Fredericton, NB - The provincial government will contribute $1.5 million to a new fund dedicated to maintaining the province's wetlands, Premier Shawn Graham announced yesterday. The Wetlands Sustainability Fund will enable Ducks Unlimited Canada (DUC) to carry out ongoing maintenance of infrastructure on wetlands it maintains in New Brunswick. Currently, DUC has 371 projects in the province, covering a combined 20,539 hectares. "Wetlands occupy a very important place in our natural environment, especially in the provision of clean water and by providing essential habitat for many species of flora and fauna," said Graham. "Each of the wetland areas maintained by DUC has infrastructure such as dykes that require periodic reinvestments, and this fund will enable DUC to carry out this ... continue reading.

News release from Environment Canada: Burton, NB, October 20, 2008 -- Today J.D. Irving Limited pleaded guilty in New Brunswick provincial court to charges laid by Environment Canada under the Migratory Birds Convention Act 1994. The company was sentenced to pay a $60,000 penalty for contravening the Act by destroying eight Great Blue Heron nests during logging operations. The company will also be required to create a buffer zone to prevent further forestry activity in the area where the nests were damaged. "Protection of Canada's wildlife is of the highest priority for our Government," said Canada's Environment Minister, John Baird. "Today's announcement of a guilty plea demonstrates that environmental enforcement works to help protect and preserve Canada's natural treasures like ... continue reading.

The Salmon Restoration Project is a community initiative of the Elsipogtog Miimag First Nations to work on restoring the salmon populations in the Richibucto River.Negotiations with the Department of Fisheries and Oceans has resulted in an agreement that Elsipogtog First Nation, in collaboration with Biologists from Kouchibouguac National Park, would carry out field projects and management actions in support of the protection and restoration of the salmon population in the Richibucto River. The main goal of this project is to conduct a scientific assessment of the fish stocks of the Richibucto River. Several objectives were defined so as to reach that goal.Visit the web site to learn more: http://salmon.elsipogtog.ca/ ... continue reading.

Trees In Trust has the perfect green gift. For a donation of $30, you can dedicate a piece of woodland to someone special. Your donation is used by the Nature Trust of New Brunswick to purchase and preserve endangered forest in the Maritimes. Your dedication lasts a life-time and you receive a dedication certificate and a map of your piece of woodland.   www.treesintrust.com?trust=ntnb   High-tech conservation protects forest by dedicating it to concerned individuals   A new partnership between conservation groups and the latest web technology is aiming to encourage many more people to invest in the future of our native forest.  The Nature Trust of New Brunswick (www.naturetrust.nb.ca) is the latest group to partner with Trees In Trust and use ... continue reading.

Moncton, September 19th, 2007. - Since June, the Petitcodiac Watershed Alliance (PWA) has been working towards re-greening the Fox Creek river banks in Dieppe. The site chosen is located by the culvert on Melanson Road, between Bourque and Fox Creek roads. It has been carefully chosen for its potential of plantation and to help the stream encounter the changes and residential development that occurred over the last few years on its banks. An official tree planting event will take place at 1pm on Saturday, September 29th, to highlight the Maple Leaf day. The PWA, a non-governmental organization, wants to attract citizens to help with the tree planting, but also to promote the importance of trees and other plants in a ... continue reading.

Moncton's fish are in luck PATRICIA TREBLE | August 27, 2007 | When Roly MacIntyre moved to Moncton, N.B., in 1965, the Petitcodiac River was a great place for salmon fishing. But the salmon, shad, tomcod and most other species are gone from what is now Canada's most endangered river. The problem is a 40-year-old causeway linking Moncton with suburban Riverview. Twice a day, tides from the Bay of Fundy push up the Petitcodiac, reversing the waterway's flow. But virtually all the sediment and the fish are stopped when the tidal bore reaches the causeway. Only a small meandering channel is left to cut through the sprawling mud flats -- which can be rather odorous in the summer -- that ... continue reading.

Exotic plants could be harming N.B. ecosystem: expert A forest specialist is telling New Brunswick gardeners to be careful about what they're putting in the ground. Anthony Davis of the University of Idaho says he's concerned about the trend toward exotic plant life in the region. He says some plants could be upsetting the balance of our natural system. ... continue reading.

HALIFAX, March 7 /CNW Telbec/ - WWF-Canada, part of the global conservation organization, today congratulated Federal Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, the Honourable Loyola Hearn, on officially designating New Brunswick's Musquash Estuary as a Marine Protected Area (MPA), under the Oceans Act. ... continue reading.

A pelican, a bird so unusual in the region that conservation officers thought the report was a prank call, has been spotted in New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island. ... continue reading.

New Brunswick wildlife biologists are begging people to get out of the so-called 'Walt Disney Syndrome' and stop leaving food out for wild deer. - CBC ... continue reading.