Category Archives: Show Us the Science

Authors comment on Nova Scotia forestry

Posted on December 3, 2016 by admin

Op-eds by two recognized authors of works related to forests and forestry are featured in the CH today: ‘Best management practices’ an insult by Mike Parker; and Spending our forest capital by Gary L Saunders. Parker’s “Show us the Science” … Continue reading →

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Former Keji Science Chair defends Crown land management

Posted on November 30, 2016 by admin

In a CH Op-ed, a former science manager at Kejimkujik National Park and founding chairman of the Mersey Tobeatic Research Institute Cooperative pays compliments to a former Senior Manager at Bowater Mersey Paper who is now a senior bureaucrat in … Continue reading →

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Comment Period NOT Expired (Update)

Posted on November 29, 2016 by admin

I had been waiting for the PTA (Pre-Treatment Assessment) for the planned cut of Crown Land Block HX060122 NE of Halifax since I requested it in early November which was within 5 days or so of when it was posted. … Continue reading →

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Op-Ed asks “Does DNR employ science to direct harvest planning?”

Posted on November 23, 2016 by admin

In an Op-ed in the CH, Nov 23, 2016, scientist Helga Guderley concludes “Judging by recent harvest recommendations, DNR believes that all of Nova Scotia has natural disturbance regimes that eliminate all trees…To believe these intensive forestry practices will sustain … Continue reading →

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Mimicing natural disturbances and sustaining natural ecosystem structure and function in Nova Scotia

Posted on November 11, 2016 by admin

[Post updated Nov 13, 2016: Global Forest Watch images added.] Have a look at the much touted vehicle of transparency around cutting on crown land in Nova Scotia: the Harvest Map Viewer (or go to the cover page for the … Continue reading →

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The Nova Scotia Forest Nutrient Budget Model surfaces

Posted on November 9, 2016 by admin

A slide presentation by NSDNR in June 2009 announced that a “Soil nutrient budget computer model–a decision support model to assess site suitability for biomass harvest in NS” was being developed by DNR contracting with UNB (University of New Brunswick) … Continue reading →

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Feeling the Heat

Posted on November 5, 2016 by admin

NSDNR Minister Lloyd Hines has an Op-ed in the CH today on A scientific approach to logging. “Recently opinions (May the forest be with you, Oct. 29) have generated public discussion about a number of forest practices and have questioned … Continue reading →

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What lichens and lichenologists can and sometimes cannot tell us

Posted on November 4, 2016 by admin

Writing in the Halifax Examiner, Linda Pannozo highlights lichens and lichenologists (lichen specialists) in Nova Scotia, and reveals some of the struggles involved in protecting the endangered boreal felt lichen and other species from the ravages of clearcutting. A NSE … Continue reading →

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More comments following “Show Us the Science”

Posted on November 3, 2016 by admin

Mike Parker’s Op-ed of Oct 28th has opened a box. Two contrasting reflections on the Op-ed are expressed in the CH today, by Tom Miller of Green Hill and Earle Miller, Lower Onslow. Tom Miller begins ” What an incredibly … Continue reading →

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Sterling Belliveau uses FOIPOP to access data on clearcutting of crown land

Posted on November 1, 2016 by admin

In question period today in the Nova Scotia Legislature, Sterling Belliveau, MLA for Queens-Shelburne and NDP House leader noted that the goal of a 50% reduction in clearcuts was supposed to have been achieved by 2016 and that NSDNR Minister … Continue reading →

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