Association for Sustainable Forestry

Links

Useful Forestry Links
(Select links below to find useful information)

Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources
http://novascotia.ca/natr

Pre-Treatment Assessments (PTA)
http://www.novascotia.ca/natr/forestry/programs/timberman/pta.asp

Home Study Program for Woodlot Owners
http://woodlot.novascotia.ca/

NS Forest Sustainability Regulations
http://www.novascotia.ca/just/regulations/regs/fosust.htm

NS Wildlife Habitat and Watercourses Protection Regulations
http://www.novascotia.ca/just/regulations/regs/fowhwp.htm

The Forest Professional
https://www.novascotia.ca/lae/healthandsafety/docs/forestprofessional.pdf

Tree Silvics
http://www.na.fs.fed.us/spfo/pubs/silvics_manual/table_of_contents.htm

Forestry Field Handbook
http://novascotia.ca/natr/forestry/handbook/

Nova Scotia Primary Forest Products Marketing Board
http://www.gov.ns.ca/pfpmb/

Forestry Images
http://www.forestryimages.org/

Organizations

Canadian Institute of Forestry
http://www.cif-ifc.org/

Canadian Woodlands Forum
http://cwfcof.org/

Cape Breton Privateland Partnership
http://www.cbwoodlots.org/

Federation of Nova Scotia Woodlot Owners
http://nswoodlots.com/

Forest Nova Scotia
http://www.forestns.ca/

Forestry Safety Society of Nova Scotia
http://www.fss.ns.ca

Medway Community Forest
http://www.medwaycommunityforest.com/

Mersey Tobeatic Research Institute
http://www.merseytobeatic.ca/

Nova Scotia Forest Technicians Association
http://www.nsfta.ca/

Nova Scotia Forestry Association
http://www.nsfa.ca/

Nova Scotia Woodlot Owners and Operators Association
http://www.nswooa.ca

Nova Scotia Landowners and Forest Fibre Producers Association
http://www.nslffpa.org

Registered Professional Foresters Association of Nova Scotia
http://www.rpfans.ca/

Services

GeoNova
http://geonova.novascotia.ca/

DNR Garmin
http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/mis/gis/tools/arcview/extensions/DNRGarmin/DNRGarmin.html

BAP Equipment
http://bapequipment.com/

Cansel
http://www.cansel.ca/

GPS City Canada
http://www.gpscity.com/canada

GPS Central
http://www.gpscentral.ca/

The Forest Shop
http://www.forestshop.com/

Avenza Maps
https://store.avenza.com/?srsltid=AfmBOooRFRRzPaNE-TgHQ4CpoQh8HJ4gFMAWvvKKxuNhK1GifxgLl_h6

Nova Scotia Provincial Landscape Viewer
https://novascotia.ca/natr/landscape

Sentinel Hub
https://www.sentinel-hub.com/explore/eobrowser

Nova Scotia Provincial LiDar Data
https://geonova.novascotia.ca/news-blog/new-provincial-lidar-available

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Location

Physical Address:

1 – 62 Parkway Dr,
Truro Heights, Nova Scotia
B6L 1N8

Mailing Address:

P.O. Box 1833
Truro, Nova Scotia
B2N 5Z5

Contact Us

Phone:

David Sutherland – 902-890-3061
Ed Maclean – 902-890-1939
Ben Hennigar – 902-324-0811
Scott Maston – 902-301-5305
Paul Gilbert – 902-899-5066

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