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Category Archives: Indigenous Peoples
Nova Scotia Healthy Forest Coalition calls for Immediate Halt to Logging Operations in Moose Habitat at Rocky Point Lake 29Oct2021
Received today (Oct 29, 2021) from HFC: The HFC Demands Immediate Halt to Logging Operations in Moose Habitat at Rocky Point LakeLogging has begun near Rocky Point Lake in the New France area of Digby County. Over six hundred and … Continue reading
Posted in Acadian Forest, Conservation, Indigenous Peoples, Landscape Level Planning, Mi'kmaq, Social Values
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Dale Prest to give MCFC webinar on Fighting Climate Change with Forests on Wed Aug 5, more in the series and view those already given 29July2020
Update Aug 6, 2020: A video archive of Dale’s presentation is available at https://youtu.be/bAJDBB4mWo0 ————————– Coming up next week: Intro to the Forest Series: Fighting Climate Change with Forests – how do we get there? by Dale Prest. Wednesday, August … Continue reading
Posted in Acadian Forest, Climate Change, Conservation, events, Indigenous Peoples
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Mi’kmawey Forestry seeks locations of Wisqoq (Black Ash) in Nova Scotia
An Ad in the Chronicle Herald, March 24, 2018 highlights efforts the Mi’kmawey Forestry Team is making to re-establish and steward Wisqoq (Black Ash) in Nova Scotia, describes features that distinguish it from White Ash and asks that sightings be … Continue reading
Posted in Conservation, Indigenous Peoples, Mi'kmaq, Natural History
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Nova Scotia Healthy Forest Coalition to hold a “Forest Funeral” Thurs Oct 19, 2017
As announced on the Forest Funeral Events Facebook page: You are invited to mourn our forest losses with citizens from across the province. Please come to pay your respects to the once great Acadian Forest. An ‘open casket’ of tiny … Continue reading
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Composition by Don P.
Summer Solstice reflections
I try to spend June 21, the summer solstice, “in the outdoors” somewhere as a celebration of life on Planet Earth and managed to do so this year, albeit part of it traversing a 4-year old clearcut with a friend. … Continue reading
Posted in Biophilia, clearcuts, Indigenous Peoples, Mi'kmaq
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