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Recent Posts
- A Letter Worth Reading Part 3: Nova Scotia Gov. correction – Goldsmith Lake is NOT under consideration as a Wilderness Area
- The “Good News” for Goldsmith Lake Wilderness Area now denied by Nova Scotia Gov. 16Jun2025
- For the Birds, a little good news 6Jun2025
- A Letter Worth Reading, Part 2: Of goshawks and safeguards in Nova Scotia 15May2025
- A Letter worth reading: Part 1: News (good and bad) for the citizen-proposed Goldsmith Lake Wilderness Area in Nova Scotia and beyond 11 May2025
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Category Archives: NS DNR
A Letter Worth Reading Part 3: Nova Scotia Gov. correction – Goldsmith Lake is NOT under consideration as a Wilderness Area
By Nina Newington CONTENTS – CBC investigates – The obvious question, and others – Justifying – Compliant – Current – What Now? – Relevant Freedom of Information Docs CBC investigates On June 12th, CBC’s Phlis McGregor reported: Earlier this spring … Continue reading
Posted in Citizen Sceince, Citizen-proposed Protected Areas, Conservation, Freedom of Information, Landscape Level planning, NS DNR, ProtectedAreas
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The “Good News” for Goldsmith Lake Wilderness Area now denied by Nova Scotia Gov. 16Jun2025
Wrote Nina Newington on May 11, 2025 in A Letter worth reading: Part 1: News (good and bad)… The Goldsmith Lake Wilderness Area is now under formal evaluation for permanent protection by Environment and Climate Change, with the Department of … Continue reading
Posted in Citizen Sceince, Citizen-proposed Protected Areas, Conservation, Freedom of Information, NS DNR, NS Gov, ProtectedAreas, Wabanaki Forest
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A Letter worth reading: Part 1: News (good and bad) for the citizen-proposed Goldsmith Lake Wilderness Area in Nova Scotia and beyond 11 May2025
By Nina Newington The Goldsmith Lake Wilderness Area is now under formal evaluation for permanent protection by Environment and Climate Change, with the Department of Natural Resources collaborating. The Citizen Scientists of Southwest Nova Scotia proposed the area for protection … Continue reading
Posted in Citizen-proposed Protected Areas, Conservation, NS DNR
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Stories Maps Tell III: Where the Bowater map got it wrong and a new map to enjoy 10Apr2025
By Nina Newington At right: At right: This old Yellow Birch in the Goldsmith Lake area was revealed by our coring to be well over 300 years of age. It is located in an area that the Bowater map shows … Continue reading
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In the News on Nova Scotia Forest Matters: NS Democracy Issues 28Feb2025
We have a new subsection of In the News on NSFM: NS Democracy Issues BACKGROUND Lack of transparency surrounding NS Governments’ handing of forestry and of environmental issues more broadly has been a major issue for decades, and regardless of … Continue reading
Posted in Freedom of Information, NS DNR, NS Gov
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