Category Archives: Letters&Editorials

Speculation mounts while we wait for the Report on the Independent Review of Forestry Practices in Nova Scotia

Posted on July 19, 2018 by admin

Kingsley Brown thinks the Report will recommend FSC certification, already implemented by many private woodlot owners, as the key to moving ahead, and expresses disdain for “the public’s unwarranted negativity” about forestry in Nova Scotia. But even FSC has a … 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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An optimistic perspective about the future of Nova Scotia forests and forestry from “The Boot”

Posted on April 4, 2018 by admin

Geoff offers four reasons to be optimistic “The Boot” as I like to call Geoff LeBoutilier, has had successes and setbacks in his decades long efforts to foster healthy communities and healthy lands in his beloved St. Margaret’s Bay area, and … Continue reading →

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Anxiety about the Independent Review of Forest Practices in Nova Scotia

Posted on March 27, 2018 by admin

Anxieties are being expressed, but right now I am more optimistic than I have been. A prediction: one of Prof. Lahey’s messages will be ‘Get Involved, it’s your forest’ As the first deadline for a report from the Independent Review … Continue reading →

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Science issues and lack of landscape/watershed level planning by Nova Scotia DNR limit what can be achieved through forest certification

Posted on February 22, 2018 by admin

I am hoping that once the report from the Independent Review of Forest Practices is in, FSC will move quickly to improve FSC standards without waiting for NSDNR to improve Crown land forestry standards. Under the Chronicle Herald’s Voice of … Continue reading →

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Saturday responses to Black, continued…Feb 10, 2018

Posted on February 10, 2018 by admin

Bill Black went for a repeat of his anti-tree hugger performance (Black Jan 20) with his reference to a ‘tight-knit posse of activists’ in last Saturdays BLACK: How can rural N.S. prosper without resource extraction? (CH, Feb 3, 2018) Writes … Continue reading →

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Editorials and letters about forests, forestry, & regulations in Nova Scotia continued.. Jan 20, 2017

Posted on January 21, 2018 by admin

Joan Baxter was not happy with the Chronicle Herald’s recent “positive coverage of the mill” (view The inner workings of the Northern Pulp kraft mill, CH Jan 13, 2018). Missing, she said, are the “voices of the people with concerns … Continue reading →

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Bob Bancroft: Why are no EAs required for large-scale forest removals in Nova Scotia?

Posted on January 17, 2018 by admin

In an op-ed published in the Chronicle Herald today (January 17, 2018), Bob Bancroft asks a question many people probably ask when they view a recent clearcut in Nova Scotia? Why are no EAs (Environmental Assessments) required for large-scale forest … Continue reading →

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Rick Howe talks to Scott Leslie about his birds-eye views

Posted on January 10, 2018 by admin

On January 5, 2018, Rick Howe interviewed Naturalist/Photographer Scott about his new book and some of his views, literal and opinion-wise, on forestry in Nova Scotia. An abbreviated transcript of the interview is given below. Rick Howe: There is a … Continue reading →

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Editorials and letters about forestry in Nova Scotia continued late 2017: responses to Saunders and a New Year’s wish

Posted on January 1, 2018 by admin

My wish for the New Year: the Independent Review surprises me, and comes out with strong recommendations to protect our remaining older forests, allowing only selective cutting (if any); then the Premier and his government surprise us all by accepting … Continue reading →

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