N.R. Kenney Logging Ltd - (902) 928-8224

N.R. Kenney Logging Ltd

Certified Atlantic Master Logger. Providing a full range of forest management services. Woodlot assessment, stumpage and land purchase, mapping, road construction, trucking, firewood sales, land clearing, mulching, watercourse alterations, culvert sales and used equipment parts sales. Two Certified Forest Technications on staff. 30 years experience

Company Details

Number of years in business30
Number of employees25
Number of Services15
Certifications or Qualifications11
LocationPictou, Nova Scotia
Websitehttp://www.nrkenneylogging.ca
Payment OptionsCash,Cheque

Services

Woodlot Mapping

Having a woodlot map makes planning silvicultural treatments easier and gives you a better idea of what you have in your woodlot. Woodlot mapping is often done by a registered professional forester when developing a woodlot management plan, though it can be created on its own. A woodlot map shows where your boundary lines are and generally displays the different stands existing on your woodlot. Aerial photos can be useful to include with woodlot maps.

Counties: Guysborough, Colchester, Antigonish, Pictou, Halifax
Lot Sizes: over 10 acres, 5 to 10 acres, under 5 acres

Watercourse Crossing

Due to the ecological sensitivity of the riparian habitat along watercourses, it is very important that proper care be taken when planning and constructing watercourse crossings in a woodlot. Construction of these crossings should only be done by certified contractors, and needs to be approved by the Nova Scotia Department of Environment.

Counties: Pictou, Halifax, Guysborough, Colchester, Antigonish
Lot Sizes: over 10 acres, 5 to 10 acres, under 5 acres

Trucking (Float)

Providing trucking services for transporting heavy machinery such as tree processors, porters, chippers, and skidders.

Counties: Guysborough, Colchester, Antigonish, Pictou
Lot Sizes: over 10 acres, 5 to 10 acres, under 5 acres

Trucking (Logs)

Providing trucking services for hauling logs from woodlot to mill.

Counties: Pictou, Colchester, Antigonish
Lot Sizes: over 10 acres, 5 to 10 acres, under 5 acres

Tree Removal

Tree removal generally refers to the removal of a single tree or very small group of trees, often in an urban setting, that is/are causing safety concerns or is/are diseased, dying, or dead. Tree removal is a service offered by arborists.

Counties: Pictou, Halifax, Colchester, Antigonish
Lot Sizes: over 10 acres, 5 to 10 acres, under 5 acres

Tree Marking

Tree marking is a useful and cost-effective tool for stand improvement. Trees can be marked using paint or flagging tape, and can either be marked to be cut or not to be cut. Often, contractors will mark crop trees to be harvested in a selection management treatment to avoid damage to other trees. Another method is to mark trees that should not be cut or damaged during that treatment, like dead trees left for wildlife, new regeneration, or younger trees that could be left to increase their value until the next harvest. Proper usage of this tool can help to reverse negative effects from past intensive or damaging treatments (like high-grading and indiscriminate cutting).

Counties: Halifax, Colchester, Antigonish, Pictou, Hants
Lot Sizes: over 10 acres, 5 to 10 acres, under 5 acres

Timber Appraisal

A timber appraisal is meant to give woodlot owners an idea of what volume and kind of timber they have on their woodlot and how much it is worth. Factors considered in calculating this are tree density, species, and timber quality. Timber appraisals are useful for woodlot owners planning to sell or purchase woodland, or for those just trying to get a sense of what they have on a woodlot. It is generally necessary to hire a professional forester to complete a timber appraisal.

Counties: Hants, Halifax, Guysborough, Cumberland, Colchester, Antigonish, Pictou
Lot Sizes: over 10 acres, 5 to 10 acres, under 5 acres

Selection Harvesting

Selection harvesting is a treatment used in uneven-aged forest management in which either single trees or small groups of trees are harvested at a time. The goal is to maintain the canopy of a forest stand while still being able to continually harvest timber. This is done by diversifying tree age classes, encouraging regeneration, and leaving some of the best trees as seed trees.

Counties: Pictou, Hants, Halifax, Guysborough, Cumberland, Colchester, Antigonish
Lot Sizes: over 10 acres, 5 to 10 acres, under 5 acres

Road Building

Roads are useful when doing silvicultural harvesting and other treatments, as well as for recreational and other purposes. Often, woodlots will have old roads that need to be maintained or will require the construction of new ones. This can include lot clearing and chipping (harvesting poorer quality wood for biomass energy).

