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Bev Wigney on Super Canopy Trees

Posted on March 12, 2022 by admin

Post on Annapolis Royal & Area – Environment & Ecology, Mar 10, 2019       We’re all becoming just sick — heart sick — of seeing these great old super canopy trees hacked down — when they should be … Continue reading →

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FB Discussions

Posted on March 4, 2022 by admin

A transcript of comments on Woods & Waters Nova Scotia (Public Facebook Page) after WWNS Admin posted a link to this post on NSFN Image of stashes of cut logs at disabled Brooklyn Power plant in Nova Scotia underscore need … Continue reading →

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Image of stashes of cut logs at disabled Brooklyn Power plant in Nova Scotia underscore need for proper accounting to back up green energy claims 1Mar2022

Posted on March 1, 2022 by admin

UPDATE Mar 3, 2022: I added Discussions (on WWNS). Folks associated with Freeman Lumber participated. UPDATE Mar 1, 2022: A closely related item/investigatory journalism: Dalhousie University’s decision to source “sustainable biomass” from J.D. Irving and Wagner a “piss-off” by Joan … Continue reading →

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Soils

Posted on February 17, 2022 by admin

Nova Scotia Soil Quick Facts Perennia Field Services Fact Sheet. Document is dated 2018-02-22 Forest Soil Types of Nova Scotia Identification, Description, and Interpretation Kevin Keys 2007 NSDNR Forest Ecosystem Classication for Nova Scotia Part II: Soil Types Kevin Keys, … Continue reading →

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Update

Posted on February 15, 2022 by admin

On Salmon and Soils, An Update SUMMARY  As a result of the inherently poorly buffered soils that cover more than 60% of our landscape and acid rain, exacerbated by intensive logging and climate warming, Nova Scotia  has some of the … Continue reading →

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Posts etc

Posted on January 31, 2022 by admin

Posts & webpages on NSFN (Nova Scotia Forest Notes) addressing soil acidification/nutrient issues. Webpages: Current Issues/CALCIUM DEPLETION Page Created Aug 10, 2016 Current Issues/CALCIUM DEPLETION/Notes Current Issues/CALCIUM DEPLETION/Notes/SGEM Current Issues/CALCIUM DEPLETION/Notes/Posts Current Issues/CALCIUM DEPLETION/Notes/Liming Posts Nutrient/acidification issues are mentioned in … Continue reading →

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SGEMnote

Posted on January 31, 2022 by admin

Reference to Nutrient Budgeting in the SGEM (Final ed., July, 2021) p. 18 Nutrient sustainability is fundamental to long-term site productivity. Forest harvesting can harm nutrient sustainability if biomass removal rates do not consider site-specific nutrient budgets. Over the last … Continue reading →

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Notes

Posted on January 29, 2022 by admin

CONTENTS These are some of the scientific papers I consulted and took particular note of as I prepared an update on the ‘soil-acid-rain story’. For some cited below, the full paper is available online, others not so, but as a … Continue reading →

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In the News 2021

Posted on January 1, 2022 by admin

This page lists news items related to forests and forestry in NS beginning Jan 1, 2021. View these pages for more recent items: In the News (current) In the News Jan-May 2022 View these subpages for older items: In the … Continue reading →

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Comments on the draft Nova Scotia Old Growth Forest Policy: Annapolis Ecology Group founder Bev Wigney 7Dec2021

Posted on December 7, 2021 by admin

Received from Bev Wigney, this a.m. My comments: 1.) Determination of, protection of, and oversight of Old Growth Forest stands should be removed from the control of the Dept of Natural Resources and Renewables and moved to the control of … Continue reading →

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