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- Why we’re camping beside a logging road in the snow in Nova Scotia 1Jan2026
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Category Archives: ProtectedAreas
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
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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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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
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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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