by PWABVP | Aug 27, 2024 | From Stream To Tides
There is a shortage of local native seeds, both commercially and in urban environments. Because of this, the Petitcodiac Watershed Alliance have started performing at-home information sessions to empower community members to plant and harvest native seeds on their...
by PWABVP | Aug 27, 2024 | From Stream To Tides
We are excited to announce our new geomorphology project! This project aims to obtain data on fluvial erosion within our watershed using Rapid Geomorphic Assessments (RGA) and the Rapid Stream Assessment Technique (RSAT). The project involves collaborating with...
by PWABVP | Aug 27, 2024 | From Stream To Tides
Broken Brooks Outflow Chute Installation: Three outflow chutes were installed in the Fox Creek Subwatershed in Memramcook. These outflow chutes, fabricated by the NBCC Metal Fabrication department, are crucial for enabling fish to reach their reproduction habitats....
by Alyre Chiasson | Aug 27, 2024 | From Stream To Tides
In this issue of my blog, I will introduce you to a fish that spends its entire life in an area approximately the size of the interior of your car. They are the model, “stay at home” fish. Meet the slimy sculpin. Perhaps an unfortunate name, as they are not slimy...
by PWABVP | Aug 27, 2024 | From Stream To Tides
This summer we attended numerous outreach events to talk about our projects, goals and initiatives here at the Petitcodiac Watershed Alliance. We participated in the following outreach events this summer:Eco FestEnviro FestDowntown Moncton BuskersSalisbury Block...
by PWABVP | May 6, 2024 | From Stream To Tides
Here is our schedule of future events – EcoFest event at Magnetic Hill Zoo May 25th and 26th where we will showcase the highlights of our organization and welcome new volunteers. – EnviroFest Moncton event June 8th at Centennial Park where we will again...
by PWABVP | May 6, 2024 | From Stream To Tides
We have a lot of exciting plans for the spring field season, starting with the installation of outflow chutes for the Broken Brooks project. These structures, constructed by the metal fabrication department of NBCC Moncton, will be installed on problematic culverts to...
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 | Apr 11, 2024 | From Stream To Tides
As winter approaches, most animals can avoid the cold by migrating or hibernating, but what about the ones that cope with the freezing temperatures? In the frosty depths of the Petitcodiac Watershed lies a hidden world teeming with life, where survival hinges upon the...
by Claire Johnson | Mar 28, 2024 | From Stream To Tides
As the length of daytime diminishes in the fall, the winter season makes its way, beginning with frosty mornings, below-freezing temperatures, and before we know it, the precipitation forms into snow and ice enveloping nature in its frigid embrace. Everything freezes...
