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NSDNR Forest Management Planning

Posted on December 10, 2016 by admin

There is, apparently, a coordinated Forest Management Planning Process at NSDNR that extends even to 100 years in the future, but it is difficult to find who and what are involved. We can view components of it such as the … Continue reading →

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What it was all about

Posted on July 14, 2022 by admin

Post on Extinction Rebellion Mi’kma’ki / Nova Scotia, July 7, 2022 What was the Last Hope camp, what did we achieve, and what now? The short version: “Where government is failing to protect the natural world we all rely on, … 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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Why we need to set clear goals for conservation of Old Forest – not just Old Growth – in Nova Scotia 8Jun2022

Posted on June 8, 2022 by admin

SUMMARY Big Forestry in Nova Scotia, the forestry folks in the Nova Scotia government and the federal forestry folks in Canada like to point out that  there has been very little deforestation in Nova Scotia and in Canada at large, and consequently … Continue reading →

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On Reversing Forest Degradation in Nova Scotia

Posted on June 8, 2022 by admin

Page created June 8, 2022 at nsforestnotes.ca/Consultations/News & Comments CONTENTS SUMMARY Deforestation’  versus ‘Forest Degradation’ We can no longer ignore effects of  “forest degradation” Current Landscape level goals for Old Forest conservation Forest degradation in Nova Scotia: Highgrading at the … Continue reading →

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Nina N on TRR-3

Posted on May 7, 2022 by admin

Navigation –Post May 8, 2022 –Nina N on TRR-1 –Nina N on TRR-2 –Nina N on TRR-3 (This Page) Talking Radical Radio Nina Newington (continued) Government inaction: “ it’s up to us to get in the way” But it feels … Continue reading →

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Minamkeak Lake

Posted on April 14, 2022 by admin

  Apr 12, 2022: Bridgewater Watershed Protection Alliance Minamkeak Lake lichen hunt Frances found one species at risk lichen: Pectenia plumbea (Blue Felt Lichen) , our unofficial provincial lichen. It was a lovely day for an outing and great company. … Continue reading →

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Day 105 at the Last Hope camp

Posted on March 16, 2022 by admin

From Extinction Rebellion Mi’kma’ki / Nova Scotia Mar 16, 2022 For better and worse, those of us with data get emails at camp. The latest list of proposed cuts on ‘crown’ land showed up in our mailboxes a couple of … Continue reading →

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On logging of Crown land parcel AP068499 Beals Meadow, Nova Scotia: 1. Google Earth and Global Forest Watch images reveal extent of clearcutting in the vicinity 23Jan2022

Posted on January 23, 2022 by admin

Exploration of the circumstances surrounding the decision to log AP068499 Beals Meadow raises more questions than answers. NRR could provide at least some of the answers. Currently there is a stand-off between the Nova Scotia Government/NS Dept of Natural Resources … Continue reading →

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A second Line in the Sand of Crown land forests in Annapolis Co. 20 Jan2022

Posted on January 20, 2022 by admin

Early on, in fact on Day 2 of the Last Hope Wildlife Corridor Encampment /Protest, a senior bureaucrat at Nova Scotia Natural Resources and Renewables stated clearly they were not about to change direction in regard to Crown land block … Continue reading →

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