5 Questions with Brad Perry With the 2024 total solar eclipse right at our doorstep in New Brunswick, we are all suddenly interested in looking up at the sky (and to do it safely!). But Brad Perry, based in Fredericton, has been interested in night sky photography for more than a decade. Now an accomplished …
Life is full of traditions, big and small. Some revolve around holidays, others are daily rituals, while some follow the seasons. Since I was a kid, camping has been a personal tradition of mine, with each trip bringing about its own stories, experiences in nature, and, of course, weather.
Baie des Chaleurs Seabird Survey 2023 Spring 2022 It’s a chilly spring morning as I look out over the Baie des Chaleurs in Dalhousie, peering through my binoculars in search of Black Scoters. As I scan slowly across the horizon, I see Northern Gannets, Long-tailed Ducks, and Double-crested Cormorants amongst the small chunks of floating …
For immediate release14 July 2022 Traditional Land of Wabanaki People/Fredericton — A coalition of five provincial environmental and conservation organizations—Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society-New Brunswick Chapter, Conservation Council of New Brunswick, Nature NB, and the Nature Trust of New Brunswick, and the Fundy Biosphere Region —issued the following joint statement in response to the government …
MAY 26, 2022 — The Festival of Nature is an important part of Nature NB’s mission to celebrate New Brunswick’s natural heritage as naturalists from around the province gather together to learn from each other and explore the diversity of nature in New Brunswick. Each year, the Festival of Nature is kicked off with Nature …
MAY 6, 2022 — We are so excited to be hosting the Festival of Nature in person once again! This year, from June 3rd to June 5th, join us in Fredericton to celebrate Nature with a weekend of field trips, workshops, and a celebration of Nature NB’s 50th anniversary! Tickets for the Festival are on …
By Jim Wilson APRIL 29, 2022 — Mary Majka was one of very few famous people that I ever met and the only one I can say was a personal friend. Aside from being a remarkable naturalist, teacher, and visionary she was also a warm humanitarian who knew first-hand what it was like to be …
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APRIL 14, 2022 — Nature NB and Aitkens Pewter collaborated to bring you a Nature NB 50th anniversary ornament! The limited ornament features a Black-capped Chickadee which has featured in Nature NB’s logo since 1989 and is a widely recognized bird across the province. The design for the ornament was based off of a photograph …
25 MARCH 2022 — In 1983, the New Brunswick legislature officially adopted the Black-capped Chickadee as the provincial bird. What was the catalyst for this decision? A contest conducted by the New Brunswick Federation of Naturalists (NBFN). The NBFN asked New Brunswickers to participate in the decision process by sending in their votes. Ballots were …
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MARCH 11, 2022 — The cold winter breeze whips over the coastline of the Lorneville breakwater as Lauren Verner, Nature NB’s Conservation Assistant, makes her way along the shoreline on the lookout for birds. She raises her binoculars to her eyes and slowly scans the deep blue waters. A common merganser dips below the surface …
