Upcoming Events

Ecological Forestry for Beginners: A Workshop Series for New Forest Stewards
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​Session 2: Mi'kmaw Perspectives on Stewardship
Sunday, Oct. 23rd, 2022, time TBD
Windhorse Farm, New Germany, NS
Presenter: Chris Googoo, COO of Ulnooweg Education Centre
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Session 3: Explore Forest Species at Risk and Woodland Biodiversity
Saturday, Oct. 29th, 2022, time TBD
Southwest Nova Scotia (exact location TBD)
Presenter: Mersey Tobeatic Research Institute
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Session 4: Boundary Line Maintenance
Saturday, Nov. 5th, 2022, 10am-3pm
Otter Ponds Demonstration Forest, Mooseland, NS
Presenter: Fred Hutchinson, BA, NSLS, P. Surv, CLS
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Session 1: Introduction to Ecological Forestry- NEW DATE!
Saturday, Nov. 12th, 2022, 9:00am-12:00pm (rain date Nov. 13th)
Lloyde Blois' woodlot, Nine Mile River, NS
Presenter: Ryan Dickie, Extension Forester with the Family Forest Network
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Session 5: Introduction to Ecological Forestry- Cape Breton 
Saturday, Nov. 19th, 2022, 10:00am-1:00pm
Ruthe Macaulay and Bill Oprel's woodlot, Inverness County, NS
Presenter: Ryan Dickie, Extension Forester with the Family Forest Network
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Webinar Session: Forest Carbon
Late November/December, Date TBD
Location TBD
Presenter: TBD
Registration not yet open. Stay-tuned!

Webinar Session: Taxation and Inheritance
Late December/January, Date TBD
Location TBD
Presenter: Denise Smith, CPA, CGA with Jorgensen & Bickerton Inc.
Registration not yet open. Stay-tuned!

Webinar Session: Working with Forest Professionals
Date TBD
Location TBD
Presenter TBD
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Past Events

Workshop: Conserving Bird Species at Risk in Working Forests

• Webinar: Thursday, June 2nd, 2022 at 7:00pm (click here for a recording)
• Field Trip: Saturday, June 4th, 2022, 7:45am-12:00pm (Otter Ponds Demonstration Forest, Mooseland, NS)

CBC Land and Sea Episode (S21 E12)
Air date: Sunday, February 27th, 2022
Episode available to watch here at CBC Gem

 Technical Workshop: Climate-Adaptive Silviculture 
 Friday, September 24th, 2021
​ 10:00am-3:00pm
 Otter Ponds Demonstration Forest (Mooseland, Halifax County, NS)

Trail Clean-Up Day
Sunday, September 12th, 2021
Mooseland, NS

Otter Ponds Demonstration Forest 2021 AGM
Sunday, August 1st, 2021
Mooseland, NS

Ecological Forestry Field Day
Saturday, November 10th, 2019
Mooseland, NS

Fall Field Day & Guided Hike
Saturday, October 19th, 2019
Mooseland, NS

Volunteer Day & Spring Clean-Up
Saturday, June 22nd, 2019
Mooseland, NS

Boundary Line Maintenance Workshop
Saturday, June 1st, 2019
Mooseland, NS

​Nova Scotia Woodlot Owners & Operators Association 2019 AGM
Saturday, May 25th, 2019
Debert, NS

Otter Ponds Demonstration Forest 2019 AGM
Friday, May 3rd, 2019
Mooseland Community Centre (Mooseland, NS)

NS Mycological Society Mushroom Foray 2018
Saturday, October 13th, 2018
Mooseland, NS

Otter Ponds Demonstration Forest 2018 AGM
Friday, April 27th, 2018
Mooseland Community Centre (Mooseland, NS)

Boundary Line Maintenance Workshop
Saturday, October 28th, 2017
Otter Ponds Demonstration Forest (Mooseland, NS)

Managing Northern Hardwoods for Value Workshop
Thursday, October 12th, 2017
Otter Ponds Demonstration Forest (Mooseland, NS)

Lichen Identification Workshop
Saturday, September 23rd, 2017
Otter Ponds Demonstration Forest (Mooseland, NS)

Boundary Line Maintenance Workshop
Saturday, June 3rd, 2017
​Mooseland, NS

Forest Roads, Bridges and Trails Workshop
Saturday, May 13th, 2017
Mooseland, NS
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Otter Ponds Demonstration Forest 2017 AGM
Friday, March 31st, 2017, 6:00-8:00pm
Mooseland, NS