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Category Archives: Ecosystem Services
The draft Nova Scotia Old Growth Forest Policy is weak on conservation of old forest species 1Dec2021
Curiously, in the new policy document , conservation of old forest biodiversity is not explicitly cited in the text as a goal, while it is an explicit goal in the existing (2012) policy. In practice, both the 2012 policy and … Continue reading
Posted in Acadian Forest, Conservation, Corbett-Dalhousie Lakes, Ecosystem Services, Ind Rev Post-Report, Landscape Level Planning, New PC Government
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“I am so sorry Forest, I am so sorry Moose… We need to stop this. Now.” – Nina Newington 29Oct2021
Nina Newington (Oct 25, 2021) I am so sorry forest I am so sorry Moose I am so sorry Planet We tried to protect you This beautiful forest That was the home of endangered moose This, this is what our … Continue reading
Posted in Acadian Forest, clearcuts, Conservation, Ecosystem Services, Ind Rev Post-Report, Landscape Level Planning, New PC Government, Social Values, WestFor
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Liberal Leadership Candidate’s Responses to Question re: 30% Protection for Nova Scotia by 2030 6Jan 2021
UPDATE Jan 7, 2021: Same question posed to leaders of NS Green, NDP, Conservative parties. Note: The Final Candidate Forum is this evening at 7:00 p.m. It can be viewed livestream at liberal.ns.ca. I have submitted this question to the forum. … Continue reading
Posted in Climate Change, Conservation, Ecosystem Services, Parks & Protected Areas, Social Values
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On tree-planting in Nova Scotia & “Why I created Halifax Trails” 13Nov2020
& On some of the many benefits to be had and to celebrate from not clearcutting our forests and not mindlessly expanding our urban footprints Posted on Halifax Trails Public Facebook Group, Nov 9, 2020:
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Halifax Green Network Plan released June 21, 2018 puts Landscape Level Planning for Halifax well ahead of the province as a whole
The Final Draft of the The Halifax Green Network Plan, under development for several years, was released on June 21, 2018. The Halifax Green Network Plan (HGNP) was initiated in 2015 shortly after the adoption of the 2014 Regional Municipality … Continue reading
Posted in Conservation, Ecosystem Services, Natural History, Parks & Protected Areas
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Cellufuel wants access to Nova Scotia’s “Inactive Forests”
Cellufuel, the Nova Scotia business heavily backed by government funding that wants to produce synthetic fuels from forestry sources in Nova Scotia, has had to “shutter its plant and layoff staff” according to a news report by Devin Stevins in … Continue reading
CBC InfoA.M. attempts to sort out issues between smaller private owners and operators and the WestFor consortium – #4 A Forest Ecologist’s view
Donna Crossland, a co-author of Restoring the Health of Nova Scotia’s Forests (2010), says we can’t maintain an Acadian forest on 50 year rotations. CBC Halifax Information Morning has carried several lengthy interviews recently to do with the state of … Continue reading
July 28-30 workshop at HLC, Nova Scotia: Woodlot management as if biodiversity mattered
“Join three champions of intelligent forestry – author Jamie Simpson (“Restoring the Acadian Forest”), forest ecologist Donna Crossland, and forest carbon sequestration pioneer Dale Prest, for a weekend addressing the many ways forests benefit society – while absorbing practical knowledge … Continue reading
CBC InfoA.M. attempts to sort out issues between smaller private owners and operators and the WestFor consortium – #3 The Government view
Deputy Minister Julie Towers defends NSDNR CBC Halifax Information Morning has carried several lengthy interviews recently to do with the state of forestry in Nova Scotia, and in particular controversies surrounding cutting on the Western Crown lands by the WestFor … Continue reading
Naturalists question the science of sustainable forestry in Nova Scotia
“The Conservation Committee of the Halifax Field Naturalists has prepared a document commenting on the impacts of forestry in Nova Scotia on conservation of biodiversity and asking questions about the underlying science.” View: – Questions about forestry science forwarded to … Continue reading