by Michelle Tan | Sep 21, 2023 | 25 Watershed Moments, 25th Anniversary
Today, Mill Creek Nature Park is an idyllic forested enclave frequented by hikers, bikers, snowshoers, and birders who come year-round for its peaceful beauty. While the park is popular for its well-maintained trail network, it is perhaps most well-known for its large...
by Michelle Tan | Sep 14, 2023 | 25 Watershed Moments, 25th Anniversary
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...
by Michelle Tan | Sep 7, 2023 | 25 Watershed Moments, 25th Anniversary
There’s a saying that nothing worth having comes easy. As Moncton’s only true nature park, Irishtown is a living testament to this truism. It took close to three decades to transform Irishtown reservoir (2200 acres) surrounded by a dense, inaccessible ‘wilderness...
by Michelle Tan | Aug 31, 2023 | 25 Watershed Moments, 25th Anniversary
Between 1999-2001, over 100 digger logs were installed throughout Jonathan Creek, a small meandering tributary off of the Petitcodiac River. When installed and maintained correctly, a digger log will create a riffle upstream of the log, oxygenate the water, and create...
by Michelle Tan | Aug 14, 2023 | 25 Watershed Moments, 25th Anniversary
“The current flows up the river with such speed that, as the tide begins, it builds up a volume of water two or three feet thick that a galloping horse can’t keep up with. The current is just as fast at rising and at falling tides.” – (French Officer) De Lery in...
