Family Forest Network

05/27/2026

Applications are now open for the Gas Tax Access Road Program administered by Forest NS! The program provides funding support to landowners to build and maintain access roads into your woodlot.

To apply for funding, visit: https://www.forestns.ca/roadpogram-1

Access Road ProgramThe Gas Tax Access Road Program helps you manage your woodlot by providing support funding to build and maintain access roads into your woodlot. If you are approved, the below funding is available. 2026 Funding Application 2026 Road Funding for Forestry Please ensure your applicat...

05/27/2026

Updates from the Field

Spring time in the woods! Field staff were continuing Pre-Treatment Assessment work in Inverness County this week, and caught a short break from the dreary weather.

05/08/2026

Updates from the Field

From one of our field staff assessing a woodlot near Londonderry earlier this week:

"Spring beauties were everywhere and the bees were celebrating. The site is also loaded full of trout lilies but only a few were opened. I'm betting they will all be out sometime next week.

I also caught a small bear (just a yearling) napping, we had a very brief staredown at about 10ft before it took off through the woods."

To learn more about spring ephemerals, we recommend checking out this article from Kate MacQuarrie in PEI: https://www.pei-untamed.com/post/spring-ephemerals

02/23/2026

Mark your calendars! Join us for a 3-part webinar series on managing Hemlock Woolly Adelgid (HWA) in Nova Scotia.

If you care for woodlands with hemlock, this series is for you. These webinars are designed to equip woodland stewards with practical, research-informed tools to respond to HWA. Across the series, we’ll explore:

🌲 Chemical Treatment Options and Resources for Woodland Stewards (February 26)
🌲 Understanding Biological Control & Research in Nova Scotia (March 5)
🌲 Silviculture Strategies to Help Prepare & Adapt your Woodland for HWA (March 19)

Whether you’re looking to take immediate action or plan for the future of your forest, this series will help you make informed decisions to support hemlock conservation in Nova Scotia.

Learn more and register: https://www.medwaycommunityforest.com/events

02/20/2026

Only 40 more harvests will be accepted. Contact us now if you are interested.

Advancing Ecological Forestry in Nova Scotia The FFN envisions a time when the long-term ecological health and biodiversity of Nova Scotia’s woodlands are recognized by all as the foundation for truly sustainable forest management, now and into the future. The Project A collaboration among 11 char...

02/17/2026

Medway Community Forest Co-op will be hosting a 3-part hemlock conservation webinar series designed to equip woodland stewards with practical, research-informed tools for responding to Hemlock Woolly Adelgid (HWA). Across the series, woodland stewards will explore adaptive silviculture approaches, chemical treatment options, and biological control research to support both immediate action and long-term hemlock conservation.

The webinars are on Thursday from 7:00-8:00 PM, and the first webinar will be next Thursday, February 26.

Learn more and register: https://www.medwaycommunityforest.com/events

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01/07/2026

The Woodland Conferences partners are once again planning for three regional conferences this year! Join us for a conference series where woodland owners, forestry professionals, researchers and nature-lovers learn more about forest stewardship, ecological forestry, and programs available to woodlot owners. Listen to presentations, view exhibits, and network with others interested in forests in Nova Scotia.

Visit nswoods.ca/2026conferences to register and for more details as they become available.

Western Woodland Conference
April 11th, 2026
St. Mary's Bay Academy, Weymouth, NS (Digby County)

Eastern Woodland Conference
April 18th, 2026
Port Hawkesbury Civic Centre, Port Hawkesbury, NS (Inverness County)

Central Woodland Conference
May 2nd, 2026
Maple Ridge Elementary, Lantz, NS (Hants County)

Cost (lunch included):
Early Bird: $25 (deadline 8 days before each conference)
Regular: $30
Student: $20

Recordings and powerpoint slides from the 2025 Woodland Conferences as well as previous conferences can be found here . ​

09/27/2025

Congratulations to the Bremner family on winning the 2025 Provincial and Central Region Woodland Owner of the Year Award!

Due to the woods closures and wildfire danger as well as unavailability of staff for various roles, the Department of Natural Resources has decided to postpone the WOYA public field day to next spring. We will let you know when a new date is announced.

Photo credit: Dept. of Natural Resources

09/19/2025

For those interested - NSWWT is hosting a FREE event this Sunday, Sept 21 from 1:00pm to 3:00pm at the John Paul Centre in Antigonish called Antigonish Community Conservation: Preserving Working Woodlands.

This event will be an engaging and hand-on day dedicated to the future of Nova Scotia's forests.

Register now: https://forms.office.com/r/ZVTf3D2f6z

More details in attached post.

09/04/2025

Join our friends at the Western Woodlot Services Cooperative Ltd. and the Federation of Nova Scotia Woodland Owners for their upcoming What's Under Your Feet Workshop! The workshop will be on Sunday, September 7th at the Super 8 in Windsor, NS.

This event will be led by expert Fred Bonner, a registered professional geologist with 40 years' experience integrating environmental stewardship and community issues with mineral development activities and social licensing.

Registration is required at: https://forms.gle/NYFyrz6gbhHHDSRt8