Category Archives: NS NRR

Harvesting in citizen-proposed Nova Scotia Protected Area continued…4Nov2024

Post by David Patriquin Citizens have 40 days and 40 nights to comment on the proposed harvest but only comments specific to the site will be answered; in the meantime it’s not clear whether the parcel in question will remain … Continue reading

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A second scientific paper by MG Betts & colleagues further documents “Forest Degradation” in Maritime Canada 31Oct2024

It’s difficult to understate the significance of this paper given the recent efforts of the E.U. to bring in regulations that limit exports and imports of forest products associated with “deforestation” and “forest degradation” while the Canadian forest industry and … Continue reading

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Special Announcement – Public Meeting on the proposed Chain Lakes Wilderness Area Mon Oct 28, 2024

The province has promised to protect 20% of the land area of Nova Scotia by 2030, but government folks are evidently not taking their promise very seriously. It appears that the intent of DNRR is to cut the best of … Continue reading

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Nova Scotia Government responds to Questions about the Sustainable Forest Harvest Level 16oct2024

The number that is being cited as the Sustainable Harvest Level for Nova Scotia, 5.7 million cubic meters/annum,  dates from NS Government sources in 2016. It surely does not represent what’s available today, what could be sustained well into the … Continue reading

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From whence came the figure of “5.7 million cubic meters/yr” as the Sustainable Forest Harvest Level for Nova Scotia? 17Sep2024

Update Oct 6, 2024: My questions have  landed back at Communications NS; latest word (Sep 24): they are “working on it”. ———————————————– There seems to be some reticence by the Nova Scotia Government and the NS Forestry Economic Task Force … Continue reading

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Dreams of producing biofuel from Nova Scotia forests just got very big 14Sep2024

Post and related pages by David Patriquin Dreams of a Biorefinery in Nova Scotia and related concepts (Bioplastics, Biofuel, and Bioeconomy…) go back to 2012, the closure of the Bowater-Mersey Mill, and to the birth and eventual passing of “Cellufuel”, … Continue reading

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In Tiny Letters: Warnings about eating berries on forest glyphosate spray sites in Nova Scotia 2Sep2024

A post shared on Woods and Water Nova Scotia, Aug 30, 2024: Nina Newington – Stop Spraying & Clear-Cutting Mi’kma’ki (Nova Scotia) So ARF has already sprayed this site in West Caledonia, Queens County. That’s what the orange sticker indicates. … Continue reading

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