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aimed to reach This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0164_01D30710.77880370 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi Donna and others, Thanks for your interest in this. I have never met you and I think we o= ften disagree which means we have that in common also. If you are in the Kentville area sometime I would be delighted to show = you why I want to keep this out of the hands of future developers; good Mor= ristown loam and darn good tree growth in areas not limited by shallow bedr= ock. And interesting cover in the less prosperous areas dominated by site l= imitations. And also show you the remnants of Rhamnus frangula (called something el= se now) thickets which just flopped over and died. I have followed the fort= unes of this plant for 59 years; sparse to absent as long as most chopping = or pastures carried livestock. But it quickly spread after absence of teet= h and scythe gave it a break. Curiously deer do not browse it. And apparent= ly not rabbits (aka snowshoe hare). Drawing on memory, I think one of the beetles which I kept was new to A= tlantic Canada. Every place is special if you look a bit. e.g.My old-growth= compost pile at 16 Overlook Rd. yielded a second collection for North Amer= ica. And to anyone nearby, you are always welcome to walk up there; don't dr= ive up or block the entrance. End of Schofield Road; sign says 'no horses n= o vehicles DHW' Last year I partly cleared a former small hayfield which had become ing= rown by trees, leading to a depletion of insect and plant diversity. There = has been some recovery already. Yt, DW, Kentville ----- Original Message ----- From: Donna Crossland To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca Sent: Thursday, July 27, 2017 11:36 AM Subject: RE: [NatureNS] A Hopeful Perspective on NS Forestry It=E2=80=99s timely to read this exchange regarding conservation easement= s and other solutions to ensure that private woodlots continue to house bio= diversity values and ecosystem services while perhaps continuing to provide= a modest income, or otherwise remain a working woodlot. The issue of wood= lot liquidation (or otherwise flattening woodlots) is a huge one that needs= to be addressed quickly. Woodlots that were carefully managed for generat= ions are now falling to clearcutting practices for a variety of reasons by = the next generation. As we rapidly run out of Crown wood, DNR and the mill= s will count on getting wood from private land holdings (though presently p= rivate land wood is being froze out of the market in the southwest). How d= o we ensure that the last bits of mature forest in the province are managed= sustainably for a variety of purposes other than the single-minded interes= ts of =E2=80=98fiber production=E2=80=99? I=E2=80=99ve been whispering in the ears of some key people, hoping that = someone, or some organizations who have earned public trust, will provide s= ome useful and very practical legal advice on conservation easements very s= oon. Small woodlot owners, many of whom are now seniors, require the info= rmation now, rather than later. The obvious organizations we might have tur= ned to, such as DNR, have lost public trust, and it would be best to obtain= solid advice on conservation easements from elsewhere, from group(s) that = will not directly profit from this/who are not in conflict of interest. For future generations, we need to preserve the last tiny bits of the old= growth and intact wilderness, with sugar maples, yellow birch, red spruce,= hemlock, and other living components of our forests. I am looking into a = conservation easement for my tiny woodlot. I like the idea of providing so= me kind of lasting legacy in my will, while not shutting out the possibilit= y of sensible, informed harvesting here and there in future generations. I= =E2=80=99d like to stipulate the maintenance of a shaded forest floor (prot= ecting soil carbon, nutrients, mycorrhizae, and other components perhaps as= yet unnamed, as part of the sustainable solution), but I=E2=80=99ve got so= me homework to do first. We=E2=80=99ll have to share what we find out this= fall-winter (the best time to do estate planning, I think). Donna Crossland Tupperville From: naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca [mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca= ] On Behalf Of plchalmers@ns.sympatico.ca Sent: July-26-17 5:27 PM To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca Subject: RE: [NatureNS] A Hopeful Perspective on NS Forestry Good points about preserving working woodland. I have the impression tha= t working farmland is better protected, but maybe that is a matter of local= zoning? I was once told about the fate of a mature sugar maple woodlot in the har= dwood hills of Pictou County. It had been carefully managed for