … Continue reading →

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Editorials and letters about forestry in Nova Scotia continued late 2017: responses to Saunders and a New Year’s wish

Posted on January 1, 2018 by admin

My wish for the New Year: the Independent Review surprises me, and comes out with strong recommendations to protect our remaining older forests, allowing only selective cutting (if any); then the Premier and his government surprise us all by accepting … Continue reading →

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