Counties: Pictou, Hants, Halifax, Colchester, Antigonish
Lot Sizes: over 10 acres, 5 to 10 acres, under 5 acres

Lot Clearing

Characterized by removing the forest cover from an area where a land use change is desired by the owner, such as conversion to agricultural, commercial, or residential land. This can include removal of all forest vegetation, stumps, debris, and sometimes top soil.

Counties: Annapolis, Inverness, Hants, Halifax, Guysborough, Digby, Cumberland, Colchester, Cape Breton, Antigonish, Yarmouth, Victoria, Shelburne, Richmond, Queens, Pictou, Lunenburg, Kings
Lot Sizes: over 10 acres, 5 to 10 acres, under 5 acres

Logging Contractor

Specializing in managing for, harvesting, and trucking mature logs to sell to sawmills. This can include pulp and stud wood as well.

Counties: Cumberland, Colchester, Antigonish, Pictou, Hants, Halifax, Guysborough
Lot Sizes: over 10 acres, 5 to 10 acres, under 5 acres

Mechanical Site Preparation

Mechanical site preparation is often used after clearcut or partial cut treatments to prepare the ground for planting or natural regeneration. Seedlings need certain conditions to grow properly, and large machinery can sometimes be used to create or encourage the desired conditions.

Counties: Pictou, Hants, Halifax, Guysborough, Cumberland, Colchester, Antigonish
Lot Sizes: over 10 acres, 5 to 10 acres, under 5 acres

Management Planning

Having a woodlot management plan is an important tool for effective forest management and is a requirement for most forest certification schemes. Management plans include: the goals and objectives of the landowner, a detailed description and inventory of the woodlot (including a map), and a plan for carrying out silvicultural treatments to accomplish the landowner’s goals. The plan should be reviewed and updated every 5 to 10 years to remain relevant and to stay in line with the landowner’s wishes and needs. While it is very useful to have a registered professional forester create the management plan, it is important that the landowner be involved in the process as well to ensure that it conforms to their own unique needs and values.

Counties: Antigonish, Pictou, Hants, Halifax, Guysborough, Cumberland, Colchester
Lot Sizes: over 10 acres, 5 to 10 acres, under 5 acres

Hardwood Management

In forest stands primarily made up of hardwood species, many owners/operators manage for harvesting firewood commercially or for private use.

Counties: Cumberland, Colchester, Antigonish, Pictou, Hants, Halifax, Guysborough
Lot Sizes: over 10 acres, 5 to 10 acres, under 5 acres

Commercial Harvest

A commercial harvest is completed with the goal of harvesting and selling the final timber product (saw logs, etc.). It is the final stage in commercial forest management, taking place several years after precommercial thinning and commercial thinning treatments.

Counties: Pictou, Hants, Halifax, Guysborough, Cumberland, Colchester, Antigonish
Lot Sizes: over 10 acres, 5 to 10 acres, under 5 acres

Qualifications

    Other Qualifications
    Certified Forest Technician/Technologist
    Atlantic Master Logger Certification Program
    Holds an Atlantic Master Logger Certificate.
    Registered with WCB
    Registered with the Workers' Compensation Board of Nova Scotia.
    3rd Party Audited Safety Program
    Has safety program reviewed by 3rd party auditing.
    Clearing Saw
    Certification for clearing saw use, safety, and maintenance.
    Chain Saw
    Certification for chain saw use, safety, and maintenance.
    Transportation of Dangerous Goods
    Have completed the required training to offer, handle, or transport dangerous goods and have received the relevant training certificate.
    Watercourse Alteration
    Have completed a Watercourse Alteration Certification course recognized in Nova Scotia.
    FSSNS Core Program
    Have completed the Core Program of the Forestry Safety Society of Nova Scotia.
    BMP Training
    Have completed Best Management Practices training relevant to the Acadian Forest Region.
    Liability Insurance
    Has current Liability Insurance.

Contact Details

Company NameN.R. Kenney Logging Ltd
Contact NameNeil Kenney
Phone(902) 396-1545
Emailnrkenneylogging@eastlink.ca
StreetConley Drive
TownWestville
CountyPictou
ProvinceNova Scotia
Postal CodeB0K 1C0

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