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Welcome to WestFor! ๐ŸŒณ๐Ÿ๐ŸŒŽ Our goal is to practice sustainable forestry that benefits future generations to come, both environmentally and economically!

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๐…๐Ž๐‘ ๐ˆ๐Œ๐Œ๐„๐ƒ๐ˆ๐€๐“๐„ ๐‘๐„๐‹๐„๐€๐’๐„ ๐ˆ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ž๐ง๐๐ข๐ง๐  ๐”๐’ ๐…๐จ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐“๐š๐ซ๐ข๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐œ๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ก๐ฎ๐ง๐๐ซ๐ž๐๐ฌ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ฃ๐จ๐›๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐จ๐ฏ๐š ๐’๐œ๐จ๐ญ๐ข๐šโ€™๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐ฌ๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ Call your local MP and the Premier and demand changes to protect jobs.
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๐ƒ๐จ๐ง'๐ญ ๐ฐ๐š๐ข๐ญ ๐š๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ“ ๐–๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐…๐จ๐ซ ๐‚๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐†๐ซ๐š๐ง๐ญ ๐…๐ฎ๐ง๐ ๐ง๐จ๐ฐ: us20.list-manage.com/survey?โ€ฆ Last year, Plymouth School was able to purchase outdoor play boxes and activity equipment now used by both students and the community.
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Safety is our top priority! We currently have an active harvest underway near Goldsmith Lake in Annapolis County. During all active forestry operations, safety is our number one priority โ€“ for our workers and for members of the public.
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Harvest areas can be dangerous where heavy equipment is constantly moving around and trees are being felled. In thinning environments especially, visibility is very low and the skilled operators are focused on the job at hand and may not see or hear people nearby.
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For everyoneโ€™s safety please comply with provincial regulations: โœ…Keep roadways clear to ensure safe passage for equipment, workers, and emergency responders โœ…No unauthorized access within 500 feet of forestry operations
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#DYK Before a single tree is harvested on Western Crown land in Nova Scotia, it goes through a careful, multi-step planning and approval process to ensure itโ€™s done responsibly? Here's a quick look at how it works:
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Learn more about how forestry planning works in Nova Scotia by exploring this interactive StoryMap: ๐Ÿ”—storymaps.arcgis.com/storiesโ€ฆ

Nova Scotia Crown Forest Management Process

How Crown land licensees, DNRR, Public Stakeholders and First Nations cooperate during the Provincial forest management process

storymaps.arcgis.com
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Ecological forestry doesnโ€™t just mean harvesting fewer trees, it means managing our forest with ecology as the very top objective. Learn about the Goldsmith Lake harvest plan and how WestFor is implementing Lahey recommendations in the area.
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๐ŸŸข4 rare lichen locations (with 100m buffers) ๐ŸŸข2 black ash trees (with 200m buffers) ๐ŸŸขAn "ecology corridor" connecting watercourses, wetland, old growth, and game trails to Goldsmith Lake itself.
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Only 34 hectares of the original 80-hectare footprint (42%) will be harvested โ€“ with the best 70% of trees left to grow after harvesting is complete. Meanwhile two stands of Old Growth Forest (30ha) immediately between the harvest area and the lake itself will remain untouched.
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Did you know the forests around Goldsmith Lake in Annapolis County have a very long history of active forest management spanning over hundreds of years๐ŸŒฒThe area was owned by Bowater for many decades and all the roads and trails used in the area were built for forestry activity.
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This means that approximately 70% of the trees in the 34-hectare parcel will remain and continue to grow.
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Itโ€™s a big shift from how things were done in the '70sโ€”proof that forestry is evolving.
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๐Ÿšจ Now Accepting Applications! ๐Ÿšจ Are you working on a project that supports child and youth programs or outdoor recreation in Western Nova Scotia? WestForโ€™s 2025 Community Grants Fund can help! ๐Ÿ’ฐ๐ŸŒฟ ๐Ÿ”— Apply now: us20.list-manage.com/survey?โ€ฆ Deadline: April 30th
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