by Noel Nchami | Jun 24, 2026 | Blog, Newsletter Spring 2026
We were grateful to finally get out and get our hands dirty after a long winter season. In May, we visited our seed increase plot at the Southeastern Co-op Country Store to check how it was doing. The weeds had already started taking over, so we took some time to...
by Noel Nchami | Jun 24, 2026 | Blog, Newsletter Spring 2026
Visits to Our 2026 Green Infrastructure Sites To prepare for a summer full of green infrastructure building, we visited all of our sites for the upcoming spring, summer, and fall projects. Memramcook Rain Garden Site The first site we...
by Noel Nchami | Jun 24, 2026 | Blog, Newsletter Spring 2026
We are excited to announce that construction of the PWA’s very first floating island is officially underway! This island will be installed within the Irishtown Nature Park in the hopes of reducing the levels of nitrates and phosphates in the park which have...
by Noel Nchami | Jun 23, 2026 | Blog, Newsletter Spring 2026
Ending the month of May with a bang, we are proud to announce that the Freshwater Mussel Report for 2025–2026 is available on our website now! Check it out to learn more about freshwater mussels, the results of our surveys throughout the summer of 2025, and...
by Noel Nchami | Jun 23, 2026 | Blog, Newsletter Spring 2026
Rounding out our field work for the month of May, we were once again able to begin work on our Stormwater project in the town of Riverview. The purpose of this project is to detect any pollution from stormwater runoff that may be entering the waterways within the...
by Noel Nchami | Jun 23, 2026 | Blog, Newsletter Spring 2026
Our annual water quality testing for the Petitcodiac Watershed region has begun once again! Throughout the final two weeks of May our staff here at the PWA were able to test all 21 of our water quality sites to monitor the quality of the lakes and rivers...
by Noel Nchami | Jun 23, 2026 | Blog, Newsletter Spring 2026
The work we do through the Phragmites project would not be possible without the continued support of our funders. We are excited to announce that we have secured another year of funding through the New Brunswick Wildlife Trust Fund to continue our efforts in combating...
by Noel Nchami | Jun 22, 2026 | Blog, Newsletter Spring 2026
All the work we put into planning this past winter is starting to pay off! One barrier culvert is getting a facelift with an outflow chute and a rock weir, restoring 3.5 km of upstream habitat for aquatic species within that watercourse. Three previously installed...
by Noel Nchami | Jun 22, 2026 | Blog, Newsletter Spring 2026
Olisaemeka Kelvin Ndubuisi Public meeting recap The public meeting was an engaging event attended by 11 community members and 6 participants from the PWA team. During the presentation, PWA highlighted restoration work completed at the North River and...
