Empowering Woodland Owners, Safeguarding Forests
The Federation of Nova Scotia Woodland Owners is a province wide, non-profit organization providing forest management, support, and advocacy for small, private woodland owners.
OUR MISSION
To promote and demonstrate ecological forestry and responsible forest management for small, private Woodland Owners and for the public good, through woodland certification, workshops, training, and community events.
To provide a unified voice for Woodland Owners by raising awareness of important forestry initiatives, policies, and legislation, and by lobbying Provincial and Federal Governments as Nova Scotia’s representative within the federation of Canadian Forest Owners (CFO) collectively representing 450,000 private Woodland Owners across the country.
To cooperate with and assist other organizations sharing similar forestry objectives including on lands dedicated to the recovery of forest growth, silviculture, and conservation.
Nova Scotia is:
70%
Private Woodland
Almost 70% of Nova Scotia is owned privately. With so much land in private hands, the role of individual landowners in protecting our natural areas is extremely important.
30,000+
Woodland Owners
There are more than 30,000 private woodland owners in Nova Scotia who own most of the province’s forested land.
80%
Forested Land
Nearly 80 per cent of Nova Scotia, or 4.2 million hectares, is covered in forest.