GROUNDWATER: Using natural processes and good habits to protect water quality in your community
Join this interactive workshop on January 27, 2022, on groundwater and the importance of protecting your local water sources. Register now to secure your spot. The registration button can be found at the top of this window.
Featuring presentations from:
John Sims, Senior Environmental Engineer, and Groundwater Resource Development/Contaminant Hydrogeologist with EXP Environmental Engineering. John’s presentation will include discussion of what is groundwater; groundwater flow systems and aquifer types; potential sources of contamination; saltwater intrusion in coastal aquifers; southeast New Brunswick groundwater settings and aquifer potential; and groundwater management and protection framework within the region.
Rosmarie Lohnes, CEO of Helping Nature Heal, whose presentation is about rebuilding the riparian zone to prevent nutrients and pollution from entering water systems, as well as slowing overland flow and run off. Also, how plants take up water and hold toxins from entering the water cycle.
Brittany Cormier (Petitcodiac Watershed Alliance), who leads the longstanding water quality monitoring program started in 1997 across the Petitcodiac watershed to collect data on various parameters in streams and rivers, will be talking about how to use rain gardens to improve climate resilience and stormwater management.
Jolyne Hébert (Shediac Bay Watershed Association) who will teach you how you can transform a simple 55-gallon food grade plastic barrel into a rainwater harvesting system!
This workshop is co-organized by:
Vision H2O
New Brunswick Environmental Network
Shediac Bay Watershed Association
Petitcodiac Watershed Alliance
The Pays de Cocagne Sustainable Development Group
This workshop is funded by Environment and Climate Change Canada and the NB Environmental Trust Fund.
Event Information
| Event Date | Jan-27-2022 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm |
| Categories | Workshop |
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