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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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New Brunswick’s largest ever petition calls for ban of glyphosates in the forest

CCNB Blog, Feature / Tracy Glynn

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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NB uses more glyphosate in forestry than anywhere else in Canada

CCNB in the News, Marine Conservation / Corey Robichaud

Conservation Council of New Brunswick forest program director, Tracy Glynn, was featured in a CBC story about the release of a new report by the Office of the Chief Medical Officer of Health (OCMOH). “It confirms our worst fears that New Brunswick is [using glyphosate], more than any other province, at a more intense rate in forestry,” said

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CCNB statement in response to report released by the Office of the Chief Medical Officer of Health on glyphosate

Media Releases / Corey Robichaud

July 29, 2016 FREDERICTON — Tracy Glynn, the forest program director of the Conservation Council of New Brunswick, issued the following statement about the report released today by the Office of the Chief Medical Officer of Health (OCMOH) on glyphosate. The report confirms what we have long feared — that the forest industry uses more glyphosate

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Where our forest will be sprayed this summer

CCNB Blog, Forest Conservation / Tracy Glynn

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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Deadline extended for Stop Spraying Petition

CCNB Blog, Forest Conservation / Conservation Council of New Brunswick

The petition against herbicide spraying in our Crown forest has been extended! We are now submitting signatures in three batches due to scheduling changes at the Legislative Assembly. Download copies of the petition here: English | French. Petitions can be returned to the Conservation Council at 180 Saint John St., Fredericton, NB E3B 4A9. FIRST BATCH deadline: April 10,2016 will be

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CCNB & NBEN meet with Environment Minister

CCNB Blog / Conservation Council of New Brunswick

Your CCNB Executive Director, Lois Corbett, and Vice President (policy) of your Board of Directors met with N.B. Environment Minister Brian Kenny on March 2. The Conservation Council was part of a large delegation of member groups of the New Brunswick Environment Network, which organized the meeting. Corbett was asked by the groups in attendance

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Statement on Provincial Water Protection Strategy

Feature, Media Releases / Conservation Council of New Brunswick

Attention News Editors: Lois Corbett, Executive Director of the Conservation Council of New Brunswick, issued the following statement about the Department of Environment and Local Government’s Discussion Paper, Working Together to Build a Water Strategy for New Brunswick, released today. She is available for comment. “Environment Minister Brian Kenny gives us an excellent foundation for

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EcoNews: Take a virtual tour of NB wetlands

EcoNews / Conservation Council of New Brunswick

A virtual tour of NB wetlands • feeling like you’ve stumbled into Bill Murray’s Groundhog Day • a flurry of activity surrounding TransCanada’s Energy East pipeline project • and, another banner year for renewable energy. Here’s the latest from Conserver House: Worthy of protection We celebrated World Wetlands Day (Feb. 2) by partnering with wildlife and

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Sign the petition to ban herbicides from NB’s public forests

CCNB Blog, EcoNews / Conservation Council of New Brunswick

Broad grassroots momentum for a ban on herbicides; encounters with high-profile members of the federal cabinet; fun learning about our seasonal hibernators; and an opportunity for you to help our work in the Bay of Fundy: here’s the latest from Conserver House. Sign on for a healthy forest We have joined with concerned citizens and

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