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  • FARM PLANS
  • RESOURCES
    • Factsheets
    • Articles and Publications
    • 2019 Water Workshops
    • Old Tile Drainage Maps
    • Available Equipment
    • Links
  • STEWARDSHIP AWARD
  • CONTACT
    • News
      • Used Oil, Filters, Coolant and Container Recycling Program Launched in Nova Scotia in 2020
      • World Soil Day
      • What should I do with agricultural sharps?
      • Being Responsible for a Sustainable Water Supply
      • Reduce Soil Erosion by Understanding the Factors that Cause it
      • 2018 Environmental Stewardship Award Open for Applications

Links

Didn’t find what you were looking for? We’ve compiled a list of useful websites that might help!

Government & Industry Websites

  • Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada
  • NS Department of Agriculture’s Financial Services and Funding Programs
  • Nova Scotia Environment – information on programs and withdrawal permit application
  • NS Environment: Regional offices
  • NS Department of Natural Resources: Significant Habitat and Wetlands Map
  • NS Department of Natural Resources: burning restrictions
  • NS Department of Natural Resources: wildlife and biodiversity
  • NS Department of Natural Resources: Field Office Directory
  • Perennia

Water

  • Water Testing Labs of NS
  • Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment – Summary Tables for Water Quality Guidelines
  • Water Waste Calculator 

Guidelines & Regulations

  • Fur Industry Regulations (includes list of Designated Professionals)

Special Interest Groups

  • Ecology Action Centre
  • Adopt a Stream
  • Atlantic Canadian Organic Regional Network
  • Clean Annapolis River Project (CARP)
  • Ducks Unlimited Canada
  • The Clean Foundation (formerly Clean Nova Scotia)

Professional Organizations

  • Association of Professional Geoscientists of Nova Scotia (APGNS)
  • Engineers Nova Scotia
  • NS Institute of Agrologists

Miscellaneous Information

  • Soil Survey Reports for NS
  • Municipal Solid Waste Collection Information

Energy efficiency

  • Efficiency NS – Agriculture Technologies
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