N.S. pauses logging operations after discovery of at-risk lichen species
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Society member Lisa Proulx says the discovery of lichen is significant because it signals the presence of old-growth forest, which she says should be protected. Proulx calls the pause on logging “a step in the right direction,” adding that her small group of self-described “citizen scientists” hope to have further input as the province investigates.
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