The Shediac Bay Watershed Association is a non-profit environmental organization that works to protect and enhance the Shediac Bay Watershed. The organisation envisions communities working together to foster healthy ecosystems that will sustain the quality of water for future generations.
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Volunteers Sought: Join our Board of Directors.
The Shediac Bay Watershed Association currently has several openings on our Board of Directors. Our Board is focused on the preservation of the unique ecosystem that sustains Shediac Bay, Parlee Beach, the two rivers and small streams that empty into the Bay. The...
50 students from Shediac Cape School participated in the Adopt-a-River program
We took over 50 students from Shediac Cape School to the Scoudouc River to participate in the Adopt-a-River program. This program allows kids to learn about water quality monitoring using macroinvertebrates as bioindicators. They found many interesting specimens, and...
Dune Restoration at Belliveau Beach – Phase 2
Last week we planted over 250 marram grass plugs at Belliveau Beach! These plants play a vital role in dune stabilization and erosion prevention through their system of roots and rhizomes. This underground network helps hold the sand in place to create the dunes, and...
2023 Annual General Meeting
The Shediac Bay Watershed Association Annual General Meeting will take place on Thursday, June 8, 2023, from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. The meeting will be at the Grande-Digue Hunting & Fishing Club, 135 Albert Melanson Road Shediac River, NB. Guest speaker Bryan...
New campaign on pet waste
Pet waste is a leading source of excessive nutrients and bacteria. It affects water quality in our local waterways, which sometimes leads to beach closures. A campaign has been launched in partnership with the Town of Shediac. Social media posts, trail signs, and a...
Dune restoration at Belliveau Beach
The Shediac Bay Watershed Association wants to send a big thank you to everyone who came out on Saturday to help us with our dune restoration event at Belliveau Beach! We successfully secured over 50 recycled Christmas trees along the edge of the dunes. With their...
Water Quality Report Cards
Want to know more about water quality in the Shediac Bay watershed? We’ve highlighted our monitoring results for the past five years in these Water Quality Report Cards! Each of the documents summarizes results from one of our 21 different monitoring sites around the...
Annual General Meeting
The Shediac Bay Watershed Association Annual General Meeting will take place on Thursday, September 29, 2022 from 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. The meeting will be at Young Smith Hall, 3400 Route 134, Shediac Cape.Guest speaker Kevin Gallant will give his presentation “Clean...
Department of the Environment and Local Government publishes an integrated management plan for the Shediac Bay watershed
On October 22, the Department of the Environment and Local Government (DELG) announced the release of an integrated management plan for the Shediac Bay watershed. This plan will use a partnership-based approach to implement actions that will help improve water quality...
Change of management at SBWA
We wish to inform you that our manager, Rémi Donelle, is starting a new career with Parks Canada. Although we are sad to see him leave, we would like to thank him for his dedication during his 8 years of managing the Association. His contribution to our success as...