New research published today shows New Brunswick forestry companies’ decades-long practice of clearcutting natural forest and replacing it with massive softwood plantations is driving significant declines in the province’s bird populations.
Do you have a good pair of hiking boots and a well-worn appreciation of New Brunswick’s beautiful mixed forest made up of sturdy red spruces, white pines swaying in the wind, old craggy eastern hemlocks, and the odd black cherry tree with its white flowers – just to name a few?
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Our EcoNews newsletter for Sept. 9, covering the 2021 federal election.
EcoNews — Cast A Ballot For The Environment This Federal Election Read More »
Our EcoNews newsletter for July 29, covering the 2021 herbicide spray maps, our new letter-writing campaign for made-in-NB renewable energy, the updated list of New Brunswick’s top polluters, and more.
EcoNews — Where Our Forest Is Being Sprayed This Summer Read More »
Our EcoNews newsletter for July, covering the provincial government’s new electric vehicle incentive, an ill-advised proposal to burn coal into the 2040s at Belledune, and a wrap of up standing committee on spraying coverage.
EcoNews — Electric Vehicle Incentive Comes to New Brunswick Read More »
The New Brunswick Standing Committee hearings on glyphosate use in our forest was covered widely by journalists.
Media roundup: Coverage of Standing Committee hearings on glyphosate use in our woods Read More »
Our EcoNews newsletter for June, covering the Standing Committee meetings this week to examine glyphosate use in our woods.
EcoNews — Forestry in New Brunswick Needs to Change Read More »
The Conservation Council of New Brunswick is pleased to co-sponsor an upcoming presentation on the history of forestry in New Brunswick, delivered by environmental historians Bill Parenteau and Mark McLaughlin.
Our newsletter for May 27 covering our call for stronger wetland protections, swift action on species at risk, glyphosate news, and more.
EcoNews — It’s Time for a Wetland Protection Law Read More »
Our Executive Director, Lois Corbett, will present on the problems with glyphosate spraying and outdated forest management practices when the Standing Committee on Climate Change and Environmental Stewardship meets in June.
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