Jon MacNeill

Staying safe and taking care of each other amid COVID-19

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Message from the Conservation Council of New Brunswick team [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]To our members, supporters, partners and friends, across New Brunswick and the world: I hope you and your loved ones are well.  We are sharing with you our efforts to “flatten the curve” and help prevent the spread of COVID-19 here in New Brunswick. Following

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Call for Proposals: Environmentalism in New Brunswick — Engaging Communities of Practice

Conference to be held Nov. 12-14, 2020 at St. Thomas University, Fredericton In 2019, the Conservation Council of New Brunswick (CCNB) turned 50 years old. Its founding, along with Pollution Probe in Toronto and SPEC in Vancouver, signaled the beginning of the modern environmental movement in Canada and New Brunswick. CCNB’s 50th anniversary sparked a

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Study “wake-up call” that forestry practices need to change: Corbett

Our Executive Director, Lois Corbett, says a comprehensive new study from Natural Resources Canada should be a wake-up call to the provincial government that the way we manage our forest needs to change, and fast. The peer-reviewed study, led by Fredericton-based forest ecologist Anthony Taylor, found that climate change and global heating is likely to

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Wetlands work for us

Beaver. Blue heron. Marten. Toad. Every mom and dad in New Brunswick has a story about that magical moment their child saw one of these awe-inspiring creatures in the wild for the first time. Often, though, it’s easy to forget about the leading character that makes these special encounters possible: our wetlands.

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Standing committee calls for public input on glyphosate use

Citizens in New Brunswick have an opportunity next month to have their say on glyphosate use in the Crown forest. The standing committee on climate change and environmental stewardship, which is studying the use of herbicides and pesticides in N.B., is inviting citizens, organizations, subject-matter experts and stakeholders to present on glyphosate use during public

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