Resources

Whether you're a landowner, forestry professional, or forest enthusiast, find resources to support forest conservation, restoration and ecological management.

Everything you need, in one place.

It can be difficult to find information about ecological management. If you’re confused by your options, you aren’t alone! That’s why we’ve aggregated resources to help you make management decisions aligned with your values. Filter by resource type or search by topic to uncover resources about silviculture, climate change, and more.

Forest Management

A Digital Roadmap for Working with Forest Landowners

Forest Management

Dec 14, 2021

Link to A Digital Roadmap for Working with Forest Landowners

A Field Guide to Biodiversity Stewardship

Forest Management

Jan 14, 2022

Link to A Field Guide to Biodiversity Stewardship

A snapshot of New Brunswick non-industrial forest owners in 2011

Research

Dec 16, 2021

PDF download A snapshot of New Brunswick non-industrial forest owners in 2011

An Independent Review of Forest Practices in Nova Scotia

Forest Management

PDF download An Independent Review of Forest Practices in Nova Scotia

Below the Canopy Podcast

Education

Oct 17, 2022

Link to Below the Canopy Podcast

Climate Atlas of Canada

Climate Change

Dec 16, 2021

Link to Climate Atlas of Canada

Climate Change Resilience and Carbon Storage Silvicultural Prescriptions for the Acadian Forest Region

Forest Management

PDF download Climate Change Resilience and Carbon Storage Silvicultural Prescriptions for the Acadian Forest Region

Climate Change-Resilience in the Acadian Forest: A Review

Climate Change

PDF download Climate Change-Resilience in the Acadian Forest: A Review

Climate forests: growing rural prosperity in the Canadian Maritimes through forest carbon offsetting

Carbon

PDF download Climate forests: growing rural prosperity in the Canadian Maritimes through forest carbon offsetting

Conservation Easements: Questions and Answers for Landowners

Succession Planning

Jan 14, 2022

Link to Conservation Easements: Questions and Answers for Landowners

Conservation Options for New Brunswick Landowners

Succession Planning

Jan 14, 2022

Link to Conservation Options for New Brunswick Landowners

Ecological Land Classification Guide

Forest Management

Link to Ecological Land Classification Guide

Emerald Ash Borer (Invasive Spcies Centre)

Pests and Diseases

Jun 29, 2022

Link to Emerald Ash Borer (Invasive Spcies Centre)

Field Guide to Pests of the Acadian Forest

Pests and Diseases

Link to Field Guide to Pests of the Acadian Forest

Forest Ecosystem Classification for Nova Scotia, Part 1: Vegetation Types

Forest Management

Link to Forest Ecosystem Classification for Nova Scotia, Part 1: Vegetation Types

Forest Ecosystem Classification for Nova Scotia, Part 2: Soil Types

Forest Management

Link to Forest Ecosystem Classification for Nova Scotia, Part 2: Soil Types

Forest Ecosystem Classification for Nova Scotia, Part 3: Ecosites

Forest Management

Link to Forest Ecosystem Classification for Nova Scotia, Part 3: Ecosites

Hemlock Woolly Adelgid Fact Sheet

Pests and Diseases

Dec 16, 2021

Link to Hemlock Woolly Adelgid Fact Sheet

How to Be an Ally of Indigenous-led Conservation

Reconcilliation

Mar 10, 2021

Link to How to Be an Ally of Indigenous-led Conservation

Importance of Natural Resources to Mi’kmaq/Maliseet/Passamaquoddy in the Post Treaty Period

Reconcilliation

Dec 16, 2021

Link to Importance of Natural Resources to Mi’kmaq/Maliseet/Passamaquoddy in the Post Treaty Period

IPCA Knowledge Basket

Reconcilliation

Jun 29, 2022

Link to IPCA Knowledge Basket

La foresterie sur les terres privées des provinces Maritimes du Canada : un scénario des pratiques courantes

Carbon

PDF download La foresterie sur les terres privées des provinces Maritimes du Canada : un scénario des pratiques courantes

