Category Archives: Letters&Editorials

Editorials and letters about forestry in Nova Scotia, continued

Posted on December 29, 2016 by admin

The Christmas season hasn’t stalled the flow of editorials and letters about forestry practices in Nova Scotia. Journalist Emma Smith writing in the south shore LighthouseNow on The battle over Nova Scotia’s trees (Dec 21, 2016) comments: “The Christmas season … Continue reading →

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AFR Editorial calls for more honesty about the condition of our forests

Posted on December 17, 2016 by admin

In the November issue of Atlantic Forestry Review, editor David Lindsay muses about – old growth forests (“A jurisdiction that loses its old forests becomes an ecological North Korea”) & – the inconsistency between a private woodlot owner having to … Continue reading →

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Feeling the heat: Forest Nova Scotia conducts survey

Posted on December 16, 2016 by admin

In an op-ed in the CH, the executive director of Forest Nova Scotia reassures us that “we’re taking good care of our forests…And Nova Scotians understand that.” Taking note of articles and letters in The Chronicle Herald expressing concerns about … Continue reading →

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Authors comment on Nova Scotia forestry

Posted on December 3, 2016 by admin

Op-eds by two recognized authors of works related to forests and forestry are featured in the CH today: ‘Best management practices’ an insult by Mike Parker; and Spending our forest capital by Gary L Saunders. Parker’s “Show us the Science” … Continue reading →

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Former Keji Science Chair defends Crown land management

Posted on November 30, 2016 by admin

In a CH Op-ed, a former science manager at Kejimkujik National Park and founding chairman of the Mersey Tobeatic Research Institute Cooperative pays compliments to a former Senior Manager at Bowater Mersey Paper who is now a senior bureaucrat in … Continue reading →

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Op-Ed asks “Does DNR employ science to direct harvest planning?”

Posted on November 23, 2016 by admin

In an Op-ed in the CH, Nov 23, 2016, scientist Helga Guderley concludes “Judging by recent harvest recommendations, DNR believes that all of Nova Scotia has natural disturbance regimes that eliminate all trees…To believe these intensive forestry practices will sustain … Continue reading →

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Intensive management needed on the few acres left…

Posted on November 22, 2016 by admin

In a letter to the Ed (CH, Nov 21, 2016), Earle Miller of Lower Onslow notes that “Protected areas in Nova Scotia account for 12 per cent of our forest; provincial and federal parks account for three per cent; 13 … Continue reading →

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Clearcutting threatens Mattatal Lake

Posted on November 18, 2016 by admin

In a Letter to the Editor (CH), Rick Parker of the Mattatall Lake Stewardship Board, writes: “In the watershed around Mattatall Lake, upwards of 60 per cent of the woodland, both private and Crown, has been clear cut, causing streams … Continue reading →

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Reassurance that our forest industry is valuable, diverse and sustainable

Posted on November 14, 2016 by admin

In an Op-ed titled “A contractor’s perspective on forestry”, Calvin Archibald, president of Next Generation Forest Management Ltd. argues that while forestry in Nova Scotia is high risk (“We have been a supplier to StoraEnso, Julimar, MacTara and New Page, … Continue reading →

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Feeling the Heat

Posted on November 5, 2016 by admin

NSDNR Minister Lloyd Hines has an Op-ed in the CH today on A scientific approach to logging. “Recently opinions (May the forest be with you, Oct. 29) have generated public discussion about a number of forest practices and have questioned … Continue reading →

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