2025 Central Woodland Conference
- Welcoming Remarks and Department Update- Hon. Marco MacLeod (Recording)
- Central Woodland Owners of the Year- David & Julia McMillan (Recording)
- Introducing the Acadian Phenocam Network: Tracking & Anticipating Climate Change Impacts to Forest Growth & Phenology- Lynsay Spafford (Recording and Presentation Slides)
- Ticks: Risks and Prevention- Dr. Vett Lloyd (Recording and Presentation Slides)
- Silviculture Funding & Biodiversity- Paul Gilbert (Recording and Presentation Slides)
- Family Forest Network Ecological Forestry Pilot Project- Ryan Dickie (Recording and Presentation Slides)
- Afternoon Welcome- Mayor Nancy Dicks (Recording)
- Mi'kmaw Land Stewardship- Alyx MacDonald (Recording)
- Heat New Glasgow- Mayor Nancy Dicks, Tony Mummery & Rohan Mishra (Recording)
- Mass Timber Construction- Peter Korecki (Recording)
- Developing a Forest Soil Health Assessment & Extension Program (ForestSHARE) for Private Woodland Owners in NS- Caitlin McCavour (Recording and Presentation Slides)
- Covid-19 and Brain Worm Surveillance in White-Tailed Deer- Jenna Priest (Recording and Presentation Slides)
2025 Eastern Woodland Conference
- Welcoming Remarks and Department Update- Kyle MacQuarrie (Recording)
- 2024 Eastern Woodland Owner of the Year- Steven Eadie (Recording and Presentation Slides)
- Introducing the Acadian Phenocam Network: Tracking & Anticipating Climate Change Impacts to Forest Growth & Phenology- Lynsay Spafford (Recording and Presentation Slides)
- Silviculture Funding & Biodiversity- Scott Maston (Recording and Presentation Slides)
- Mi'kmaq-led Conservation Initiatives in Unama'ki- Patricia Nash (Recording and Presentation Slides)
- Managing Your Woodlot: Be Ready with a Well-Maintained Road- Todd Burgess (Recording and Presentation Slides)
- Christmas Trees in Nova Scotia- Lienna Hoeg (Recording and Presentation Slides)
- Developing a Forest Soil Health Assessment & Extension Program (ForestSHARE) for Private Woodland Owners in NS- Caitlin McCavour (Recording and Presentation Slides)
- Nova Scotia Working Woodlands Trust- Shayla Nickerson & Jennika Hunsinger (Recording and Presentation Slides)
- Strathlorne Provincial Forest Nursery Overview- Sean Gillis (Recording and Presentation Slides)
- Biomass in NS: Challenges and Opportunities- Shawn McGrath & Kari Easthouse (Recording and Presentation Slides)
2025 Western Woodland Conference
- Welcoming Remarks & Department Update- Hon. Danielle Barkhouse, MLA Chester-St. Margarets (Recording)
- Provincial and Western Woodland Owner of the Year- Tom Mailman (Recording and Presentation Slides)
- Sounds of the Woods- Abby Lewis (Recording and Presentation Slides)
- Woodlot Management and Wildlife Considerations- Dawson Lake (Recording and Presentation Slides)
- Using Apps in Nature- Ali White (Recording and Presentation Slides)
- Wildlife Panel Q&A (Recording)
- Silviculture Funding & Biodiversity- Dave Sutherland (Recording and Presentation Slides)
