Feature section 2 – CCNB https://www.conservationcouncil.ca Conservation Council of New Brunswick Thu, 09 Sep 2021 19:06:33 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Where Our Forest Is Being Sprayed This Summer https://www.conservationcouncil.ca/where-our-forest-is-being-sprayed-this-summer-4/ Mon, 26 Jul 2021 17:04:05 +0000 https://www.conservationcouncil.ca/?p=175214 The 2021 map showing where forestry companies will spray New Brunswick's forests with glyphosate-based herbicides is out. Learn more about this unnecessary practice, and what you can do to stop it!

]]> The map showing where New Brunswick forests will be sprayed with herbicides during summer 2021 is now available.Forestry companies spray large swaths of clearcuts with products containing glyphosate — a chemical linked to cancer and a slew of other health problems — beginning in August and continued through September.Our team is poring over the map to help New Brunswickers identify the major…

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]]> New Brunswick MLAs hear from experts on glyphosate spraying in our forest https://www.conservationcouncil.ca/new-brunswick-mlas-hear-from-experts-on-glyphosate-spraying-in-our-forest/ Mon, 05 Jul 2021 17:08:51 +0000 https://www.conservationcouncil.ca/?p=174326 SEPTEMBER 2021 UPDATE: The standing committee examining glyphosate use in New Brunswick resumed hearings on Sept. 7, inviting presentations Indigenous leaders across the province. The leaders called on the committee to ban glyphosate spraying in the woods as the poison harms forests, rivers, plants and animal life and impacts the plants and berries traditionally used by Indigenous peoples for food…

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