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At the risk of sounding like a broken record, I=E2=80=99ll mention again =
a way to make sure that your land is saved in perpetuity in a =
=E2=80=9Cwildish=E2=80=9D state: GREEN BURIAL CEMETERY--What=E2=80=99s =
called a =E2=80=9Cconservation=E2=80=9D cemetery. Check out our new web =
page on the EAC website: https://ecologyaction.ca/greenburial . A =
managed woodlot could fit in well with this initiative.
Respectfully,
Jane Schlosberg
=20
From: naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca <naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca> On =
Behalf Of N Robinson
Sent: November 19, 2018 1:22 PM
To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
Subject: Re: an old thread re estate planning [NatureNS] A Hopeful =
Perspective on NS Forestry
=20
Has anyone made any progress in the estate planning including =
preservation of woodlots for future generations, as mentioned by Donna =
and others here?=20
=20
On Thu, Jul 27, 2017 at 10:50 AM Donna Crossland <dcrossland@eastlink.ca =
<mailto:dcrossland@eastlink.ca> > wrote:
It=E2=80=99s timely to read this exchange regarding conservation =
easements and other solutions to ensure that private woodlots continue =
to house biodiversity values and ecosystem services while perhaps =
continuing to provide a modest income, or otherwise remain a working =
woodlot. The issue of woodlot liquidation (or otherwise flattening =
woodlots) is a huge one that needs to be addressed quickly. Woodlots =
that were carefully managed for generations are now falling to =
clearcutting practices for a variety of reasons by the next generation. =
As we rapidly run out of Crown wood, DNR and the mills will count on =
getting wood from private land holdings (though presently private land =
wood is being froze out of the market in the southwest). How do we =
ensure that the last bits of mature forest in the province are managed =
sustainably for a variety of purposes other than the single-minded =
interests of =E2=80=98fiber production=E2=80=99?
=20
I=E2=80=99ve been whispering in the ears of some key people, hoping that =
someone, or some organizations who have earned public trust, will =
provide some useful and very practical legal advice on conservation =
easements very soon. Small woodlot owners, many of whom are now =
seniors, require the information now, rather than later. The obvious =
organizations we might have turned to, such as DNR, have lost public =
trust, and it would be best to obtain solid advice on conservation =
easements from elsewhere, from group(s) that will not directly profit =
from this/who are not in conflict of interest.
=20
For future generations, we need to preserve the last tiny bits of the =
old growth and intact wilderness, with sugar maples, yellow birch, red =
spruce, hemlock, and other living components of our forests. I am =
looking into a conservation easement for my tiny woodlot. I like the =
idea of providing some kind of lasting legacy in my will, while not =
shutting out the possibility of sensible, informed harvesting here and =
there in future generations. I=E2=80=99d like to stipulate the =
maintenance of a shaded forest floor (protecting soil carbon, nutrients, =
mycorrhizae, and other components perhaps as yet unnamed, as part of the =
sustainable solution), but I=E2=80=99ve got some homework to do first. =
We=E2=80=99ll have to share what we find out this fall-winter (the best =
time to do estate planning, I think).
=20
Donna Crossland
Tupperville
=20
From: naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca =
<mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca> =
[mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca] On Behalf Of =
plchalmers@ns.sympatico.ca <mailto:plchalmers@ns.sympatico.ca>=20
Sent: July-26-17 5:27 PM
To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca <mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca>=20
Subject: RE: [NatureNS] A Hopeful Perspective on NS Forestry
=20
Good points about preserving working woodland. I have the impression =
that working farmland is better protected, but maybe that is a matter of =
local zoning?=20
=20
I was once told about the fate of a mature sugar maple woodlot in the =
hardwood hills of Pictou County. It had been carefully managed for =
maple syrup production for generations. When Grandpa died, none of the =
family could take it on. They all agreed that it should only be sold to =
someone who planned to continue the operation. They found a buyer who =
promised to do so. The next year, he clearcut the acreage and sold 200 =
year old sugar maples for firewood. The granddaughter who told me this =
was alternately enraged, and teary-eyed, at the folly of it.