maple syru= p production for generations. When Grandpa died, none of the family could = take it on. They all agreed that it should only be sold to someone who pla= nned to continue the operation. They found a buyer who promised to do so. = The next year, he clearcut the acreage and sold 200 year old sugar maples = for firewood. The granddaughter who told me this was alternately enraged, = and teary-eyed, at the folly of it. Aldo Leopold's style may not be to your taste, Dave, but he was an early = voice in proposing conservation. Have you ever read any of the essays of W= endell Berry? I'd recommend his earlier collections, beginning with The Un= settling of America (1977) and The Gift of Good Land (1981). The Library = at Acadia has some of his books. Cheers, Patricia L. Chalmers Halifax On July 26, 2017 at 9:47 AM John Kearney <john.kearney@ns.sympatico.ca>= wrote: Hi Dave and all, I agree that we need more alternatives for saving our patches of land f= or future generations. A number of years ago, on one my birding field trips, I came upon a 95-= year old farmer working a small patch of land, surrounded by a mature Sugar= Maple-Yellow Birch forest, in the high country of Pictou County with a bea= utiful view of the valley below. In the course of our conversation he expre= ssed cynacism about what his relatives would do with the land when he passe= d away, and he lamented the fact that he knew of no way to ensure the prote= ction of his lifetime of work in caring for the land. Today that land is pa= rt of an industrial-scale wind energy facility. It makes me wonder what Nov= a Scotia would be or could be like if all these patches were preserved. The= choice is not between progress and a romantic clinging to the past as some= might argue. Rather it is I believe, a choice between seeing the land as a= commodity for our personal use and profit, or as a heritage, a work of art= even, that we have a collective responsibility to care for and enhance dur= ing the time we dwell on the land. John From: naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca [mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.= ca] On Behalf Of David Sent: July-25-17 13:20 To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca Cc: David Webster <dwebster@glinx.com> Subject: Re: [NatureNS] A Hopeful Perspective on NS Forestry Hi John & All, I suspect conservation, and nature worship, rank high in the minds = of most private woodlot owners. I was fully disgusted with NS Nature Trust when they sniffed 'We do= n't protect that kind of woodland', when I made inquiries about protecting = my woodlot permanently from residential/commercial development. If you aim to protect 12% of an area then 78% is unprotected and wh= at good is a pail if 78% of the bottom is missing ? I never did read the second half of A Sand County Almanac, land eth= ic, because it was preachy and dry, but having read an old National Geograp= hic article about Leopold, I now realize he preached conservation as a way = of managing all landscapes. Yt, Dave Webster, Kentville ------ Original Message ------ From: "John Kearney" <john.kearney@ns.sympatico.ca> To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca Sent: 7/25/2017 12:09:33 PM Subject: [NatureNS] A Hopeful Perspective on NS Forestry School for Resource and Environmental Studies MES Thesis Defence GIFTS TO A FUTURE WORLD: CONVERSATIONS WITH WOODLAND OWNERS IN NOVA S= COTIA By Andrew W. Kekacs Abstract: Private, non-industrial woodland owners provide more than half of the= timber used by Nova Scotia=E2=80=99s forest products industry. Research, h= owever, suggests many of these owners do not consider income from timber sa= les to be their primary reason for owning woodland. This study aimed to rea= ch a holistic understanding of their attitudes and motivations using walkin= g interviews on the owners=E2=80=99 woodlands and a grounded theory approac= h to analysis, in which explanations of the phenomena under study are induc= ed from the data rather than being based on responses to survey questions o= r derived from a priori hypotheses. Forest landowners interviewed for this = research were most concerned with the conservation =E2=80=93 and ultimately= the conveyance =E2=80=93 of values that provide them with no immediate eco= nomic returns. The high value placed on these =E2=80=9Cgifts to a future wo= rld=E2=80=9D offers a new way to think about the design of programs meant t= o encourage active management of private forestland. ------ Tuesday, August 1, 2017 @ 10:00 A.M., Room 5001, Kenneth C. 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I have never met = you and I think we often disagree which means we have that in common also.