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Three forestry field days in Central Nova Oct 6-20, 2018 illustrate “what can happen with careful, long-term management of forestland”

Posted on September 23, 2018 by admin

Andrew Kekacs of NSWOOA forwarded info about three forestry field days planned in Central Nova onver the periond Oct 6-20, 2018: The collaboration includes Alhol Forestry Coop Limited of Amherst, Conform Limited of Middle Musquodoboit, North Nova Forest Owners Co-op … Continue reading →

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Editorials and letters about forestry in Nova Scotia continued..Nov 9, 2017 – Critic blasts the Healthy Forest Coalition

Posted on November 10, 2017 by admin

Writing a commentary placed in the the business section of the Chronicle Herald, “a retired federal trade and economic development official” fires a few blasts at the Healthy Forest Coalition and defends the senior bureaucrats at NSDNR. Writes V.T: The … Continue reading →

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Nova Scotia Forestry in the Spotlight..30Sep2017

Posted on October 1, 2017 by admin

Forestry issues made a splash on the opinion pages this weekend, and more quietly, on the woodlot of Peter and Pat Spicer at Spencer’s Island on the Fundy shore of Cumberland Co. Writes Jim Guy, author and professor emeritus of … Continue reading →

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Big guys versus the rest in Nova Scotia forestry

Posted on September 24, 2017 by admin

Atlantic Forestry Review (Sep 2017) provides a pretty unbiased perspective of forestry in Atlantic Canada, allowing different players or journalists writing about those players to express their perspectives and otherwise reporting on good news, bad news, human-interest news and just … Continue reading →

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Editorials and letters about forestry in Nova Scotia, continued..4Mar2017

Posted on March 4, 2017 by admin

The back and forth on Forests and Forestry in Nova Scotia was prominent in the Saturday CH. Mike Parker, who kicked off the Show us the Science series, cautions that we “Don’t listen to industry reassurances”. He “searched out a … Continue reading →

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Editorials and letters about forestry in Nova Scotia, continued..11 & 21 Feb,2017

Posted on February 13, 2017 by admin

Issues with maps, databases and penetrating NSDNR’s “Specialized Skills Firewall” UPDATE Feb 23, 2017: View Op-ed by Bob Bancroft Public forests should not be private resource (CH Feb 21, 2017), in which he responds to Marcus Zwicker’s Op-ed, cited below. … Continue reading →

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More updates from Nova Scotia NRR including Triad info. on Harvest Plan Map Viewer 27Apr2023

Posted on April 27, 2023 by admin

Received from Forestry Maps today: The Harvest Plans Map Viewer is receiving an update to its legend that aligns with the Department’s continued work towards the implementation of Ecological Forestry on Crown lands. The updated legend, shown below, has two … Continue reading →

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interruption of Crown land logging notices was due to technical difficulties now being addressed 4May2022

Posted on May 4, 2022 by admin

On May 1, I sent this message to Forestry Maps: There is a scuttle going on that people are not receiving notifications anymore. The last I received was for Mar 14, 2022. Have there been any more?Any clarification appreciated. Thx – … Continue reading →

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Nova Scotia Crown lands Harvest Plan announcements: changes reflecting ‘Lahey’ introduced 3Feb2022

Posted on February 3, 2022 by admin

Received today (Feb 3, 2022) from forestrtrymapsATnovascotia.ca together with the latest list of new announcements: “The Harvest Plans Map Viewer is receiving an update to its legend that aligns with the Department’s continued work towards implementation of the Nova Scotia … Continue reading →

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On logging of Crown land parcel AP068499 Beals Meadow, Nova Scotia: 2. Highgrading at the Landscape Level 27Jan2022

Posted on January 27, 2022 by admin

“Logging the Best and Leaving the Rest” is occurring on the Crown lands all over the province including the area of AP068499 Beals Meadow. It is “Highgrading at the Landscape Level” CONTENTS – Background – What is “Highgrading”? – Highgrading … Continue reading →

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