This past maple season, I got the chance to work at the Fundy Maple sugar shack—a mesmerizing experience. Every year, I’d heard stories of the magic of sugar harvest season. In 2025, the season was short, but sweet. Even then, I enjoyed it! This installment of NB Fieldnotes focuses on the joys and challenges of maple season – our “Fifth Season” just before the real spring.
The Sweet Spot for Sap: A 2025 Maple Season Tour Read More »
Since I have started to be more serious in learning about birds, waterfowl have always intimidated me a bit. So many ducks to learn, so little time, I thought! Until I realized I have the rest of my life to learn about them. So I travelled to Saint John to learn more about waterbird surveys, by tagging along with my colleague Lauren.
Counting all the Snowbirds: Waterbird Surveying and Arctic Migrants Read More »
In December, we dove into the world of birds with the Christmas Bird Count and this month, we kept the excitement going! We introduced new activities and resources to inspire budding birdwatchers, encouraging kids to observe, explore, and learn more about our feathered friends.
NatureKids – January 2025 Read More »
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.
The winter that keeps coming and going : A night on the Dobson Read More »
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
Baie des Chaleurs Seabird Survey 2023 Read More »
NB Naturalist Feature: Newly Recorded Tapeworms Infecting Fishes of New Brunswick and the Need for Citizen Science! By Megan Fraser Parasites are organisms that live on or inside of a
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
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
NB Naturalist feature: The Festival of Nature Read More »
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
What to Expect at the 2022 Festival of Nature Read More »
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
NB Naturalist Feature: The Woman behind the Mary Majka Scholarships Read More »
