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- Sunday Oct 22, 2023: Chebucto Moose Field Meeting
- Call for “Hemlock Heroes” in Nova Scotia 15Jun2023
- Forest fires rage in Nova Scotia, Premier bans forest activities, but not those of forestry 1Jun2023
- Nova Scotia NRR looking for “Director of Resource Stewardship” 27May2023
- Nova Scotia Environment & Climate Change looking for HWA-OGF Coordinator 9May2023
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Sunday Oct 22, 2023: Chebucto Moose Field Meeting
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Posted in Conservation, Wabanaki Forest, Wildlife
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Call for “Hemlock Heroes” in Nova Scotia 15Jun2023
“Hemlock Heroes are trained citizens who volunteer to help save tall, dark hemlock forest ecosystems. Becoming a Hemlock Hero enables you to participate in a great cause to conserve some of the finest old growth forests in the province [Nova … Continue reading
Posted in Conservation, Pests & Diseases, Wabanaki Forest
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Forest fires rage in Nova Scotia, Premier bans forest activities, but not those of forestry 1Jun2023
In Nova Scotia, forestry operations are not required to pause during nesting season, or even to reduce the risk of igniting a fire during the worst fire season ever. ——– UPDATE June 4, 2023: A significant rain break beginning late … Continue reading
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Nova Scotia NRR looking for “Director of Resource Stewardship” 27May2023
Evidently, it’s a fairly senior position. Some extracts from indeed.com advert: Department: Natural Resources & Renewables Location: HALIFAX Type of Employment: Permanent Union Status: Exclusion – Non Union – NSPG Closing Date: 6/9/2023 (Applications are accepted until 11:59 PM Atlantic Time)
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Nova Scotia Environment & Climate Change looking for HWA-OGF Coordinator 9May2023
Extracts from the Advert on ca.indeed.com Competition # : 39024 Department: Environment and Climate Change Location: HALIFAX Type of Employment: Term Union Status: NSGEU – NSPG Closing Date: 5/17/2023 Salary Range: $2,074.62 – $3,215.50 Bi-Weekly
Posted in Conservation, HWA, Pests & Diseases
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More updates from Nova Scotia NRR including Triad info. on Harvest Plan Map Viewer 27Apr2023
Received from Forestry Maps today: The Harvest Plans Map Viewer is receiving an update to its legend that aligns with the Department’s continued work towards the implementation of Ecological Forestry on Crown lands. The updated legend, shown below, has two … Continue reading
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Some Ecological Landscape Analysis & Other Updates from Nova Scotia Natural Resources & Renewables 24Apr2023
A new interactive map – the Ecological Landscape Analysis Report Finder – conveys a lot of useful information. An updated Forest Development Stage Layer on the Provincial Landscape Viewer appeared to introduce some significant errors for a site I have … Continue reading
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Soils, Restoring Forests on Abandoned Farmland, Invasive Plants, Agroforestry, & the Forest Triad in SW Nova Scotia 15Apr2023
Soils, Restoring Forests on Abandoned Farmland, Invasive Plants, Agroforestry, & the Forest Triad are amongst a range of topics covered in the latest issue of the Southwest Nova Biosphere Reserve Newsletter. I think most of us are aware that SW … Continue reading
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Nina Newington on Citizen Science and the hold on harvesting at Goldsmith Lake 10Mar2023
Nina Newington, writing on Extinction Rebellion Mi’kma’ki / Nova Scotia (public FB group), Mar 9, 2023: “Citizen scientists working to protect the forest around Goldsmith Lake got some good news last week and some excellent media coverage this week: thanks … Continue reading
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Why was the Port Hawkesbury Paper FULA not preceded by an EA or equivalent process?11Feb2023
Application of EA or EA type of process to FULAs (Forest Utilization License Agreement) was seen by Prof Lahey as a critical “to bring transparency and accountability to the [planning] process and to mitigate the concerns about how DNR internally … Continue reading
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