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Forest Dynamics
‘Workin on it The brown text is taken from Wikipedia: Forest dynamics, as it is a fairly clear and concise description of forest dynamics; bolding is mine. Contents FOREST DISTURBANCES *COMMENT ON THE BOREAL RAINFORESTS **COMMENT ON NATURAL DISTURBANCES IN … Continue reading
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Older News
This page provides a list of links to news items related to forests and forestry in Nova Scotia beginning June 11, 2018 up to Jan 13, 2020, as I was able to catch them. For more recent items, view In … Continue reading
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Bev Wigney on proposed changes to the Canada Migratory Bird Regulations that would allow exceptions to the prohibition against disturbance of nests 24July2019
“If anything, it’s time to toughen up the rules and establish a [Forestry] SILENT SEASON to allow migratory birds, as well as mammals raising their young in spring and summer, to have some peace and lack of disturbance and destruction.” … Continue reading
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Scott Leslie’s “backgrounder” video on the Corbett-Lake Old Growth Forest, Little Brown Bat added to SAR residents 17July 2019
After viewing Scott Leslie’s Video, I had one big question: What DOES it take for a site to be protected as Old Growth in Nova Scotia? CONTENTS – THE VIDEO – THE LITTLE BROWN BAT – WHAT IT’S ABOUT – … Continue reading
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“My Little Bit Won’t Hurt” – Carbon Emissions & Biomass Burning
Or maybe it will Guest Post by Norris Whiston The following graph of an Antarctic ice core sample covers Earth’s last 800,000 years. It was done by the British Antarctic Survey (Natural Environment Research Council) and reported 14 November 2016. … Continue reading
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Nova Scotia L&F Minister Rankin again joins discussion on Social Media 9Jan2019, ends it abruptly
Healthy Forest Coalition, Jan 9, 2019: The following took place in just over an hour beginning at approx 6:30 pm; this post made at 7:50 p.m. SH shared a post. Minister Iain Rankin expects Nova Scotians, who care about our … Continue reading
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What you get and some of what you do not get on the Harvest Plan Map Viewer (and where to get it) Page posted Jan 3, 2019 Modifications to Wishlist on Jan 4, 2019 Contents Introduction WHAT YOU GET Viewing … Continue reading
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McNeil & Co firm on closure of Boat Harbour, vague on plan B (Biomass, Biofuel, Biorefinery and Bioeconomy)
The government should be explicit (public and transparent) about the options it is exploring and talk to more than just the advocates for Biomass, Biofuel, a Biorefinery and the Bioeconomy before taking us further down that path Update/Comment Dec 15, … Continue reading
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Nova Scotia L&F searching for Manager, Innovation & Business Development
Developing biofuels and the like remains a high priority of L&F Addendum Dec 12, 2018: In today’s Chronicle Herald: N.S. adjusts refinery environmental assessment regulations By Stuart Peddle. “The province is changing environmental assessment regulations for small oil refineries after … Continue reading
Biodiverse Southwest Nova Scotia at Risk
Given the Lahey Report & Recommendations, why are we still making harvest decisions on Crown lands based on a narrow spectrum of highly specialized information that few can critique and on a process that has essentially been discredited? UPDATE Jan … Continue reading
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