After witnessing the destruction of a cherished woodland near their home in Manitoba, Celes and Susan Davar set out to ensure the same wouldn’t happen again. Their journey led them to an 84-acre woodland outside Wolfville, where, with support from the Nova Scotia Working Woodlands Trust, they’ve embraced a new role as dedicated stewards and educators.

It started with a simple note written on a map of Carman Pierce’s 430-acre woodland: ‘Could be a great spot for a camp.’ Carman's dream of building the camp on his woodland near Sable River never came to fruition, but decades later, his daughter Cindy and her husband Sherm Embree turned that vision into a reality.  

The Nova Scotia Working Woodlands Trust (NSWWT) has reached a milestone in its mission to preserve the province’s working forests by securing its first easement. The landmark easement will preserve 82.7 acres of mature woodland in Lunenburg County.

When you ask Don and Sheila what their favourite part of stewarding their 232 acre woodlot is, their answer is simple: sharing. Whether it’s sharing knowledge, tradition, accessible trails or homemade maple syrup, the privilege that comes with stewarding a woodlot is not lost on Don and Sheila.