Each year, dangerous chemical herbicides are sprayed on Nova Scotia’s forests by government and the forestry industry. The active ingredient in the herbicides currently used – glyphosate – has been linked to serious human health problems such as cancer, respiratory illness and birth defects. It is also detrimental to Nova Scotia’s water supply, wildlife and ecosystem.
We believe that these herbicides should be banned in Nova Scotia, as they are in other provinces like Quebec. More information on herbicide spraying can be found on the Sierra Club Atlantic website.
Take action!
If you are concerned about herbicide spraying in Nova Scotia, please write to your elected officials or send a letter to the editor to your local paper or to the provincial Chronicle Herald. Click contact information for Nova Scotia’s Legislative Assembly
Dedicated to maintaining the balance of nature for people and their plant & animal friends.
Since 1954, when the organization was formed by Martin Rudy Haase to protect a unique island in Maine, Friends of Nature has been dedicated to maintaining the balance of nature for the mutual benefit of people and their plant and animal friends.
Friends of Nature
P.O. Box 577
Chester, Nova Scotia, B0J 1J0
Friends of Nature Conservation Society