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Category Archives: Landscape Level Planning
Nina Newington on the revised SGEM for Nova Scotia: some big improvements and some trap doors 15Feb2021
Nina’s comments are another example of Nova Scotians taking the time to carefully examine proposed changes in forest management on our Crown lands in response to the Lahey Report and to offer thoughtful, constructive suggestions on how to improve them. … Continue reading
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Nina Newington Notes from Court #2 — the Illusion of Consent, February 5th, 2021
Nina Newington’s post on Extinction rebellion Nova Scotia (Public Facebook Page) today: “Background: I spent the day in the Nova Scotia Supreme Court on January 26th, observing WestFor’s application to extend the temporary injunction they were granted in December against … Continue reading
Posted in Acadian Forest, clearcuts, Conservation, Ind Rev Post-Report, Landscape Level Planning, Social Media, Social Values, WestFor, Wildlife
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Cutting Moose Country# 1 in Nina Newington’s Notes From Court 30Jan2021
From a post by Nina Newington on Extinction Rebellion Nova Scotia (public Facebook Group): “I spent the day in the Nova Scotia Supreme Court on January 26th, observing WestFor’s application to extend the temporary injunction they were granted in December … Continue reading
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Bev Wigney on Parcel ID # IN205583 (Cape Breton Highlands) 25Jan2021
Says Bev Wigney, “Why don’t you leave something for dessert?” Or, just perhaps, for the Next Seven Generations. Bev Wigney, today, on Annapolis Royal & Area – Environment & Ecology, a public Facebook Group. (Bolding inserted): Hello Forestry Maps Entity, … Continue reading
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Forest Nova Scotia’s “simple math” underscores key issue for success or failure of Government’s implementation of Lahey Recommendations: How much wood is to be taken from Crown lands? 22Jan 2021
UPDATE; Comment by Nina Newington on ‘what I actually said” Big Forestry in Nova Scotia, well represented by Forest Nova Scotia, and WestFor and their individual advocates rarely comment in public in any detail on controversial issues except for the … Continue reading
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Landscape-level “Log the best and leave the rest” on Nova Scotia’s Crown land forests 10Jan 2021
Examples from the two most recent Harvest Plan Notifications, one in Queens Co. in SW Nova Scotia and one in the area of the proposed Ingram River Wilderness Area (Halifax Co.) illustrate how the practice of “log the best and … Continue reading
Posted in Acadian Forest, clearcuts, Climate Change, Conservation, herbicides, Ind Rev Post-Report, L&F, Landscape Level Planning
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A question to the Nova Scotia Liberal Leadership Candidates: How do you plan to align Nova Scotia with the federal Liberal Government’s commitment to 30% Protected Area by 2030? 2Jan 2021
To Randy Delorey, Labi Kousoulis and Iain Rankin, Nova Scotia MLAs and Candidates for leadership of NS Liberal party/Premier of Nova Scotia, to be elected on February 6, 2021 : I ask you to give some serious thought to this … Continue reading
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“At least 8 arrests have happened in Moose Country” – XR Nova Scotia 15Dec2020
Blockade started on Oct 21 ends 55 days later with arrests & a new campout begins at Grand Parade in Kjipuktuk/Halifax From XR Nova Scotia, circa 4 pm: “At least 8 arrests have happened in Moose Country! These brave forest/moose … Continue reading
Posted in Acadian Forest, Conservation, Landscape Level Planning, Social Media, Social Values, WestFor
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Nature Nova Scotia on Moose Observations and Forestry in Kespu’ktwik 9Dec2020
& The NatureNS petition launched just 2 weeks ago now has 23,716 signees December 4, 2020 Hon. Derek Mombourquette Department of Lands and Forestry 3rd Floor, Founders Square 1701 Hollis St. PO Box 698 Halifax, NS B3J 2T9 Dear Mr. … Continue reading
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Saturday is Parks Day, Lots to celebrate but Nova Scotia is no longer a leader 16July2020
Saturday is our National and Nova Scotia Parks Day. It’s a day to celebrate and reflect on our Parks and Protected Areas (PPA). CPAWS, the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society, released its annual Parks Report Healthy Nature Healthy People, yesterday … Continue reading
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