The Nova Scotia Forestry Innovation Transition Trust is investing $1.8 million to assist private landowners and forest contractors in finding new markets for underutilized wood fibre and to support sustainable forestry management. According to a news release, the Association for Sustainable Forestry will use $800,000 over the next year to help private landowners and forest contractors find new and more efficient ways of harvesting, transporting and selling low-grade fibre. It will also help reduce the risk of wildfires through the removal of material that would normally be left on the forest floor. …“With this funding, we will be able to help them actively manage their woodlots,” said Todd Burgess, of Forest Nova Scotia. …Forest Nova Scotia will use $1 million over two years to help woodlot owners develop and maintain access roads into their woodlots. The funding will allow owners to harvest more wood and lower the risk of wildfires.