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Presentation/workshop on Landbird Species-at-Risk, Pictou March 6, 2018

Posted on March 3, 2018 by admin

From a post by Ken McKenna of the Pictou Co Naturalist’s Club on the NtureNS listserv: The Pictou Co Naturalists will be hosting Dr. Cindy Staicer from Dalhousie University Tues Mar 6, 6:30 pm at the New Glasgow Library, 182 … Continue reading →

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PHP to issue a public response to concerns about harvesting near Loon Lake Nature Reserve

Posted on March 1, 2018 by admin

PHP is taking concerns about harvesting on Crown/FSC certified lands in the area of Loon Lake Nature Reserve seriously but we still need some details from PHP about the specific site that Danny George talked about, and from NSDNR about … Continue reading →

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More positive news: Cape Breton hardwood initiative

Posted on February 26, 2018 by admin

View Creating a Cape Breton brand of top-quality hardwood by Aaron Berwick, Chronicle Herald, Feb 25, 2018 (online; in print on Feb 26) Subtitle: Breton Forest Innovation Co-op aims to raise industry from the ashes Two hardwood flooring manufacturers and … Continue reading →

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Danny George rings the alarm bell (again) on Loon Lake Nova Scotia clearcuts of Old Growth

Posted on February 23, 2018 by admin

There is a lot to be explained here, and changed here, as there is just about anywhere that Nova Scotia’s Crown land forests are being harvested. UPDATE Feb 26, 2018: Veteran forester worried we are wasting old growth forest, CBC … Continue reading →

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A scientist’s perspectives on NSDNR Science

Posted on February 17, 2018 by admin

UPDATE Feb 22, 2018: View also OPINION: Instant economic gratification killing the environment by Soren Bondrup-Nielsen, Chronicle Herald Feb 20, 2018 ——————– Helga Guderley, a retired but still very active biologist, was one of the founding members of the Healthy … Continue reading →

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Great Northern gears up Musquodoboit Pellet Mill

Posted on February 13, 2018 by admin

The last I heard about Great Northern Timber’s interest in the Musquodoboit Pellet Mill was back in August when the Chronicle Herald reported that “Nova Scotia forestry company Great Northern Timber Group is poised to buy and restart the shuttered … Continue reading →

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Birds nests versus industrial forestry in Nova Scotia & what the Independent Review can do for us

Posted on January 10, 2018 by admin

Two items in the forestry related news for Nova Scotia last week illustrate the quandary we are in when it comes to figuring out ‘what to do about forestry in Nova Scotia’. First was an article about the impacts of … Continue reading →

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From the Literature

Posted on December 27, 2017 by admin

Biodiversity change is uncoupled from species richness trends: Consequences for conservation and monitoring Helmut Hillebrand et al., 2017. Journal of Applied Ecology 55:169–184 (2018 – published online in 2017) Full text available. PDF ” Temporal trends in species richness are … Continue reading →

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Nova Scotia Premier on forestry, Boat Harbour, a “neutral shade of grey”

Posted on December 22, 2017 by admin

The Chronicle Herald has been somewhat quiet on the forestry front for a few days, perhaps to give a little space for their coverage of the Premier’s views on all things. Videos from a lengthy CH editorial team sit-down with … Continue reading →

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Editorials and letters about forestry in Nova Scotia continued..25Nov2017, forestry elders speak up

Posted on November 25, 2017 by admin

In today’s (Nov 25) Chronicle Herald, woodlot owner and operator Tom Miller responds to Stacie Carroll’s COMMENTARY: Education key in understanding lumber industry (Chronicle Herald Nov. 17, 2017). Says Tom: Every forestry “crisis” that’s happened over my 43 years in … Continue reading →

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