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"A sustainable environment is one in which the natural environment, economic development and social life are seen as mutually dependent".
-- Centre for Innovative Education

 

We are currently preparing to sponsor courses, seminars, and workshops covering the following topics:

Forest
Stewardship

  • Forest Restoration
  • Whole Forest Management
  • Non-Timber Forest Products

 

Community
Development

  • Making best use of local resources
  • Climate Change Initiatives
  • Enhancing economic self-reliance within the community through independent small business

Appropriate
Technology

  • Solar Water Heating
  • Wind Power 
  • Solar Power
  • Healthy building materials and techniques

 

What is sustainable forestry?
On his land "Wildwood" in British Columbia, Merv Wilkinson has set an example that has educated and inspired us. Read more ( here... and here... )

 

All content,unless otherwise indicated, © 2007 Bay of Islands Centre for Sustainable Development, Moser River, Bay of Islands, Nova Scotia, B0J 2K0. The Bay of Islands Center is a not-for-profit educational project registered in the Province of Nova Scotia, Canada.

If you have any questions or comments, please feel free to e-mail or call us at
1-902-347-2602

Site Creation by:Hatch Media - Last Updated: January 29, 2007



Bus Tours Welcome
(Eastern Shore Bus,1939)


Shop"The Old Forge"


(not as pictured)

 


Sustainable Living Center Projects

Trail Stop Country Market
The Forge Hostel & Campgrounds

Wilderness Trails, Nature Trails

Low-Impact Forestry
Logging Horse & Barn
Agri-product Test Plots
Non-timber Forest Products Research


Sustainable Living Center Programs