Presentations

Baddeck Library Lecture Series. May, 2015.  Travels in Laos and Thailand, 2015.

Baddeck Library Lecture Series. October 27, 2014.  Exploring the flora and fauna of Nova Scotia’s eastern shore by kayak.

Essentials of uneven-aged management; presented to more than 250 woodlot owners at 12 workshops across Nova Scotia, May-November, 2010.

Pictou County Council, September 26, 2007. Herbicide use in Forestry.

Bras D’Or Stewardship Society, NS. June 24, 2007. Presentation delivered to watershed group on the state of forestry in NS and the FSC assessment of StoraEnso Crown holdings in eastern Nova Scotia.

Acadian Forest Workshop, Canadian Institute of Forestry, Nova Scotia section. February 7, 2007. An evaluation of the state of Acadian forests, and Nova Scotia forest policy.

Editorial Board, Halifax Chronicle-Herald, September 6, 2006. Forest Management in Nova Scotia: the need for a broad public review.

Central Regional Woodland Owner Conference, NS. April 8, 2006. Presentation delivered to woodlot owners on the state of forestry in NS, forest policies, and the Standing Tall campaign.

Nova Scotia Federation of Anglers and Hunters. March 24, 2006.  The state of Nova Scotia’s forests, forest policies, and the Standing Tall campaign.

Nova Scotia Woodlot Owners and Operators Association. March 24, 2006.  The state of Nova Scotia’s forests, forest policies, and the Standing Tall campaign.

Nova Scotia House of Assembly Standing Committee on Resources. January 25, 2006. Nova Scotia’s forestry sector and the need for changes to the Forest Sustainability Regulations.

Federation of Nova Scotia Naturalists AGM. June 24, 2005.  The status of Acadian forests.

Launch of E. May’s “At the Cutting Edge”.  June 13, 2005. Improving Forestry Practices in Nova Scotia: What needs to happen and how.

Colin Stewart Forest Forum, November 26, 2004. Nova Scotia’s Forestry Practices: Why We Need Change.

Dalhousie University Biology Graduate Seminar Series. November 24, 2004. The Genuine Progress Index: Forest Accounts.

Nova Forest Alliance Seminar, April 10, 2002. The Genuine Progress Index Forest Accounts for Nova Scotia, Volume II.

O’Brien, M. and Freedman, B. 1995.  Effects of forest harvesting and management on stream ecosystems in the vicinity of Fundy National Park.  Poster presented at the First Annual Conference for the Conservation of Northern Forests, November 27 – December 1/1995, Toronto, Ontario.