Jun 24, 2020
Good news! We have a record-breaking year for the Tern nesting survey with 195 nests and 582 eggs! Our previous record was last year with a little less than 400 eggs. The platform is visible from the walking trail in Pointe-du-Chêne, along with an interpretation...
May 22, 2020
Tern Platform 1 Last fall, hurricane Dorian destroyed our tern nesting platform when the storm surge pushed it ashore. Thankfully, we received funding from the New Brunswick Wildlife Trust Fund to rebuild it before these beautiful seabirds start migrating around...
Apr 7, 2020
Freshwater mussels are an often overlooked element of freshwater biodiversity, and one of the most threatened. The Brook Floater, only found in New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and the Northeastern United States, is listed as “Special Concern” under the Species at Risk Act....
Oct 21, 2019
On October 11, a school field trip was organized with grade 10 students from L.J.R. High School to visit a salt marsh in Pointe-du-Chêne. A presentation was given on the various species living in the marsh, including plants, birds, fish, insects and others. They also...
Oct 10, 2019
Again this year, we partnered with the Shediac Cape School for a field trip as part of the Adopt-A-River Program. Thursday and Friday of last week, two groups of 7th grade students spent a good part of the day at Edna’s Pond on the Scoudouc River. They learned about...
