After more than 200 days … a group of Nova Scotian protesters opposing a forestry cutblock are declaring victory. The group found …rare lichen among the trees slated for logging, requiring enough buffer zones to make over half of the area protected. The area on Crown land was set to be logged by WestFor, a forestry group that supplies lumber to 13 mills in the province. The original 80-year-old parcel is relatively small at 24 hectares…but campers say it’s some of the last standing forest in the area. The trees are important habitat for local species, such as the wood turtle and the pine marten. Earlier this year, rare lichen was discovered at the site by campers, requiring the Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources and Renewables (DNRR) to put buffer zones around the species. Since then, more species have been documented, and 60 per cent of the cut is now off-limits to WestFor.