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Getting to know AP068499 Beals Meadow (in Nova Scotia) remotely: verse and maps 21Feb2022

Posted on February 21, 2022 by admin

Today is Day 82 at the Last Hope for Wildlife Encampment on the Crown land block AP068499 Beals Meadow in Annapolis Co. So far, the neighbours haven’t complained! There’s much that the more timid or less-able-to-travel  of us can learn … Continue reading →

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Second paper from the Nova Scotia Ecological Forestry Natural Disturbance Regime project published, announced 6 months later 4Feb2022

Posted on February 4, 2022 by admin

This ‘Priority Project’ appears to be completed, pretty well on schedule, but many issues remain to be addressed at the landscape level. Surely it is time to adopt a  key recommendation of Prof Lahey  in his recent Evaluation of Progress, namely to … Continue reading →

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AP068499 Beals Meadow

Posted on January 19, 2022 by admin

Also view these subpages: – Nina Newington on TRR 1, TRR 2, TRR3 – What it was all about – NRR’s Line in the Sand – Maps – Soil Type – Nutrient Budgeting & This Series of Posts on Logging … Continue reading →

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Posts2017

Posted on December 27, 2019 by admin

Nov 18, 2017: Editorials and letters about forestry in Nova Scotia continued..continued 18Nov2016: Two Perspectives Nov 15, 2017: MANS proposal to swap mines and protected area in Nova Scotia hardly dead Nov 14, 2017: ‘Want to comment on a post … Continue reading →

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“So many clearcuts” in SW Nova Scotia (continued) 20Nov2019

Posted on November 20, 2019 by admin

And with no Landscape Level Planning for Biodiversity Conservation and No Nutrient Management on the severely depleted soils Update Nov 21, 2019: Fortunately Jennifer Henderson at the Halifax Examiner spotted an error in the latest WestFor interim Agreement which would … Continue reading →

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More cutting near protected areas in Nova Scotia, now the Tobeatic

Posted on October 10, 2017 by admin

Landscape level planning for biodiversity conservation appears to be lacking in Crown land harvest decisions A CBC story describes how “a proposed clearcut near Nova Scotia’s largest protected wilderness [the Tobeatic Protected Wilderness Area] is worrying environmentalists and nearby residents … Continue reading →

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CBC InfoA.M. attempts to sort out issues between smaller private owners and operators and the WestFor consortium – #3 The Government view

Posted on June 30, 2017 by admin

Deputy Minister Julie Towers defends NSDNR CBC Halifax Information Morning has carried several lengthy interviews recently to do with the state of forestry in Nova Scotia, and in particular controversies surrounding cutting on the Western Crown lands by the WestFor … Continue reading →

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What’s wrong with clearcutting?

Posted on January 29, 2017 by admin

To be more specific: Whats wrong with clearcutting the Acadian Forest in Nova Scotia? Note, Mar 4, 2019: NSDNR/L&F no longer use the word “clearcut”, but the practice goes on, described as “Overstory Removal” and/or “Variable Retention”. View link. Outside … Continue reading →

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Posted on November 19, 2016 by admin

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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Nina N on TRR-2

Posted on May 7, 2022 by admin

Navigation –Post May 8, 2022 –Nina N on TRR-1 –Nina N on TRR-2 (This Page) –Nina N on TRR-3 Talking Radical Radio 8:40 Nina Newington (continued) Forests and forestry in Nova Scotia Nova Scotia is a relatively small province it’s also … Continue reading →

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