| Wednesday, June 09, 2021 |
| 1:00 pm |
Webinar: Tick surveillance goes online: Progress and preliminary results of the eTick program in CanadaOnline In this Webinar Series presentation, Dr. Jade Savage will review the creation and deployment of the eTick.ca citizen-science web platform. There will be a demonstration of this online tool’s functionalities, which was created to increase sampling coverage, decrease the pressure on provincial diagnostic laboratories, and return rapid personalized feed-back to citizens concerned with tick bites. In addition, the presentation will share a summary of data collected to date. |
| 3:00 pm |
Explore: The Sustainable Blue EconomyOnline Youth ages 18-30 are invited to learn about personal goal-setting and mentorship, and discuss career opportunities in the ocean and water sectors in Canada. We’ll also have a youth-facilitated roundtable to feed into Canada’s Blue Economy Strategy. |
| 7:00 pm |
Birds, Bees and Butterflies: Creating a Wildlife Friendly Back YardOnline Join Becca Sharp, Nature NB's Conservation Coordinator, to learn about wildlife-friendly gardening practices.
This virtual workshop will help you turn your yard into an attractive habitat for wildlife, including beneficial flowering plants, materials for nests and shelters, water features, bird feeding options, pollinator gardens, and more! You'll also learn about the Nashwaak Watershed Association's "Natural Yard Pledge" and how you can receive your free sign to highlight your environmentally friendly yard care practices.
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| 7:30 pm |
Tertulia - Winning the Race to the Bottom: New Brunswick Forestry in Historical PerspectiveOnline With New Brunswick's Standing Committee on Climate Change and Environmental Stewardship set to discuss glyphosate spraying of the forest, record breaking timber prices and a government unwilling to increase Crown timber royalty rates, environmental historians and Bill Parenteau and Mark McLaughlin will share insights of political economy and historical context to discuss how our forest came to be managed the way it has. |