</DIV= > <DIV> If you are in the Kentville area sometime I would b= e delighted to show you why I want to keep this out of the hands of future developers; good Morristown loam and darn good tree growth in areas not lim= ited by shallow bedrock. And interesting cover in the less prosperous areas domi= nated by site limitations. </DIV> <DIV> And also show you the remnants of Rhamnus frangula = (called something else now) thickets which just flopped over and died.= I have followed the fortunes of this plant for 59 years; sparse to absent&nbs= p;as long as most chopping or pastures carried livestock. But it quickly spread = after absence of teeth and scythe gave it a break. Curiously deer do not br= owse it. And apparently not rabbits (aka snowshoe hare). </DIV> <DIV> Drawing on memory, I think one of the beetles which= I kept was new to Atlantic Canada. Every place is special if you look a = bit. e.g.My old-growth compost pile at 16 Overlook Rd. yielded a second collecti= on for North America. </DIV> <DIV> And to anyone nearby, you are always welcome to wal= k up there; don't drive up or block the entrance. End of Schofield Road; sign sa= ys 'no horses no vehicles DHW' </DIV> <DIV> Last year I partly cleared a former small hayf= ield which had become ingrown by trees, leading to a depletion of insect and pla= nt diversity. There has been some recovery already.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Yt, DW, Kentville </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style=3D"BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-RIGHT: = 0px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px" dir=3Dltr> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial; BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>Fro= m:</B> <A title=3Ddcrossland@eastlink.ca href=3D"mailto:dcrossland@eastlink.ca">= Donna Crossland</A> </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=3Dnaturens@chebucto.n= s.ca href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</A> </DIV= > <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, July 27, 2017 11:3= 6 AM</DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> RE: [NatureNS] A Hopeful = Perspective on NS Forestry</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV class=3DWordSection1> <P class=3DMsoNormal><SPAN style=3D"COLOR: #1f497d">It=E2=80=99s timely t= o read this exchange regarding conservation easements and other solutions to ensure t= hat private woodlots continue to house biodiversity values and ecosystem serv= ices while perhaps continuing to provide a modest income, or otherwise remain = a working woodlot. The issue of woodlot liquidation (or otherwise flattening woodlots) is a huge one that needs to be addressed quickly.&nb= sp; Woodlots that were carefully managed for generations are now falling to clearcutting practices for a variety of reasons by the next generation.&n= bsp; As we rapidly run out of Crown wood, DNR and the mills will count on gett= ing wood from private land holdings (though presently private land wood is be= ing froze out of the market in the southwest). How do we ensure that th= e last bits of mature forest in the province are managed sustainably for a = variety of purposes other than the single-minded interests of =E2=80=98fi= ber production=E2=80=99?<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal><SPAN style=3D"COLOR: #1f497d"><o:p> </o:p></SP= AN></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal><SPAN style=3D"COLOR: #1f497d">I=E2=80=99ve been whi= spering in the ears of some key people, hoping that someone, or some organizations who h= ave earned public trust, will provide some useful and very practical legal ad= vice on conservation easements very soon. Small woodlot owners, ma= ny of whom are now seniors, require the information <U>now</U>, rather than lat= er. The obvious organizations we might have turned to, such as DNR, have lost= public trust, and it would be best to obtain solid advice on conservation= easements from elsewhere, from group(s) that will not directly profit fro= m this/who are not in conflict of interest.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal><SPAN style=3D"COLOR: #1f497d"><o:p> </o:p></SP= AN></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal><SPAN style=3D"COLOR: #1f497d">For future generation= s, we need to preserve the last tiny bits of the old growth and intact wilderne= ss, with sugar maples, yellow birch, red spruce, hemlock, and other living components of our forests. I am looking into a conservation easemen= t for my tiny woodlot. I like the idea of providing some kind of lasting = legacy in my will, while not shutting out the possibility of sensible, informed harvesting here and there in future generations. I=E2=80= =99d like to stipulate the maintenance of a shaded forest floor (protecting soil carbo= n, nutrients, mycorrhizae, and other components perhaps as yet unnamed, as p= art of the sustainable solution), but I=E2=80=99ve got some homework to do fi= rst. We=E2=80=99ll have to share what we find out this fall-winter (the best t= ime to do estate planning, I think).