Nova Scotia Woodlot Owners and Operators Association

06/23/2026

Our friends at Mersey Tobeatic Research Institute and North Nova Forest Owners Co-op Ltd. are co-hosting a Bird Workshop led by Dr. Cindy Staicer in the Wentworth Valley this weekend. Join them to learn more about the birds in your woodlands. Please sign up through this link: https://forms.office.com/r/dRq9Bi6tB0

A reminder that we are co-hosting a Bird Workshop with North Nova that will be led by Cindy Staicer in the Wentworth Valley next weekend. Come join us to learn more about the birds in your woodlands. Please sign up through this link: https://forms.office.com/r/dRq9Bi6tB0

06/12/2026

NEW DATE! Come join us on Saturday, July 4th for our 2026 Bird Walk! Dr. Cindy Staicer will talk about conserving habitat for forest bird Species-at-Risk, using ARUs to learn about and monitor birds, and beneficial forest management practices.

For more details and to register, visit: otterponds.ca/2026birdwalk

06/03/2026

Join us for the 2026 Annual General Meeting of the Nova Scotia Woodlot Owners and Operators Association! The AGM will be held Saturday, June 20, at Beau Blois & Family's beautiful Round Barn Farm in Old Barns, NS.

For more details and to register, visit: nswooa.ca/2026agm

06/02/2026

UPDATE: This event has been moved to Saturday July 4th!

Come join us at Otter Ponds Demonstration Forest on Saturday, June 13th for our 2026 Bird Walk! Dr. Cindy Staicer will talk about conserving habitat for forest bird Species-at-Risk, using ARUs to learn about and monitor birds, and beneficial forest management practices.

For more details and to register, visit: otterponds.ca/2026birdwalk

UPDATE: This event has been moved to Saturday, July 4th!

Come join us on Saturday, June 13th for our 2026 Bird Walk! Dr. Cindy Staicer will talk about conserving habitat for forest bird Species-at-Risk, using ARUs to learn about and monitor birds, and beneficial forest management practices.

For more details and to register, visit: otterponds.ca/2026birdwalk

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:

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...

05/08/2026

04/20/2026

Forestry-ish question: What's the best way to store paper-wrapped blocks of maple cream? Let us know in the comments.

04/10/2026

Another oldie that's worth watching again. We need to prepare for hurricanes, forest fires, and other natural disasters.

But that doesn't mean we can't grow older, diverse, natural forests that contribute to economic, ecological and social health in Nova Scotia. Preparation does not mean panic.

If you are interested in the impact of climate change on the woodlands of eastern Canada, take a few minutes to watch this new video. In it, forest professio...

03/28/2026

Worth watching again: Ryan Dickie, forestry operations coordinator for NSWOOA, talks about ecological forestry.

This event was part of "Ecological Forestry for Beginners: A Workshop Series for New Forest Stewards", a series hosted in 2022/2023 by NSWOOA with support fr...