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Explore the Nashwaak

Check back here as we present a continuing series of adventures and things to discover in the Nashwaak Watershed!

Trails to Check Out Along the Nashwaak

September 13, 2021

Whether you’re out for a nice walk, jog, or biking there are plenty of natural areas to explore while on the Nashwaak Trail within the greater Fredericton area!

The Gibson Trail

The Gibson Trail is a biking and walking trail that follows along the southern side of the Nashwaak River. This trail begins after you cross the Bill Thorpe Walking Bridge and follows the river until you reach Bridge Street in Marysville, for a total of 5km. At Bridge Street, you can either cross the bridge and follow the Nashwaak Trail, or head back the way you came. If you cross the bridge, and head over to the Nashwaak Trail, you can either continue along the trail to the right or head back to the walking bridge.

The Gibson Trail is partially paved and travels across an old wooden bridge!

The Nashwaak Trail

The Nashwaak Trail is another biking and walking trail that follows along the Nashwaak River. This trail also starts from the Bill Thorpe Walking Bridge, but follows along the northern side of the river and continues past Bridge Street. The Nashwaak Trail is 10.1km each way and offers lots of beautiful scenery. 

Together, these two trails make the Nashwaak and Gibson loop, a 45-minute loop that follows along the Nashwaak River. This trail is 10.3km and offers many different sights along the way. These trails are mainly gravel and are very well maintained, making them perfect for riders at any level.

Hyla Park Nature Preserve

Hyla Park is another one of the beautiful natural areas to visit within the Nashwaak Watershed.  The area is located on the Northside of Fredericton along the Gibson trail. Hyla Park is an amphibian park, home to the gray tree frog (Hyla versicolor).  The area is full of nature surprises and informative signs to learn more about the life around you! To learn more about Nature Trust and the work they do at Hyla Park, visit their website here.

Check out the informative signs around the park to learn about the living organisms around you! Above is a sign about invasive plant species such as Japanese knotweed and Glossy buckthorn.

Marysville Flats

Another site to explore is Marysville Flats. While this is more of a walking trail than a biking trail, there is a small pathway that follows the river more closely than either of the aforementioned trails. Starting at the Marysville Heritage Center (11 McGloin Street), this trail goes right through one of our main restoration sites and showcases our tree planting and bank restoration efforts. All of the trees along this trail have been planted within the past 11 years and are thriving in this floodplain habitat. Keep an eye out for our colourful flags near the end of the trail, which mark trees that were planted either this year or the year before.

Be sure to also stop and read the signs at Marysville Flats to learn about our ongoing restoration efforts along the trail, such as our bio-engineered riverbank project and the current planting of native floodplain species like silver maple.

A map of Marysville Flats and a thriving silver maple that can be seen along the trail. Keep an eye out for wildlife species that might not be seen in other areas of the watershed!

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The Ville

September 27, 2019

This week on #ExploreTheNashwaak is The Ville Cooperative: The Ville is a facility which offers camps, agriculture, art, culture, workshops and an eco market! Checkout theville.ca for more info

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Geocaching tour of the Nashwaak River

September 20, 2019

This week on #ExploreTheNashwaak is the geocaching tour of the Nashwaak river. The tour consists of 7 geocaches located along the municipal walking trail that runs parallel to the river & continues upstream into Penniac.

 

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Boss Gibson’s Marysville, National Historic Site

September 13, 2019

 

 

 

 

 

This week on #ExploreTheNashwaak is the Marysville Cotton Mill, located along the Nashwaaak River in Marysville! This building is a National Historic Site and has been around for over 130 years. Checkout heritagefredericton.org for info on tours!

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Fredericton Trail Runners

August 30, 2019

If you enjoy running outdoors, the Fredericton Trail Runners are a free group open to all levels of runners that meet once per week to run through various tracks and trails in the Fredericton area, including places along the Nashwaak Watershed. #ExploreTheNashwaak Check out their website for more information as well as their running schedule: www.frederictontrailrunners.com

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Ian, Mariah, Lauren and Marieka took part in a Wilderness First Aid Course in Fredericton this week. Blair Doyle ran us through realistic wilderness scenarios that taught us to keep a cool head and figure out how to care for injured people in the great outdoors. Special thanks to Maritime College of Forest Technology for hosting us! #wildernessfirstaid #eauNBwater ... See MoreSee Less

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We have been busy this week at the NWAI with training and field work and so we are a day late in celebrating World Migratory Bird Day. All the same, the ways we can help with 2022's theme of light pollution are just as relevant today! Many migratory birds travel continuously throughout the day and night and the decisions we make about lighting our homes and properties matter. Consider having your outdoor lighting on a timer and or motion sensor to reduce the impact of unnatural light in the evening hours. These efforts are important as navigation by way of the stars is key to migrating birds. Tell your neighbors, share with friends, our community efforts have an impact. To learn more visit www.worldmigratorybirdday.org/#migratorybirdday2022 #lightpollution #migration ... See MoreSee Less

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