<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal><SPAN style=3D"COLOR: #1f497d"><o:p> </o:p></SP= AN></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal><SPAN style=3D"COLOR: #1f497d">Donna Crossland<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal><SPAN style=3D"COLOR: #1f497d">Tupperville<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal><SPAN style=3D"COLOR: #1f497d"><o:p> </o:p></SP= AN></P> <DIV> <DIV style=3D"BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-BO= TTOM: 0cm; PADDING-LEFT: 0cm; PADDING-RIGHT: 0cm; BORDER-TOP: #b5c4df 1pt s= olid; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 3pt"> <P class=3DMsoNormal><B><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt" lang=3DEN-US>From:</SPAN></B><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt" lang=3DEN-U= S> <A href=3D"mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.= ca</A> [<A href=3D"mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca">mailto:naturens-owner@chebu= cto.ns.ca</A>] <B>On Behalf Of </B><A href=3D"mailto:plchalmers@ns.sympatico.ca">plchalmers@ns.sympatico.ca</A>= <BR><B>Sent:</B> July-26-17 5:27 PM<BR><B>To:</B> <A href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</A><BR><B= >Subject:</B> RE: [NatureNS] A Hopeful Perspective on NS Forestry<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV></DIV> <P class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></P> <DIV> <P class=3DMsoNormal><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Book Antiqua','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Good point= s about preserving working woodland. I have the impression that working <EM><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Book Antiqua','serif'">farmland</SPAN></= EM> is better protected, but maybe that is a matter of local zoning?</SPAN><SPAN= style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV> <DIV> <P class=3DMsoNormal><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Book Antiqua','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> </SP= AN><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV> <DIV> <P class=3DMsoNormal><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Book Antiqua','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">I was once= told about the fate of a mature sugar maple woodlot in the hardwood hills of P= ictou County. It had been carefully managed for maple syrup production fo= r generations. When Grandpa died, none of the family could take it on. They all agreed that it should only be sold to someone who plan= ned to continue the operation. They found a buyer who promised to do so. The next year, he clearcut the acreage and sold 200 year old su= gar maples <EM><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Book Antiqua','serif'">for firewood. </SPAN></EM>The granddaughter who told me this was altern= ately enraged, and teary-eyed, at the folly of it.</SPAN><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p></= o:p></SPAN></P></DIV> <DIV> <P class=3DMsoNormal><EM><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Book Antiqua','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> </SP= AN></EM><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV> <DIV> <P class=3DMsoNormal><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Book Antiqua','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Aldo Leopo= ld's style may not be to your taste, Dave, but he was an early voice in propos= ing conservation. Have you ever read any of the essays of Wendell Berry? I'd recommend his earlier collections, beginning with <U>The= Unsettling of America</U> (1977) and <U>The Gift of Good Land</U> (1981). The Library at Acadia has some of his books.</SPAN><S= PAN style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p></= o:p></SPAN></P></DIV> <DIV> <P class=3DMsoNormal><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Book Antiqua','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> </SP= AN><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV> <DIV> <P class=3DMsoNormal><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Book Antiqua','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Cheers,</S= PAN><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p></= o:p></SPAN></P></DIV> <DIV> <P class=3DMsoNormal><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Book Antiqua','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> </SP= AN><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV> <DIV> <P class=3DMsoNormal><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Book Antiqua','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Patricia L= =2E Chalmers</SPAN><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p></= o:p></SPAN></P></DIV> <DIV> <P class=3DMsoNormal><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Book