The Nature Conservancy of Canada’s land conservation efforts in New Brunswick began in 1989 when we worked with partners to purchase land for a nature preserve named after the late George Stirrett — an eminent biologist who initiated efforts to protect Furbish’s lousewort, a rare perennial herb and shoreline plant limited to the Saint John River Valley along northwest New Brunswick and northern Maine. Since then, NCC has worked diligently to secure 29 project areas in all corners of the province, protecting more than 12,700 acres (5,144 hectares) of important habitat.
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Restoring the Acadian forest
After doing an in-depth site assessment last year, the Nature Conservancy of Canada is developing a reforestation plan for a property NCC has acquired in southeast New Brunswick.
Bringing back the forest
The Nature Conservancy of Canada has announced the expansion of the Meduxnekeag Watershed Natural Area, which will help protect important Appalachian hardwood forest habitat.
Lend a hand to protect Van Brunt's Jacob's ladder
The Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) is reaching out to people and communities in southwest New Brunswick to inform and educate the public about a species of special concern.
Close encounters of the feathered kind
Birds can be vastly underrated. Not many people pay attention when they see a crow on the side of the road, pigeons pecking their way through city streets or seagulls dumpster diving in the parking lot. However, in my experience, it pays to look a little closer. With that in mind, when I started last summer as a Shell Conservation Intern, I vowed to keep my eyes (and ears!) open. Here are a few of the things I observed at some of NCC’s beautiful properties.
Supporting conservation and the environment makes good economic sense
NCC had a special guest at its New Brunswick Corporate Leaders in Conservation Fundraising event.
Little birds, big deal...Piping plover sighting at the Tabusintac Estuary
Piping plovers are kind of a big deal in the Atlantic Region. They pop up in every province in Atlantic Canada during their annual migration. Sadly, the piping plover is an endangered species in Canada. Needless to say, it was a real treat not only to see a piping plover but also a nest while monitoring the beach in Tabusintac, New Brunswick last summer.
The People and Plovers of Tabusintac
Tabusintac is a well-loved village in Alnwick Parish in northeast New Brunswick. Visitors regularly come to the lower part of the Acadian Peninsula to enjoy the hospitality, local culture and wonderful seafood.
Conservation Volunteers event in Musquash
Conservation Volunteers with the Nature Conservancy of Canada took advantage of decent spring weather on a Saturday to help clear debris and other remnants left by winter.
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Meduxnekeag Watershed Natural Area receives more protection
Efforts to expand an important nature preserve near Woodstock, New Brunswick continue. The Nature Conservancy of Canada has announced the protection of a 35-acre property in the Meduxnekeag Watershed Natural Area.
NCC partners with Northumberland Co-Operative Dairy Ltd.
Together the partners launched an initiative to inspire public participation in conserving forest, wetland and coastal habitat across the province.
Key habitat, barrier beach area in northeast New Brunswick protected
The Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) has announced the conservation of three new properties, helping to protect at-risk species in northeast New Brunswick. The barrier beach in this region is arguably the most important site in the province for the nationally endangered piping plover.
NCC protects 742 acres of land in the Chignecto Isthmus
Thanks in large part to funding from its partners, 742 acres (300 hectares) of land in the Chignecto Isthmus are now protected by NCC.
Nature Conservancy of Canada protects land to help wildlife, conserve critical wildlife corridor along New Brunswick-Nova Scotia border
The Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) has launched an ambitious effort to protect wildlife and species across two maritime provinces.
Nature Conservancy of Canada holds its final New Brunswick Conservation Volunteers event of the season
The Nature Conservancy of Canada held its final New Brunswick Conservation Volunteers event for the summer of 2011.
Tree planting at New Brunswick Shorebird Reserve a huge success
Thousands of shorebirds arrive at Johnson's Mills
Each summer, approximately 2 million migrating shorebirds can be seen in the upper Bay of Fundy at Johnson Mills Shorebird Reserve near Dorchester as they make their way from the Arctic to South America.
Happy Canada Day 2011
In celebration of the many gifts from Canadians and in time for Canada Day, the Nature Conservancy of Canada announces a gift of two acres (one hectare) from Dr. Roland Maurice in Grand Barachois, New Brunswick.
The Nature Conservancy of Canada and the Meduxnekeag River Association Protect More Than 132 Acres Near Woodstock, New Brunswick
The Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) in partnership with the Meduxnekeag River Association (MRA) today announced the protection of more than 132 acres (53 hectares) of forested land for endangered and rare species along the shores of the Meduxnekeag River, near Woodstock.
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Johnson's Mills Shorebird Reserve and Interpretive Centre
Johnson's Mills, New Brunswick is truly a birder's paradise that is well photographed by people around the world. Every summer, massive flocks of shorebirds journey through the Bay of Fundy from the Canadian Arctic before heading to South America.
Musquash Estuary
Located 19 kilometres west of Saint John, New Brunswick, Musquash is one of the last fully functioning estuaries in the Bay of Fundy, in one of the most biologically productive natural settings in Atlantic Canada.
Tabusintac Estuary
The Tabusintac Estuary is a spectacular natural landscape of wild and pristine beauty. Sheltered from the Gulf of St. Lawrence by 15 kilometres of sandy barrier beach, the estuary is home to some of northeast New Brunswick's most fragile residents.
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Fundy Isle, NB
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Musquash Estuary, NB
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Shamper's Bluff, NB
