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“Join three champions of intelligent forestry \u2013 author Jamie Simpson (\u201cRestoring the Acadian Forest\u201d), forest ecologist Donna Crossland, and forest carbon sequestration pioneer Dale Prest, for a weekend addressing the many ways forests benefit society \u2013 while absorbing practical knowledge for understanding and managing your own woodlot. Small class limited to 15. A few seats left.”<\/p>\n
More on Content<\/em> About the Harrison Lewis Coastal Discovery Centre<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n The Harrison Lewis Coastal Discovery Centre was founded in 2007 as a non-profit organization dedicated to the appreciation of the natural environment and local history.<\/em><\/p>\n The Harrison Lewis Coastal Discovery Centre is located in East Port L’Hebert, overlooking the ocean and Port Joli Harbour, offering 300+ hectares of land, including a wide assortment of habitats from open meadows and pastures to woodlands, ponds, bogs, coastal barrens, sandy beaches and rocky shores.<\/em><\/p>\n Thomas Raddall Provincial Park, Kejimkujik National Park Seaside, Port Joli Migratory Bird Sanctuary, Tidney Wilderness Area and other nearby protected areas total approximately 7,000 hectares.<\/em><\/p>\n A main building is available for group activities, several bunkhouses for overnight stays, and a field laboratory. The buildings were built largely with timbers milled by the grandson and great grandsons of Dr. Lewis from logs grown on neighbouring lands. <\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" “Join three champions of intelligent forestry \u2013 author Jamie Simpson (\u201cRestoring the Acadian Forest\u201d), forest ecologist Donna Crossland, and forest carbon sequestration pioneer Dale Prest, for a weekend addressing the many ways forests benefit society \u2013 while absorbing practical knowledge … Continue reading
\n“Participants in this year\u2019s Backyard Forestry workshop will learn about basic forest ecology and how to work with a piece of land to encourage ecological and economical value. Topics covered will include: Identifying tree and shrub species, and their ecological roles in the forest; choosing which trees to cut and which trees to leave; how to promote wildlife habitat; what landowners can do to increase forest carbon storage; how our forests have changed, and what we can do to promote natural forests; what we can learn from natural disturbances in the forest; where to obtain funding for silviculture activities; legal issues such as wood theft and capital gains tax, and, the virtues of a \u201cmessy\u201d woodlot.” Read more on HFC Website<\/a>
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