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:

To join the SOOF email list, write soof@arlingtonforestprotection.ca

For some wonderful photos of the event, take a look at the Arlington Forest Protection Society’s SOOFStock page. You can also see there all the musicians who played at the festival!

Links to websites or pages of the musicians interviewed:

https://anitacazzola.com/music

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

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

https://thestrangevalentines.com/home

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

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

Blomidon Naturalists Society

Nature Nova Scotia

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

Upcoming events, actions and support:

About the Sept. 15 Global Climate Strike in Halifax on Facebook

Calls-to-action from the organizers of the Save Our Old Forest Campaign:

Petitions: Talk to family, neighbours, friends, and coworkers and get them to sign and collect signatures. We have petitions circulating in Annapolis, Cumberland, Colchester, Pictou, Lunenburg and Kings Counties. Don't have a petition in your County? Reach out to us (soof@arlingtonforestprotection.ca) and we can help you get one started!
Business & Non Profit logos: Let us use your business or nonprofit logo on our website as a Supporter & Friend of SOOF. We have 80 logos, and would love to add yours to the website! There is power in numbers and every show of support counts. Please send the logo in .jpg or .png formats to soof@arlingtonforestprotection.ca
Donations: Funds raised through donations will be used to cover expenses for the campaign, such as costs for print advertising (brochures, flyers, stickers) and venue rentals.
E-transfer to members@arlingtonforestprotection.ca The account has been setup with automatic deposit. Please include "SOOF" in the memo.
Cheques should be made out to Arlington Forest Protection Society and mailed to 157 Arlington Road, Hampton, NS, B0S 1L0. Please include "SOOF" in the memo.

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)

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