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Dale Prest on “Climate Forests”

Posted on May 4, 2018 by admin

The sooner The Climate Forest Company can get going in Nova Scotia the better it will be for our forests, small woodlot owners and our climate UPDATE May 8, 2018: CBC made a post based on its CBC Info Morning … Continue reading →

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“Smartphone App Enables Family Forest Owners to Get Paid to Store Carbon” – but not in Nova Scotia (yet)

Posted on May 1, 2018 by admin

And some thoughts on the impacts on wood markets if Nova Scotian woodlot owners could benefit from carbon markets Addendum May 3, 2018: Listening to Dale Prest on CBC this morning, I realized I had not done my homework properly. … Continue reading →

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Big guys versus the rest in Nova Scotia forestry

Posted on September 24, 2017 by admin

Atlantic Forestry Review (Sep 2017) provides a pretty unbiased perspective of forestry in Atlantic Canada, allowing different players or journalists writing about those players to express their perspectives and otherwise reporting on good news, bad news, human-interest news and just … Continue reading →

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Birds

Posted on March 12, 2017 by admin

Forest degradation drives widespread avian habitat and population declines by Matthew G. Betts et all, 2022 in Nature Ecology & Evolution. The full text is publicly available. Also View 2022 Bird Study for highlights and Press Reports which include an interview with … Continue reading →

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Annapolis County concerned about impending WestFor agreement

Posted on March 8, 2017 by admin

In a special session of the Annapolis County council, a motion was approved (unanimously) to request of the Premier the following (partially paraphrased): – to be informed of the expected date of the signing of the agreement between the Nova … Continue reading →

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Petition seeks to Stop the Clear-Cutting Near Kejimikujik Park

Posted on November 20, 2016 by admin

The petition to Honourable Lloyd Hines (Minister of Department of Natural Resources), Keith Irving (MLA Kings South) & the Honourable Stephen McNeil (Premier) was initiated by Jennah Larkin of Wolfville. She writes “It has been shown time and time again … Continue reading →

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Keji area clearcut to proceed

Posted on October 26, 2016 by admin

According to a CBC report, the clearcut proposed near Kejimkujik National Park, which raised hackles in August, is now going ahead on 94 of the 100 ha. A decision has been deferred on 6 ha that impinge directly on the … Continue reading →

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NSDNR Old Forest Policy

Posted on October 10, 2016 by admin

Nova Scotia’s Old Forest Policy NSDNR, August 2012. “The Old Forest Policy will conserve the remaining old growth forests on public land and ensure that a network of the best old forest restoration opportunities is established. This network will support, … Continue reading →

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Clearcut proposed near Keji

Posted on August 20, 2016 by admin

“Environmentalists are concerned about a proposed clear cut near the southeast border of Nova Scotia’s Kejimkujik National Park that comes close to a habitat for endangered turtles.” View CBC report | Annapolis Co. Spectator

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Ecologist’s perspective on the Keji-area fires

Posted on August 17, 2016 by admin

Hopefully the heavy rain over the last 24 hours has finally extinguished the fires in SW Nova Scotia. Donna Crossland, acting Ecologist for Parks Canada at Keji and on a team that has been fighting two of the fires, was … Continue reading →

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