=20
Aldo Leopold's style may not be to your taste, Dave, but he was an early =
voice in proposing conservation. Have you ever read any of the essays =
of Wendell Berry? I'd recommend his earlier collections, beginning with =
The Unsettling of America (1977) and The Gift of Good Land (1981). The =
Library at Acadia has some of his books.
=20
Cheers,
=20
Patricia L. Chalmers
Halifax
=20
=20
On July 26, 2017 at 9:47 AM John Kearney <john.kearney@ns.sympatico.ca =
<mailto:john.kearney@ns.sympatico.ca> > wrote:=20
Hi Dave and all,
I agree that we need more alternatives for saving our patches of land =
for future generations.
A number of years ago, on one my birding field trips, I came upon a =
95-year old farmer working a small patch of land, surrounded by a mature =
Sugar Maple-Yellow Birch forest, in the high country of Pictou County =
with a beautiful view of the valley below. In the course of our =
conversation he expressed cynacism about what his relatives would do =
with the land when he passed away, and he lamented the fact that he knew =
of no way to ensure the protection of his lifetime of work in caring for =
the land. Today that land is part of an industrial-scale wind energy =
facility. It makes me wonder what Nova Scotia would be or could be like =
if all these patches were preserved. The choice is not between progress =
and a romantic clinging to the past as some might argue. Rather it is I =
believe, a choice between seeing the land as a commodity for our =
personal use and profit, or as a heritage, a work of art even, that we =
have a collective responsibility to care for and enhance during the time =
we dwell on the land.
John
=20
From: naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca =
<mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca> =
[mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca] On Behalf Of David
Sent: July-25-17 13:20
To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca <mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca>=20
Cc: David Webster <dwebster@glinx.com <mailto:dwebster@glinx.com> >
Subject: Re: [NatureNS] A Hopeful Perspective on NS Forestry
=20
Hi John & All,
I suspect conservation, and nature worship, rank high in the minds =
of most private woodlot owners.=20
I was fully disgusted with NS Nature Trust when they sniffed 'We =
don't protect that kind of woodland', when I made inquiries about =
protecting my woodlot permanently from residential/commercial =
development.=20
If you aim to protect 12% of an area then 78% is unprotected and =
what good is a pail if 78% of the bottom is missing ?
I never did read the second half of A Sand County Almanac, land =
ethic, because it was preachy and dry, but having read an old National =
Geographic article about Leopold, I now realize he preached conservation =
as a way of managing all landscapes.=20
Yt, Dave Webster, Kentville
=20
=20
------ Original Message ------
From: "John Kearney" < <mailto:john.kearney@ns.sympatico.ca> =
john.kearney@ns.sympatico.ca>
To: <mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca> naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
Sent: 7/25/2017 12:09:33 PM
Subject: [NatureNS] A Hopeful Perspective on NS Forestry
=20
School for Resource and Environmental Studies
MES Thesis Defence
=20
GIFTS TO A FUTURE WORLD: CONVERSATIONS WITH WOODLAND OWNERS IN NOVA =
SCOTIA
=20
By Andrew W. Kekacs
=20
Abstract:
=20
Private, non-industrial woodland owners provide more than half of the =
timber used by Nova Scotia=E2=80=99s forest products industry. Research, =
however, suggests many of these owners do not consider income from =
timber sales to be their primary reason for owning woodland. This study =
aimed to reach a holistic understanding of their attitudes and =
motivations using walking interviews on the owners=E2=80=99 woodlands =
and a grounded theory approach to analysis, in which explanations of the =
phenomena under study are induced from the data rather than being based =
on responses to survey questions or derived from a priori hypotheses. =
Forest landowners interviewed for this research were most concerned with =
the conservation =E2=80=93 and ultimately the conveyance =E2=80=93 of =
values that provide them with no immediate economic returns. The high =
value placed on these =E2=80=9Cgifts to a future world=E2=80=9D offers a =
new way to think about the design of programs meant to encourage active =
management of private forestland.
