Category Archives: Sustainable Wood Harvests

40 days and 40 nights to comment on 5-year PHP harvest plans under Nova Scotia’s Outcomes Based Forest Management 4Aug2024

Posted on August 5, 2024 by David Patriquin

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

Posted on June 20, 2024 by NSmattersAdmin

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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Feedback sought on Wood Pellet Association of Canada’s Regional Risk Assessment for sourcing biomass from Nova Scotia’s harvestable forest land base 16Jun2024

Posted on June 16, 2024 by NSmattersAdmin

UPDATE: Received from Brenda Hopkin Jul 27, 2024 in response to an inquiry, re: when can we expect to be notified: “We are in the final stages of finishing the RRA. We are aiming for the middle of August & … Continue reading →

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