“How do we ensure that the last bits of mature forest in the province are managed sustainably for a variety of purposes other than the single-minded interests of fiber production?”
Cutting immature red maple to make logs for growing shiitake mushrooms on private woodland in Nova Scotia
I have provided some excerpts below with links to the posts. I will add more as they might arise and are pertinent.
On a related note, I have heard that “the NS Government is changing the land taxation for forest lands: unless doing active forestry with a management plan in place, woodland owners will pay much more than 25 cents/acre. There seems to have been no announcement about this change.” Note (July 29): I have been unable to confirm or not confirm that such a change is in the works.
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“Join three champions of intelligent forestry – author Jamie Simpson (“Restoring the Acadian Forest”), forest ecologist Donna Crossland, and forest carbon sequestration pioneer Dale Prest, for a weekend addressing the many ways forests benefit society – while absorbing practical knowledge for understanding and managing your own woodlot. Small class limited to 15. A few seats left.”