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Index of Subjects --0000000000008fbce7058305cca5 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Kudos - test post. On Thu, Feb 28, 2019 at 2:55 PM Bev Wigney <bkwigney@gmail.com> wrote: > All, > > The following is a comment which I have just received directly from > David Patriquin who is having difficulties posting to Nature NS at > this time: > ---- > Re: [NatureNS] Crown land forests - L&F's Variable Retention Harvests > do not protect birds of unfragmented, closed canopy, mature and > generally late-successional forest > > 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 > L&F's "Variable Retention" harvests. View recent posts on > www.nsforestnotes.ca: > > - "When is a Clearcut still a Clearcut?" in Nova Scotia (26Feb2019) > > - Evidently, Nova Scotia L&F considers adherence to the Interim > Retention Guidelines as equivalent to Not Clearcutting (25Feb2019) > > - Recent changes (Jan 30 & Feb 20, 2019) in Harvest Plan Map Viewer > increase concerns about clearcutting in Nova Scotia > > Kudos to Bev Wigney's concept of getting people out exploring our > Crown land 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 popular support as its quite clear that reasoned > argument alone is far from sufficient in NS. It also offers > opportunities for highly positive experiences, e.g. a visit to what > looks like an interesting but unexplored piece of Crown land would > make great field trips for naturalist, hiking groups etc. > > David G Patriquin > --0000000000008fbce7058305cca5 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div dir=3D"ltr">Kudos=C2=A0 - test post.=C2=A0</div><br><div class=3D"gmai= l_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Thu, Feb 28, 2019 at 2:55= PM Bev Wigney <<a href=3D"mailto:bkwigney@gmail.com">bkwigney@gmail.com= </a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:= 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">= All,<br> <br> The following is a comment which I have just received directly from<br> David Patriquin who is having difficulties posting to Nature NS at<br> this time:<br> ----<br> Re: [NatureNS] Crown land forests - L&F's Variable Retention Harves= ts<br> do not protect birds of unfragmented, closed canopy, mature and<br> generally late-successional forest<br> <br> It's worth noting that the birds Donna is most concerned about - those<= br> of "unfragmented, closed canopy, mature and generally<br> late-successional forest" - are the ones essentially not protected by<= br> L&F's=C2=A0 "Variable Retention" harvests. View=C2=A0 rec= ent posts on<br> <a href=3D"http://www.nsforestnotes.ca" rel=3D"noreferrer" target=3D"_blank= ">www.nsforestnotes.ca</a>:<br> <br> - "When is a Clearcut still a Clearcut?" in Nova Scotia (26Feb201= 9)<br> <br> - Evidently, Nova Scotia L&F considers adherence to the Interim<br> Retention Guidelines as equivalent to Not Clearcutting=C2=A0 (25Feb2019)<br= > <br> - Recent changes (Jan 30 & Feb 20, 2019) in Harvest Plan Map Viewer<br> increase concerns about clearcutting in Nova Scotia<br> <br> Kudos to Bev Wigney's concept of getting people out exploring our<br> Crown land forests generally, not just those about to be chopped up.<br> If there is any hope of finally really changing forest management in<br> NS, it will require popular support as its quite clear=C2=A0 that reasoned<= br> argument alone is far from sufficient in NS. It=C2=A0 also offers<br> opportunities for highly positive experiences, e.g. a visit to what<br> looks like an interesting but unexplored piece of Crown land would<br> make great field trips for naturalist, hiking groups etc.<br> <br> David G Patriquin<br> </blockquote></div> --0000000000008fbce7058305cca5--
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