- Developing a Forest Soil Health Assessment & Extension Program (ForestSHARE) for Private Woodland Owners in NS- Caitlin McCavour & Debbie Reeves (Recording and Presentation Slides)
- Introducing the Acadian Phenocam Network: Tracking & Anticipating Climate Change Impacts to Forest Growth & Phenology- Lynsay Spafford (Recording and Presentation Slides)
- Afternoon Welcome- Abdella Assaff, Deputy Warden, Municipality of Chester (Recording)
- Hemlock Woolly Adelgid Strike Team 2025 Update & Spruce Budworm Update- Kevin Chen and Albert Alchorn (Recording and Presentation Slides)
- Managing Your Woodlot: Be Ready with a Well-Maintained Road- Todd Burgess (Recording and Presentation Slides)
- NS Christmas Tree Council Update- Mike Harlow (Recording and Presentation Slides)
- Family Forest Network Ecological Forestry Pilot Project- Ryan Dickie (Recording and Presentation Slides)
- Knowing the Legal Landscape: Woodlands and the Law- Jamie Simpson (Recording and Presentation Slides)
2024 Eastern Woodland Conference
- Welcoming Remarks and Department Update- Hon. Trevor Boudreau, MLA for Richmond (Recording)
- Private Woodland Owner Perspective- Peter Christiano (Recording and Presentation Slides)
- Overview of Private Land Program Services and Opportunities for Woodlot Owners- Sean Power (Recording and Presentation Slides)
- Landbird Species at Risk Best Management Practices- Cindy Staicer (Recording and Presentation Slides)
- Provincial Forest Pest Update- Jeff Ogden (Recording and Presentation Slides)
- Forest Roads: Opportunities and Obstacles- Todd Burgess (Recording and Presentation Slides)
- Creating Geo-referenced Maps with Provincial Landscape Viewer- Andrew Fedora (Recording)
- Understanding Silviculture Assistance: Maps, Regulations and Rates- Breah Samson-Macdonald (Recording)
- Updates on Silviculture and Eastern Private Land Programs from NS Landowners & Forest Fibre Producers Association- Peter Burchill (Recording and Presentation Slides)
2024 Central Woodland Conference
- Welcoming Remarks and Department Update- Hon. Larry Harrison, MLA for Colchester-Musquodoboit Valley (Recording)
- 2023 Provincial & Central Woodland Owner of the Year- Beau Blois (Recording)
- Overview of Private Land Program Services and Opportunities for Woodlot Owners- Sean Power (Recording and Presentation Slides)
- Forestry in Mi'kma'ki- Alyx MacDonald (Recording and Presentation Slides)
- NS Working Woodlands Trust- Mhari Lamarque (Recording and Presentation Slides)
- Managing for Wildlife Biodiversity- Mark Pulsifer (Recording and Presentation Slides)
- BMPs for Forested Wetland Species-at-Risk Birds on Private Lands- Izzy Clarke & Cindy Staicer (Recording)
- Silviculture Funding & Fiona Assistance- Paul Gilbert (Recording)
- Forest Soil Ecology- Kevin Keys (Recording and Presentation Slides)
- Legacy Planning- Mike Jodrey (Recording and Presentation Slides)
2024 Western Woodland Conference
*Due to technical difficulties, video recordings are unfortunately not available for the first three presentations.
