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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
Anglers’ group tests New Brunswick rivers for glyphosate 21Sep2024
The Hammond River Angling Association (HRAA) is a non-profit environmental organization, whose mandate is “to protect and preserve the Hammond River watershed through education, conservation, and community interaction.”. The Hammond River is “a valuable tributary of the Wolastoq-Saint John River.” … Continue reading
Posted in Aquatic systems, Citizen Sceince, Conservation, Glyphosate, Watersheds
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Thoughts from Lichen Camp on Day 191: “Nature will mend the torn fabric of life” 17Sep2024
By Nina Newington, On Friends of Goldsmith Lake Wilderness Area (Public Facebook Group) Sep 12, 2024 The forest right around our camp is not old forest. It is 50 to 60 years old and as close to a softwood monoculture … Continue reading
Posted in Conservation, Wabanaki Forest
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40 days and 40 nights to comment on 5-year PHP harvest plans under Nova Scotia’s Outcomes Based Forest Management 4Aug2024
Update Aug 5, 2024: To comment/discuss this post, please go to this item on Woods & Waters Nova Scotia Facebook Page. (‘Must log in to Facebook to comment.) —– We have forty days and forty nights to comment on the … Continue reading
Posted in Conservation, Sustainable Wood Harvests, Triad
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Shady Accounting and Vanishing Forests on Nova Scotia’s Crown Lands 14Jul2024
Update Aug9, 2024: To comment/discuss this post, please go to this item on Woods & Waters Nova Scotia Facebook Page. (‘Must log in to Facebook to comment.) ——————————————- By Nina Newington SUMMARY To justify the sacrifice of biodiversity in the … Continue reading
Posted in Conservation, Forest Roads, Triad, Wabanaki Forest
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Fourteen students completed the first official tree marking course in Nova Scotia 20Jun2024
Guest Post by Minga O’Brien Tree marking is an integral step in partial harvesting systems geared towards managing for quality timber products, and healthy forest habitats. From June 4-7, 2024, it was my pleasure to be an instructor for a … Continue reading
Posted in Certification systems, Conservation, Sustainable Wood Harvests, Tree-marking
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Feedback sought on Wood Pellet Association of Canada’s Regional Risk Assessment for sourcing biomass from Nova Scotia’s harvestable forest land base 16Jun2024
UPDATE: Received from Brenda Hopkin Jul 27, 2024 in response to an inquiry, re: when can we expect to be notified: “We are in the final stages of finishing the RRA. We are aiming for the middle of August & … Continue reading
Posted in Certification systems, Conservation, Forest Biomass, Low Grade Wood, Sustainable Wood Harvests
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