After witnessing the destruction of a cherished woodland near their home in Manitoba, Celes and Susan Davar set out to ensure the same wouldn’t happen again. Their journey led them to an 84-acre woodland outside Wolfville, where, with support from the Nova Scotia Working Woodlands Trust, they’ve embraced a new role as dedicated stewards and educators.

It started with a simple note written on a map of Carman Pierce’s 430-acre woodland: ‘Could be a great spot for a camp.’ Carman's dream of building the camp on his woodland near Sable River never came to fruition, but decades later, his daughter Cindy and her husband Sherm Embree turned that vision into a reality.  

When you ask Don and Sheila what their favourite part of stewarding their 232 acre woodlot is, their answer is simple: sharing. Whether it’s sharing knowledge, tradition, accessible trails or homemade maple syrup, the privilege that comes with stewarding a woodlot is not lost on Don and Sheila.