=20
------
Tuesday, August 1, 2017 @ 10:00 A.M.,=20
Room 5001, Kenneth C. Rowe Management Building
6100 University Ave., Halifax, NS
=20
=20
--=20
Nancy Robinson
514-605-7186
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vlink=3Dpurple><div class=3DWordSection1><p class=3DMsoNormal>At the =
risk of sounding like a broken record, I=E2=80=99ll mention again a way =
to make sure that your land is saved in perpetuity in a =
=E2=80=9Cwildish=E2=80=9D state: <b>GREEN BURIAL =
CEMETERY--</b>What=E2=80=99s called a =E2=80=9Cconservation=E2=80=9D =
cemetery.=C2=A0 Check out our new web page on the EAC website: <a =
href=3D"https://ecologyaction.ca/greenburial">https://ecologyaction.ca/gr=
eenburial</a> .=C2=A0 A managed woodlot could fit in well with this =
initiative.<o:p></o:p></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal>Respectfully,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal>Jane =
Schlosberg<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><b>From:</b> naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca =
<naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca> <b>On Behalf Of </b>N =
Robinson<br><b>Sent:</b> November 19, 2018 1:22 PM<br><b>To:</b> =
naturens@chebucto.ns.ca<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: an old thread re estate =
planning [NatureNS] A Hopeful Perspective on NS =
Forestry<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal>Has anyone made any progress in the estate planning =
including preservation of woodlots for future generations, as mentioned =
by Donna and others here? <o:p></o:p></p><div><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal>On =
Thu, Jul 27, 2017 at 10:50 AM Donna Crossland <<a =
href=3D"mailto:dcrossland@eastlink.ca">dcrossland@eastlink.ca</a>> =
wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote =
style=3D'border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm =
6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0cm'><div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span =
lang=3DEN-CA style=3D'color:#1F497D'>It=E2=80=99s timely to read this =
exchange regarding conservation easements and other solutions to ensure =
that private woodlots continue to house biodiversity values and =
ecosystem services while perhaps continuing to provide a modest income, =
or otherwise remain a working woodlot. The issue of woodlot =
liquidation (or otherwise flattening woodlots) is a huge one that needs =
to be addressed quickly. Woodlots that were carefully managed for =
generations are now falling to clearcutting practices for a variety of =
reasons by the next generation. As we rapidly run out of Crown =
wood, DNR and the mills will count on getting wood from private land =
holdings (though presently private land wood is being froze out of the =
market in the southwest). How do we ensure that the last bits of =
mature forest in the province are managed sustainably for a variety of =
purposes other than the single-minded interests of =E2=80=98fiber =
production=E2=80=99?</span><span lang=3DEN-CA><o:p></o:p></span></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span =
lang=3DEN-CA style=3D'color:#1F497D'> </span><span =
lang=3DEN-CA><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span =
lang=3DEN-CA style=3D'color:#1F497D'>I=E2=80=99ve been whispering in the =
ears of some key people, hoping that someone, or some organizations who =
have earned public trust, will provide some useful and very practical =
legal advice on conservation easements very soon. Small =
woodlot owners, many of whom are now seniors, require the information =
<u>now</u>, rather than later. The obvious organizations we might have =
turned to, such as DNR, have lost public trust, and it would be best to =
obtain solid advice on conservation easements from elsewhere, from =
group(s) that will not directly profit from this/who are not in conflict =
of interest.</span><span lang=3DEN-CA><o:p></o:p></span></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span =
lang=3DEN-CA style=3D'color:#1F497D'> </span><span =
lang=3DEN-CA><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span =
lang=3DEN-CA style=3D'color:#1F497D'>For future generations, we need to =
preserve the last tiny bits of the old growth and intact wilderness, =
with sugar maples, yellow birch, red spruce, hemlock, and other living =
components of our forests. I am looking into a conservation =
easement for my tiny woodlot. I like the idea of providing some =
kind of lasting legacy in my will, while not shutting out the =
possibility of sensible, informed harvesting here and there in future =
generations. I=E2=80=99d like to stipulate the maintenance of a =
shaded forest floor (protecting soil carbon, nutrients, mycorrhizae, and =
other components perhaps as yet unnamed, as part of the sustainable =
solution), but I=E2=80=99ve got some homework to do first. =
We=E2=80=99ll have to share what we find out this fall-winter (the best =
time to do estate planning, I think).</span><span =
lang=3DEN-CA><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span =
lang=3DEN-CA style=3D'color:#1F497D'> </span><span =
lang=3DEN-CA><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span =
lang=3DEN-CA style=3D'color:#1F497D'>Donna Crossland</span><span =
lang=3DEN-CA><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span =
lang=3DEN-CA style=3D'color:#1F497D'>Tupperville</span><span =
lang=3DEN-CA><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span =
