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------=_Part_7033178_219788104.1551374805419 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable It's worth noting that the birds Donna is most concerned about - those of "= unfragmented, closed canopy, mature and generally late-successional forest"= - are the ones essentially not protected by newly elaborated L&F's "Variab= le Retention" harvests. View=C2=A0=C2=A0recent posts on www.nsforestnotes.c= a: - "When is a Clearcut still a Clearcut?" in Nova Scotia 26Feb2019 - Evidently, Nova Scotia L&F considers adherence to the Interim Retention G= uidelines as equivalent to Not Clearcutting 25Feb2019 - Recent changes (Jan 30 & Feb 20, 2019) in Harvest Plan Map Viewer increas= e concerns about clearcutting in Nova Scotia Kudos to Bev Wigney's concept of getting people out exploring our Crown lan= d forests generally, not just those about to be chopped up. If there is any= hope of finally really changing forest management in NS, it will require p= opular support as its quite clear=C2=A0=C2=A0that reasoned argument alone i= s far from sufficient in NS. It=C2=A0=C2=A0also offers opportunities for hi= ghly positive experiences, e.g. a visit to what looks like an interesting b= ut unexplored piece of Crown land would make great field trips for naturali= st, hiking groups etc.=C2=A0 - David Patriquin ------=_Part_7033178_219788104.1551374805419 Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <html><head></head><body><div class=3D"ydp3b5419dfyahoo-style-wrap" style= =3D"font-family: Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 1= 3px;"><div><span><span style=3D"font-family: Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Ari= al, sans-serif; font-size: 17px;"><p class=3D"ydp7f438aa5yiv4112738338ydpa6= 76e34p1">It's worth noting that the birds Donna is most concerned about - t= hose of "unfragmented, closed canopy, mature and generally late-successiona= l forest" - are the ones essentially not protected by newly elaborated L&am= p;F's "Variable Retention" harvests. View <span class=3D"ydp7f438aa5yi= v4112738338ydpa676e34Apple-converted-space"> </span>recent posts on ww= w.nsforestnotes.ca:</p><p class=3D"ydp7f438aa5yiv4112738338ydpa676e34p2"></= p><p class=3D"ydp7f438aa5yiv4112738338ydpa676e34p1" style=3D"color: rgb(0, = 0, 0);">- "When is a Clearcut still a Clearcut?" in Nova Scotia 26Feb2019</= p><p class=3D"ydp7f438aa5yiv4112738338ydpa676e34p1" style=3D"color: rgb(0, = 0, 0);">- Evidently, Nova Scotia L&F considers adherence to the Interim= Retention Guidelines as equivalent to Not Clearcutting 25Feb2019</p><p cla= ss=3D"ydp7f438aa5yiv4112738338ydpa676e34p1" style=3D"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">= - Recent changes (Jan 30 & Feb 20, 2019) in Harvest Plan Map Viewer inc= rease concerns about clearcutting in Nova Scotia</p></span><p style=3D"font= -family: Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 17px;"></= p><p class=3D"ydp7f438aa5yiv4112738338ydpa676e34p2" style=3D"font-family: H= elvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">Kudos to Bev= Wigney's concept of getting people out exploring our Crown land forests ge= nerally, not just those about to be chopped up. If there is any hope of fin= ally really changing forest management in NS, it will require popular suppo= rt as its quite clear<span class=3D"ydp7f438aa5yiv4112738338ydpa676e34Apple= -converted-space"> </span>that reasoned argument alone is far fr= om sufficient in NS. It<span class=3D"ydp7f438aa5yiv4112738338ydpa676e34App= le-converted-space"> </span>also offers opportunities for highly= positive experiences, e.g. a visit to what looks like an interesting but u= nexplored piece of Crown land would make great field trips for naturalist, = hiking groups etc.<span class=3D"ydp7f438aa5yiv4112738338ydpa676e34Apple-co= nverted-space"> </span></p></span></div><div class=3D"ydp3b5419dfsigna= ture"><div>- David Patriquin<br><br><div><p class=3D"ydp3b5419dfMsoNormal">= <br></p></div></div></div></div></body></html> ------=_Part_7033178_219788104.1551374805419--
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