The NWAI’s long term goal is to manage the Nashwaak watershed as a healthy ecosystem that balances a variety of economic, recreational, social, and landowner interests so that it will serve the community while maintaining a healthy resource for generations to come. We strive towards this goal so that eventually: · Healthy natural areas are … Learn More
The Nashwaak Watershed
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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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It’s time for #FieldworkFriday!
With the amount of fieldwork that takes place during the spring and summer, our team members often stumble upon a variety of wildlife. This week, we’re sharing some of our favorite wildlife species that we’ve seen while traveeling throughout the watershed: moose, a painted turtle, and even a piebald whitetailed deer (see last picture)!
For those that may not know, piebaldness is a recessive genetic trait that can be expressed outwardly through white splotches, dwarfism, and arched spines. Some reports even say that piebaldness occurs in less than 2% of the whitetailed deer population.