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On Dec.9, 2025, I put in a request for Forestry Maps via the Map Viewer to view the PTA for BlockID # HN26D1026, re NEW – Crown Land Harvest Plans 04December25
Yesterday [Dec 11, 2025] I received this response from WestFor:
There have been changes to the planning process on crown land. What is on the Harvest Plan Map Viewer now is a Development Plan not a completed Operation Plan. Currently the Development Plan is being consulted on and under review by DNR Staff. It is still early in the planning process, so no Pre-treatment Assessment has been completed at this time.
At this time, we are looking for feedback on any spatial conflicts that the public may have with this development plan.f you have any other questions or concerns about the Development Plan, please reach out and I will help you the best I can.
I replied:
Thanks, Can you clarify what you mean by “Spatial Conflicts”? Are you looking for comments at the Landscape Level, e.g., related to ecological connectivity?
UPDATE Dec 16, 2025. Received from WestFor today:
Through the Harvest Plan Map Viewer we are looking for more sight specific feedback. That being said we are more than happy to hear your comments on the landscape level and ecological connectivity.”
I replied:
Thanks. Given it is not a Completed Operations Plan, Prescriptions Types are TBD and there are no PTAs, I am wondering if there will be a new posting with 40 days to comment when there is an Operations Plan(s), we know the treatments, and the PTAs are available.
You may have seen the post I made about these plans on NS Forest Matters (www. nsfrestmatters.ca) on Dec 12, 2025: “On the WestFor 12-month plans & making the Nova Scotia Forest Triad work for all of us” I conclude “We all need to work together. In the end, the well-being of our communities and the natural world depend on trust and good will, as do markets.”
I ask questions, and I very much appreciate your responses, in that context.
From WestFor Dec 22, 2025:
Hello David,
There have been changes on how DNR is using the Harvest Plan Map Viewer. So there will not be a new posting when the PTA is completed on these plans.
Thanks,
M.