- 2023 Western Woodland Owner of the Year- James Smith (Presentation Slides only)
- Eastern Hemlock on the Edge: Saving a foundational species of the Wabanaki Forest- Matt Smith (Presentation Slides only)
- Hemlock Woolly Adelgid Update- Kevin Chen (Presentation Slides only)
- Medway Community Forest Coop Hemlock Conservation Program- Mary Jane Rodger (Recording and Presentation Slides)
- Hemlock Woolly Adelgid- Panel Q&A (Recording)
- Bioeconomy Development Zone- Rod Badcock (Recording and Presentation Slides)
- Overview of Private Land Program Services and Opportunities for Woodlot Owners- Sean Power (Recording and Presentation Slides)
- Freeman Lumber- Logs to Planer- Marcus Zwicker (Recording and Presentation Slides)
- Woodlands for Wildlife- Laura Carter (Recording and Presentation Slides)
- The Pemsik Mawa'tasikl Anko'tmu'kl- Melissa Labrador (Recording)
- Forest Nova Scotia and Your Woodlot Roads- Todd Burgess (Recording and Presentation Slides)
2023 Eastern Woodland Conference
- Welcoming Remarks- Dep. Minister Karen Gatien (Recording)
- 2022 Eastern Woodland Owner of the Year- Ron Melchiore (Recording and Presentation Slides)
- Management and Mayhem: Lessons from Fiona- Dave Sutherland (Recording and Presentation Slides)
- Nova Scotia Working Woodlands Trust- Jennika Hunsinger (Recording and Presentation Slides)
- Updates on Silviculture and Eastern Private Land Programs from NSLFFPA- Peter Burchill (Recording and Presentation Slides)
- Progress in Protecting Nova Scotia’s Old Forests- Dr. Peter Duinker and Dr. Peter Bush (Recording and Presentation Slides)
- Forests are more than Fibre: An update on the Family Forest Network’s Ecological Forestry Project- Ryan Dickie (Recording, FFN Intro Video, and Presentation Slides)
- NSCC Forestry Programs- Andrew Fedora (Recording and Presentation Slides)
2023 Central Woodland Conference
- Welcoming Remarks- Minister Tory Rushton (Recording)
- Management and Mayhem: Lessons from Fiona- Dave Sutherland (Recording and Presentation Slides)
- Forests are more than Fibre: An update on the Family Forest Network’s Ecological Forestry Project- Daniel Hart (Recording, FFN Intro Video, and Presentation Slides)
- Managing Woodlands in a Changing Climate- Dr. James Steenberg (Recording and Presentation Slides)
- Applying Beneficial Management Practices for At-Risk Birds- Dr. Cindy Staicer (Recording and Presentation Slides)
- The Mi’kmaw Forestry Initiative: Mimaju’nsuti, Netukulimk, & Etuaptmumk- Lacey Robbins and Elizabeth Jessome (Recording and Presentation Slides)
- Today's Silviculture is Tomorrow's Forest- Steve McLelan (Recording)
- Progress in Protecting Nova Scotia’s Old Forests- Dr. Peter Duinker and Dr. Peter Bush (Recording and Presentation Slides)
- Nova Scotia Working Woodlands Trust- Jennika Hunsinger (Recording and Presentation Slides)
- Climate Adaptive Silviculture Techniques for Private Forest Caretakers- Craig Tupper (Recording and Presentation Slides)
2023 Western Woodland Conference
- 2022 Western Woodland Owner of the Year- Kennedy Family (Presentation Slides) *due to technical difficulties, a recording is not available
- St. Mary's Bay Academy Woodlot & Forestry Course- Sean Merrett and Arthur Hatt (Recording and Presentation Slides)
- Managing Woodlands in a Changing Climate- Dr. James Steenberg (Recording and Presentation Slides)
- Management and Mayhem: Lessons from Fiona- Dave Sutherland (Recording and Presentation Slides)
- Progress in Protecting Nova Scotia’s Old Forests- Dr. Peter Duinker (Recording and Presentation Slides)
- Nova Scotia Working Woodlands Trust- Matt Miller (Recording and Presentation Slides)
- Applying Beneficial Management Practices for At-Risk Birds- Dr. Cindy Staicer and Matt Miller (Recording and Presentation Slides)
