News
Urgent Bulletin: Check Your Docks & Boats for Zebra Mussels This Fall
We are writing to inform you about a pressing threat to our local waterways – the arrival of invasive Zebra Mussels (Dreissena polymorpha) - and to request your assistance in monitoring for them by inspecting your docks, buoys, moorings, boats, and other watercraft when you remove them for the Winter.
A phrag-tastic invasive Phragmites removal!
In collaboration with the Nature Conservancy of Canada, the Fundy Biosphere Region, and the Petitcodiac Watershed Alliance, we targeted two patches of phragmites along the Petitcodiac River last week using two methods – digging out the entire plant as well as cutting down the plant and covering the stalks with tarps. Going forward, the patches will be monitored to see which method may be the most effective for tackling other patches.
You Might Not Want to Plant That!
Local gardeners will now have a new tool to help them grow non-invasive plants in their gardens. The New Brunswick and Nova Scotia Invasive Species Councils have teamed up to create a ‘Grow Me Instead’ guide that identifies invasive plants to avoid and provides recommendations for better native (or at least non-invasive) alternatives.
