The PWA Blog
A regular overview of our activities
Feeling Blue About Green – phosphate, nitrate, and cyanobacteria (blue-green algae) blooms
Phosphate and nitrates are nutrients that are essential to life. In water, inorganic phosphorus occurs as ion phosphate PO43-. This is the form that phosphorus takes when it is dissolved in water. Phosphate is an important component of DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) and...
A Note from Home
Over the past 25 years, the PWA has grown from a humble monitoring group to an important contributor to scientific monitoring, habitat improvement,...
All Knotted-up
Take a 20-minute drive just about anywhere in southeastern New Brunswick, and it is almost guaranteed that you will come across this familiar...
An Unexpected Carnivore
If I were to ask you to imagine a carnivore, what would it look like? Perhaps you thought of sharp claws, bloodstained teeth, and dripping drool....
The Humble Freshwater Mussel
Lakes and rivers often seem like huge, majestic parts of the landscape, made up of powerful forces of water and wind and home to charming animals...
The Humble Freshwater Mussel
Lakes and rivers often seem like huge, majestic parts of the landscape, made up of powerful forces of water and wind and home to charming animals...
Wetlands and Waterfowl
Duck, duck, goose! Let’s talk about some of our most endearing feathered friends: waterfowl. This category of birds includes ducks, geese, and...
Sub-Zero
Pond hockey and ice skating have been a classic part of childhood for so many of us here in Canada. After all, one of the biggest upsides of an...
Farms of the Future
It is often said that throughout the course of human civilization, three major agricultural revolutions fundamentally altered human trajectory (this...
Muddy waters
by Dr. Alyre Chiasson Turbidity is a relatively common concept even when not referring to water. An idea that is unclear is often said to be...
Bioindicators
Sometimes the most overlooked beings have the biggest stories to tell. Bioindicators are organisms such as plants, animals, bacteria, and more that...
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