SOOFstock: A festival for the forests

Shared Ground

So many people have come together through the Save Our Old Forests campaign, started in Annapolis County, within Mi'kma'ki.

The folks behind it have recently hosted a successful music festival to raise awareness and funds, and to provide connection, support and inspiration for all those who care about the trees and animals in our Wabanaki Acadian forests.

In this special SOOFstock episode, meet some of the people involved (from musicians to volunteers), glimpse a rainy forest walk at the proposed Goldsmith Lake wilderness areas with Bob Bancroft and Donna Crossland, and get a small taste of some music at the festival!

EPISODE RESOURCES:

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

(For some wonderful photos of the event, take a look at their social media.)

Links to websites or pages of the musicians and artists interviewed:

https://anitacazzola.com/music

https://www.facebook.com/samsonwrote/

https://www.facebook.com/CuckooMoon/

https://thestrangevalentines.com/home

https://www.amandasuutari.com/

Suzanne Simard’s website with videos and links to her books

Nature Nova Scotia

Blomidon Naturalists Society

The online public consultation mentioned by MLA Carmen Kerr, started on August 23: Collective Protected Areas Strategy Engagement

The website of the settler education Rob mentioned (who went to Last Hope Camp)

See this NS Forest Notes page for information about the decline of bird populations (including the Blackburnian warbler). The full paper can be found here Forest degradation drives widespread avian habitat and population declines

Facebook pages and groups:

Bridgewater Watershed Protection Alliance (BWPA)

Nova Scotia species at risk

Annapolis Environment and Ecology

Treaty Truckhouse #2

Citizen science M'ikma'ki

Past Shared Ground episodes that may be of particular interest:

#15: Managing for Healthy Forests with Bob Bancroft

#11, 12, 13 Save Our Old Forests launch (with Rob Bright, Donna Crossland and Bob Bancroft)

#14 A Two-Eyed Seeing Approach with Clifford Paul

#6 Celebration and Reflection; Onward to Last Hope Campaign!

#3 Amazing Lichens with Frances Anderson

#2 Forest Protection and Community Care with Nina Newington

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