(Donna Crossland - image credit)The Citizen Scientists of Southwest Nova Scotia are calling for more forestry protection after they came across what appear to be signs of an old-growth forest in Annapolis County. She and others returned and found what they suspect are more old-growth trees along with a rare, protected lichen species. "It was quite remarkable to step out and into what was so clearly old forest," Newington told CBC Radio's Information Morning Halifax on Thursday. She said an old-growth forest is "a complete forest." Story continuesDNR confirms old-growth forestPeter Bush, the department's old-growth forest co-ordinator, said he and his team went to the area on Oct. 26 and determined four hectares of it was old-growth forest.

Source: CBC News November 02, 2023 21:59 UTC