Jamie Lewis, the president of WestFor Management Inc., is pushing back against calls from environmentalists for a moratorium on cutting on public land.
Draft Forest Management Guide Open for Public Consultation
January 20, 2021 - 2:09 PM
The province continues to make progress implementing the triad model of ecological forestry on Nova Scotia’s Crown lands.
Public consultations have opened on a draft forest management guide, now titled the Silvicultural Guide for the Ecological Matrix. Once finalized and implemented, this technical guide will outline allowable silviculture and timber harvest methods within matrix zones on Crown land.
“The adoption of ecological forestry represents an unprecedented shift in how we manage our Crown land forests, and we’re taking the time to involve the sector and other Nova Scotians,” said Derek Mombourquette, Minister of Lands and Forestry. “While finalizing a new guide is a key step in this process, it is designed to work with the other two legs of the triad model, which are also in development.”