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This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_00EB_01CEA89B.7AB67C20 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Ken McKenna Box 218 Stellarton NS B0K 1S0 902 752-7644 Hi all Hope everyone had a great time this summer and with the last of summer = comes the first of our fall Pictou Co. Naturalist's programs. Note, = although we normally meet the first Tues. of the month, our Sept = presentation will be Thurs. Sept 12 at 6:30 p.m.at the program room of = the New Glasgow Library. Our guest speaker will be locally born Matt = Miller who works with the forestry division of the Ecology Action = Centre. His talk "Forestry Issues Update: Highlights and Challenges = after year two of Nova Scotia's Natural Resources Strategy" His talk = will touch on the issues of clearcutting, whole-tree harvesting, forest = biomass, silviculture/harvesting practices and community-based forestry = all of which he has been working on lately. Many of us who walk or drive = by our woods be it private or crown land hold varying views on the state = of the province's forests so this should be a good focus on many issues = on the minds of most of us.=20 About our speaker: Matt Miller has returned to the Ecology Action Centre to assume the role = of Forestry Program Coordinator. Matt grew up in rural Pictou County, = Nova Scotia. His forestry education began while working with his father = to restore his family's woodlots at the age of 14. A forester and forest = technician, Matt received a technical diploma from the Maritime College = of Forest Technology and attained a Bachelor of Science in Forestry from = the University of New Brunswick. Having gained a variety of experience = in hands-on forestry in the areas of harvesting, uneven-aged = silviculture and private woodlot consulting, he is excited to be back at = EAC to help bring about positive change in forestry practices in the = province. Matt has been an active member of the Nova Scotia Woodlot = Owners and Operators Association since 2005, and currently sits on the = board of directors. An avid hunter, angler and canoeist, Matt feels most = at home when he is exploring the wilderness of Nova Scotia.=20 As a special treat, our October program ( Tues.Oct 1, 6:30) will feature = Polly Szantor, a former member of our group, who has lived in Malaysia = now for more than a decade. She will give us an insight into life, = culture and landscapes of Malaysia in a talk titled "The Many Faces of = Malaysia". Polly has given a number of talks to our group and always = have been entertaining and well-received and this will be a good chance = to meet with her to share news personally. =20 Come on out and support the speakers. Always nice to have a full room = for those who donate their time to speak to us.=20 cheers Ken ------=_NextPart_000_00EB_01CEA89B.7AB67C20 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content=3D"text/html; charset=3Diso-8859-1" = http-equiv=3DContent-Type> <META name=3DGENERATOR content=3D"MSHTML 8.00.6001.23515"> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>Ken McKenna<BR>Box 218 Stellarton = NS<BR>B0K=20 1S0<BR>902 752-7644<BR></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>Hi all</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>Hope everyone had a great time this = summer and with=20 the last of summer comes the first of our fall Pictou Co. Naturalist's = programs.=20 Note, although we normally meet the first Tues. of the month, our Sept=20 presentation will be <STRONG>Thurs. Sept 12 at 6:30 p.m</STRONG>.at the = program=20 room of the New Glasgow Library. Our guest speaker will be locally born = Matt=20 Miller who works with the forestry division of the Ecology Action = Centre. His=20 talk "<STRONG>Forestry Issues Update: Highlights and Challenges after = year two=20 of Nova Scotia's Natural Resources Strategy" </STRONG> His = talk will=20 touch on the issues of clearcutting, whole-tree harvesting, forest = biomass,=20 silviculture/harvesting practices and community-based forestry all of = which he=20 has been working on lately. Many of us who walk or drive by our woods be = it=20 private or crown land hold varying views on the state of the province's = forests=20 so this should be a good focus on many issues on the minds of most = of us.=20 </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>About our speaker:</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial><FONT size=3D3 face=3D"Times New = Roman">Matt Miller has=20 returned to the Ecology Action Centre to assume the role of Forestry = Program=20 Coordinator. Matt grew up in rural Pictou County, Nova Scotia. His = forestry=20 education began while working with his father to restore his family=92s = woodlots=20 at the age of 14. A forester and forest technician, Matt received a = technical=20 diploma from the Maritime College of Forest Technology and attained a = Bachelor=20 of Science in Forestry from the University of New Brunswick. Having = gained a=20 variety of experience in hands-on forestry in the areas of harvesting,=20 uneven-aged silviculture and private woodlot consulting, he is excited = to be=20 back at EAC to help bring about positive change in forestry practices in = the=20 province. Matt has been an active member of the Nova Scotia Woodlot = Owners and=20 Operators Association since 2005, and currently sits on the board of = directors.=20 An avid hunter, angler and canoeist, Matt feels most at home when he is=20 exploring the wilderness of Nova Scotia. </FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial><FONT size=3D3=20 face=3D"Times New Roman"></FONT></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial><FONT size=3D3 face=3D"Times New = Roman">As a special=20 treat, our <STRONG>October </STRONG>program ( <STRONG>Tues.Oct 1,=20 6:30</STRONG>) will feature <STRONG>Polly Szantor</STRONG>, a = former=20 member of our group, who has lived in Malaysia now for more than a = decade. She=20 will give us an insight into life, culture and landscapes of Malaysia in = a talk=20 titled "<STRONG>The Many Faces of Malaysia</STRONG>". Polly = has=20 given a number of talks to our group and always have been = entertaining and=20 well-received and this will be a good chance to meet with her to share = news=20 personally. </FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial><FONT size=3D3=20 face=3D"Times New Roman"></FONT></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial><FONT size=3D3 face=3D"Times New = Roman">Come on out and=20 support the speakers. Always nice to have a full room for those who = donate their=20 time to speak to us. </FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>cheers</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>Ken</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial><FONT size=3D2 = face=3DArial></FONT></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial><FONT size=3D3=20 face=3D"Times New Roman"></FONT> </DIV></FONT></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_00EB_01CEA89B.7AB67C20--
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