Landowner Stewardship Program

Education

Jan 17, 2022

Link to Landowner Stewardship Program

Management of Natural Acadian Forest

Forest Management

Jan 14, 2022

Link to Management of Natural Acadian Forest

Mike & Debbie Hickey From the Woodlot

Forest Management

Link to Mike & Debbie Hickey From the Woodlot

Netukulimk with Clifford Paul

Reconcilliation

Jan 21, 2022

Link to Netukulimk with Clifford Paul

New England–Acadian Forest Restoration

Forest Management

Dec 20, 2021

Link to New England–Acadian Forest Restoration

Nova Scotia Hemlock Initiative

Pests and Diseases

Mar 08, 2022

Link to Nova Scotia Hemlock Initiative

Nova Scotia Silvicultural Guide for the Ecological Matrix

Forest Management

Mar 08, 2022

Link to Nova Scotia Silvicultural Guide for the Ecological Matrix

NSWOOA Landowner Goals Assessment Tool

Forest Management

Link to NSWOOA Landowner Goals Assessment Tool

Our Changing Forest Video Series

Climate Change

Link to Our Changing Forest Video Series

Prince Edward Island woodlot owners: current trends regarding their forest uses, management, and values.

Research

Oct 28, 2022

Link to Prince Edward Island woodlot owners: current trends regarding their forest uses, management, and values.

Private Land Forestry in Canada’s Maritime Provinces: A Common Practice Scenario

Carbon

PDF download Private Land Forestry in Canada’s Maritime Provinces: A Common Practice Scenario

Projected Climate by EcoRegion

Climate Change

Dec 16, 2021

Link to Projected Climate by EcoRegion

Respect and Responsibility: Integrating Indigenous Rights and Private Conservation in Canada

Reconcilliation

Dec 14, 2021

Link to Respect and Responsibility: Integrating Indigenous Rights and Private Conservation in Canada

Résilience au changement climatique dans la forêt acadienne : analyse documentaire

Climate Change

PDF download Résilience au changement climatique dans la forêt acadienne : analyse documentaire

Silvicultural Options for Managing Hemlock Forests Threatened by Hemlock Woolly Adelgid

Pests and Diseases

Mar 08, 2022

Link to Silvicultural Options for Managing Hemlock Forests Threatened by Hemlock Woolly Adelgid

Small Woodland Owner Mentorship Program

Education

Link to Small Woodland Owner Mentorship Program

Species at Risk in Nova Scotia

Forest Management

Jan 17, 2022

Link to Species at Risk in Nova Scotia

Species At Risk Nova Scotia - Recovery Update

Forest Management

Mar 08, 2022

Link to Species At Risk Nova Scotia - Recovery Update

Spruce Budworm Fact Sheet

Pests and Diseases

Dec 16, 2021

PDF download Spruce Budworm Fact Sheet

Standing Trees Video

Succession Planning

May 03, 2022

Link to Standing Trees Video

The Cornell Small Farms Program

Education

Dec 16, 2021

Link to The Cornell Small Farms Program

The Muskwi Canoe Video

Reconcilliation

Oct 17, 2022

Link to The Muskwi Canoe Video

UINR Forest Products Report

Forest Management

Jan 21, 2022

Link to UINR Forest Products Report

Unama'ki Institute of Natural Resources Library

Reconcilliation

Jan 21, 2022

Link to Unama'ki Institute of Natural Resources Library

Understanding Ecological Forestry

Forest Management

Oct 20, 2022

Link to Understanding Ecological Forestry

What is an IPCA

Reconcilliation

Mar 23, 2021

Link to What is an IPCA

Women on the Land: A Landowner's Guide to Stewarding Her Woodlands

Forest Management

Feb 24, 2022

PDF download Women on the Land: A Landowner's Guide to Stewarding Her Woodlands

Woodlot Management Home Study Program

Education

Link to Woodlot Management Home Study Program