Marcus Zwicker

Over the past few weeks, The Chronicle Herald has printed stories and columns regarding forestry management practices, the Lahey report, and the current blockade of a WestFor forest operation in Digby County by an activist group called Extension Rebellion.  As an industry that has evolved and enhanced its practices over the past two centuries, it can be disheartening to many of the proud Nova Scotian forest workers to read these stories. These individuals have dedicated their lives to the education and implementation of healthy forestry practices and these stories do not speak to that.  While they are passionate, these stories are missing the facts, science and experience that comes with healthy management of our province’s forests. Our industry is proud of the environmentally responsible work we do every day in our forests. [We respect the copyrights of the source publication – full access to this story may require a subscription]