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Nature Nova Scotia on the revised SGEM 18Feb2021

Posted on February 18, 2021 by admin

To Whom it may concern February 18, 2021 Response to the draft: Silvicultural Guidelines for the Ecological Matrix Lands Version 3 By Nature Nova Scotia A first review of this document gives the impression that it is a step forward … Continue reading →

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Nervousness about forestry practices in Nova Scotia continues 10May2020

Posted on May 10, 2020 by admin

There’s not a lot happening on the forests and forestry front these days with The Mill down and Covid19 lockdowns. However, L&F continues to put out plans for harvesting on the HPMV and, presumably, some related activity is happening on … Continue reading →

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BW on the Birch Hill Forest 21Jan2020

Posted on January 22, 2020 by admin

Text of Bev Wigney’s post on Annapolis Royal & Area – Environment & Ecology (Public Facebook Group), Jan 21, 2020. My comments regarding the BIRCH HILL FOREST — as just submitted on the HPMV comment submission site. If it seems … Continue reading →

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A sober but hopeful start to the New Year 1Jan2020

Posted on January 1, 2020 by admin

Premier McNeil’s announcement Dec 20, 2019 that he would be honouring the Boat Harbour Act, and Northern Pulp’s announcement that they would close The Mill mark a historic transition on several fronts. The sober part is the direct loss of … Continue reading →

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Don Wilson on Biodiversity in and for Nova Scotia 27July2019

Posted on July 27, 2019 by admin

Monday, July 29, 2019 is the final date for submitting comments on the proposed Biodiversity Act. Don Wilson shares his perspectives on how forestry can be practiced to protect biodiversity in Nova Scotia. L&F conducted a Biodiversity Act Consultation over … 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

Posted on July 17, 2019 by admin

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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Biodiverse Southwest Nova Scotia at Risk

Posted on October 29, 2018 by admin

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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Birds nests versus industrial forestry in Nova Scotia & what the Independent Review can do for us

Posted on January 10, 2018 by admin

Two items in the forestry related news for Nova Scotia last week illustrate the quandary we are in when it comes to figuring out ‘what to do about forestry in Nova Scotia’. First was an article about the impacts of … Continue reading →

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CBC InfoA.M. attempts to sort out issues between smaller private owners and operators and the WestFor consortium – #4 A Forest Ecologist’s view

Posted on July 11, 2017 by admin

Donna Crossland, a co-author of Restoring the Health of Nova Scotia’s Forests (2010), says we can’t maintain an Acadian forest on 50 year rotations. CBC Halifax Information Morning has carried several lengthy interviews recently to do with the state of … Continue reading →

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Nova Scotia’s Clearcut Refugees

Posted on March 12, 2017 by admin

“A strong argument for the inhumanity of clear cutting is that we put at risk all animals that are forced into refugee status.” – Soren Bondrup-Nielsen In a recent post on the NatureNS listserv (a birds and natural history discussion … Continue reading →

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