Antiqua','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Halifax</S= PAN><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p></= o:p></SPAN></P></DIV> <DIV> <P class=3DMsoNormal><EM><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Book Antiqua','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> </SP= AN></EM><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV> <DIV> <P class=3DMsoNormal><EM><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Book Antiqua','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> </SP= AN></EM><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style=3D"BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: blue 1pt solid; PADDING= -BOTTOM: 0cm; MARGIN-TOP: 5pt; PADDING-LEFT: 8pt; PADDING-RIGHT: 0cm; MARGI= N-BOTTOM: 5pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0cm; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: med= ium none; PADDING-TOP: 0cm"> <P style=3D"MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt" class=3DMsoNormal><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">On Ju= ly 26, 2017 at 9:47 AM John Kearney <<A href=3D"mailto:john.kearney@ns.sympatico.ca">john.kearney@ns.sympatico.= ca</A>> wrote: <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <DIV> <P class=3DMsoNormal>Hi Dave and all,<o:p></o:p></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal>I agree that we need more alternatives for saving = our patches of land for future generations.<o:p></o:p></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal>A number of years ago, on one my birding field tri= ps, I came upon a 95-year old farmer working a small patch of land, surrounde= d by a mature Sugar Maple-Yellow Birch forest, in the high country of Pictou= County with a beautiful view of the valley below. In the course of our = conversation he expressed cynacism about what his relatives would do wi= th the land when he passed away, and he lamented the fact that he knew of = no way to ensure the protection of his lifetime of work in caring for the = land. Today that land is part of an industrial-scale wind energy facility. It= makes me wonder what Nova Scotia would be or could be like if all these= patches were preserved. The choice is not between progress and a romant= ic clinging to the past as some might argue. Rather it is I believe, a cho= ice between seeing the land as a commodity for our personal use and profit,= or as a heritage, a work of art even, that we have a collective responsibi= lity to care for and enhance during the time we dwell on the land.<o:p></o:p= ></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal>John<o:p></o:p></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></P> <DIV> <DIV style=3D"BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-= BOTTOM: 0cm; PADDING-LEFT: 0cm; PADDING-RIGHT: 0cm; BORDER-TOP: #e1e1e1 1pt= solid; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 3pt"> <P class=3DMsoNormal><STRONG><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">From:</SPAN></STRONG> <A = href=3D"mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens-owner@chebucto.n= s.ca</A> [<A href=3D"mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca">mailto:naturens-owner@che= bucto.ns.ca</A>] <STRONG><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">On Behalf O= f </SPAN></STRONG>David<BR><STRONG><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">Sent:</SPAN></STRONG> Jul= y-25-17 13:20<BR><STRONG><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">To:</SPAN></STRONG> <A href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</A><BR>= <STRONG><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">Cc:</SPAN></STRONG> David= Webster <<A href=3D"mailto:dwebster@glinx.com">dwebster@glinx.com</A>><BR><STRON= G><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">Subject:</SPAN></STRONG> = Re: [NatureNS] A Hopeful Perspective on NS Forestry<o:p></o:p></P></DIV></D= IV> <P class=3DMsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></P> <DIV> <P class=3DMsoNormal><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Hi John &= amp; All,</SPAN><o:p></o:p></P></DIV> <DIV> <P class=3DMsoNormal><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> &n= bsp; I suspect conservation, and nature worship, rank high in the minds of mos= t private woodlot owners. </SPAN><o:p></o:p></P></DIV> <DIV> <P class=3DMsoNormal><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> &nb= sp; I was fully disgusted with NS Nature Trust when they sniffed 'We don't pr= otect that kind of woodland', when I made inquiries about protecting my woodl= ot permanently from residential/commercial development. </SPAN><o:p></o:p></P></DIV> <DIV> <P class=3DMsoNormal><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> &n= bsp; If you aim to protect 12% of an area then 78% is unprotected and what good= is a pail if 78% of the bottom is missing ?