Yesterday, Matt Abbott, the Conservation Council’ Fundy Baykeeper, was quoted in an article published by Local Xpress following the release of tender documents that say the federal government will be studying the effect extreme weather caused by climate change has on marine spills off the coast of Nova Scotia. Fundy Baykeeper says climate is always a […]
The Conservation Council’s forest program director, Tracy Glynn, was featured in a CBC story published on Oct. 4, on the subject of an imminent spruce budworm outbreak that scientists expect to hit in New Brunswick. “We’ve simplified our forest for one that is a breeding ground for spruce budworm,” said Glynn. “We need to move toward supporting a
The Conservation Council’s Director of climate change and energy solutions Dr. Louise Comeau says New Brunswick isn’t doing its best when it comes to climate action. Comeau says N.B.’s rating on improving efficiencies in building and transportation – like investing in carbon pricing – don’t compare to other canadian provinces, who are ahead of the
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September 29, 2016 PRESS RELEASE Fredericton, N.B. – A national assessment by the Pembina Institute of provincial progress on climate action commitments finds New Brunswick at the back of the pack on climate action.The Race to the Front: Tracking Pan-Canadian Climate Progress and Where We Go from Here report, released in collaboration with the Conservation
The Conservation Council’s first ever “5 Days for the Forest” concluded with another full house of people wanting to celebrate and learn more about our forest. Conserver House was packed for the screening of “A Beautiful Forest,” produced by the Aboriginal Peoples Television Network and screened as part of the regular Cinema Politica Friday night
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Local photographer Nick Hawkins’ lecture on his work to expose the effects of deforestation in Costa Rica and Nicaragua on wildlife species such as the tapir at an overflowing room in the University of New Brunswick’s Forestry and Geology building was the subject of an article published by the St. Thomas The Aquinian, the St.
September 16th, 2016 Three of our interns, Olivia, Karyn, and Zachary, visited our Fundy Baykeeper, Matt Abbott for a day on the Bay! Based out of St. Andrews, Matt works tirelessly to protect one of our most important ecosystems; the Bay of Fundy. The Bay is most famous for having the highest tides on the
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
The Conservation Council’s Tula Newcomer Garden’s first successful season in Keswick Ridge was the subject of a CBC article published on Sept. 22. The twelve-hectare community farm was donated to the Conservation Council by Jim and Kay Bedell in the 1980s and has been the site of Canada’s first Community-Supported Agriculture (CSA). This summer, it was
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Sept. 24, 2016 – The Conservation Council of New Brunswick congratulates the Canadian Rivers Institute (CRI) on 15 years of achievements and the release of their report, “15 Years of Impact on Aquatic Science and Policy,” on World Rivers Day. “We congratulate CRI on not only the release of this fantastic report but of 15 years of
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