Nova Scotia's Forest Strategy
The Forest Strategy ensures that harvesting on all woodlands does not exceedthe capacity to grow timber, help to maintain jobs and incomes for thousands of people who rely on forestry for their livelihood, as well as, help protect the forest environment and wildlife habitat.

Nova Scotia's Code of Forest Practice
The framework document for the implementation of sustainable forest management on Crown lands is now available online.

New Forest Research Reports
Three new report have been recently published on line( pdf) More...

Ecological Land Classification Map and Database
In an Ecological Land Classification (ELC) areas of similar ecology are identified and mapped within a hierarchy of ecosystems where broad to specific levels of detail are presented on a series of maps. More ...

Wildlife Habitat & Watercourses Protection Regulations
The new Wildlife Habitat and Watercourses Protection Regulations came into effect January 14 2002. The regulations make guidelines for forestry operations mandatory on all lands. They provide for the protection of water quality, biodiversity and wildlife habitat.