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Monday Feb. 27, 2017: The Forested Wetlands Project

Posted on February 15, 2017 by admin

A developing Forested Wetlands Project will be the topic of a presentation by Logan Gray and Sydney Bliss to Nova Scotia Wild Flora Society, 7:30 p.m. at Nova Scotia Museum of Natural History in Halifax; all welcome. View Details “Forested … Continue reading →

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Nova Scotia Forestry Petition 2.0 calls for fundamental changes in forestry management on Crown lands

Posted on February 14, 2017 by admin

Petition targets clearcutting and WestFor license UPDATE March 3: 1509 have signed on to the petition at change.org Apparently there have been significant sign-on challenges at the change.org site, so HG informed me that she has also posted the petition … Continue reading →

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Small private woodlots are big contributors to forest economy in Finland, could be in NS

Posted on February 13, 2017 by admin

Reporter Michael Gorman talked to Harold Alexander about his trip to Finland in the fall to learn how small private woodlots are thriving in Finland. “We have a forest policy right now that I think, for the most part, doesn’t … Continue reading →

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Editorials and letters about forestry in Nova Scotia, continued..11 & 21 Feb,2017

Posted on February 13, 2017 by admin

Issues with maps, databases and penetrating NSDNR’s “Specialized Skills Firewall” UPDATE Feb 23, 2017: View Op-ed by Bob Bancroft Public forests should not be private resource (CH Feb 21, 2017), in which he responds to Marcus Zwicker’s Op-ed, cited below. … Continue reading →

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Feds’ Satellite Forest Monitoring Map illustrates intensity of forest harvesting in Nova Scotia

Posted on February 11, 2017 by admin

Nova Scotian forests appear to be the most intensively harvested in Canada, recently and historically – on the poorest soils The Canadian Forest Service of Natural Resources Canada, in partnership with University of British Columbia, and support from the Canadian … Continue reading →

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Subsidizing industrial forestry in Nova Scotia, continued?

Posted on February 8, 2017 by admin

Word on the Street has it that the Liberal government is about to announce big forestry changes and that the troops are being asked to prepare for public backlash. I would like to think the changes finally put an end … Continue reading →

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Hefler sale complicated, biomass power plant separated out

Posted on February 4, 2017 by admin

Is, or could the biomass plant become, a net emitter of GHGs compared to coal? Details of the sale of Helfler Forest Products operation in Lower Sackville NS are just emerging. The profitable biomass power plant will apparently be run … Continue reading →

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A sweet spot in Nova Scotia’s hardwoods

Posted on February 4, 2017 by admin

An article in the business section of the CH for Feb 2, 2017 provides some upbeat news about NS forests and forest industry for a change. Chris and Anna Hutchinson “wanted to return to Nova Scotia from Ontario and maple … Continue reading →

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Neighbours get no notice about clearcut on Crown land

Posted on February 3, 2017 by admin

A CBC report on Information Morning this a.m. records the stress caused to a rural resident when she was asked to move her vehicle so the clearcutters could access neighbouring land. It was only then that she she learned about … Continue reading →

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Highway tolls could destroy western Nova Scotia’s sawmill industry

Posted on February 1, 2017 by admin

…says Barrett Lumber Company’s David Barrett, reported in the CH Jan 31, 2017. He ” penned an open letter to provincial and federal politicians, warning that highway tolls would cause the “complete destruction,” of western Nova Scotia’s sawmill industry.” Read … Continue reading →

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