​Legislation and Policy

​NS Code of Forest Practice

NS Occupational Health and Safety Act  

• Occupational Health and Safety Regulations 

Workers Compensation Act

NS Watercourse Alteration Specifications- Temporary Bridge Specifications

Forests Act 

• Wildlife Habitat and Watercourses Protection Regulations 
• Forest Sustainability Regulations 

Old Forest Policy

NS Endangered Species Act

• Species at Risk List Regulations 
• Species at Risk Public Registry

NS Wildlife Act

Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources, "The Path We Share: A Natural Resources Strategy for Nova Scotia 2011-2020." 

General Status Ranks of Wild Species in Nova Scotia

Special Management Practices and Recovery Plans

• Endangered Boreal Felt Lichen Special Management Practices 
• Recovery Strategy for the Boreal Felt Lichen (Erioderma Pedicellaturn)
• Special Management Practices for Heron Colonies
• Atlantic Coastal Plain Flora Recovery Plan
• Endangered Mainland Moose Special Management Practices 
• Recovery Plan for Moose (Alcesalces americana) in Mainland Nova Scotia
• Vulnerable Wood Turtle (Glyptemys insculpta) Special Management Practices 
• Protecting and Conserving Wood Turtles: A Stewardship Plan for Nova Scotia 
• Special Management Practices for Bald Eagle Nests 
• Special Management Practices for White-Tailed Deer Wintering Areas