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- What’s it take to convince Nova Scotia DNRR to give interim protection to an area with 33 occurrences of SAR Old Growth Forest Indicators? 15Mar2024
- BDO Zone Initiative issues an “A-rating” for Southwest Nova Scotia as a location to develop “Bioeconomy Projects” 4Feb2024
- Could Nova Scotia-produced Mass Timber reduce our housing shortage AND save our Old Forests? 7Jan2024
- Would “thinning areas where harvesting isn’t allowed” as advocated by Forest Nova Scotia reduce wildfire risk? 23Nov2023
- Nova Scotia NRR seeking Program Admin Officer 4 (Resource Forester) 17Nov2023.
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Category Archives: NS NRR
What’s it take to convince Nova Scotia DNRR to give interim protection to an area with 33 occurrences of SAR Old Growth Forest Indicators? 15Mar2024
That’s what Forest Protector Nina Newington asked on Day 13 of “Lichen Camp”. Forty SAR occurrences, 33 of them an old growth forest indicator species, are not enough, it seems, to convince DNRR to give the whole area interim protection … Continue reading
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BDO Zone Initiative issues an “A-rating” for Southwest Nova Scotia as a location to develop “Bioeconomy Projects” 4Feb2024
This latest “Bioeconomy” initiative would involve use of 550,000 green metric tons per year of sawmill residuals and by-product wood fibre from the forest sector. In the formal BDO Zone Report, cautions are expressed that are not amongst the highlights … Continue reading
Posted in Ecological Forestry, Forest Bioenergy, Forestry in Nova Scotia, NS NRR, Triad
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Nova Scotia NRR seeking Program Admin Officer 4 (Resource Forester) 17Nov2023.
It’s difficult for the public to find much out about ” who does what at NRR” – the positions that exist at NRR, the overall hierarchy, and what individuals/the department accomplish and plan in a particular year. There are no … 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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