What’s your great tree? It has been almost 30 years since the book, The Great Trees of New Brunswick, was published. We think it’s time to work on another collection that captures the essence and stories of more of our native trees. The Conservation Council is working with forester David Palmer to find our next […]
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This edition of EcoNews includes the Conservation Council’s hopeful praise for New Brunswick’s climate action plan, polling that shows Canadians support stronger policies on greenhouse gas reductions, the growing momentum to ban glyphosates in the forest, an update on how the great tree hunt is going, and Matt Abbott on Irving Pulp and Paper being charged with
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The work of New Brunswickers to ban glyphosates in forestry in the province marked a milestone on Dec. 6 when it collected the largest number of signatures to any petition ever tabled in the Legislative Assembly. To date, almost 28,000 New Brunswickers have signed a hard copy petition against spraying glyphosates in the forest in just
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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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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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Nearly a hundred people attended the Conservation Council’s Visual Forest Feast as part of the 5 Days for the Forest on September 21 at UNB’s Forestry & Geology Building. The event attracted a great diversity of people, including university students, distinguished naturalists and academics. Nick Hawkins, an acclaimed conservation photographer who has had his work featured in
Last night, Wednesday, September 21st, we had over 14 teams come to test their earthy knowledge on New Brunswick forest, waterways, fauna, flora and more! This event was part of our 5 Days for the Forest festival happening this week in celebration of National Forest Week! A few questions that stumped some in the crowd
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The first-ever 5 Days for the Forest will occur in Fredericton during National Forest Week (Sept. 19-24, 2016). The forest festival will celebrate our diverse mixed-wood forest, wildlife and flora. The events will foster an appreciation of New Brunswick’s forest biodiversity in an effort to ensure its conservation. Organized by the Conservation Council of New
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“Learn them, love them, protect them,” Jim Goltz quoted his late friend, Hal Hinds, at a guided walk of Odell Park that opened the Conservation Council’s 5 Days for the Forest event on Sept. 19. Hinds wrote those words in Goltz’s copy of Hinds’ botanical reference guide book, The Flora of New Brunswick. Almost 40 people
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By Jennica Leet Join us for a documentary about the story of our forest as told by Maliseet, Mi’kmaq and Passamaquoddy elders. As part of our celebration of the 5 Days for the Forest, the Conservation Council and Cinema Politica Fredericton are screening A Beautiful Forest by the Aboriginal Peoples’ Television Network (APTN). The film,
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