Nature Nova Scotia considers the harvest planned for Beal’s Brook (harvest plan AP068499) to be ill-aligned with the province’s goals around ecological forestry and we ask that the area be conserved through the protected areas system instead. Read Bob’s letter to Minister Rushton here.
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The Nova Scotia government released the draft “Old-Growth Forest Policy for Nova Scotia” in the fall of 2021, asking Nova Scotians to give their feedback on proposed updates. This new version would update the Old Forest Policy of 2012. The document was long and technical, so we provided a selection of responses from expert scientists, naturalists, and
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by NatureNS President, Bob Bancroft A first review of [the province’s latest Silvicultural Guidelines for the Ecological Matrix lands draft] gives the impression that it is a step forward in an appropriate ecological direction. But closer examination of its decision keys, using the Forest Ecosystem Classification for Nova Scotia, reveals some serious flaws. It becomes
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