Category Archives: NSDNR

The debate warms up: Show us the Science

Posted on October 29, 2016 by admin

When I set up this website, I wanted the Home, blogging page (this page) “to serve as a record of events, news and opinions on the subject of forests and forestry in Nova Scotia as they unfold, beginning on June … Continue reading →

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Clearcuts in a Nature Reserve

Posted on October 28, 2016 by admin

A couple of days ago a CBC post told of clearcuts near a protected area (Keji Park). Today, it’s about a clear cut in a protected area: “A landowner in Joggins, N.S. says he’s frustrated by the province’s strategy of … Continue reading →

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No more illegal logging on Crown Land

Posted on October 5, 2016 by admin

The Province has announced stiff fines for illegal logging on Crown Land. View Press release. I think it’s no coincidence that just under a year ago Martin Willison, a Halifax based naturalist, publicized an illegal cut in Long Lake Provincial … Continue reading →

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The Western Crown Lands: A “Forest Tragedy”

Posted on September 29, 2016 by admin

The Western Crown Lands have been described as

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Climate change will be hard on balsam fir, black spruce

Posted on September 23, 2016 by admin

UNB prof. Charles Bourque is cited in a recent CBC report as predicting that “New Brunswick may see softwood species such as balsam fir and black spruce disappear from the province’s forests over the next 80 years or so.” Read … Continue reading →

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Hines kicks off Forest Week in NS

Posted on September 17, 2016 by admin

NSDNR Minister Lloyd Hines published an op-ed to kick off Forest Week (Sept. 18-24), reassuring us all is well. View Op-ed. He seems genuinely convinced that his department is conducting scientifically sound management of our forests. I agree, if the … Continue reading →

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Natural Resources Minister responds to Harold Alexander

Posted on September 15, 2016 by admin

Digby Co. forester Harold Alexander is travelling to Finland to look at how they deal with forest management on public and private land, figuring we have lessons to learn. But NSDNR Minister Lloyd Hines thinks things are just fine as … Continue reading →

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If ever we needed rain…

Posted on September 14, 2016 by admin

It just rained intensively for about 20 minutes, then stopped. I wish it would last as a drizzle for 3+ days. We expect fires in the spring in Nova Scotia, but large fires have been rare in the fall. Nova … Continue reading →

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This a.m in the news: Defending clearcuts, Concerns about spraying, and More clearcuts near protected spaces

Posted on September 10, 2016 by admin

Two letters in the CH today argue that all is well. “Woodlot owners are well on their way to making Nova Scotia the greenest forest constituency in North America.” says Kingsley Brown, President, Nova Scotia Landowners and Forest Fibre Producers … Continue reading →

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CBC Information morning on Forestry Changes

Posted on September 10, 2016 by admin

In an 8 minute segment on CBC’s Information Morning yesterday (hosted by Don Connolly), Michael Gorman described some of the criticism that people he interviewed expressed about the way the province handles our forests. Nova Scotia Natural Resources Minister Lloyd … Continue reading →

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