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Activities
Programs, Field Trips and Workshops:

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All outings, workshops and dates are subject to change and more will be added as the season progresses.

Some events have a maximum or minimum number of participants, so be sure to check the Nature Moncton website at www.naturemoncton.org or the Information line for updates. 

Pre-registration is required to assure effective planning, to allow for contact to be made in the event of changes and to make sure no one is left behind.  Pre-register with Judi Berry-Steeves at jbsteeve@nbnet.nb.ca or call her at 387-4778.

Details are announced on the Nature Moncton Information Line (384-6397) in the week leading up to the event.  Car-pooling is organized, so there are always seats available for those who need rides.   

Do you have ideas for other field trips, workshops or presentations?  Let Judi Berry-Steeves know at jbsteeve@nbnet.nb.ca or call her at 387-4778. 

 All are welcome, Nature Moncton members or not!  

Date (Weather day)   Activity Leader
Ongoing  

“Impromptu in M-D-R” – These outings visit sites in the greater Moncton area and designed for everyone and especially those who have limited time or mobility.  They will normally take place on week days/evenings and will last 2-3 hours.  Timing will be dependent on nature’s schedule.  Listen to the Info Line 384-6397 and be ready to go. 

All are welcomed, Nature Moncton members or not!  

Various

June 18, 2013

Nature Moncton June Meeting.

Alain Clavette: Birding with the Web in 2013

As we travel through 2013, more and more technologies are being offered to birders and naturalists at large. Alain Clavette thinks the ‘’mass-medias’’ have vilified some social medias like Twitter and Facebook. The reality is that both of those and other new means of networking and communications, along with a series of APPs for smart phones and tablets, are used very efficiently by millions across the globe and Alain is one birder who embraces all of it and puts it to use to feed his passion for birding.  He will be sharing info on how they function, and will talk about what is offered out there that is worth a visit.  At the same presentation he will show some of his photography work from the recent year.

 

Alain Clavette

May 21, 2013

Nature Moncton May Meeting
May 21, 2013-Mapleton Rotary Lodge at 7:00 P.M.  

Title: Invasive Plants of Southeastern New Brunswick  Presenter David M. Mazerolle

"The spread of exotic invasive plant species represents a significant problem for native biodiversity and ecosystem conservation worldwide and carries with it significant socioeconomic impacts. Southeastern New Brunswick is not immune to this global problem; a number of highly invasive species are present in the region and new species are becoming established here every year. This talk will outline in a general fashion the various impacts of invasive species and how human activity encourages their establishment and spread. Some of the most problematic species threatening our region's natural ecosystems will be presented in detail."

David M. Mazerolle

September 17, 2013

Nature Moncton September Meeting
September 17, 2013
Mapleton Rotary Lodge at 7:00 P.M.

 

I know I’m cute, but leave me be.

Nature Moncton will feature guest speaker Maureen Toner who takes care of the  ‘species recovery planning for the Species at Risk Program, Fish and Wildlife Branch, New Brunswick Department of Natural Resources’ out of Fredericton.

Join Maureen on a photo tour of endangered and threatened species in New Brunswick, from the plant named for the “Posey-Woman” of Maine (Furbish’s Lousewort) to the most recent critters to be added to this growing list. Maureen will be commenting on certain birds, insects, reptiles (turtles), and mammals of concern. New legislation has recently been enacted in NB to reflect current wildlife status which Maureen will also update on.

Along the way she will consider the major threats behind the precarious status of these species, such as disease and human disturbance.   This is an opportunity to learn of the considerable efforts underway to conserve species, and the significant contribution New Brunswick naturalists like us all are able to make and how to go about just that. 

 

Maureen Toner

October 15, 2013

Nature Moncton October Meeting
October 15, 2013 at 7:00 PM
Mapleton Park Rotary Lodge
Elders and Archives: A Local Perspective on Climate Change
Presenter: Ben Phillips

 We hear a lot about Climate Change as a global scenario, however Ben Phillips, Conservation Project Manager for the UNESCO Fundy Biosphere Reserve, will bring it right to our back yards very uniquely comparing local past and present.

  Over the past several years, the UNESCO Fundy Biosphere Reserve has been exploring local changes in climate. One of the methods used has been a video collaboration with Dr. Ian Mauro at Mount Allison University. In 2012 over 100 interviews were filmed with local knowledge holders, scientists and various officials across Atlantic Canada. Ben will explore the documentary products emerging from that work and how we are combining local knowledge interviews with local historical data that relates to our climate, such as lighthouse log books, weather journals and other rural work records. This will be part presentation, part video viewing, part discussion and will tackle the question of how climate change might be affecting the local biodiversity and ecosystems?

All are welcome.

 

Ben Phillips