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The Conservation Council of New Brunswick wants to know what you think about the way our forest is managed. Fill out this survey and you could win a basket of goodies worth $100. We’re researching the state of the forest in New Brunswick and one part of this research is gaining a sense of what […]
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In a show of support for an end to herbicide spraying on Crown land near Petitcodiac, roughly 25 people gathered outside the Petitcodiac village office on Tuesday, Aug. 15, where a meeting was scheduled between the village council and J.D. Irving regarding the company’s spray program, Global News reports. The meeting was cancelled after Petitcodiac
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The map showing where the forests will be sprayed with herbicides during summer 2017 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 this month through Sept. 30. The full 2017 spray map is available
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This guest blog post by Matthew Betts was originally posted by Nature, Ecology & Evolution. I’ve spent the better part of the past 15 years studying whether there are thresholds in habitat loss below which species and associated ecosystem processes decline abruptly. In an era when human population exceeds 7 billion and habitat in many
Species in initially intact forest landscapes are particularly vulnerable to forest loss Read More »
National Arbor Day (April 28) and Arbor Day in New Brunswick (May 18) are the perfect opportunities to celebrate the importance of one of our most iconic species of plant life and an irreplaceable part of our ecosystem – the proud and noble tree! We know trees play many crucial roles in our environment. These carbon-capturing
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Last week, the Expert Panel for the Review of Environmental Assessment Processes report, Building Common Ground: A New Vision for Impact Assessment in Canada, was released. The Report sets out recommendations for how the federal environmental assessment (EA) process should be reformed. Public comments are due by May 5, 2017, and can be submitted at
University of New Brunswick researchers are teaming up with Department of Energy and Resource Development scientists, the State of Maine, the University of Maine and JD Irving to study our region’s whitetail deer populations. The announcement of a joint study on whitetail deer populations in New Brunswick and Maine came in response to a petition
NB and Maine announce new study on the effect of forestry management on deer population Read More »
What’s your favourite tree? Atlantic Forestry Review and the Conservation Council of New Brunswick want to know. It has been almost 30 years since the book, Great Trees of New Brunswick, was published. We think it’s time to work on another compilation that captures your pictures and stories of more of our native trees. Read David Palmer’s history of
The Great Tree Challenge! Nominate your great tree Read More »
National Forest Week in September got us thinking about all different kinds of forest, including our urban forests. Even our elected representatives in Ottawa are discussing the need to protect our urban forests. On National Tree Day, Sept. 21, 2016, NDP MP Irene Mathyssen proposed a Private Member’s Motion to develop a federal leadership strategy
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University of New Brunswick Forestry Professor Charles Bourque was quoted in an article published by CBC on Sept 19., saying that if emissions remain at their current level then softwood species like the balsam fir may be gradually ‘eradicated’ due to climate change. “The tree species that require lower temperatures will tend to be eradicated
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