With warm weather here, flowers in bloom and songbirds returning, spring is in full swing! At the Community Forest we’ve undergone a staffing transition we’ll share an update on, we began 2022 operations and now have paused for our Singing Season, and are looking forward to summer events with you!

Attention Nova Scotians who consider hemlock a part of your life – whether it’s around your home, cottage, on your woodlot, a part of an ecotourism business – we need to hear from you! MCFC hosted a public session (March 3rd, 2022) for Nova Scotians to share their concerns and questions regarding…

What a winter we’re having – a great time for cross-country skiing through the woods, birding along the Medway River and staying warm by the woodstove. It’s about that time to think about tapping for sap and welcoming warmer days….

We’re taking applications for a summer intern to help advance our research objectives. The internship entails both GIS work and field work, studying forest stand complexities and effects of management on habitat suitability and bird species abundance.

The MCFC is seeking to procure trail construction for the development of a network of accessible and footpath-style trails in the Stave Lake region of the MCFC license area, between Maitland Bridge and South Milford in Annapolis Co.

We hope that you have enjoyed the beautiful weather and changing colours this fall. We’re finally winding down from the busy summer of long days, community events, and field work. We have some exciting updates to share with…

Support the Hemlock Conservation-Nova Scotia team to treat hemlock trees from Hemlock Woolly Adelgid (HWA), an invasive aphid-like insect that threatens hemlock trees in North America…

Here at the MCFC we’re celebrating a fun summer of community events, workshops, and the frequent rainfall leading to plenty of wild food foraging - berries and mushrooms galore! While grey rainy Nova Scotian days aren’t always the cheeriest, the drought we…

We have new harvest blocks up for comment on the Province’s Harvest Plan Map Viewer (HPMV). They will be open for comment until September 25th, and we encourage our members, and members of the community to provide feedback.

Spring ephemerals are popping up all over, migratory birds are returning, and deciduous trees are budding out… it’s an awe-inspiring time to be out exploring in the woods!

In efforts to build our operating capacity and market opportunities, we’re seeking proposals to research and analyze ways to help build efficiencies for MCFC harvest operations.

An exciting new opportunity for the MCFC and the local community, we’re taking the next steps to start planning construction for our backcountry-style walk-in campground.

We hope you have been enjoying some snowy woods by snowshoe, ski, or sled and keeping warm by a crackling fire. The Medway Community Forest Co-op has been busy this winter wrapping up contract work assessing….

Can you believe that 2021 is just around the corner? We hope you’re all keeping healthy and taking advantage of the nice fall weather by getting out on a trail and exploring the woods.

We gathered for our AGM online this year on October 19th, 2020. Going through various updates and advancements from over the last year as well as important updates from our new venture, the Nova Scotia Working Woodlands Trust (NSWWT).

Evidently, this summer has been very different than what we’re used to at the MCFC. Like many others, we’re still navigating the new climate of NS forestry, and have been limited in operations due to tightened contractor availability and poor markets.

We have new harvest blocks up for comment on the Province’s Harvest Plan Map Viewer (HPMV). They will be open for comment until September 13th, and we encourage our members, and members of the community to provide feedback.

The MCFC is seeking bids for pre-commercial thinning work on our Crown license area. We have 84 hectares to be treated in total, all within 15min of Highway 8, adjacent to the communities of Kempt, Maitland Bridge and South Milford.

Applications are now closed - thanks to all that applied! We’re looking for a summer Community Outreach Intern! Are you passionate about Nova Scotia forestry with a knowledge of design, marketing and outreach? We’d love to have you join us this summer.

Greetings from the depths of winter! If you can believe it, the MCFC signed our original pilot project agreement 5 years ago, on January 31, 2015. Whether you're new to the MCFC or a long-time supporter, have a look back on our early days on the website as a great reminder of how far we've come.