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The way we manage our forest is outdated: experts

CCNB Blog, Feature, Forest Conservation, Media Releases / Tracy Glynn

Today, the Conservation Council is releasing a forest report card that draws attention to the need for modern forestry laws in New Brunswick. Executive summaries are available in English and French. Thirty people, including forest scientists and representatives of conservation, woodlot owner and First Nation groups, told us what they thought about our Crown forest management. They overwhelming […]

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Got an opinion on our forests?

CCNB Blog, Forest Conservation, Webinars & Events / Corey Robichaud

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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Concerned citizens show support for an end to herbicide spraying near Petitcodiac

CCNB Blog, CCNB in the News, Forest Conservation, Freshwater Protection / Corey Robichaud

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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Where our forest is being sprayed this summer

CCNB Blog, Feature, Forest Conservation / Jon MacNeill

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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Species in initially intact forest landscapes are particularly vulnerable to forest loss

CCNB Blog, Feature, Forest Conservation / Matthew Betts

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

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Nominate your Great Tree this Arbor Day

CCNB Blog, Feature, Forest Conservation, Webinars & Events / Corey Robichaud

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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Public invited to comment on Expert Panel for the Review of Environmental Assessment Processes report

CCNB Blog, Forest Conservation, Freshwater Protection, Marine Conservation / Scott Kid

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

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NB and Maine announce new study on the effect of forestry management on deer population

CCNB Blog, Forest Conservation / Corey Robichaud

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

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The Great Tree Challenge! Nominate your great tree

CCNB Blog, Feature, Forest Conservation / Tracy Glynn

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

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Time to protect urban forests

CCNB Blog, Forest Conservation / Conservation Council of New Brunswick

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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