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...
Festivals & BBQs: Outreach in Action, Summer 2025
Over the summer and end of spring 2025 the PWA has been involved in multiple outreach events with the hopes to spread awareness of our goals and...
Fish on the Move: Fixing Broken Brooks
Our team at PWA has been working hard all summer towards our goals for the Broken Brook Project. This has included attending training sessions,...
AERF – Aquatic Ecosystem Restoration Fund: Bank Restoration for Habitat and Climate Resilience
Bank restoration project Project Leader Olisaemeka Kelvin Ndubuisi Date: 2025 – 07 – 10 After a full year of surveys and intensive...
From Stream to Tides: July 2025 Water Quality Highlights
As part of our commitment to preserving the health of aquatic ecosystems, we conduct monthly water quality monitoring across the Petitcodiac...
Native Seeds Project: Upcoming Workshop Announcement
Exciting things are growing with the Native Seeds Project! We’ve had a great season tending to our native seed increase plots and now it’s...
Flowing Knowledge: Watersheds, Sewersheds, and Climate Change
Understanding Watersheds and Sewersheds: A Classroom Resource to Promote Climate Change Literacy in New Brunswick Are you a teacher in...
Planting Solutions: How Rain Gardens and Education Protect Our Waters
Green infrastructure in the Petitcodiac Watershed The PWA’s Rain Garden initiative continues to grow, with over 24 installations helping to...
Geomorphology Report 2024-2025
https://www.petitcodiacwatershed.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Annex-4-Summary-Report-1-Submitted-1-2.pdf [pdfjs-viewer attachment_id=5568...
Water Quality Data
Did you know that the all of the PWA's water quality results from the last 28 years of monitoring are able to be viewed publicly? This is thanks to...
Water Guardian Opportunities
Understanding Watersheds and Sewersheds: A Classroom Resource to Promote Climate Change Literacy in New Brunswick New Brunswick is expected to face...
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