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Recent Posts
- “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
- Shoulder to Shoulder – NN 16Nov2025
- A few pics from Shoulder to Shoulder: We are All Treaty People Rally 15Nov2025
- Nova Scotia DNR announces a short cut in public review of forest harvest plans 6Nov2025
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Category Archives: ProtectedAreas
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:
Posted in Citizen Sceince, Conservation, ProtectedAreas, Wabanaki Forest
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Nova Scotia Government responds to Questions about the Sustainable Forest Harvest Level 16Oct2024
The number that is being cited as the Sustainable Harvest Level for Nova Scotia, 5.7 million cubic meters/annum, dates from NS Government sources in 2016. It surely does not represent what’s available today, what could be sustained well into the … Continue reading
Posted in NS NRR, ProtectedAreas, Soil & Aquatic Acidifcation, Sustainable Wood Harvests, Triad
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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
Posted in Citizen Sceince, Conservation, ProtectedAreas, Species At Risk, Wabanaki Forest
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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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