Category Archives: Wabanaki Forest

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

Posted on March 16, 2024 by David Patriquin

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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Could Nova Scotia-produced Mass Timber reduce our housing shortage AND save our Old Forests? 7Jan2024

Posted on January 7, 2024 by David Patriquin

The first Mass Timber manufacturing facility east of Quebec is due to begin production in Hants Co., N.S. in 2026 and could supply as much as 1/4 of the housing supply in NS by the end the decade. Can it … Continue reading →

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Halifax Councillor requests staff report on plan to address Hemlock Wooly Adelgid threat to Eastern Hemlock in HRM 13Nov2023

Posted on November 13, 2023 by David Patriquin

——- UPDATE Nov 16, 2023: Councillor Morse was asked to include Sandy Lake and Sackville Lake Parks in the mention of Hemlock in HRM; she agreed, the motion passed unanimously. ——- Presence of Hemlock Wooly Adelgid, aka the “Hemlock Vampires” … Continue reading →

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Sunday Oct 22, 2023: Chebucto Moose Field Meeting

Posted on September 21, 2023 by David Patriquin

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Call for “Hemlock Heroes” in Nova Scotia 15Jun2023

Posted on June 16, 2023 by David Patriquin

“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 →

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Soils, Restoring Forests on Abandoned Farmland, Invasive Plants, Agroforestry, & the Forest Triad in SW Nova Scotia 15Apr2023

Posted on April 15, 2023 by David Patriquin

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

Posted on March 10, 2023 by David Patriquin

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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Tues Jan 10, 2023: “The Chebucto Peninsula and Moose Habitat Connectivity”

Posted on December 29, 2022 by admin

UPDATE Jan 10, 2023 A few items of interest from the webinar: – The main reason for excluding the Chebucto Peninusla from the CORE areas for Mainland Moose are, to paraphrase, (i) the low number of moose, on the Chebucto … Continue reading →

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Celebrating Winter: “Ask an Elder: What do you call the winter months in the Mi’kmaw language?” 21Dec 2022

Posted on December 22, 2022 by David Patriquin

This CBC item of a few years ago is a wonderful and “seasonally appropriate” introduction to the Mik’maq language. To delve further into this language, as a settler descendant I highly recommend The Language of this Land, Mi’kma’ki by Trudy … Continue reading →

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