Monthly Archives: April 2018

The Mill – crunch time is approaching and works to The Mill’s advantage

Posted on April 5, 2018 by admin

So here we are, time has run out and it will literally be a choice between “No Pipe/No Mill” and “Pipe in the Strait/No Mill” which has one logical outcome: No Mill (and a lot of angry people). But don’t … Continue reading →

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An optimistic perspective about the future of Nova Scotia forests and forestry from “The Boot”

Posted on April 4, 2018 by admin

Geoff offers four reasons to be optimistic “The Boot” as I like to call Geoff LeBoutilier, has had successes and setbacks in his decades long efforts to foster healthy communities and healthy lands in his beloved St. Margaret’s Bay area, and … Continue reading →

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Harold Alexander defends Nova Scotia’s Forest Biomass projects, promotes Finnish model

Posted on April 2, 2018 by admin

But it is far from clear that Finland has figured it all out In a blistering op-ed a few days ago, somewhat contradicting opinions expressed earlier, Harold Alexander goes after the “steady stream of similarly negative articles and opinions in … Continue reading →

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Nature Conservancy of Canada proposes innovative approach to accessing wilderness area: underground parking and elevator

Posted on April 1, 2018 by admin

“In September HRM [Halifax Regional Municipality] announced that the tentative agreement for the Urban Wilderness Park on the Purcell’s Cove Backlands would include a parking lot and main entrance. “Since then some questions have been raised about the concept and … Continue reading →

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Lessons from New Hampshire: clearcutting on acidified soil reduces sugar maple regeneration, favours beech

Posted on April 1, 2018 by admin

And in Nova Scotia, after the feller bunchers have gone, and with them, the sugar maple and the birds nests and the salamander habitat, silence reigns supreme, especially the silence from NSDNR on the subject of forest soil nutrient deficits … Continue reading →

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