Category Archives: Wabanaki Forest

Shady Accounting and Vanishing Forests on Nova Scotia’s Crown Lands 14Jul2024

Posted on July 15, 2024 by admin

By Nina Newington SUMMARY To justify the sacrifice of biodiversity in the 10% of Crown land to be consigned to High Production Forestry under the Forest Triad, the Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources and Renewables (DNRR) tells us that … Continue reading →

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Lichen Camp Day 127: symbiosis is always the topic 7Jul2024

Posted on July 7, 2024 by admin

Wrote Nina Newington on  Jul 6, 2024: As word spreads about the camp and our work to protect this area, we get an ever more interesting mix of visitors, from Antonija Livingstone, performance artist living in France, to Haeweon Yi … Continue reading →

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On our Wabanaki Forest 21Jun2024

Posted on June 21, 2024 by admin

On June 21, 2024, we in the northern hemisphere  celebrate the summer solstice, as our ancestors have done since prehistoric times. Since June 21, 2017, the day is also known as Canada’s National Indigenous Peoples Day: In cooperation with Indigenous … Continue reading →

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Feedback sought on Wood Pellet Association of Canada’s Regional Risk Assessment for sourcing biomass from Nova Scotia’s harvestable forest land base 16Jun2024

Posted on June 16, 2024 by admin

Please, all stakeholders, register and review this RRA. A wide range of stakeholders is considered relevant. One of the ways I attempt to keep up with News related to forests and forestry in Nova Scotia is by subscribing to a … Continue reading →

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What’s it take to convince Nova Scotia DNRR to give interim protection to an area with 33 occurrences of SAR Old Growth Forest Indicators? 15Mar2024

Posted on March 16, 2024 by admin

That’s what Forest Protector Nina Newington asks on Day 13 of “Lichen Camp”. Forty SAR occurrences, 33 of them an old growth forest indicator species, are not enough, it seems, to convince DNRR to give the whole area interim protection … Continue reading →

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Call for “Hemlock Heroes” in Nova Scotia 15Jun2023

Posted on June 15, 2023 by admin

“Hemlock Heroes are trained citizens who volunteer to help save tall, dark hemlock forest ecosystems. Becoming a Hemlock Hero enables you to participate in a great cause to conserve some of the finest old growth forests in the province [Nova … Continue reading →

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Nina Newington on Citizen Science and the hold on harvesting at Goldsmith Lake 10Mar2023

Posted on March 10, 2023 by admin

Nina Newington, writing on Extinction Rebellion Mi’kma’ki / Nova Scotia (public FB group), Mar 9, 2023: “Citizen scientists working to protect the forest around Goldsmith Lake got some good news last week and some excellent media coverage this week: thanks … Continue reading →

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“60% of the Last Hope forest is now completely off-limits to cutting” 21Jun2022

Posted on June 21, 2022 by admin

UPDATE – June 29, 2022 Update journalist Linda Pannozzo received from the Department of Natural Resources and Renewables last week – go to the bottom of this post for a cc. – Protesters pack up with a win after camping … Continue reading →

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Our Wabanaki Forest 21Jun2022

Posted on June 21, 2022 by admin

Today, June 21, 2022, we in the northern hemisphere celebrate the summer solstice, as our ancestors have done since prehistoric times. It is also Canada’s National Indigenous Peoples Day: In cooperation with Indigenous organizations, the Government of Canada chose June … Continue reading →

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On logging of Nova Scotia Crown land parcel AP068499 Beals Meadow : 3. The Depleted Soils 19Jun2022

Posted on June 19, 2022 by admin

At the very least, soil samples should be taken at AP068499 Beals Meadow (and other sites on depleted soils the Ecological Matrix being considered for harvest) to assess the current state of the soils… If there are no signs of … Continue reading →

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