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NATURAL RESOURCES--MUSQUODOBOIT VALLEY NURSERY ------------------------------------------------------------ The education program at the Musquodoboit Valley Forest Nursery and Education Complex in Middle Musquodoboit, Halifax County, will continue to operate, but the two greenhouses at the complex will soon be offered for sale and removal from the site, Natural Resources Minister Don Downe said today. "The greenhouses have not been in production for the past couple of years," said Mr. Downe. "This is because the demand for tree seedlings has been lower than expected, more seedlings are being provided by private sector nurseries, and there is a greater reliance on natural regeneration in forest management programs." The greenhouses are being declared surplus and will soon be advertised for sale, to be dismantled and removed from the site. Mr. Downe said it would be wasteful and unfair to taxpayers to continue to bear the cost of maintaining them. Meanwhile, Mr. Downe said, the education program at the complex will be continued. "With approximately 8,000 school students visiting the complex each year, the education program is very popular with students and teachers alike," he said. "It plays, and will continue to play, a very useful role in educating young people with respect to the value and importance of forest resources, sustainable forest management, and the forest environment." The education component at the complex includes two large classrooms, a combined library and boardroom, and an 80 hectare demonstration woodlot that features trails and study areas. Mr. Downe said sale and removal of the greenhouses is prudent and practical, as well as consistent with the government's four year expenditure control program. -30- Contact: Blain Henshaw 902-424-5252 trp Nov. 03, 1995