</SPAN><o:p></o:p></P></DIV> <DIV> <P class=3DMsoNormal><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> &n= bsp; I never did read the second half of A Sand County Almanac, land ethic, be= cause it was preachy and dry, but having read an old National Geographic arti= cle about Leopold, I now realize he preached conservation as a way of manag= ing all landscapes. </SPAN><o:p></o:p></P></DIV> <DIV> <P class=3DMsoNormal><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Yt, Dave = Webster, Kentville</SPAN><o:p></o:p></P></DIV> <DIV> <P class=3DMsoNormal><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> </S= PAN><o:p></o:p></P></DIV> <DIV> <P class=3DMsoNormal><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> </S= PAN><o:p></o:p></P></DIV> <DIV> <P class=3DMsoNormal><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">------ Or= iginal Message ------</SPAN><o:p></o:p></P></DIV> <DIV> <P class=3DMsoNormal><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">From: "Jo= hn Kearney" <</SPAN><A href=3D"mailto:john.kearney@ns.sympatico.ca"><SP= AN style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">john.kear= ney@ns.sympatico.ca</SPAN></A><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">></SPA= N><o:p></o:p></P></DIV> <DIV> <P class=3DMsoNormal><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">To: </SPA= N><A href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca"><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">naturens@= chebucto.ns.ca</SPAN></A><o:p></o:p></P></DIV> <DIV> <P class=3DMsoNormal><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Sent: 7/2= 5/2017 12:09:33 PM</SPAN><o:p></o:p></P></DIV> <DIV> <P class=3DMsoNormal><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Subject: = [NatureNS] A Hopeful Perspective on NS Forestry</SPAN><o:p></o:p></P></= DIV> <DIV> <P class=3DMsoNormal><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> </S= PAN><o:p></o:p></P></DIV> <DIV id=3Dx43527ae7a334477> <BLOCKQUOTE style=3D"BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: #cccccc 1pt solid; PA= DDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; MARGIN: 2.25pt 0cm 5pt 3.75pt; PADDING-LEFT: 8pt; PADDIN= G-RIGHT: 0cm; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-T= OP: 0cm"> <P class=3DMsoNormal><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'= ">School for Resource and Environmental Studies</SPAN><o:p></o:p></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'= ">MES Thesis Defence</SPAN><o:p></o:p></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"> </SPAN><o:p></o:p><= /P> <P class=3DMsoNormal><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'= ">GIFTS TO A FUTURE WORLD: CONVERSATIONS WITH WOODLAND OWNERS IN NOVA SCOTIA</SPAN><o:p></o:p></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"> </SPAN><o:p></o:p><= /P> <P class=3DMsoNormal><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'= ">By Andrew W. Kekacs</SPAN><o:p></o:p></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"> </SPAN><o:p></o:p><= /P> <P class=3DMsoNormal><STRONG><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Abstract:</SPAN></STRONG>= <o:p></o:p></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"> </SPAN><o:p></o:p><= /P> <P class=3DMsoNormal><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Private, non-industrial w= oodland owners provide more than half of the timber used by Nova Scotia=E2=80= =99s forest products industry. Research, however, suggests many of these owners d= o not consider income from timber sales to be their primary reason for owni= ng woodland. This study aimed to reach a holistic understanding of their= attitudes and motivations using walking interviews on the owners=E2= =80=99 woodlands and a grounded theory approach to analysis, in which explanations of the phenomena under study are induced from the data r= ather than being based on responses to survey questions or derived from a p= riori hypotheses. Forest landowners interviewed for this research were most= concerned with the conservation =E2=80=93 and ultimately the conveyan= ce =E2=80=93 of values that provide them with no immediate economic returns. The high= value placed on these =E2=80=9Cgifts to a future world=E2=80=9D offer= s a new way to think about the design of programs meant to encourage active management of = private forestland.</SPAN><o:p></o:p></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"> </SPAN><o:p></o:p><= /P> <P class=3DMsoNormal><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">------</SPAN><o:p></o:p><= /P> <P class=3DMsoNormal><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Tuesday, August 1, 2017 @= 10:00 A.M., </SPAN><o:p></o:p></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'= ">Room 5001, Kenneth C. 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