- Adapting to Hemlock Woolly Adelgid- Jeff Ogden (Recording and Presentation Slides)
- Improving Your Woodland for Wildlife- Emma Vost (Recording and Presentation Slides)
2022 Central Woodland Conference
Video Recordings:
- Welcome and NS DNRR Update- Dep. Minister Karen Gatien
- 2021 Central Woodland Owner of the Year Award Winner- Luther Sears
- Family Forest Network- Andy Kekacs
- Forest ecology and the ecological forestry approach- Peter Neily
- Putting ecological forestry to practice- James Steenberg
- Mi’kmaq Forestry Initiative- Troy Robichaud
- Iknmatimkewe’l Nipuktuk: Gifts from the Forest- Cheyenne MacDonald
- Ticks: Why you want them to socially distance from you, and what to do if they don't- Dr. Vett Lloyd
2022 Woodland Conferences Spring Webinars
Spring Session 1: The Lichens in Your Woodlot- Brad Toms
Spring Session 2: Mi'kmaq Forest Knowledge
Spring Session 2: Mi'kmaq Forest Knowledge
- Mi’kmaq Forestry Initiative- Netukulimk in Forestry by Troy Robichaud
- Traditional Use on the Land by Sherilyn Young
- Forestry and Archeology by Dr. Heather MacLeod-Leslie
2021 Woodland Conference Online Mini Series
Session 1: Forest Sector & Forestry Transition Team Update
Session 2: Private Land Stewardship
Session 3: Invasive Species and Forest Pests
Session 4: Climate Change and Forest Carbon
Session 5: Biodiversity, Wildlife & Species at Risk
Session 6: Business Planning for Woodland Owners and Innovative Diversification of Wood Products
Fall Session 1: Pathways to Success- Woodland Stewardship Planning
Fall Session 2: Forest Roads
- Update from the Province: Transition supports and Ecological Forestry: Deputy Minister Julie Towers, NS Dept. of Lands & Forestry
- Forestry Transition Team Update: Deputy Minister Kelliann Dean, NS Dept. of Intergovernmental Affairs and Chief Executive Officer of the Office of Immigration
Session 2: Private Land Stewardship
- Welcome to the 100 Acre Woods: Norman Paupin, 2020 Provincial Woodland Owner of the Year Winner
- Silviculture and Biodiversity Features- A Landowner’s Approach: Dave Sutherland, Association for Sustainable Forestry
Session 3: Invasive Species and Forest Pests
- Native Forest Pests: Jeff Ogden, NS Dept. of Lands & Forestry, Forest Health Division
- Invasive Forest Pests: Ron Neville, Canadian Food Inspection Agency
- Invasive Plant Species: Scott Maston, NS Dept. of Lands & Forestry
Session 4: Climate Change and Forest Carbon
- Managing Woodlands & Woodland Carbon in a Changing Climate: James Steenberg, NS Dept. of Lands & Forestry
Session 5: Biodiversity, Wildlife & Species at Risk
- Cohabitation of You and Wildlife in your Woodlot: Sarah Spencer, NS Dept. of Lands & Forestry, Wildlife Division
- Biodiversity Pilot Program: Abby Lewis, Mersey Tobeatic Research Institute
Session 6: Business Planning for Woodland Owners and Innovative Diversification of Wood Products
- The Nova Scotia Innovation Hub- Fostering the Growth of the Low Carbon Bioeconomy in Nova Scotia: Rod Badcock, Executive Director, Nova Scotia Innovation Hub
- Family Woodlot Accounting and Business Concepts: Georg Ernst, CPA, CA, Chief Financial Officer and Controller, Harry Freeman & Son Limited
- Documents for download:
Fall Session 1: Pathways to Success- Woodland Stewardship Planning
- Dave Sutherland, Association for Sustainable Forestry
Fall Session 2: Forest Roads
- Watercourse Crossings- Annamarie Burgess, NS Dept. of Environment and Climate Change
- Access from Public Roads- Darcey MacBain, NS Dept. of Public Works
- Good roads are key to good woodland stewardship: How FNS can help- Todd Burgess, Forest Nova Scotia
2020 Western Woodland Conference
Presentation Slides:
