Contest being held by Canadian Museum of Nature.
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The Canadian Museum of Nature is calling on Canadians to vote for a national lichen — and lichen-loving scientist Troy McMullin says we should all pay a little more respect to the "small but spectacular" champs of nature.Association for Sustainable Forestry is delivering over $3-million in Forestry Transition Funding during 2020 and 2021 for private woodland silviculture in Nova Scotia.
Fundable forestry treatments include:
• Tree Planting
• Manual Competition Control
• Pre-Commercial Thinning
• Commercial Thinning
• Crop Tree Release and Pruning
• Selection (Uneven-aged) Management
It’s easy to apply for funding!
Simply visit the ASF website (www.asforestry.com) and click the Online Request Form under the FORMS tab. Complete the request Form and click Send. We’ll then contact you for further information.
Or, if you prefer, print out the PDF Request Form and scan, fax or mail it in.
We hope to hear from you!
The forestry transition fund will be placed in trust, to access over multiple years. It is also being topped back up to $50 million after $13.5 million in initiatives have been announced.
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Nova Scotia government puts forestry money in trust | The Chronicle Herald
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The forestry transition fund announced in December in the wake of the pending Northern Pulp mill closure will be be placed in trust. The provincial government made the announcement Wednesday, saying the forestry sector needs time to diversify andA discussion with experts on the use of chemical injection and biocontrol with predatory insects to mitigate hemlock woolly adelgid.
February 20th 7-9pm at Best Western Plus in Bridgewater N.S.Please join us at the Best Western Plus in Bridgewater to hear specialists in their field speaking about chemical and biological control methods for Hemlock Woolly Adelgid on February 20, 2020 from 7:00-9:00 pm.
Chemical Control. Learning from ArborJet scientists about ImaJet trunk injections for saving hemlocks, the only Canadian-approved chemical presently available for low dose, targeted treatments against HWA.
Speakers: Joseph Doccola, Director of Research and Development, ArborJet Inc. - Rob Gorden, Director, ArborJet Inc.
Biocontrol. Learn about biocontrol research and the search for native predators for HWA.
Speaker: Jeffery Fidgen, Canadian Forest Service, Fredericton.