The Medway Community Forest Co-op (MCFC) is proud to celebrate its 10th anniversary, marking a decade of leadership in ecological forestry and community-driven forest management in Nova Scotia.

As of December 23rd, we have new harvest blocks available for comment on the province’s Harvest Plan Map Viewer (HPMV). They will be open until Sunday, February 2, 2025, and we encourage our members and the community to provide feedback. If you’re not sure where to find our license area in the viewer, we are located in Annapolis County, nestled between the Medway Lakes Protected Area, the Tobeatic Wilderness Area, and Kejimkujik National Park and Historic Site.   

The weather in September and October was fantastic for working outside, and we made the most of it, focusing our efforts on harvest and silviculture planning. Throughout 2024 we have been working towards adding to our list of approved harvests to have more flexibility with implementing operations.

Summer is a time for operational planning and preparation as we observe a pause in all active operations in respect of bird breeding season. As the fall approaches, we are preparing to return to the Northfield area of the Community Forest to complete three harvests; a group selection that was partially completed in the winter, a single-tree selection and a second entry expanding gap group selection harvest that was first initiated by Bowater in 2010.

Spring is here, the buds are breaking and there are lots of exciting updates from the Medway Community Forest Cooperative as our staff team continues to grow for the summer season! 

Greetings from the Community Forest! With few opportunities to get out for a ski, snowshoe, or lake skate this winter… we hope you’ve been staying warm by a crackling fire and are enjoying the days growing longer. The sugar maple taps have begun to flow and warmer weather on its way. We have a few updates to share as we’re back to negotiating for a long-term license agreement and preparing for some exciting spring projects and growth.