The PWA Blog
A regular overview of our activities

Living on the Edge
Several times throughout this series, we have discussed our tendency to ignore and overlook periphery spaces: edges, corners, drainage ditches, highway medians, etc. Unfortunately, by doing so we risk allowing these spaces to become degraded, decreasing usable habitat...
Just Keep Swimming
New hope for the Atlantic salmon in the Inner Bay of Fundy. Take a moment and imagine this: it is late spring and the last of the snowmelt has all...
The Role of Oxygen and Temperature in Sustaining Life in the Petitcodiac River
The concentration of oxygen in water is a key component in the assessment of water quality in rivers, streams, and lakes. The fact that we and many...
Beyond the Muck
These slick brown plains may look desolate, alien even, but under all of that muck the mudflats are teeming with life. Each day, high tides obscure...
Trailblazers
How New Brunswick's Dobson Trail Came To Be And What Makes It So Popular. As the longest hiking trail in the world, the Trans Canada Trail (TCT)...
Ain’t No Bore
In Celebration of the PWA’s 25th Anniversary, this series will highlight 25 important sites throughout the watershed.
The Recap : The Problem with “PFAS”
PFAS, short for polyfluoroalkyl substances, is a growing problem in current research on pollutants. Michelle Tan, our Communications and Outreach...
“Water” We Up To? The 2023 Field Season
The office has been abuzz lately as we get our 2023 field season underway. Spring is a very busy time for us at the PWA, with lots of preparations...
Geology of the Petitcodiac River
We appear to be innately curious about the origins of many things. Take as an example the really big questions like the origin(s) of life and bigger...
“Water” We Up To? Celebrating 25 years
As we celebrate 25 years of incorporation in 2023, we are reflecting both on where we have come from and where we are going. We have grown from a...
The Recap : Winter 2023
Over the last year, the PWA successfully accomplished many projects (both new and ongoing). Here is a recap of our research, actions, and outreach...
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