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State of the Nashwaak Watershed Report Summary Now Available

February 21, 2017

In 2016, the Nashwaak Watershed Association Inc. received funding from the NB Environmental Trust Fund and the Environment and Climate Change Canada National Wetland Conservation Fund to carry out an information gathering exercise and develop a 3-year action plan to guide our monitoring, restoration, and outreach projects until 2020. The information gathering exercise evolved into a detailed report describing the historical and current health and conditions of the watershed. The purpose of the State of the Nashwaak Watershed Report was to summarize current knowledge, comment on the environmental health of the watershed, and to provide context and the basis for the Nashwaak Watershed 3 Year Action Plan. The State of the Nashwaak Watershed covers a broad range of topics focused in seven key areas:

  • History and socio-economics
  • Water quality and quantity
  • Land use
  • Fish, wildlife, and plants
  • Geology and geomorphology
  • Restoration and management activities
  • Climate and climate change

The report summarizes the historical use of the watershed, the changes in land cover and land use, climate patterns, trends in water quality and quantity data, and other indicators of watershed health. The report also identifies data gaps that could be filled by future research and management. This report is key to the NWAI’s long term goals and is intended to provide a sound scientific base for future decision making. This State of the Watershed Report should not be considered a definitive statement on the condition of the Nashwaak watershed but, rather, a starting point for further management, restoration, and monitoring activities.

As the report grew to be quite long, a short, stylized summary was produced in both French and English for distribution to the public. It can be found here on our website. The NWAI is currently overhauling its website and the full version of the State of the Nashwaak Watershed report will be available to the public when our new website goes live this spring.

State of the Nashwaak Watershed Summary 2017 [PDF]

L’état du Bassin Versant de la Nashwaak Sommaire 2017 [PDF]

Filed Under: News & Events Tagged With: climate change, Fredericton, geology, geomorphology, Nashwaak River, restoration, SotW, St. John River, state of the watershed, water quality, wildlife

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NWAI is working hard to remove barriers to cold water refugia vital for the survival of Atlantic Salmon. For more info check out our collaborators the Atlantic Salmon Federation. Thank you to our sponsor #ASCF #atlanticsalmonconservation #climatechange #MyNashwaak https://t.co/IRqjP3c6kc

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As we enter a beautiful long weekend, it is important to be mindfull of the changes to water quality. We will providing helpful information monthly to make informed decisions. Here is your E. Coli report for June. Happy weekend and we hope to see you out on the Nashwaak! https://t.co/BoCePg2s0p

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Our water temperatures are heating up! As summer gets into full swing, you will notice the water temperatures increasing. While this weather is great for people, it can cause extreme stress to a variety of animals, including species-at-risk Atlantic salmon. NWAI is working hard to remove barriers to vital cold water refugia that are essential to these animals for species survival. For more information on Salmon and thermal refuge, check out information from our collaborators at the Atlantic Salmon Federation . Much of our water quality monitoring work is funded, in part, by the Government of New Brunswick and NB Wildlife Trust Fund. www.asf.ca/news-and-magazine/in-the-field/cold-water-enhancement#atlanticsalmonconservation #climatechange #watershed #wolastoq #conservation #protection #ASF #ASCF ... See MoreSee Less

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STAKE IT TILL YOU MAKE IT! Our team has been working hard to mark our restoration sites at Neill's Flats these past weeks. We have marked our planting rows with hundreds of stakes to make for easy location of our plants each spring! ... See MoreSee Less

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As we enter into the beautiful long weekend, it is important to be mindfull of the warm weather. While we throughly encourage you to get out and enjoy all that the Nashwaak Watershed has to offer, conditions can change quickly! Here is our June E.Coli results from earlier in the month. We will update these at the beginning of every month so that you can make the best, informed choices when using the Nashwaak for recreation. Happy Weekend! #watershed #MyNashwaak #eauNBwater #watersafety #conservation #wolastoq #safe #CanadaDay #longweekendfun ... See MoreSee Less

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Nashwaak Watershed Association Inc.
P.O. Box 314, Station “A”
Fredericton, NB
E3B 4Y2

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181 Westmorland Street
Fredericton, NB
E3B 3L6
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