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LighthouseNOW article provides a little more clarity on pending WestFor Agreement

Posted on March 22, 2017 by admin

Negotiations with the Mi’kmaq community are required and appropriate. An article by Brittany Wentzell in LighthouseNOW, a Bridgewater and Lunenburg-based newspaper, provides some new info about the pending Forest Utilization Licence Agreement (FULA) that would give a consortium of 13 … Continue reading →

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WestFor Lease still being negotiated – Hines

Posted on March 13, 2017 by admin

The impending WestFor lease has occupied a bit of attention recently, with Hines touring SW Nova Scotia and Annapolis and Digby Counties expressing concerns about clearcutting and the WestFor lease. I had wondered about the status of the Westfor lease … Continue reading →

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Neighbours get no notice about clearcut on Crown land

Posted on February 3, 2017 by admin

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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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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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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Triad Zoning

Posted on August 27, 2016 by admin

Update 2019: More formal implementation of the triad system is a key component of the Lahey Report. View: – An Independent Review of Forest Practices in Nova Scotia: Executive Summary, Conclusions and Recommendations By William Lahey. 82 pages – An … 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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Forest Fire in Medway Communty Forest near Kejimkujik National Park

Posted on August 8, 2016 by admin

“The leader of a community co-operative that manages forest near Kejimkujik National Park says the forest fires burning since Thursday are a “tough hit,” but not unexpected…The part of the forest believed to have first caught fire had black spruce … Continue reading →

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Natural History

Posted on June 27, 2016 by admin

Natural history is the observation and description of the life around us and the explanation of how it came to be. View also submenu items including Forest Vegetation, Conservation, NSDNR Old Forest Policy, and Conservation Links, Birds, Amphibians, Reps & … Continue reading →

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