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Category Archives: Loon Lake
Loon Lake clearcuts continue, illustrate lack of landscape level planning
The conflict over clearcutting in Nova Scotia could hardly be presented more graphically than in the poster above, which I just received. In May I posted an item about proposed clearcuts near the Loon Lake Nature Reserve in Guysborough Co. … Continue reading
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More cutting near Nova Scotia Protected Areas…now Loon Lake Nature Reserve
Just earlier today I made a post about proposed clearcutting close to Gully lake Wilderness Area which was highlighted in an article in the Truro Daily News yesterday. Also today I received notice about the next set of proposed harvests … Continue reading