Action, education, and alternatives to promote the health of the Acadian Forest
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Encourage legislation which mandates the highest standards for forest practices on public and private land
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Sponsor public education events to underline the vital links between healthy forests, clean air, clean water and healthy rural communities
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Advocate for more protected wild lands in Nova Scotia
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Participate as active members in the Otter Ponds Demonstration Forest, located in Mooseland -- an experiment in innovative, ecologically-sustainable forestry.
Photo: Peter Green
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Collaboration with other groups and private citizens to achieve protection of the many islands off Nova Scotia's Eastern Shore
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Creation of Otter Ponds Demonstration Forest - beginning 2010
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Designation of Ship Harbour Long Lake Wilderness Area in 2009 - championed for over a decade by ESFWA
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Honour in the Woods - an ESFWA-produced film on local, low-impact alternatives to industrial forestry
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Development of the Forestry Directory: Resources for Woodland Owners - 2008
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Public education surrounding environmental impacts of mining
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Ecology Action Centre's Sunshine Award (2009) given to a group who has made a particularly effective effort on an environmental issue in Nova Scotia
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Nova Scotia Environmental Network's Langille Honour in the Woods Award (2009) given to a group who has worked hard to preserve and protect Nova Scotia's rich biodiversity
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