Category Archives: Fire

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

Posted on November 23, 2023 by admin

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 … Continue reading →

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Forest fires rage in Nova Scotia, Premier bans forest activities, but not those of forestry 1Jun2023

Posted on June 1, 2023 by admin

I just read a letter by Annapolis Valley naturalist Bev Wigney sent yesterday to  Premier Houston and NRR Minister Tory Rushton in which she appeals to them to to “shut down forestry operations completely, with *no loopholes*”. I  had read … Continue reading →

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Fires in the Amazonian and Boreal Forests: more reason to increase carbon storage in our Acadian forest by “proforestation” 26Aug2019

Posted on August 26, 2019 by admin

It’s so convenient, sometimes,  to point the finger elsewhere. Recently  I read that “Justin Trudeau, Emmanuel Macron agree: Amazon wildfires are an ‘international crisis’ (Global News, Aug 22, 2019) Our house is burning. Literally. The Amazon rain forest – the … Continue reading →

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Variety of summer student/seasonal field jobs available via L&F, other gov agencies 20Mar2019

Posted on March 20, 2019 by admin

UPDATE Mar 27, 2019, another position: Summer Student (Land Survey Resource Worker) Apply By: 4/10/2019 Lands and Forestry “As a Land Survey Resource Worker with Lands and Forestry, you will assist us with our ongoing program to coordinate existing Crown … Continue reading →

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Marcus Zwicker: Managed forests sequester more carbon than unmanaged forests

Posted on February 20, 2019 by admin

Some do, some don’t; the statement is unlikely to apply to current management of the forests of Nova Scotia In a post on Marcus Zwicker’s Facebook page, the WestFor General Manager presented the diagram below, with the comment “Managed forests … Continue reading →

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Sep 11, 2018: Forest fires on the upswing in Nova Scotia

Posted on September 11, 2018 by admin

Our encouragement of softwoods over hardwoods hasn’t helped Some how or another we have avoided major fires so far this summer, but a few have got out of control recently. They are particularly hazardous after prolonged drought because they will … Continue reading →

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Letters and Op-eds May 14-17, 2018

Posted on May 18, 2018 by admin

#1 In OPINION: Forests provide for flora, fauna — and, yes, forgotten folks like me (Chronicle Herald, May 14, 2018), Stacie Carroll says that acorns can teach us about creating a plentiful future, while bemoaning what she sees as the … Continue reading →

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Connecting to Wapane’kati

Posted on October 23, 2016 by admin

I attended the MTRI Old Forest Conservation Science Meeting at Debert this past week, anticipating that it would be a good experience and it was. I am guessing the attendance was about 80 people, from all walks – foresters, rangers, … Continue reading →

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Glorious Days of October in the “Backlands”

Posted on October 16, 2016 by admin

A few photos from today in the “Backlands”, an area of granitic outcrops and Jack Pines on the Halifax south mainland. The Spryfield fire on April 30/May 1, 2009 burned approximately 800 ha of this highly fire-prone landscape, but not … Continue reading →

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Thanks – and no thanks – for grey skies on Thanksgiving Monday

Posted on October 10, 2016 by admin

It’s certainly the first time I have welcomed a really wet Thanksgiving Monday, but welcome it is. Patrick Duplessis, a PhD in Physics & Atmospheric Science at Dalhousie University tweets about weather and early today it reads “Big numbers for … Continue reading →

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