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.
It’s Your Forest, We’re In It Together
OUR MISSION
To support woodland owners’ social and financial well-being.
To increase small, private woodland owners’ direct participation in important forestry initiatives, policies, and legislation.
To ensure that private property rights are respected including by lobbying Provincial and Federal Governments.
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.