Recent Projects of Sylveritas Principals
Peter Duinker:
(Note: PD is a professor emeritus of resource and environmental studies at Dalhousie University. Abbreviated and full CVs (the latter documenting all publications) are available upon request. Also, see: http://www.dal.ca/faculty/management/sres/faculty-staff/our-faculty/peter-duinker.html)
2023
Client: Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources and Renewables
Assignment: provide expertise on the development of a revised policy on old forests
Client: Town of Wolfville
Assignment: Preparation of this report: Duinker, P.N., K.E. Turner, and D.E. Foster. 2023. Wolfville Street and Park Tree Inventory. Report to the Council, Town of Wolfville. Sylveritas Ltd., Halifax, NS.
2022
Client: Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources and Renewables
Assignment: provide expertise on the development of a revised policy on old forests
Client: Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources and Renewables
Assignment: Preparation of this report: Turner, K.E. and P.N. Duinker. 2023. Managing Woodland Riparian Ecosystems in Nova Scotia: Do the Current Buffer Regulations Measure Up? Report to Department of Natural Resources and Renewables. Sylveritas Ltd., Halifax, NS. 105 pp.
Client: Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources and Renewables
Assignment: Preparation of this report: Ecological Values Working Group. 2022. Ecological Values Working Group Report and Recommendation: Spruce Budworm Management Framework. Department of Natural Resources and Renewables, Shubenacadie, NS. (PND was a member of the Working Group and drafted the report on behalf of the Group).
2021
Client: Nova Scotia Department of Lands and Forestry
Assignment: provide expertise on the development of a revised policy on old forests.
2020
Client: Nova Scotia Department of Lands and Forestry
Assignment: participate in evaluation of Government’s progress in implementation of the Lahey recommendations on new forest practices
Client: Nova Scotia Department of Lands and Forestry
Assignment: provide expertise on the development of a revised policy on old forests
Client: Northwinds Environmental Services
Assignment: work with a team to develop a draft Guide for Preparing Forest Stewardship Plans for Crown Land in Nova Scotia
2019
Client: Ørsted Bioenergy & Thermal Power
Assignment: advise on NS forest management and policy
Client: Scotia Investments
Assignment: develop and deliver a seminar on contemporary best forest practices in Nova Scotia
2018
Client: BioForest Technologies
Assignment: serve as senior advisor on the preparation of an urban-forest strategy for the City of Hamilton, ON
2017
Client: Nova Scotia Department of Lands and Forestry
Assignment: assist Prof. Bill Lahey with a review of NS forest practices
Client: BC Ministry of Forests, Lands, and Natural Resource Operations
Assignment: design, prepare for, and deliver a workshop on regional scenario analysis and planning
Client: NS Woodlot Owners and Operators Association
Assignment: review and evaluation of the Nova Scotia Forestry Lab prototypes
2016
Client: KBM Resources Group, for Alberta Agriculture and Forestry
Assignment: Forests Act Legislative Review Project – Jurisdictional Scan
Client: Arbor Vitae Environmental Services Ltd., for Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry
Assignment: Cumulative Effects Assessment Modelling Jurisdictional Scan
2015
Client: Ekistics Planning and Design, for Halifax Regional Municipality
Assignment: Fort Needham Park Master Plan (forest development component)
Client: KBM Resources Group, for Saskatchewan Environment, Forest Service Branch
Assignment: organize, prepare for, and deliver “Plausible Futures for Saskatchewan’s Forests: Scenario Planning Workshop”
2014
Client: Nuclear Waste Management Organization, Toronto
Assignment: peer-review services in relation to environmental assessment
Client: KBM Resources Group, Thunder Bay
Assigment: peer-review services in relation to forest certification and high-conversation-value forests.
2013
Client: Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency, Ottawa
Assignment: expert advice (on cumulative effects assessment and determination of impact significance) to the Joint Review Panel for the environmental assessment of the Deep Geologic Repository Project for Low & Intermediate Level Waste, Kincardine
Client: Halifax Regional Municipality
Assignment: research, development, and document preparation, HRM Urban Forest Master Plan
Client: Ekistics Planning and Design, Dartmouth
Assignment: research and document preparation, Upton Farm Master Plan, Charlottetown
Client: Model Forest of Newfoundland and Labrador
Assignment: workshop design and facilitation, protected-areas planning under the Canadian Boreal Forest Agreement
2012
Client: Ekistics Planning and Design, Dartmouth
Assigment: research and document preparation, Victoria Park Master Plan, Charlottetown
Kate Turner:
2023
Client: Town of Wolfville
Assignment: Preparation of this report: Duinker, P.N., K.E. Turner, and D.E. Foster. 2023. Wolfville Street and Park Tree Inventory. Report to the Council, Town of Wolfville. Sylveritas Ltd., Halifax, NS.
Client: Nashwaak Watershed Association Inc.
Assignment: Managing the Nashwaak Forest Stewardship Program, providing forestry extension services to woodlot owners in the Fredericton area (2021-2023)
2022
Client: Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources and Renewables
Assignment: Preparation of this report: Turner, K.E. and P.N. Duinker. 2023. Managing Woodland Riparian Ecosystems in Nova Scotia: Do the Current Buffer Regulations Measure Up? Report to Department of Natural Resources and Renewables. Sylveritas Ltd., Halifax, NS. 105 pp.
2020
Client: Nova Scotia Department of Lands and Forestry
Assignment: provide expertise on the development of a revised policy on old forests
Client: Northwinds Environmental Services
Assignment: work with a team to develop a draft Guide for Preparing Forest Stewardship Plans for Crown Land in Nova Scotia
Client: Kennebecasis Watershed Restoration Committee
Assignment: Coordinating the creation of a community rain garden in Hampton, NB
Client: Nashwaak Watershed Association Inc.
Assignment: Writing grant applications for watershed restoration and environmental education initiatives in Fredericton, NB
2019
Client: Kennebecasis Watershed Restoration Committee
Assignment: Creation of a Riparian Restoration Tool Kit for local watershed groups; organizing and hosting the 2019 Saint John River Summit
2018
Client: United Nations Environment Program / DDA Consulting
Assignment: Evaluation of options for future iterations of the UN’s Global Environmental Outlook (GEO); Mid-term evaluation of the 6th Global Environmental Outlook
2016
Client: KBM Resources Group, for Alberta Agriculture and Forestry
Assignment: Forests Act Legislative Review Project – Jurisdictional Scan
2014
Client: KBM Resources Group, Thunder Bay
Assignment: peer-review services in relation to forest certification and high-conversation-value forests.
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