- 2019 Western Woodland Owner of the Year- Cindy & Sherman Embree
- The Triad Approach to Forestry- Ryan McIntyre & Mark Pulsifer
- The Specialty Forest Market and the quest to boost woodsy collaboration in Southwestern Nova Scotia- Abby Lewis
- Modern Wood Chip Heat- Mathieu Leblanc
- Managing Woodlands in Changing Climate- James Steenburg
- White-nose Syndrome and Current Bat Conservation Projects in Nova Scotia- Brad Toms
- Hemlocks on the Edge: Ensuring Forest Resilience in the Face of Hemlock Woolly Adelgid in Kejimkujik National Park- Matt Smith
- Mi'kmawey Forestry- Troy Robichaud
2019 Eastern Woodland Conference
Presentation Slides:
- 2018 Eastern Woodland Owner of the Year- Bill Oprel & Ruthe MacAuley
- Triad Approach to Forestry- Gareth Davies
- Woodland Owner Service Provider Proposal for Eastern Mainland- Kari Easthouse
- Wetlands, Watercourses and Wildlife in Your Woodlot- Peter Austin-Smith
- Forest Practices Updates- Peter Geddes
- Breton Forest Innovation Cooperative- Stacie Carroll
- Bra D'Or Lakes CEPI- Stan Johnson
2019 Central Woodland Conference
Presentation Slides:
- Property Law Which May be of Interest to Owners of Woodland- Ian MacLean
- Income Tax and Estate Planning- Mike Jodrey
- How Woodland is Valued and Taxed- Paul Beazley
- Wetlands, Watercourses and Wildlife in Your Woodlot- Peter Austin-Smith
- NS Wood Heat Initiative- Rany Ibrahim
- Woodland Owner Experiences: Good and Bad- Robert Frame
2019 Western Woodland Conference
Presentation Slides:
- 2018 Provincial Woodland Owner of the Year- Kevin Veinotte
- Managing Your Woodlot- Harold Alexander
- Turtles at Risk- Jeffie McNeil
- Alternative Uses: Small Scale Wood Energy- Allister Surette
- Property Valuation Services Corp- Emily Wrobleski & Paul Beazley
- Mainland Moose Stewardship- Justin Fiddes
- Forest Health- Celia Boone
- Introducing the NS Working Land Trust- Mary Jane Rodger
- Old Forest- Colin Gray
2018 Central Woodland Conference
Presentation Slides:
- Common Mi'kmaq Medicine Plants of Nova Scotia Forests- Laurie Lacey
- Experiences of a Woodlot Owner/Operator- Peter Spicer
- The Small Owls in Your Wooded Lands- Randy Lauff
2018 Western Woodland Conference
Presentation Slides:
- Property Evaluation & Taxation- Carlos Resendes
- Silviculture and Biodiversity Features: A Landowner's Approach- Dave Sutherland
- Restoring an Acid-Impacted Salmon River: The West River Project- Eddie Halfyard
- Hiring a Contractor- Georg Ernst
- Roads and Wetland/Water Course Crossings: A Contractor's Perspective- Gerry Van Dyk
- Western Woodlot Services Co-op- Patricia Amero
- Forest Biodiversity Stewardship- Peter Austin-Smith
- Hemlock Woolly Adelgid- Ron Neville
2017 Western Woodland Conference
Presentation Slides:
- Surveying Woodland- Andrew Sutherland
- Edible and Medicinal Fungi of Western NS- Brendon Smith
- Silviculture and Biodiversity Features- Dave Sutherland
- Private Forest Management in Finland- Harold Alexander
- Forest Health and Ticks- Justin Smith
- Where Are Markets Heading- Kendall MacPhee
- 2016 Woodland Owner of the Year Winner- Larry Goodwin
- Owls- Shawn Craik
- Farm Woodlots- Simon Greenland-Smith
2016 Central Woodland Conference
Presentation Slides:
- Woodland Boundary Lines- Andrew Sutherland
- Potential Impacts of Climate Change on Maritime Forests- Anthony Taylor
- Silviculture and Biodiversity- Dave Sutherland
- Selection Harvesting Study Results- Jane Kent
- Managing Blueberries and Trees- Jason Stewart
- Changes to NS Environment Watercourse Alteration Program- Kevin Garroway
- Wildlife Trends: Deer, Moose and Bear- Mark Pulsifer
- Experiences of a Woodland Owner- Mike Oulton
- Lyme Disease: Risk, Impacts and Prevention- Nancy MacVicar
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