Category Archives: Ind Rev Post-Report

I rented a cottage for a month in the wilds of Nova Scotia, just south of Kejimkujik Park… it seemed that everywhere I went I witnessed extreme devastation to our land…clear cutting everywhere

Posted on August 22, 2020 by admin

So Said JFS on Stop Spraying & Clear-Cutting Nova Scotia (Public Facebook group), today (Aug 22, 2020). Here is the full statement: I rented a cottage for a month in the wilds of Nova Scotia, just south of Kejimkujik Park. … Continue reading →

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Two years after Lahey Report, L&F Minister Rankin again confirms that L&F’s priority for our Crown lands is logging 20Aug2020

Posted on August 20, 2020 by admin

Please don’t ask me how I intend to respond. I am an old man now. Ask the next generation, our children, our grandchildren. Ask the Mi’kmaq peoples who stewarded our lands over 1000s of years before us, the settlers, and … Continue reading →

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Nova Scotia L&F’s response to the Lahey recommendations has been to “Talk and Log, Study and Log, Research and Consider Policy Changes but Continue to Log” 14Aug2020

Posted on August 14, 2020 by admin

So said Raymond Plourde on Information Morning in the second of two interviews with Nova Scotians discussing NS forestry as we approach the second anniversary of Lahey report. Plourde says it’s feeling more and more like the response (or lack … Continue reading →

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Ornithologist talks about Migratory Birds and Forestry in Nova Scotia 15Jul2020

Posted on July 15, 2020 by admin

I hope that Prof. Staicer’s presentation is widely viewed – and assimilated There is a lot of info about birds that is well known to birdwatchers when you talk to them, but is often hard to access or to fully … Continue reading →

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Biodiversity Landscape Planning for Nova Scotia is being developed as part of the L&F Environmental Assessment Project 16Jun2020

Posted on June 16, 2020 by admin

EAs for Crown land forestry could calm some rough waters in NS, but until we have them, L&F should put a hold on or at least significantly restrict Crown land logging operations; or  implement a precautionary Biodiversity Landscape Plan. Update … Continue reading →

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Upcoming MCFC webinars should shed some light on L&F responses to Lahey recommendations 14June2020

Posted on June 14, 2020 by admin

Some text added & editing June 15 am, 2020 A lot is expected from application of an Environmental Assessment process to Crown land forestry operations in Nova Scotia We are not hearing much from L&F these days, except for the … Continue reading →

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Nesting season in full swing and still no “Silent Season” for forestry in Nova Scotia 26May2020

Posted on May 26, 2020 by admin

UPDATE May 31, 2020: Healthy Forest Coalition launches initiative calling for the upholding of the international laws of the Migratory Birds Convention Act. Healthy Forest Coalition. Also view For the Birds (on HFC Facebook Page) UPDATE May 29, 2020: IT’S … Continue reading →

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Shelly Hipson: Concerns about how Crown lands will be designated for High Production Forestry in Nova Scotia 11May 2020

Posted on May 11, 2020 by admin

UPDATE May 16, 2020: On Friday, May 15, 2020, Lands & Forestry Minister Iain Rankin was interviewed on CBC’s Information Morning (Halifax) regarding the comments of Shelly Hipson on May 11 (below) about the HPF (High Production Forestry) proposals for … Continue reading →

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Nervousness about forestry practices in Nova Scotia continues 10May2020

Posted on May 10, 2020 by admin

There’s not a lot happening on the forests and forestry front these days with The Mill down and Covid19 lockdowns. However, L&F continues to put out plans for harvesting on the HPMV and, presumably, some related activity is happening on … Continue reading →

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Why we need a Precautionary Biodiversity Landscape Plan for Nova Scotia 16Mar2020

Posted on March 16, 2020 by admin

What we have now is a precautionary plan to protect wood supply in NS UPDATE Also view: Need for Biodiversity Landscape Planning before finalizing HPF and Ecological Matrix components of the Triad, and for caution in selection of HPF sites … Continue reading →

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