For Todd Burgess and the rest of Nova Scotia’s forestry sector, word that Northern Pulp is abandoning the idea of a new multi-billion-dollar operation near Liverpool was not the news they were hoping for. “It’s devastating, really, for forestry in Nova Scotia,” said Burgess, executive director of Forest Nova Scotia. “It’s going to make it more difficult for woodlot owners to manage their woodlot properly, it’s going to be difficult for forestry contractors to succeed and be profitable.” …Marcus Zwicker, the company’s chief operating officer, said the sector has struggled to find a market for low-grade byproducts from lumber production and harvests since Northern Pulp shut down in 2020. …He and Burgess both said they also have concerns about the loss of the greenhouses Northern Pulp used to maintain, which would produce millions of seedlings a year for reforestation efforts. Rushton said officials in his department are looking at potential options to fill the gap.