lang=3DEN-CA style=3D'color:#1F497D'> </span><span =
lang=3DEN-CA><o:p></o:p></span></p><div><div =
style=3D'border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm =
0cm 0cm'><p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>From:</span></=
b><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'> <a =
href=3D"mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca" =
target=3D"_blank">naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca</a> [<a =
href=3D"mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca" =
target=3D"_blank">mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca</a>] <b>On Behalf =
Of </b><a href=3D"mailto:plchalmers@ns.sympatico.ca" =
target=3D"_blank">plchalmers@ns.sympatico.ca</a><br><b>Sent:</b> =
July-26-17 5:27 PM<br><b>To:</b> <a =
href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca" =
target=3D"_blank">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a><br><b>Subject:</b> RE: =
[NatureNS] A Hopeful Perspective on NS Forestry</span><span =
lang=3DEN-CA><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span =
lang=3DEN-CA> <o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span =
lang=3DEN-CA style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book =
Antiqua",serif'>Good points about preserving working woodland. I =
have the impression that working <i>farmland</i> is better protected, =
but maybe that is a matter of local zoning?</span><span lang=3DEN-CA =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> =
</span><span lang=3DEN-CA><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span =
lang=3DEN-CA style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book =
Antiqua",serif'> </span><span lang=3DEN-CA =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> =
</span><span lang=3DEN-CA><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span =
lang=3DEN-CA style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book =
Antiqua",serif'>I was once told about the fate of a mature sugar maple =
woodlot in the hardwood hills of Pictou County. It had been =
carefully managed for maple syrup production for generations. When =
Grandpa died, none of the family could take it on. They all agreed =
that it should only be sold to someone who planned to continue the =
operation. They found a buyer who promised to do so. The =
next year, he clearcut the acreage and sold 200 year old sugar maples =
<i>for firewood. </i>The granddaughter who told me this was =
alternately enraged, and teary-eyed, at the folly of it.</span><span =
lang=3DEN-CA><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><i><span =
lang=3DEN-CA style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book =
Antiqua",serif'> </span></i><span lang=3DEN-CA =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> =
</span><span lang=3DEN-CA><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span =
lang=3DEN-CA style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book =
Antiqua",serif'>Aldo Leopold's style may not be to your taste, Dave, but =
he was an early voice in proposing conservation. Have you ever =
read any of the essays of Wendell Berry? I'd recommend his earlier =
collections, beginning with <u>The Unsettling of America</u> (1977) and =
<u>The Gift of Good Land</u> (1981). The Library at Acadia =
has some of his books.</span><span =
lang=3DEN-CA><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span =
lang=3DEN-CA style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book =
Antiqua",serif'> </span><span lang=3DEN-CA =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> =
</span><span lang=3DEN-CA><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span =
lang=3DEN-CA style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book =
Antiqua",serif'>Cheers,</span><span =
lang=3DEN-CA><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span =
lang=3DEN-CA style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book =
Antiqua",serif'> </span><span lang=3DEN-CA =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> =
</span><span lang=3DEN-CA><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span =
lang=3DEN-CA style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book =
Antiqua",serif'>Patricia L. Chalmers</span><span =
lang=3DEN-CA><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span =
lang=3DEN-CA style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book =
Antiqua",serif'>Halifax</span><span =
lang=3DEN-CA><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><i><span =
lang=3DEN-CA style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book =
Antiqua",serif'> </span></i><span lang=3DEN-CA =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> =
</span><span lang=3DEN-CA><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><i><span =
lang=3DEN-CA style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book =
Antiqua",serif'> </span></i><span lang=3DEN-CA =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> =
</span><span lang=3DEN-CA><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><blockquote =
style=3D'border:none;border-left:solid blue 1.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm =
8.0pt;margin-left:0cm;margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><p =
class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span =
lang=3DEN-CA style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New =
Roman",serif'>On July 26, 2017 at 9:47 AM John Kearney <<a =
href=3D"mailto:john.kearney@ns.sympatico.ca" =
