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Recent Posts
- “Mi’kmaq Establish Cultural Revitalization Camp at Hunters Mountain to Protect Sacred Land and Medicines” 16Sep2025
- Keith Egger to Premier Houston on “Meeting your 20% by 2030 obligations” 2Sep2025
- Nova Scotia DNR puts a hold on new forest harvest decisions pending end of the Woods Ban 20Aug2025
- Citizen Scientists of SW Nova Scotia ask DNR Minister to put a hold on new forest harvest decisions pending end of the Woods Ban 11Aug 2025
- Areas within Proposed Ingram River Wilderness Area in Nova Scotia now targeted for perpetual clearcutting 15Jul2025
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Category Archives: Conservation
Responses of Nova Scotia Liberals, NDP, PCs & Greens to “Nature Protection First Not Last” 20Nov2024
Just received (Nov 20, 2024) from the Healthy Forest Coalition: The Healthy Forest Coalition reached out to the provincial party leaders with a 7 point election statement and a question [See Post, Nov 8, 2024, for details]. It ended thus: … Continue reading
Posted in Conservation, ProtectedAreas, Sustainable Wood Harvests, Wabanaki Forest
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CBC InfoAM interviews on Logging in Citizen-Proposed Protected Areas #1: the “Activists” 20Nov2024
CBC’s Carsten Knox interviewed St. Margaret’s Bay Stewardship Association Coordinator Mike Lancaster, and Ecology Action Centre’s Wilderness Coordinator Raymond Plourde on the topic of “Protecting Wilderness Areas” for Information Morning – NS with Portia Clarke, aired on Nov 19, 2024. … Continue reading
Posted in Citizen Sceince, Conservation, Landscape Level planning, ProtectedAreas
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“Landscape Ecologist Karen Beazley a candidate for the Green Party in Nova Scotia election” 16Nov2024
At a time when “Environment” seems to have dropped off the list of priorities for most voters, the Climate and Biodiversity Crises notwithstanding, it’s encouraging to see such a high caliber candidate and champion of Nature AND People amongst our … Continue reading
Posted in Conservation, Landscape Level planning, Wildlife
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Healthy Forest Coalition to Nova Scotia Political Leaders: Nature Protection First not Last 8Nov2024
Just received: this message which the Healthy Forest Coalition sent to party leaders yesterday (Nov 7, 2024): NATURE PROTECTION FIRST NOT LAST The value of forests is changing. The way we treat them must change too. We are all stakeholders … Continue reading
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Harvesting in citizen-proposed Nova Scotia Protected Area continued…Goldsmith Lake Wilderness Area4Nov2024
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
Posted in carbon, Conservation, NS NRR, ProtectedAreas, Sustainable Wood Harvests, Triad, Wabanaki Forest
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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
Posted in Conservation, Forest Roads, NS NRR, ProtectedAreas, Triad, Wabanaki Forest
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Open letter to Nova Scotia Premier Houston requesting cessation of logging in areas that are prime candidates for protection 17Oct2024
The letter from The Save our Old Forest Association (SOOF) with 17 co-sponsors requests cessation of logging in areas that are prime candidates for protection by 2030. View Original Letter View expanded version with photos & links below:
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Lichen Camp at Goldsmith Lake, Nova Scotia, Celebrates and Packs Up 1Oct2024
By Nina Newington, Citizen Scientist and Lichen Camp Coordinator and Lisa Proulx – Citizen Scientist Nina Newington On Saturday September 28th, after 210 days camping on a logging road in Annapolis County, Citizen Scientists and our many allies came together … Continue reading
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Plans for harvesting within the proposed Ingram River Wilderness Area (IRWA) continue 23Sep2024
Many Nova Scotians are feeling a lot of frustration about the slow movement of the NS Government on its otherwise commendable commitment to “20% Protection by 2030”. A Case in point: the folks seeking protection for the proposed Ingram River … Continue reading
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