{"id":4601,"date":"2020-04-01T09:48:49","date_gmt":"2020-04-01T12:48:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/halifaxfieldnaturalists.ca\/hfnWP\/?p=4601"},"modified":"2020-04-23T18:57:08","modified_gmt":"2020-04-23T21:57:08","slug":"conservation-committee-of-hfn-comments-on-high-production-forestry-discussion-paper","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/halifaxfieldnaturalists.ca\/hfnWP\/?p=4601","title":{"rendered":"HFN Conservation Committee comments on High Production Forestry Discussion Paper"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Following the recommendations of the Independent Review of Forest Practices in Nova Scotia (the “Lahey Report<\/a>“), NS Lands & Forestry is proceeding to set up a Triad system for managing Crown lands.<\/p>\n

There are three zones: a Conservation Zone<\/strong>, consisting of Crown lands currently qualifying as “protected”; a High Production Forestry (HPF) Zone<\/strong> in which there will be intensive production and logging of trees; and an Ecological Matrix Zone<\/strong> in which “Ecological Forestry” is practiced.<\/p>\n

Protocols for locating HPF sites and management and logging of those sites are being developed by L&F’s High Production Forestry Project<\/a>. On Feb. 20th, they released a High Production Forestry Phase 1 – Discussion Paper<\/a> with an invitation for public feedback by Mar 13, later extended, at least for “stakeholders”, to Mar 31.
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The Conservation Committee of HFN submitted this document yesterday (Mar 31, 2020):<\/p>\n

Need for Biodiversity Landscape Planning before finalizing HPF and Ecological Matrix components of the Triad, and for caution in selection of HPF sites in acid-stressed watersheds<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Protocols for the Ecological Matrix Zone are being developed under L&F’s Forest Management Guide Project<\/a>. Also relevant are\u00a0 revisions to the Old Forest Policy<\/a> which\u00a0 are\u00a0 being developed under L&F’s Old Forest Policy Project<\/a>. Those projects have not yet issued drafts with requests for pubic feedback.<\/p>\n

For more info on the process, visit L&F’s Ecological Forestry page<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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