Groups call for new Crown Lands and Forests Act

A broad range of public interest groups and experts in New Brunswick says new legislation is needed to ensure our public forests are being managed to meet the needs of all New Brunswickers.

The group, which includes representatives from wildlife organizations, the scientific community, private woodlot owners, environmental and conservation organizations, is calling for the urgent development of a new Crown Lands and Forests Act.

In this video, Roberta Clowater, Executive Director of the Canadian Parks an Wilderness Society New Brunswick Chapter, and Lois Corbett, executive director of the Conservation Council of New Brunswick, discuss the issue with Terry Seguin of CBC New Brunswick.