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Recent Posts
- When does “protected area” in Nova Scotia actually mean protected? 2Jun2024
- There is a law against harming nesting birds but in Nova Scotia it falls on us, the public, to stand up for them 24May2026
- If ever there was a time when we need eccentric bees, this is it 16May2026
- Geoffrey V. Hurley: Nova Scotia parks one election away from becoming parking lots 11May2026
- No more Hutchinson’s Maple Syrup from Nova Scotia Crown lands after this year 25Apr2026
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Category Archives: Forest Roads
NN: “I’m a citizen scientist working to protect Nova Scotia’s forests. Tim Houston is threatening to put me in jail” 2Oct2025
“Jammed into a bill titled the Protecting Nova Scotians Act are amendments to the Crown Lands Act that will do just the opposite. “The current law states that “No person, without lawful authority, shall barricade or post signs on a … Continue reading
Posted in Citizen Sceince, Citizen-proposed Protected Areas, Conservation, Forest Roads, Freedom of Information, NS Gov, Wabanaki Forest
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Stories Maps Tell 1: Just not true? 2Feb2025
by Nina Newington Part I: Just not true? By Nina Newington One frigid November day in 2022, CBC came out to film citizen scientists on the South Mountain in Annapolis County. The group had identified 7 species at risk occurrences … Continue reading
Posted in Citizen Sceince, Conservation, Forest Roads, Landscape Level planning, ProtectedAreas, 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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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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