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The provincial government has added new candidate areas to its online portal where New Brunswick citizens, Indigenous peoples, and conservation groups can nominate the natural places they love for protected areas status.
New Brunswick MLAs hear from experts on glyphosate spraying in our forest
Find links below to written submissions and videos of presentations made during the four days of hearings
New Brunswick MLAs hear from experts on glyphosate spraying in our forest Read More »
The New Brunswick Standing Committee hearings on glyphosate use in our forest was covered widely by journalists.
Media roundup: Coverage of Standing Committee hearings on glyphosate use in our woods Read More »
New Brunswick’s approach to managing its forests, built around large-scale clearcuts and herbicide spraying, is driving a significant decline in the diversity of life found in our woods—but it doesn’t have to be this way.
We Don’t Need to Trade Healthy Forests for Wood and Jobs Read More »
Lois Corbett told MLAs on the Standing Committee on Climate Change and Environmental Stewardship today that they need to stand with citizens and scientists in calling for an end to glyphosate use in the Crown forest.
Our new book, The Great Trees of New Brunswick, 2nd Edition, is a must have for Dads who love to get out and about!
Get Dad Something Wild on Father’s Day Read More »
The Conservation Council of New Brunswick is pleased to co-sponsor an upcoming presentation on the history of forestry in New Brunswick, delivered by environmental historians Bill Parenteau and Mark McLaughlin.
Our Executive Director, Lois Corbett, will present on the problems with glyphosate spraying and outdated forest management practices when the Standing Committee on Climate Change and Environmental Stewardship meets in June.
Leading environmental organizations in New Brunswick are calling for stronger regulation and enforcement to protect wetlands in the wake of the tragic draining of the Ferris Street Forest and Wetland Nature Preserve in Fredericton.
Amplify our call for new laws and regulations to better protect wetlands! Read More »
New Brunswick’s leading conservation groups are calling for new laws and regulations to protect wetlands in the wake of the tragic draining of the wetland at Ferris Street Forest and Wetland Nature Preserve in Fredericton.
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