Category Archives: NSDNR

New Nova Scotia Natural Resources minister queried about clearcutting

Posted on June 26, 2017 by admin

CBC reporters managed to get in a few moments with new Natural Resources Minister, Margaret Miller, to talk about the Wentworth clearcut and related issues. Following is an abbreviated transcript of the 5 minute audio file. It was carried on … Continue reading →

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Latest Nova Scotia Crown land allocation includes residual Deer Winter Area

Posted on June 25, 2017 by admin

Markus Kehoe makes this plea: Our wildlife need some help. Today [June 22], the province updated their forestry harvest plan map with a cutting plan in Upper Vaughan. The area they are planning to cut has been designated by the … Continue reading →

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Nova Scotia State of the Forest 2016 Report released

Posted on June 20, 2017 by admin

Back on April 14, 2017 I commented that it was “Time for the overdue State of the Forest Report with the complete numbers! The last State of the Forest Report was in 2008; the next one was scheduled for Feb. … Continue reading →

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Clearcut Nova Scotia, continued..12June 2017

Posted on June 17, 2017 by admin

Recently announced cuts include 343 ha of clearcuts next to two Protected Areas in Cape Breton The latest announcement of Crown land harvests (Harvest Plan Map Viewer June 12, 2017): 2,320 hectares (188 parcels, 73% clearcuts, 27% partial cuts; comments … Continue reading →

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Margaret Miller new Minister of Nova Scotia Dept. of Natural Resources

Posted on June 15, 2017 by admin

Well, I guess I won my bet (although no one took me up on it) that Lloyd Hines would not be reappointed Minister of Natural Resources in Stephen McNeil’s freshly re-elected government. The Premier announced the new cabinet today and … Continue reading →

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Who is appointed Minister of Natural Resources will provide the first sign of what’s up post election for forestry and forests in Nova Scotia

Posted on June 5, 2017 by admin

The Liberals mustered a narrow majority in the May 30, 2017 election, so they will again be in the driver’s seat. My immediate question: who will be the Minister of Natural Resources? The answer will provide the first sign of … Continue reading →

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Annapolis Co. Crown lands getting hit hard in latest round of proposed cuts

Posted on June 2, 2017 by admin

Just in: “[Have a look at the] latest update on the Harvest Plan Map Viewer. Lots of clearcutting proposed in Annapolis County – 35 parcels are posted, 399 Ha of cuts in total (partial and clearcut), 264 ha proposed for … Continue reading →

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Gully Lake error & correction clarified, but not completely fixed?

Posted on May 29, 2017 by admin

Three blocks close to the Gully Lake Wilderness Area were initially identified as proposed clearcuts when they were posted on the Harvest Map Viwer on May 12, 2017. This caught the attention of Chris Miller, a national conservation biologist with … Continue reading →

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Sadness in the voices of Nova Scotians commenting on clearcutting

Posted on May 25, 2017 by admin

CBC Mainstreet NS aired some of many comments received following Bob Murphy’s interviews with Raymond Plourde and Karen Beazley concerning proposed clearcuts close to the Gully Lake Wilderness Area. I was particularly struck by the profound sense of sadness conveyed … Continue reading →

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CBC Mainstreet on clearcutting near Gully Lake Wilderness Area

Posted on May 25, 2017 by admin

On CBC Mainstreet yesterday afternoon, CBC host Bob Murphy interviewed Raymond Plourde (Wilderness Coordinator for the Ecology Action Centre) and Karen Beazley (Professor in the School of Resource and Environmental Studies at Dalhousie University) about the effects of clearcutting close … Continue reading →

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