A limited selection of posts on Social Media that reflect, report on public discussion of current, forest- and forestry-related issues in Nova Scotia by ‘both sides of the aisle’. Not attempting to be comprehensive.
Page initiated Sep 22, 2024.
Sep 27, 2024:
– Sugar Maple Stands & Ecological Forestry (Audio)
Blomidon Naturalists In Conversation series. “In this episode, we chat with local sugarbush farmer Chris Hutchinson, whose ecological forestry practices help keep over 700 acres of forest healthy. Then we chat with Alan Warner about the proposed Chain Lakes Wilderness area and how those same ecological forestry practices can help safe guard our forest for the future.”
Sep 16, 2024:
No Spray Bear River 2024: Glyphosate spraying is happening again in the 2024 season
Re-Post of the initial post by No Spray Bear River 2024, Public Facebook group formed on Sep 8, 2024. “This year there are two sites in L’Sitkuk/Bear River that we are working hard to protect in Victory area. This is our backyard, where we hike, swim, camp, fish, and explore the nature at the edge of the Tobeatic wilderness. We can’t let the biodiversity of these areas be put at risk by glyphosate spraying. Victory is OURS!..”
Sep 15, 2024:
Did You Know
TLE on Protect Guysboro, public Facebook Group created on created on August 6, 2024. “We are a group of citizens concerned about lack of public consultation and transparency regarding 500+ industrial wind turbines proposed for Guysborough County. Not one of these wind turbines will be built to power our grid—instead proponents will use wind energy to export ammonia overseas.” In the post, TLE expresses Thanks to those who joined us at the Community Information Session today to learn about what is happening throughout Guysborough County.”
Sep 13, 2024:
Simply Blue Group to develop major sustainable aviation fuel hub in Goldboro, Nova Scotia
Announcement by Simply Blue on www.simplybluegroup.com. “Nova Scotia has an abundance of residual biomass: renewable organic material that comes from plants. It contains carbon and hydrogen – both of which are required to make sustainable aviation fuel…Todd Burgess, Interim Executive Director at Forest Nova Scotia, commented on the positive impact of Simply Blue Group’s project on the forestry industry. ” Other endorsements by Tory Rushton, NS Minister of Natural Resources and Renewables, Laurel Broten, CEO of Invest in Canada. “Headquartered in Cork, Ireland, Simply Blue Group has offices in Dublin, Belfast, Newquay, Pembrokeshire, Edinburgh, Bilbao, and Nova Scotia.”
Mar 11, 2024:
WestFor supports the Nova Scotia Government’s goal of protecting 20% of land and water.
FB pages created January 13, 2020. Website at westfor.org Under Comments: ML:”..Setbacks, buffers, and forests under the Old Forest Policy Layer don’t count towards protection percentages because they are only set aside under policy measures that can be reversed or altered with relative ease. This is not the same as the full legal protection that is afforded by the designations of Wilderness Areas and Nature Reserves.”