During the Save Our Old Forests campaign launch, Bob Bancroft was one of the excellent speakers. This episode features a slightly shortened version of his passionate talk, along with a brief overview of this inspiring campaign, which launched in the spring of 2023 in Bridgetown in Nova Scotia (within Mi'kma'ki).

Bob Bancroft is a wildlife biologist, writer, and media communicator. For 48 years he has nurtured former pasture land in eastern Nova Scotia back to ecological forest health. The 56 acres now have 52 tree species and many restored wildlife habitats. A former FSC assessor, Bob stepped down as president of the Nova Forest Alliance, the Model Forest for Nova Scotia and PEI, after a contractor clear-cut a neighbour’s land; Two provincial and one federal department would not enforce environmental laws that had been broken.

Bob is the current President of Nature Nova Scotia, a group of individuals and 25 organizations attempting to raise a stronger voice for nature to counter the gutting of Nova Scotia’s forests and habitats.

EPISODE RESOURCES:

Save Our Old Forests website , Facebook and Instagram hashtag #saveouroldforests

Article by Bob Bancroft about the recent bird loss study

Natura Nova Scotia

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