Moose Sex Project spreading like wildfire!
Moose and her calf (Photo courtesy of Wild for Wildlife and Nature)
It's amazing how turning an issue on its head and looking at in a different light can make all the difference. At least that seems to have been the case for a cross-border conservation project that, at first glance, seemed like many of the others...
Dotmocracy: How to get lots of good ideas boiled down to a few great ones!
White polka dots on red background (Photo by Wikimedia Commons)
Facilitating workshops can be a little intimidating. They can often generate a lot of good ideas, but it is difficult to boil down the list to a few great ones that will lead into projects that will produce the desired outcomes. A colleague of...
The Jenga theory of biodiversity: The tipping point of ecosystems and the diversity of species
Jenga tower (Photo by Wikimedia Commons, Derek Mawhinney and Cafe Nervosa)
A while back I was a guest on the CBC Radio program, Shift New Brunswick to speak about the discovery of a little flowering plant— one of the rarest in my home province and a federally listed species at risk. You most likely may not have...
A bird's-eye view: Mark Mallory's fascination with birds, and what they can tell us
Semipalmated plover, Johnson's Mills, NB (Photo by Mike Dembeck)
Mark Mallory likes birds, and he’s not alone. Birds are popular, and not just among high-strung bird nerds elbowing their way through crowds for glimpses of avian visitations. Birds are one of the most diverse groups of organisms in the...
Year of the Horse: The wild horses of Sable Island
Sable Island horses (Photo by Bill Freedman)
According to the 12-year cycle of the Chinese zodiac, the year of the horse begins on January 31. In related mythology, this fine animal is viewed as being bright, capable, energetic, intelligent, and warm-hearted, which are attributes that...
Happy birthday, Quiddy!
Happy birthday, Quiddy! (Photo by NCC)
A media availability and photo opportunity was held in the Fredericton Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) office over the noon hour today. It was to celebrate the 50th birthday of our learned colleague, John Foley, (aka Quiddy) a long-serving NCC...
The Alphabet Soup of conservation: Learning to speak a different language
Alphabet Soup (Photo by Wikimedia Commons, strawberryblues)
As a communications person and someone who doesn't get out into the field often, I consider myself fortunate to work with very bright and talented people within the Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC). They are certainly dedicated and committed to...
How time flies: Looking back on my quindecennial with NCC
Doug Bliss, Atlantic regional director, Canadian Wildlife Service, Linda Stephenson, Atlantic regional vice president, NCC and Charles Duncan, director of WHSRN executive office unveil commemorative print of semipalmated sandpipers by artist Robert Lyon (Photo by NCC)
They say “time flies when you are having fun.” Guess that explains why the past decade and a half seem to have gone by at warp speed. You can break it down to be 5,475 days, or 780 weeks or 180 months, but any way you slice it, this is...
There, and back again: Why I left NCC, and then came back
Port Joli, Nova Scotia (Photo by Mike Dembeck)
There is a framed drawing of a turtle that hangs on the wall in my office. Beneath its crusty shell is written: “Turtles are a symbol of self-nurturance and encouragement. They remind us that despite our busy schedules, we don’t need...
