Category Archives: NSDNR

Digby area foresters look to Finland to address issues in NS forestry

Posted on September 9, 2016 by admin

A small group of foresters from the Digby area including Harold Alexander “who has worked the woods in Digby County for more than 30 years, and four other will travel to Finland. The group will attempt to learn why that … Continue reading →

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Progress Report did not highlight key priorities in NSDNR Business Plan

Posted on September 2, 2016 by admin

It’s curious (and concerning) that the recently released Progress Report on the 2011-2020 Natural Resources Strategy and the related Press Release dwell on feel-good items such as the Community Forest, establishing a Forest Biodiversity Science Advisory Committee and a new … Continue reading →

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Goal to reduce clear-cutting, whole-tree harvesting abandoned: author

Posted on August 31, 2016 by admin

So reads the title of a front page article in the Sept 1 print version of the CH following an interview with Donna Crossland. She was a co-author, with Bob Bancroft, of Restoring the Health of Nova Scotia’s Forests, a … Continue reading →

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Dubious claim: forest harvests in Nova Scotia are aligned with nature-based requirements

Posted on August 27, 2016 by admin

“We have now developed tools that ensure that all harvest treatments are aligned with the nature-based requirements of Nova Scotia’s lands.” – Statement under Goal 13 in the Five-year Progress Report on the 2011-2020 Natural Resources Strategy released Aug 16, … Continue reading →

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Member of Steering Panel for Natural Resources Strategy questions government’s commitment

Posted on August 25, 2016 by admin

“A member of an expert panel struck to assess how Nova Scotia’s Department of Natural Resources was managing the province’s forests, minerals, parks and biodiversity says the provincial government is not honouring its commitments to those resources… I think the … Continue reading →

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EAC: Government kills key forestry commitments

Posted on August 18, 2016 by admin

A document released by the Ecology Action Centre documents key steps backwards in the Nova Scotia government’s commitments to the 2011-2012 Natural Resources Strategy for forestry as expressed in the 5-year update released 2 days ago. “The update indicated that … Continue reading →

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Spruce Budworm on cue

Posted on August 18, 2016 by admin

From CBC report: With a spruce budworm infestation underway in neighbouring provinces, Nova Scotia will evaluate aerial spray options next week as it prepares for the pests arrival. “We think we’ve got two to five years,” says the province’s Natural … Continue reading →

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The big weasel: NS Liberal version

Posted on August 17, 2016 by admin

Goal 13 in the five-year Progress Report on the 2011-2020 Natural Resources Strategy (released yesterday), labelled “Good Governance”, includes this statement: Five years ago, when we first released our strategy, we committed to some actions around clearcutting, whole-tree harvesting, and … Continue reading →

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Province issues Progress Report on the 2011-2020 Natural Resources Strategy.

Posted on August 17, 2016 by admin

Items related to Forestry cited in the Press Release: “The province has developed: — Atlantic Canada’s first Community Forest, a Crown land forest managed by local people to benefit the local economy — a government-supported Cape Breton Privateland Partnership, which … Continue reading →

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