target=3D"_blank">john.kearney@ns.sympatico.ca</a>> wrote: =
</span><span lang=3DEN-CA><o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span =
lang=3DEN-CA>Hi Dave and all,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span =
lang=3DEN-CA>I agree that we need more alternatives for saving our =
patches of land for future generations.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span =
lang=3DEN-CA>A number of years ago, on one my birding field trips, I =
came upon a 95-year old farmer working a small patch of land, surrounded =
by a mature Sugar Maple-Yellow Birch forest, in the high country of =
Pictou County with a beautiful view of the valley below. In the course =
of our conversation he expressed cynacism about what his relatives would =
do with the land when he passed away, and he lamented the fact that he =
knew of no way to ensure the protection of his lifetime of work in =
caring for the land. Today that land is part of an industrial-scale wind =
energy facility. It makes me wonder what Nova Scotia would be or could =
be like if all these patches were preserved. The choice is not between =
progress and a romantic clinging to the past as some might argue. Rather =
it is I believe, a choice between seeing the land as a commodity for our =
personal use and profit, or as a heritage, a work of art even, that we =
have a collective responsibility to care for and enhance during the time =
we dwell on the land.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span =
lang=3DEN-CA>John<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span =
lang=3DEN-CA> <o:p></o:p></span></p><div><div =
style=3D'border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm =
0cm 0cm'><p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><span =
lang=3DEN-CA>From:</span></b><span lang=3DEN-CA> <a =
href=3D"mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca" =
target=3D"_blank">naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca</a> [<a =
href=3D"mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca" =
target=3D"_blank">mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca</a>] <b>On Behalf =
Of </b>David<br><b>Sent:</b> July-25-17 13:20<br><b>To:</b> <a =
href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca" =
target=3D"_blank">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a><br><b>Cc:</b> David =
Webster <<a href=3D"mailto:dwebster@glinx.com" =
target=3D"_blank">dwebster@glinx.com</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: =
[NatureNS] A Hopeful Perspective on NS =
Forestry<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span =
lang=3DEN-CA> <o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span =
lang=3DEN-CA =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>Hi John & =
All,</span><span lang=3DEN-CA><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span =
lang=3DEN-CA =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'> =
I suspect conservation, and nature worship, rank high in the minds of =
most private woodlot owners. </span><span =
lang=3DEN-CA><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span =
lang=3DEN-CA =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'> &n=
bsp; I was fully disgusted with NS Nature Trust when they sniffed =
'We don't protect that kind of woodland', when I made inquiries about =
protecting my woodlot permanently from residential/commercial =
development. </span><span =
lang=3DEN-CA><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span =
lang=3DEN-CA =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'> =
If you aim to protect 12% of an area then 78% is unprotected and what =
good is a pail if 78% of the bottom is missing ?</span><span =
lang=3DEN-CA><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span =
lang=3DEN-CA =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'> =
I never did read the second half of A Sand County Almanac, land ethic, =
because it was preachy and dry, but having read an old National =
Geographic article about Leopold, I now realize he preached conservation =
as a way of managing all landscapes. </span><span =
lang=3DEN-CA><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span =
lang=3DEN-CA =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>Yt, Dave =
Webster, Kentville</span><span =
lang=3DEN-CA><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span =
lang=3DEN-CA =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'> </span><=
span lang=3DEN-CA><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span =
lang=3DEN-CA =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'> </span><=
span lang=3DEN-CA><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span =
lang=3DEN-CA =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>------ =
Original Message ------</span><span =
lang=3DEN-CA><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span =
lang=3DEN-CA =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>From: =
"John Kearney" <</span><span lang=3DEN-CA><a =
href=3D"mailto:john.kearney@ns.sympatico.ca" target=3D"_blank"><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>john.kearney@n=
s.sympatico.ca</span></a></span><span lang=3DEN-CA =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>></span><sp=
an lang=3DEN-CA><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span =
lang=3DEN-CA =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>To: =
</span><span lang=3DEN-CA><a href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca" =
target=3D"_blank"><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>naturens@chebu=
