Nova Scotia Forestry Archives - Friends of Nature Conservation Society https://friends-of-nature.ca/tag/nova-scotia-forestry/ Dedicated to maintaining the balance of nature for people and their plant & animal friends. Thu, 29 Sep 2016 12:56:56 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 https://friends-of-nature.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/FON-Icon-160x160.png Nova Scotia Forestry Archives - Friends of Nature Conservation Society https://friends-of-nature.ca/tag/nova-scotia-forestry/ 32 32 Does Forestry in Nova Scotia Have a Future? https://friends-of-nature.ca/does-forestry-in-nova-scotia-have-a-future/ Thu, 29 Sep 2016 12:56:56 +0000 http://www.friends-of-nature.ca/?p=42281 Dear Friends: The letter below is from Geoffrey May, who is Elizabeth’s brother,  provides the best summary I have seen to date on the sad state of our forest industry and the industry regulators. Please help to spread the word. Best wishes Syd Dumaresq, Chair Friends of Nature Dear Premier McNeil, I have certain sympathy...

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]]> Biomass Use Reduced: Government Ends Must-Run Regulation https://friends-of-nature.ca/biomass-use-reduced-government-ends-must-run-regulation/ Sun, 10 Apr 2016 12:12:00 +0000 http://www.friends-of-nature.ca/?p=41190 We have a partial victory on the Biomass campaign, thanks to the petition and the hard work of the Forest Coalition of which Friends of Nature is a member! This press release came out today. Stopping the must run status of the Port Hawkesbury plant is a start but our ultimate goal is still to...

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]]> Letter to the Editor: “NSP biomass project raising green concerns” https://friends-of-nature.ca/letter-editor-nsp-biomass-project-raising-green-concerns/ Thu, 15 Jan 2015 19:10:04 +0000 http://www.friends-of-nature.ca/?p=317 January 13, 2015 Halifax Chronicle Herald Letter to the Editor, Congratulations on your excellent article “NSP biomass project raising green concerns” of last Friday, January 9. In the interest of adding fuel to the fire I would like to point out that the 2,790 hectares that will be cut each and every year to feed...

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]]> What Ever Became of Buy Back the Mersey? Nova Scotia Forestry https://friends-of-nature.ca/what-ever-became-of-buy-back-the-mersey-nova-scotia-forestry/ Thu, 09 Oct 2014 23:07:17 +0000 http://www.friends-of-nature.ca/?p=291 We are passing on this important message from Buy Back the Mersey team. The media have been all over the the management issues in Nova Scotia’s forests. If you haven’t caught the radio or TV coverage, perhaps you’ve seen the following: http://thechronicleherald.ca/novascotia/1235498-nova-scotia-clearcut-undermines-conservation-commitment http://thechronicleherald.ca/opinion/1237705-surette-natural-resources-torn-between-conservation-and-clearcutting-must-be-split-u http://thechronicleherald.ca/opinion/1241150-forestry-in-ns-largely-lawless NOTICE OF URGENT PUBLIC MEETING “What Ever Became of Buy Back...

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