It’s that time of year again, swapping in bathing suits for rain jackets and backpacks full of camping gear for school supplies. It’s back to school time! Here at the Conservation Council of New Brunswick, our Learning Outside project focuses on helping New Brunswick children connect with nature. To do this, we help teachers integrate […]
Back to School doesn’t have to mean back inside! Read More »
By David Palmer for the Atlantic Forestry Review Everyone has a favourite tree, or maybe two or three. Everyone, that is, who loves the woods, and that would certainly be all our readers for sure. Twenty-eight years ago, under the auspices of the Canadian Forestry Association (CFA), and at the urging of Glen Blouin, David Folster,
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Wondering where our forest will be sprayed this summer? The government of New Brunswick has just released the 2016 spraying map. Zoom in on your area on this map. Be sure to click on “Proposed Vegetation Management Areas” on the legend and layer list on the left side of the map. Notices are appearing in our local
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Learn more about forest conservation efforts in New Brunswick, Canada and beyond here. In New Brunswick: Forests for NB – A website dedicated to publishing information about the controversy sparked by the NB government’s Crown Lands and Forest Strategy announced on March 12, 2014. The website is organized by members of the New Brunswick Environmental Network. Community Forests International
What is World Environment Day? World Environment Day (WED), held annually on June 5th, is an internationally recognized event sponsored by the United Nation’s Environment Programme aimed at inspiring people all over the world to take positive environmental action towards protecting their regions local wildlife. This year’s WED theme focuses on working together to fight
Fredericton – It’s the fifth petition of its kind in just over a decade. But this time there are nearly 13,000 names signed by New Brunswickers who want the province to stop spraying public forests with glyphosate, the herbicide used in New Brunswick’s forestry industry and labelled last year as a probable carcinogen by the
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Attention News Editors: Lois Corbett, Executive Director of the Conservation Council of New Brunswick, issued the following statement about today’s filing of a legal action by Mi’kmaq First Nations Chiefs opposing the provincial government’s 2014 Crown Forest Management Strategy. She is available for comment.“The statement of claim filed today clearly explains how the strategy is
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The Conservation Council’s Louise Comeau was the subject of a front page story in the April 13 edition of the New Brunswick Telegraph-Journal. Comeau, Director of Climate Change and Energy Solutions, spoke with the newspaper about being in Ottawa this week to meet with MPs about climate change. “We’re meeting with the New Brunswick MPs
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It’s spring and that means something sweet is brewing across New Brunswick: maple syrup! Last week we travelled to Dumfries Maples located on the picturesque Saint John River Valley, about 35 minutes from Fredericton. We found this sugar bush by searching for “maple” in our free BuyLocalNB™ mobile app. Upon arrival, we were greeted by
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This week’s update is focused on water. We bring you news about an opportunity to have your say as the province begins crafting a water protection strategy. Learn how the fracking commission’s report challenged New Brunswickers to begin the clean energy transition. And see quick updates from our Forest Conservation program and Renewable Solutions projects.
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