Additional Resources

In thanks.

The Indigenous language names and words found in the Forest Care Guide are thanks to the Mi’kmaq Online Dictionary and/or the Wolastoqey Dictionary, with additional input from our Indigenous partners.

Spring 

• Listen: Below the Canopy Podcast
  This podcast explores the relationships between people and the forests they care for, with a particular focus on the Wabanaki Forest. In this podcast, host and forest ecologist Megan de Graaf speaks to experts from the region to paint a hopeful vision for forests in the region, offering lessons for forest stewardship across Turtle Island.
• Bird Nesting Calendars
  Find out when migratory birds are nesting, so you can avoid disturbing their nests.
• Plant Identification
  Identify the plants and animals around you.
• Bird Identification
  Discover a new world of birding and identify the birds you see or hear. Two great options are: 
  • Merlin
  • Ebird
• Topographic and Watershed Maps
  For a valuable birds-eye view of your area, you can check out:
  • GEONB Map Viewer
  • Nova Scotia Forest Landscape Viewer
  • PEI Land Online
• Eligibility for Additional Support
  • Support Resources from the New Brunswick Federation of Woodlot Owners
    
  • Support Resources from the Nova Scotia Woodlot Owners Association.

Summer

• Ecosystem Classification Guide 
  Understand your forest and the soils beneath it.
• Mi’kmaq Language Learning
  The talking dictionary project was developed for the Mi’gmaq/Mi’kmaq language.
• Wolastoqey Language Learning
  The Passamaquoddy-Maliseet Language Portal is designed as a resource for language learning and research.

Fall

• The Concepts of Netukulimk and Two-Eyed Seeing
  We are all connected, and every relationship between plants, humans, animals and water is reciprocal.
• Watch: Npisun | Medicine
  A short story from Cecilia Brooks about finding traditional medicine on and from the land.
• Storm Recovery Resources
  If a major storm has caused damage to your forest, there are several things you should consider as you respond. We are here to help.
• Maritime Forest Accord
  An initiative aimed at restoring the health of the Wabanaki Forest by supporting the people who care for it. Whether you’re a landowner, forestry professional, or forest enthusiast, find resources to support forest conservation, restoration, and ecological management.
• Watch: Windhorse | A Land Back Story
  This story gives an intimate look at reconciliation through the eyes of the people on the ground. Most importantly, this story is about the forest’s ability to heal and connect Mi’kmaq People to what is rightfully theirs.
• Whose Land Is It Anyway? A Manual For Decolonization
  By Peter McFarlane and Nicole Schabus, this book brings together some of the most important Indigenous academics, activists, and allies to explore the impacts of colonization on Indigenous peoples and to look at paths toward decolonization that can right those wrongs and may, someday, lead us toward true reconciliation.
• Wolastoqey Nation’s Ally Toolkit 
  Being an ally requires you to actively seek and implement change.

Winter

• Watch: The Borer & The Basket
  Learn about the spiritual, ecological, and cultural practices at risk from the spread of the emerald ash borer, an invasive species threatening the ash trees of the Wabanaki Forest.
• Watch: Our Changing Forest
  In a series of short videos, follow climate researchers, ecologists, and forest professionals as they share the projected changes to the Wabanaki Forest, which tree species are at risk, and discuss how to manage three typical forest stand types in the region.
• Accessing Professional Support
  Each province has a Woodlot Owners Association that can help you access resources, information, and support:
  • Prince Edward Island: peiwoa.ca
  • Nova Scotia: nswoodlots.com
  • New Brunswick: nbwoodlotowners.ca
  • You can also access the Woodlot Management Home Study Program.
  • If you own woodland on PEI, the FEP program can provide you with forestry-related advice and financial assistance.
• Read: Restoring the Acadian Forest
  This book by Jamie Simpson explains how to maintain a healthy forest woodlot, while restoring its economic and ecological value, and includes practical advice on woodlot planning, tree harvesting, promoting wildlife habitat, and finding revenue sources. 
• Free to Grow in Forestry
  This campaign aims to achieve gender equality and meaningful inclusion of women, Indigenous peoples, and new Canadians at all levels, from technical to executive-level positions in the forest sector.
• Five Ways to Prepare for Carbon Offset Markets
  This short resource lays out several actions you can take today to better prepare for the emerging carbon forest opportunities of tomorrow.
• Other Resource Directories
  • Management of Natural Acadian Forest: A Guide to Resources
  • NSWOOA Resource List 
  • NBFWO Resource List 

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