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Category Archives: Sustainable Wood Harvests
NSWOOA providing “Live, in-the-woods demo of new ecological forestry equipment” Dec 13, 2024
Received from NSWOOA this a.m.:
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Responses of Nova Scotia Liberals, NDP, PCs & Greens to “Nature Protection First Not Last” 20Nov2024
Just received (Nov 20, 2024) from the Healthy Forest Coalition: The Healthy Forest Coalition reached out to the provincial party leaders with a 7 point election statement and a question [See Post, Nov 8, 2024, for details]. It ended thus: … Continue reading
Posted in Conservation, ProtectedAreas, Sustainable Wood Harvests, Wabanaki Forest
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Healthy Forest Coalition to Nova Scotia Political Leaders: Nature Protection First not Last 8Nov2024
Just received: this message which the Healthy Forest Coalition sent to party leaders yesterday (Nov 7, 2024): NATURE PROTECTION FIRST NOT LAST The value of forests is changing. The way we treat them must change too. We are all stakeholders … Continue reading
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Sustainable Biomass Program launches public consultations on “Regional Risk Assessments” including one for Nova Scotia 7Nov2025
As a compendium of ‘what’s broadly understood about NS forests & wood supply’ (my paraphrasing), this RRA warrants careful scrutiny by Nova Scotians – especially given that the “biomass issue” was not addressed by Lahey in the 2018 Forest Practices … Continue reading
Posted in Bioeconomy, carbon, Low Grade Wood, Sustainable Wood Harvests
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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
Posted in carbon, Conservation, NS NRR, ProtectedAreas, Sustainable Wood Harvests, Triad, 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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From whence came the figure of “5.7 million cubic meters/yr” as the Sustainable Forest Harvest Level for Nova Scotia? 17Sep2024
Update Oct 6, 2024: My questions have landed back at Communications NS; latest word (Sep 24): they are “working on it”. ———————————————– There seems to be some reticence by the Nova Scotia Government and the NS Forestry Economic Task Force … Continue reading
Questions about stakeholder meetings (re: Feasibility of a new paper mill in Queens Co.) and Sustainable Forest Harvest Levels in Nova Scotia 3Sep2024
Recently I viewed an e-mail from a Paper Excellence official, addressed (apparently) to a set of “forestry sector stakeholders”, in which the focus topics for an upcoming meeting to be held in Queens Co in early September are described, and … Continue reading
Posted in Low Grade Wood, NP Mill, Soil & Aquatic Acidifcation, Sustainable Wood Harvests, SW Nova Scotia, 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
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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
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