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- It remains All About The Road (into the citizen-proposed Goldsmith Lake Wilderness Area) 26Oct2026
- WestFor constructs road ignoring buffers for Black Ash in citizen-proposed Protected Area (Nova Scotia) 3Oct2026
- Sep 30, our National Day for Truth and Reconciliation & Orange Shirt Day 27Sep2026
- Language Matters 12Aug2026
- Surely our climate targets are not “too expensive” 9Jul2026
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It remains All About The Road (into the citizen-proposed Goldsmith Lake Wilderness Area) 26Oct2026
By Nina Newington It’s all about the road. WestFor, with DNR’s approval, is currently building a road through buffer zones supposed to protect endangered Black ash on Crown land in Annapolis County. Black ash is one of the species at … Continue reading
Posted in Citizen Sceince, Citizen-proposed Protected Areas, Conservation, Forest Roads, Indigenous-led Conservation, Landscape Level planning, ProtectedAreas, Wabanaki Forest
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WestFor constructs road ignoring buffers for Black Ash in citizen-proposed Protected Area (Nova Scotia) 3Oct2026
& An Update Oct 16, 2026 At 6 AM yesterday – Wednesday – two trucks drove past the tent where I lay reading, listening to the rain on the canvas, listening for the backhoe operator to come in…Please do email … Continue reading
Posted in Citizen-proposed Protected Areas, Indigenous-led Conservation, NS DNR, ProtectedAreas, Reconciliation, Sustainable Wood Harvests, Wabanaki Forest
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Sep 30, our National Day for Truth and Reconciliation & Orange Shirt Day 27Sep2026
“September 30th marks National Day for Truth and Reconciliation and Orange Shirt Day – Every Child Matters “The National Day for Truth and Reconciliation was established in response to Call to Action 80 of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, which … Continue reading
Posted in Reconciliation
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Language Matters 12Aug2026
Wrote Nina Newington yesterday, Day 245 of Camp Now: The climate and nature catastrophe that is bearing down on us is the direct result of an economic system rooted in a particular idea, the idea that we humans are separate … Continue reading
Posted in Biophilia, Citizen-proposed Protected Areas, Indigenous-led Conservation, Reconciliation, Wabanaki Forest
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Surely our climate targets are not “too expensive” 9Jul2026
Wrote Nina Newington a few days ago, on Day 218 of Camp Now It’s been unusually hot recently. Record breaking. Last year was unusually dry. Record breaking. The fire that burned right up to the boundary of the proposed Goldsmith Lake … Continue reading
Posted in Climate Change
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On our Wabanaki Forest & Canada’s National Indigenous Peoples Day 21jun2026
On June 21, 2026, we in the northern hemisphere celebrate the summer solstice, as our ancestors have done since prehistoric times. Since June 21, 2017, the day is also known as Canada’s National Indigenous Peoples Day: In cooperation with Indigenous … Continue reading
Posted in Reconciliation, Wabanaki Forest
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Map of “Community-Proposed Protected Areas” in Nova Scotia released by EAC/HFC 10Jun2026
UPDATES: View – Conservation groups say Nova Scotia falling short of 2030 goal to protect land CTV News Report/Video (June 10) – Coalition of 55 groups demands Houston government act on protecting natural areas in Nova Scotia Suzanne Rent in … Continue reading
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When does “protected area” in Nova Scotia actually mean protected? 2Jun2024
Wrote Nina Newington a few days ago, on day 171 of Camp Now: On Wednesday the provincial government announced that they are adding 836 ha to Nova Scotia’s Protected Areas, plus they are opening public consultation on protecting another 1,946 … Continue reading
Posted in Citizen-proposed Protected Areas, Conservation, Landscape Level planning, NS DNR, ProtectedAreas, Species At Risk
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There is a law against harming nesting birds but in Nova Scotia it falls on us, the public, to stand up for them 24May2026
Wrote Nina Newington a few days ago, on day 171 of Camp Now: “It would be inevitable that nests are destroyed” if harvesting during nesting season went ahead, Marcus Zwicker admitted on CBC‘s Information Morning on June 12, 2019. The … Continue reading
Posted in Conservation, Migratory Birds, Wabanaki Forest, Wildlife
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If ever there was a time when we need eccentric bees, this is it 16May2026
Wrote Nina Newington a few days ago, on Day 165 of Camp Now: Yesterday a team of fungi researchers stopped in for tea. They’re studying post-fire fungi, had just been out to last year’s Long Lake fire site. The cup … Continue reading
Posted in Biophilia, Conservation, ProtectedAreas, Wabanaki Forest
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