Two minutes to help save Nova Scotia’s wilderness

Every now and then, an opportunity comes along where just a few moments of your time can make a big difference for environmental protection.  This is one of those times.

Today is the final day to comment on a plan that will protect vast amounts of Nova Scotia’s wilderness.

The Nova Scotia government is considering creating hundreds of new protected areas, conserving some of the best remaining intact forest, rare species habitat, and coastal wilderness in the province.  Lots of great sites are proposed for protection.  A map can be viewed here.

It is a bold and ambitious plan.  And, the government deserves a lot of credit for taking these important steps to protect Nova Scotia’s biodiversity.

But there are plenty of naysayers out there who don’t want this proposal to go ahead; people who see the value of trees as telephone poles and the land as a commodity to be exploited.  Every year, 50,000 hectares of forest in Nova Scotia are cut down, mostly by clearcutting.  And, our deep wilderness is increasingly being carved up by logging roads and utility corridors, and more recently, by seismic lines.

That’s why it’s so important for the government to hear from everyone who supports protecting more wilderness.  Without lots of people standing up in support of this plan, many important sites may not get protected.

Please take a moment to make your voice heard and speak up in support of creating more protected areas.

The Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS) is asking the government to protect ALL of the areas currently under evaluation for protection.  All are ecologically-significant.  And, all deserve protection.

You can make an online submission directly to the government here.

Or, by sending an email to protectedareas@gov.ns.ca

Because two minutes of your time today can make a big difference for the future of Nova Scotia’s wilderness.

Thanks for helping out.

~Chris Miller