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Posted on November 19, 2016 by admin

The posts on the Home Page are intended to serve as a record of events, news and opinions on the subject of forests and forestry in Nova Scotia, with some commentary, as they unfold, beginning on June 21, 2016. Undoubtedly … Continue reading →

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Why was the Port Hawkesbury Paper FULA not preceded by a EA or equivalent process?11Feb2023

Posted on February 11, 2023 by admin

Application of EA or EA type of process to FULAs (Forest Utilization License Agreement) was seen by Prof Lahey as a critical “to bring transparency and accountability to the [planning] process and to mitigate the concerns about how DNR internally … Continue reading →

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Nutrient Budgeting for AP068499 Beals Meadow

Posted on June 9, 2022 by admin

I have asked some questions of personnel at Nova Scotia Natural Resources & Renewables (NSNRR) about the application of  the forest Nutrient Budget Model for Nova Scotia (NBM-NS)  to Crown land block  AP068499 Beals Meadow  which lies an area of highly … Continue reading →

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The Natural Disturbance Papers -1

Posted on June 3, 2022 by admin

Working on it A review of natural disturbances to inform implementation of ecological forestry in Nova Scotia, Canada by Anthony R. Taylor, David A. MacLean, Peter D. Neily, Bruce Stewart, Eugene Quigley, Sean P. Basquill, Celia K. Boone, Derek Gilby, … Continue reading →

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In the News Jan-May 2022

Posted on June 2, 2022 by admin

This page lists news items related to forests and forestry in NS beginning Jan 1, 2022. Sometime during the past year, I started putting all news items on this page –  instead of putting some items on other pages (e.g. … Continue reading →

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The 8% Lands

Posted on May 12, 2022 by admin

From “Implementing Ecosystem-based Integrated Resource Management in Nova Scotia” by Bruce Stewart and Peter Neily, 2008. pp 71-77 in Implementing Ecosystem-based Management Approaches in Canada’s Forests. A Science-Policy Dialogue Edited by Brenda McAfee and Christian Malouin Published by Natural Resources Canada Canadian … Continue reading →

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Nina N on TRR-2

Posted on May 7, 2022 by admin

Navigation –Post May 8, 2022 –Nina N on TRR-1 –Nina N on TRR-2 (This Page) –Nina N on TRR-3 Talking Radical Radio 8:40 Nina Newington (continued) Forests and forestry in Nova Scotia Nova Scotia is a relatively small province it’s also … Continue reading →

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Historic Afforestation

Posted on May 4, 2022 by admin

Also view Land Base Afforestation is the establishment of a forest or stand of trees (forestation) in an area where there was no previous tree cover. In the responses to questions posed to NSDNR from the Halifax Field Naturalists in 2017: … 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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Second paper from the Nova Scotia Ecological Forestry Natural Disturbance Regime project published, announced 6 months later 4Feb2022

Posted on February 4, 2022 by admin

This ‘Priority Project’ appears to be completed, pretty well on schedule, but many issues remain to be addressed at the landscape level. Surely it is time to adopt a  key recommendation of Prof Lahey  in his recent Evaluation of Progress, namely to … Continue reading →

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