Category Archives: Private Woodlots

Small private woodlots are big contributors to forest economy in Finland, could be in NS

Posted on February 13, 2017 by admin

Reporter Michael Gorman talked to Harold Alexander about his trip to Finland in the fall to learn how small private woodlots are thriving in Finland. “We have a forest policy right now that I think, for the most part, doesn’t … Continue reading →

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A sweet spot in Nova Scotia’s hardwoods

Posted on February 4, 2017 by admin

An article in the business section of the CH for Feb 2, 2017 provides some upbeat news about NS forests and forest industry for a change. Chris and Anna Hutchinson “wanted to return to Nova Scotia from Ontario and maple … Continue reading →

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“Climate mitigation benefits of preserving family forests are potentially massive”

Posted on January 26, 2017 by admin

So says Brian Kittler in an article on Ecosystem Market Place. “Making up nearly half of the forestland in the country, family forests are a crucial part of the carbon sink. Relative to other private forest ownerships, the per-acre carbon … Continue reading →

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Editorials and letters about forestry in Nova Scotia, continued..7Jan017

Posted on January 9, 2017 by admin

In Saturday’s CH, two gentlemen with firm roots in forestry add their voices to the ongoing discussion of forestry issues in the media. Tom Miller of Green Hill, a woodlot owner and operator for 42 years, responds to an earlier … Continue reading →

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LED Christmas lights are good for Christmas trees!

Posted on December 23, 2016 by admin

Nova Scotia derives a lot of benefits from its Christmas tree industry, based almost entirely on the fragrant, dark green balsam fir with its distinctive, long flat needles. Lunenburg claims the title of The Balsam Fir Christmas Tree Capital of … Continue reading →

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From molecules and cells to trees, forests, and tall buildings made of wood

Posted on December 22, 2016 by admin

Of all of the existing and potential uses of forest products, use of wood in construction is seemingly the most compatible with using our forests and forest products to sequester carbon and building on the natural strengths of a species … 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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Woodlot owners in SW Nova Scotia say Westfor lease works against them

Posted on December 12, 2016 by admin

“It’s been nearly a year since a consortium of Nova Scotian mills and forestry companies formed WestFor Management Inc. but concerns about what the company means for the industry aren’t letting up. “Travis Parsons, one of the largest private woodlot … Continue reading →

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“WoodsCamp brings logging into the 21st Century”

Posted on December 4, 2016 by admin

UPDATE (Feb 13, 2017): NowNS: Online timber brokerage finds ways to make its mark. CH, Feb 13, 2017. UPDATE (Dec 20, 2016): ACOA backs WoodsCamp’s forestry effort Article in LighthouseNow by Gayle Wilson. Thx to MP for pointing it out. … Continue reading →

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Company managing 220 private woodlots in NS concerned about exports to USA

Posted on November 26, 2016 by admin

“A Nova Scotia company that manages 220 private woodlots in the province is worried about an announcement that the U.S. Lumber Coalition is considering levying new duties on Canadian softwood lumber shipments… Ed MacDonell, the manager of Conform Limited, based … Continue reading →

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