The Nashwaak Watershed Association was established in 1995 as a not-for-profit organization. Our organization restores land that can protect river water quality and we engage people on the use of its importance. Vision We envision people caring for a clean, healthy, and beautiful Nashwaak River watershed that supports and connects people and … Learn More
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We are proposing the creation of Fredericton’s first Greenway along the banks of the Nashwaak River. It will be a publicly held forest, trail and wetland area maintained as a centerpiece of natural landscape.
This year the NWAI will be starting our own river health monitoring program, where we will be testing water quality indicators including temperature, dissolved oxygen, pH, and iron levels.
We are in the primary stages of Upstream/ Downstream, our education program for schools in the watershed. We will be integrating classroom concepts with outdoor, hands-on learning in the watershed.
Our “State of the Nashwaak Watershed Report” is a detailed look at the history and current health of our watershed, including water quality, biodiveristy, geomorphology, threats and ways that you can help the watershed.
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We test the quality of the water in the Nashwaak and its tributary once a month in the summer and fall. We have 12 water quality sites dispersed throughout the watershed. Here are the results from the tests taken July 5th-11th. Water temperatures have increased by approximately 5 degrees since last month. On the main stem of the Nashwaak, temperatures have already exceeded 20C, which according to DFO, is the threshold for physiological stress in the Atlantic salmon.
E. Coli results were all under the CCME limit for recreational waters (400 MPN/100 mL).