cto.ns.ca</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span =
lang=3DEN-CA =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>Sent: =
7/25/2017 12:09:33 PM</span><span =
lang=3DEN-CA><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span =
lang=3DEN-CA =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>Subject: =
[NatureNS] A Hopeful Perspective on NS Forestry</span><span =
lang=3DEN-CA><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span =
lang=3DEN-CA =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'> </span><=
span lang=3DEN-CA><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div =
id=3D"m_5187284001959088027x43527ae7a334477"><blockquote =
style=3D'border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm =
8.0pt;margin-left:3.75pt;margin-top:2.25pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom=
:5.0pt'><p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span =
lang=3DEN-CA style=3D'font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>School for =
Resource and Environmental Studies</span><span =
lang=3DEN-CA><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span =
lang=3DEN-CA style=3D'font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>MES Thesis =
Defence</span><span lang=3DEN-CA><o:p></o:p></span></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span =
lang=3DEN-CA style=3D'font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> </span><span =
lang=3DEN-CA><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span =
lang=3DEN-CA style=3D'font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>GIFTS TO A FUTURE =
WORLD: CONVERSATIONS WITH WOODLAND OWNERS IN NOVA SCOTIA</span><span =
lang=3DEN-CA><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span =
lang=3DEN-CA style=3D'font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> </span><span =
lang=3DEN-CA><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span =
lang=3DEN-CA style=3D'font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>By Andrew W. =
Kekacs</span><span lang=3DEN-CA><o:p></o:p></span></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span =
lang=3DEN-CA style=3D'font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> </span><span =
lang=3DEN-CA><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><span =
lang=3DEN-CA =
style=3D'font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Abstract:</span></b><span =
lang=3DEN-CA><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span =
lang=3DEN-CA style=3D'font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> </span><span =
lang=3DEN-CA><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span =
lang=3DEN-CA style=3D'font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Private, =
non-industrial woodland owners provide more than half of the timber used =
by Nova Scotia=E2=80=99s forest products industry. Research, however, =
suggests many of these owners do not consider income from timber sales =
to be their primary reason for owning woodland. This study aimed to =
reach a holistic understanding of their attitudes and motivations using =
walking interviews on the owners=E2=80=99 woodlands and a grounded =
theory approach to analysis, in which explanations of the phenomena =
under study are induced from the data rather than being based on =
responses to survey questions or derived from a priori hypotheses. =
Forest landowners interviewed for this research were most concerned with =
the conservation =E2=80=93 and ultimately the conveyance =E2=80=93 of =
values that provide them with no immediate economic returns. The high =
value placed on these =E2=80=9Cgifts to a future world=E2=80=9D offers a =
new way to think about the design of programs meant to encourage active =
management of private forestland.</span><span =
lang=3DEN-CA><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span =
lang=3DEN-CA style=3D'font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> </span><span =
lang=3DEN-CA><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span =
lang=3DEN-CA style=3D'font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>------</span><span =
lang=3DEN-CA><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span =
lang=3DEN-CA style=3D'font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Tuesday, August 1, =
2017 @ 10:00 A.M., </span><span lang=3DEN-CA><o:p></o:p></span></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span =
lang=3DEN-CA style=3D'font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Room 5001, Kenneth =
C. Rowe Management Building</span><span =
lang=3DEN-CA><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span =
lang=3DEN-CA style=3D'font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>6100 University =
Ave., Halifax, NS</span><span lang=3DEN-CA><o:p></o:p></span></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span =
lang=3DEN-CA> <o:p></o:p></span></p></blockquote></div></div></block=
quote><div><p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span =
lang=3DEN-CA style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New =
Roman",serif'><br> </span><span =
lang=3DEN-CA><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></blockquote></div><=
p class=3DMsoNormal><br clear=3Dall><br>-- =
<o:p></o:p></p><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><di=
v><p class=3DMsoNormal>Nancy Robinson<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal =
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