by Alyre Chiasson | May 6, 2024 | 25th Anniversary, From Stream To Tides
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...
by Claire Johnson | Feb 15, 2024 | 25 Watershed Moments, 25th Anniversary
Over the past 25 years, the PWA has grown from a humble monitoring group to an important contributor to scientific monitoring, habitat improvement, environmental assessments, and education & outreach across the Petitcodiac Watershed. We are proud to share our...
by PWABVP | Feb 8, 2024 | 25 Watershed Moments, 25th Anniversary
Take a 20-minute drive just about anywhere in southeastern New Brunswick, and it is almost guaranteed that you will come across this familiar bamboo-like plant. Regarded as one of the world’s top one hundred invasive species by the Global Invasive Species Database,...
by PWABVP | Feb 1, 2024 | 25 Watershed Moments, 25th Anniversary
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. However, it is very unlikely that you saw soft, purple petal-like leaves poking out of the ground. Nonetheless, The Purple...
by PWABVP | Jan 25, 2024 | 25 Watershed Moments, 25th Anniversary
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 like fish, birds, and mammals. What is often unknown is that something small and secretive plays an important role in...
by PWABVP | Jan 25, 2024 | 25 Watershed Moments, 25th Anniversary
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 like fish, birds, and mammals. What is often unknown is that something small and secretive plays an important role in...
