Would “thinning areas where harvesting isn’t allowed” as advocated by Forest Nova Scotia reduce wildfire risk? 23Nov2023

Forested land in NS that burned in late May viewed on Sep 27, 2023. New growth mostly aspen and raspberry.
Click on image for larger version

Forest Nova Scotia, “the largest organization of forest interests in the province of Nova Scotia, on the East coast of Canada” says it would.

In recent blog posts, the organization also maintains that we are “worsening climate change and increasing wildfire risk by protecting too much land”.

I am not so sure, but I would like to see people more knowledgable than myself on such matters, weigh in.

Read More on www.versicolor.ca/nstriad

shopify analytics ecommerce

This entry was posted in Conservation, Fire. Bookmark the permalink.