Rare lichen puts temporary stop to cutblock in Nova Scotia
A group of people camped out in the snowy Nova Scotia wilderness to save a patch of forest have received their first piece of positive news since they started in early December.
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Nova Scotia’s Natural Resources and Renewables minister vows to protect beloved park from development
In November, a beloved piece of coastal parkland in Atlantic Canada was saved from development, but environmentalists cautioned the fight wouldn’t be over until the land was officially protected. Now, they’re one step closer to that goal.
These two provinces got a head start on climate action
When it comes to adapting to climate change and disasters, the rest of Canada can learn a lesson or two from Nova Scotia and New Brunswick.
Nova Scotians raise money to protect vital turtle habitat
Endangered turtles in Nova Scotia have secured some new habitat, thanks to a successful fundraising campaign over the holidays.
What will save the mainland moose?
Although the majestic animals were once plentiful in Nova Scotia, the species’ numbers have dwindled due to forestry, poaching and disease.
Canada's coastal towns will need help from Ottawa as seas rise
For Darlene Norman, being a municipal leader faced with what the author of a new study sees as Ottawa's piecemeal approach to climate-related flooding feels like drowning in ever-rising seas.
Nova Scotians camp out to save small but mighty patch of forest
The 80-year-old parcel is relatively small — 60 acres or about 45 football fields. However, it’s some of the last standing forest in the area, which has seen ample clear-cuts. The trees are important habitat for species in the area, such as the wood turtle and the pine marten.
Izzy Clarke is protecting Nova Scotians from ocean rise
As a senior field technician at Coastal Action, the 29-year-old sees coastal conservation as important climate mitigation and adaptation.
Three years after a landmark report, it’s logging as usual in Nova Scotia’s forests
Only five of 45 recommendations on how to improve forestry practices in the province have been implemented since the Lahey report came out in 2018.
Pandemic prompted N.S. to start helpline just for men
Soon after the province was locked down in March 2020, officials noticed an increasing number of men were calling the province's 211 service, which offers information about government and community services.
Monster East Coast storm exposes need to prepare roads for future deluges
"This was a wake-up call, and we're probably going to need a few wake-up calls before we start getting ready for it," Peter MacGillivray said on Wednesday after two culverts on Highway 245 near his home in northern Nova Scotia were taken out by the latest storm.
Food shortages hit parts of Atlantic Canada after three days of heavy rain
Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston said Thursday it would cost at least $7 million to repair the damage, adding the province would apply for federal funds. "There's a lot of work to be done to rebuild, repair, restore."
Dani Miller dreams of a healthy future for Maritime forests
As the co-ordinator of the Common Ground project for Community Forests International, Dani Miller uses knowledge-sharing and storytelling to support the 80,000 family landowners in the Wabanaki forest in climate-smart forest management to protect their land for generations.
Nova Scotia bill aims to end coal-fired power by 2030
The change in the proposed Environmental Goals and Climate Change Reduction Act introduced Wednesday moves up the phasing out of coal by about 10 years.
