| Week 30 |
| Monday. 26 July, 2021 | |
| 6:30 pm |
Monarch Monitoring Blitz Event York Arena FrederictonJoin us for an evening of "citizen science" as we count stems of common milkweed, monarch eggs, caterpillars, chrysalises and adult butterflies. We will tally our results and submit them to Mission Monarch. |
| Tuesday. 27 July, 2021 | |
| 2:00 pm |
Bird Friendly City: Saving Birds in Canadian Cities and TownsOnline In this presentation, Nature Canada’s Aly Hyder Ali and Ted Cheskey will speak to the current declines bird populations are facing, how the Bird Friendly City framework provides a template to address these declines, and Nature Canada’s efforts in developing coalitions across the country to make their cities Bird Friendly. |
| 2:00 pm |
Nature X Carbon Tech Challenge: Current technologies to measure carbon in natureOnline Join us on Tuesday, July 27 at 1pm ET, for the second webinar of WWF-Canada’s Nature X Carbon Tech Challenge summer series webinar: Current technologies to measure carbon in nature. Register for the event and check out future sessions that we’ll be hosting throughout the summer. |
| 6:00 pm |
Fredericton Mission Monarch Blitz - North Riverfront TrailHelp Nature NB monitor Monarch Butterflies for the International Monarch Monitoring Blitz! Join us for an evening Milkweed survey and learn to identify monarch eggs, caterpillars and butterflies. |
| Wednesday. 28 July, 2021 | |
| 12:00 am |
Fresh Air program: David Champagne at Miscou LighthouseMiscou Lighthouse/Phare de Miscou The Fresh AIR program is a collaboration between the Department of Tourism, Heritage and Culture and the New Brunswick Arts Board (artsnb). The 2021 edition of this program will allow each of the ten professional artists selected to spend five days in provincial parks and tourism sites during the summer. These residencies will allow artists to develop their practice and engage with the public in a natural setting during the challenging reality of COVID-19. |
| 6:00 pm |
Monarch Blitz: Hammond RiverHelp Nature NB monitor Monarch Butterflies for the International Monarch Monitoring Blitz! Join us for an evening Milkweed survey and learn to identify monarch eggs, caterpillars and butterflies. |
| 7:00 pm |
An Ethic of Place for Atlantic Canada: A Summery Dialogue for a New BeginningOnline Climate disruption, ecological degradation, overpopulation and conspicuous consumption have created a perfect storm that if left unchecked will result in societal and ecological breakdown. As systems break down, opportunities for creative long-term change begin to emerge. These breakthroughs can lead us toward new ways of governing and new models of economy. The future of humanity and earth’s biophysical systems depend on finding and implementing breakthroughs that are socially just and ecologically regenerative. These dialogues are intended to open up conversations for change in Atlantic Canada. |
| Thursday. 29 July, 2021 | |
| 10:00 am |
Fredericton Mission Monarch Blitz - Nashwaaksis Stream Nature TrailJohnston Ave. Baseball diamond Help Nature NB monitor Monarch Butterflies for the International Monarch Monitoring Blitz! Join us for a morning Milkweed survey and learn to identify monarch eggs, caterpillars and butterflies. |
| 1:00 pm |
RESCHEDULED: Stop Spraying New Brunswick Inc media conference (in person and via Zoom)SSNB's Media Event (report card to elected political parties in the 60th Legislature) will be rescheduled until late August/Early September (Before the Committee on Climate Change and Environmental Sustainability reconvenes).The media conference will be broadcast live on SSNB’s public Facebook group and we plan to send out a Zoom invite link for media to join on Thursday morning. At the media conference, SSNB will issue a report card for the performance of the four political parties that were elected to the 60th NB Legislature in 2020, in response to a petition with 35,000 hand-written signatures to ban herbicide spraying on public land (crown forests, NB Power right of ways). SSNB will also report on progress of the SSNB pledge campaign, during which political candidates are asked to sign a pledge form to #StopSprayingNB. |
| 2:00 pm |
Green Economy New Brunswick Membership Information SessionOnline Join us to learn how Green Economy New Brunswick can support your organization’s sustainability journey. |
| 6:00 pm |
Hampton Monarch Blitz: Lakeside Road JunctionLakeside rd and William Bell dr Junction Help Nature NB monitor Monarch Butterflies for the International Monarch Monitoring Blitz! Join us for a morning Milkweed survey and learn to identify monarch eggs, caterpillars and butterflies. |
| Friday. 30 July, 2021 | |
| 9:30 am |
Butterfly release and plants give awayJardin Communautaire de Cocagne Community Garden We have plants to give away that are decorative and attractive to pollinators at the same time. To celebrate biodiversity, we will be releasing fifteen Monarch butterflies. Free family activity, but donations are welcome. First activity in green phase! |
