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More cutting near Nova Scotia Protected Areas…now Loon Lake Nature Reserve
Just earlier today I made a post about proposed clearcutting close to Gully lake Wilderness Area which was highlighted in an article in the Truro Daily News yesterday. Also today I received notice about the next set of proposed harvests … Continue reading
Key NSDNR Docs
Some of the key documents on the NSDNR website pertaining to sustainable management NS Legislature: Forests Act CHAPTER 179 OF THE REVISED STATUTES, 1989 amended 1992, c. 18; 1998, c. 18, s. 559; 1998, c. 29; 2010, c. 2, s. … Continue reading
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Nova Scotia’s Clearcut Refugees
“A strong argument for the inhumanity of clear cutting is that we put at risk all animals that are forced into refugee status.” – Soren Bondrup-Nielsen In a recent post on the NatureNS listserv (a birds and natural history discussion … Continue reading
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Halifax Co. clearcutting taking its toll
A recent media report on NSDNR Minister Lloyd Hines rounds of the province noted that Halifax County (i.e. Halifax Regional Municipality) ranks #2 after Cumberland Co. in forest harvesting in Nova Scotia. That shouldn’t surprise anyone who pokes around outside … Continue reading
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Neighbours get no notice about clearcut on Crown land
A CBC report on Information Morning this a.m. records the stress caused to a rural resident when she was asked to move her vehicle so the clearcutters could access neighbouring land. It was only then that she she learned about … Continue reading
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Comment Period NOT Expired (Update)
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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All Posts
The posts on the Home Page are intended to serve as a record of events, news and opinions on the subject of forests and forestry in Nova Scotia, with some commentary, as they unfold, beginning on June 21, 2016. Undoubtedly … Continue reading
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Mimicing natural disturbances and sustaining natural ecosystem structure and function in Nova Scotia
[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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CLEARCUTTING
View also these subsections: – What’s wrong with clearcutting? – Variable Retention – Photos, Videos – Quotes The text in the box below is from a letter written to the Premier and Ministers of Natural Resources and Environment in 2014. … Continue reading
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Keeping Track
Online resources for tracking forest harvests and for viewing related geographically-tagged information for Nova Scotia Also view the subpages: – HPMV (some of what you get and do not get on the harvest Plan Map Viewer) – Compiled Maps (Whole … Continue reading
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