What is the current situation with Nova Scotia’s wood supply?
The Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources is indeed our source for forest research in the province and based on that research, the Department has adopted measures to ensure the sustainability of our resources. They are the only group that has all the data required to show the sustainability of current harvest levels. The new regulations, which require an assurance for silviculture after harvesting, provides for the long term sustainability of forests on Crown, industrial and private lands in Nova Scotia. However, we must realize that our forests continue to come under ever increasing pressure from many different groups who advocate different uses as we take more productive land out of service and add greater environmental safeguards. Productive land being taken out of service is being set aside for protected places, for habitat protection, for protection of water quality, for recreational purposes, for cultural reserves, for green belt areas, for wildlife corridors, and for old g
