Home - Friends of Redtail Society A Forest of Possibilities Supporting Biodiversity Relating to the land not as a commodity but as a community to which we belong and which we share with the other beings present Make a Donation Get Involved Our Mandate Our nonprofit society is founded upon concern for the immediate bioregionbut our organizing principles were drafted in response to a number of deeply interwoven issues. Our Vision As an organization we wish to support the idea that we can live in better harmony with earths processes that we can demonstrate a balance between the needs of human and nonhuman communities. Our Namesake Friends of Redtail Society derives its inspiration from the deep ecological values instilled at Redtail Nature Awareness a nature education centre located in close proximity to the land at stake. Our Story Friends of Redtail Society is a western Pictou County Nova Scotia based grassroots organization formed in 2007 to purchase 313 acres slated for an industrial clear cut.