Category Archives: Citizen-proposed Protected Areas

It remains All About The Road (into the citizen-proposed Goldsmith Lake Wilderness Area) 26Oct2026

Posted on October 26, 2026 by Admin

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 | Comments Off on 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

Posted on October 3, 2026 by Admin

& 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 | Comments Off on WestFor constructs road ignoring buffers for Black Ash in citizen-proposed Protected Area (Nova Scotia) 3Oct2026

Language Matters 12Aug2026

Posted on August 12, 2026 by Admin

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 | Comments Off on Language Matters 12Aug2026

Map of “Community-Proposed Protected Areas” in Nova Scotia released by EAC/HFC 10Jun2026

Posted on June 11, 2026 by Admin

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 →

Posted in Citizen-proposed Protected Areas | Comments Off on Map of “Community-Proposed Protected Areas” in Nova Scotia released by EAC/HFC 10Jun2026

When does “protected area” in Nova Scotia actually mean protected? 2Jun2024

Posted on June 2, 2026 by Admin

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 | Comments Off on When does “protected area” in Nova Scotia actually mean protected? 2Jun2024

Nova Scotia government makes massive “Shock & Awe” changes at DNR 20Feb2026

Posted on February 21, 2026 by Admin

by Nina Newington, Camp Now entry for Day 82 I was going to write a cheery post about the new warmth in the February sun; the joy of shadows on snow; the steady stream of visitors to camp, travelling from … Continue reading →

Posted in Citizen-proposed Protected Areas, Conservation, Freedom of Information, Landscape Level planning, NS DNR, NS Gov, ProtectedAreas, Resource Development, Species At Risk, Wildlife | Comments Off on Nova Scotia government makes massive “Shock & Awe” changes at DNR 20Feb2026

Why not protect the Corbett Peninsula? 15 Feb,2026

Posted on February 15, 2026 by Admin

By Nina Newington, from a post on Friends of Goldsmith Lake Wilderness Area (public FB group) in her Camp-Now Series, this one for Day 72 (Feb 10, 2026) Why not protect the Corbett Peninsula? It’s beautiful, it’s accessible, it’s full … Continue reading →

Posted in Citizen-proposed Protected Areas, Landscape Level planning, NS DNR | Comments Off on Why not protect the Corbett Peninsula? 15 Feb,2026

Why we’re camping beside a logging road in the snow in Nova Scotia 1Jan2026

Posted on January 2, 2026 by Admin

By Nina Newington Camp NOW – Day 32 Happy New Year! It’s been a month since we set up Camp NOW. Need Our Wilderness. Seems like a good moment to sum up why we’re camping beside a logging road in … Continue reading →

Posted in Citizen-proposed Protected Areas, Wabanaki Forest | Comments Off on Why we’re camping beside a logging road in the snow in Nova Scotia 1Jan2026

“Camp NOW” set up to protest failure to protect wilderness areas in Nova Scotia 4Dec2025

Posted on December 4, 2025 by Admin

UPDATE: What do forest protections look like now? CBC Information Morning with Portia Clark, Fri Dec 6, 2025. “The flagging tape that signals future logging is up in the proposed Goldsmith Lake Wilderness Area. Portia talks with a forest ecologist … Continue reading →

Posted in Citizen-proposed Protected Areas, Landscape Level planning, NS Gov, ProtectedAreas, Wabanaki Forest | Comments Off on “Camp NOW” set up to protest failure to protect wilderness areas in Nova Scotia 4Dec2025

Citizen-proposed Goldsmith Lake Wilderness Area (Nova Scotia): 121 confirmed SAR, 31 stands of protected OGF 1Dec 2025

Posted on December 1, 2025 by Admin

Just received from Citizen Scientists of Southwest Nova Scotia: the latest version of their map showing confirmed SAR (Species-at-Risk, now 121 in total) and now protected OGF (Old Growth Forest) stands (31). Links to more info. & context: – An … Continue reading →

Posted in Citizen Sceince, Citizen-proposed Protected Areas, Landscape Level planning | Comments Off on Citizen-proposed Goldsmith Lake Wilderness Area (Nova Scotia): 121 confirmed SAR, 31 stands of protected OGF 1Dec 2025