Tree Identification Guide Now Online - February 4, 2008
Landowners, teachers and students have a new, interactive way of learning about Nova Scotia's native trees. The Department of Natural Resources has added a presentation on tree identification to its library of educational resources.

Conservation Licence Plates Making a Difference - January 25, 2008
Twelve conservation projects will receive $82,000 from the Nova Scotia Species at Risk Conservation Fund. Most of the project funding was raised through the Nova Scotia Conservation Licence Plate Program.

Call for OHV Trails Program Applications - January 21, 2008
Trail development groups have until March 7 to apply for a part of the next round of funding assistance available under the Off-highway Vehicle Infrastructure Fund.

New Province, Forestry Safety Society Sign Agreement - January 18, 2008
The Forestry Safety Society of Nova Scotia will be better able to develop and deliver top-notch safety programs for Christmas tree growers, loggers, sawmill workers, truckers and other society members thanks to an investment by the province.

New Scaling Manual Available Online - January 16, 2008
Updated legislation and regulations simplify and standardize the way Nova Scotians measure the quantity of wood products that come from harvested trees. And a new manual, which prescribes the procedures, is now available online.

Paradise Trail Now Closed to Motorized Vehicles - January 10, 2008
Barriers are now in place to prevent off-highway vehicles from accessing the abandoned Dominion Atlantic Railway line through Paradise, Annapolis Co.

Paradise Trail Closed to Motorized Vehicles - December 21, 2007
Barriers will soon be put in place to prevent off-highway vehicles from accessing the abandoned Dominion Atlantic Railway line near Paradise, Annapolis Co.

Two Mulgrave Fox Confirmed to Have Rabies - December 20 ,2007
Rabies has been confirmed in two fox in Mulgrave, Guysborough Co.

Provincial Park Fee Increases - December 18, 2007
Camping permit fees are increasing for the first time in seven years, to help cover escalating operating costs at Nova Scotia's provincial parks.

Province Begins Process for New Wilderness Area - December 7, 2007
The province is taking the steps to designate a new wilderness area on about 14,000 hectares of Crown land in the Ship Harbour Long Lake area of Halifax Regional Municipality, Premier Rodney MacDonald announced today, Dec. 7.

Trail Closures in Provincial Parks - November 9, 2007
Nova Scotians are reminded to hike with caution and obey trail closure signs during the long weekend and in the coming months.

Provincial Parks Look Back on Successful Season - November 6, 2007
It has been an exciting season for Nova Scotia's provincial parks.

Province Creates Near-urban Wilderness Area - October 30, 2007
Nova Scotians will have a chance to explore, study and enjoy nature in a new protected wilderness area next to the province's largest urban population.

Mainland Moose Continue to be Poached - October 17, 2007
Department of Natural Resources conservation officers are again asking for the public's help as they investigate the second incident of moose poaching on the mainland within the past month.