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The UINR forestry division strives for an environmentally sound way to use our natural resources while creating employment for members of our communities and further strengthening relationships between local industry and Mi’kmaq people.
In 2002, an agreement  was signed between Stora Enso (now NewPage) and UINR outlining provisions for forestry management services to [...]

Tetapuo’tmnej Nipukt–
Making the Most of Our Hardwood Resources
Across Canada over 50,000 forestry jobs have been lost over the last few years. Demand for paper and lumber is declining and unless changes are made, the 270,000 jobs remaining in forestry will be jeopardized.
Mark MacPhail, UINR’s Directory of Forestry believes that despite gloomy predictions there is hope [...]

UINR’s conference on Sustainable Hardwood Management in Today’s Acadian Forests was the first step in our process towards developing a First Nation’s management plan for Unama’ki’s hardwood.
Internationally renowned speakers, Mi’kmaq Elders, forestry experts and industry leaders met over a two-day period in Membertou to share their forestry experience and knowledge. 
Dr. Ralph D. Nyland, presented five [...]

If forestry is your interest, you won’t want to miss this!
Internationally renowned speakers, forestry experts, Mi’kmaq Elders, and industry leaders are meeting to take an in-depth look at the state of hardwood forest management in today’s Acadian forests. 
Forestry management guru, Ralph D. Nyland, is the featured presenter at “Sustainable Hardwood Management in Today’s Acadian Forests,” [...]

If forestry is your interest, you won’t want to miss this conference.
Internationally renowned speakers, forestry experts, Mi’kmaq Elders, and  industry leaders are meeting to take an in-depth look at the state of hardwood forest management in today’s Acadian forests. 
UINR in partnership with Nova Forest Alliance, will be announcing details on our website.
From UINR Marten – [...]

You can tie a yellow ribbon ‘round it, bask in its shade or eventually have flooring for your grandchildren’s living room. UINR is giving away free Mimkwonmooseel (Red Oak, Quercus rubra L.) tree planting kits throughout the spring.
Complete with planting instructions, a Red Oak acorn for planting, and a peat pellet–all you need to do [...]

The following is from a speech delivered by Elder Albert Marshall in Montreal in November at the conference: Two Countries, One Forest.
The forests of the earth can be viewed from two different perspectives; one being an acknowledgment and celebration of the life given to the forests through the hard labour of the living earth, and [...]

From the point of view of Spruce Beetles, these are good times! It’s a time for growth, expansion, and the fulfilment of their purpose in the great cycle of life. The white spruce have matured, the winters have been mild, and it is time to feast, multiply, and thin the forest to make room for [...]

Recently, UINR handed out over 300 mekwe’k kawatkw (red spruce) seedlings to students at the annual Kids in the Forest event in Whycocomagh. Blair Bernard and Clifford Paul met with students at the Provincial Park and talked to them about a wide range of natural resource issues important to Unama’ki Mi’kmaq. 
Red spruce (Picea rubens Sarg.), [...]

A new book has been published by the First Nations Forestry Program of Nova Scotia in cooperation with The Confederacy of Mainland Mi’kmaq. Awakening: Living with today’s forest is a comprehensive look at forestry in Nova Scotia from a uniquely Mi’kmaq perspective. 
It is a phenomenal achievement that has taken over three years to produce. Photographs, [...]

Mimkwonmooseel 
Northern Red Oak 
Quercus rubra L.
Getting your Red Oak started is easy. 
1.  Soak your peat pellet in warm water until it expands fully. 
2.  Make a hole in the top of the peat pellet and plant your acorn below the surface. 
3. Put your planted pellet on a saucer in a sunny window sill, keep watered and don’t allow [...]

Wisqoq | Black Ash
Fraxinus nigra
Wisqoq (Black Ash) have long held a special place in Mi’kmaw culture. Black Ash has a porous quality that allows it to be pounded into splints for use in basketry.
Young black ash has bark that looks like cork. The wood is very unusual: when pounded, it splits into thin sheets [...]

Wisqoq or Black Ash (Fraxinus nigra Marsh) is a very rare tree in Nova Scotia, with fewer than 300 mature trees identified by UINR staff. 
The wood is very unusual–when pounded, it splits into thin sheets along its growth rings. Baskets are woven from slats produced by pounding a wet block of wood until it separates [...]

In January 2002, an agreement between Stora Enso and the Unama’ki Institute of Natural Resources (UINR) was signed in which outlined provisions for forestry management services to be carried out by UINR on the Cape Breton crown lands. This management includes forest planning, harvesting and silviculture. The two parties also agreed to establish a joint [...]