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Get ready to play TREEvia on Monday, Feb. 27 at Unplugged Cafe

TREEvia Night is back! Test your knowledge of New Brunswick’s trees and rivers, renewable energy and other topics while supporting climate action, forest conservation and freshwater protection in the province. All proceeds go to the Conservation Council of New Brunswick and Falls Brook Centre.  When: Monday, Feb. 27 at 6:00pm Where: Unplugged Cafe at 418 Queen St., Fredericton […]

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Kevin Lamoureux: Meeting the Truth and Reconciliation Committee’s Calls to Action

MEETING THE TRUTH AND RECONCILIATION CALLS TO ACTION (Fredericton, February 21, 2017) The UNB Truth and Reconciliation Calls to Action Committee is proud to host Kevin Lamoureux, Associate Vice President Indigenous Affairs, University of Winnipeg, who will present “Meeting the TRC’s calls to action” on Tuesday, Feb. 21 at 7 p.m. in Marshall d’Avray Hall,

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Tideland Doc Fest tours NB

Kokota: The Islet of Hope is touring New Brunswick in February as part of Tideland Doc Fest. Seating is limited, please reserve your tickets via Eventbrite at the links below. SACKVILLE: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/tideland-doc-fest-vogue-cinema-sackville-nb-tickets-30554945665 MONCTON: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/tideland-doc-fest-aberdeen-cultural-centre-moncton-nb-tickets-31501830824 FREDERICTON: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/tideland-doc-fest-charlotte-street-arts-centre-fredericton-nb-tickets-31501736542 SAINT JOHN: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/tideland-doc-fest-kent-theater-saint-john-nb-tickets-31501642260 Facebook event page. 

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Satellite data on Miramichi watershed forest loss validated

Forest loss in the headwaters of Miramichi’s watershed is happening and warrants our attention, according to a study released in January 2017 in the highest-ranking scientific journal on remote sensing. The article assesses the accuracy of annual forest loss data from global satellite imagery (publicly accessible through Global Forest Watch) across 8,520 square kilometres of

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Forestry practices need to change for birds and all wildlife: researcher

New Brunswick’s forestry practices are affecting bird populations, according to Marc-André Villard, a biologist specializing in forest ecology at the Université du Québec à Rimouski. Villard told CBC Shift in December that clearcutting and the conversion of mixed wood forest to plantations are affecting bird habitat as well as their ability to move across the landscape.

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Fundy Baykeeper wants estuary included in the approval of Lake Utopia Mill’s effluent treatment plan

J.D. Irving is seeking approval to install a new effluent treatment system at its Lake Utopia pulp mill in Saint John. The Conservation Council and others are worried that the upgrades may not improve conditions in the Bay of Fundy estuary that receives the effluent. According to Passamaquoddy Chief Hugh Akagi who conducted research in the area during his

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