Newsletter/Bulletin
Vol. 21, No. 4
March 2012
Vol.21 No.2
Special 25th Anniversary Edition
A Message From Board President, Don Dennison
I’m so pleased to contribute to this special edition of Refuge in cele-
bration of our 25th Anniversary. The Nature Trust of New Brunswick is
on the move. The energy that is pouring out from our members, volunteers, partners and our dedicated staff is a real inspiration for the future
success of this organization.
I’d like to take this opportunity to highlight some of the
achievements the Nature Trust
has recently reached, and
divulge some of the exciting
projects and events the Trust
has planned for the rest of our
celebration year.
The Nature Trust’s 25th
Source: B&B Botanical
Anniversary Campaign is in
full swing. We’ve had a very
good response so far. If you would like to help with the campaign, we
have opportunities designed to build support in the workplace, the community and on an individual basis; just contact us for details. The funds
generated from this campaign will increase our capacity to preserve the
ecologically significant areas in New Brunswick for generations to
come.
Mrs. Jessie Davies, a Past-President and co-chair of our very successful Coastal Lands Campaign, has received the recognition she deserves
for her tireless effort to improve the health of the Bay of Fundy and
coastal communities. Mrs. Davies is this year’s the recipient of a Gulf of
Maine Council Visionary Award and the Hometown 2012 Hero Award.
Jessie has generously donated her prize of $10,000 to the Nature Trust’s
25th Anniversary Campaign.
It’s finally here – DeepMap Eco, the smartphone application developed by the Nature Trust and Stellar Learning Strategies, has been officially launched to the public. Explore all 34 of our nature preserves
through your smartphone, learn about the flora and fauna that call our
unique landscapes home, access location-based information such as
trails, and directions to preserves, and also learn how to become in-
volved with the Nature Trust
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through volunteering, stewardship or 25th Anniversary Campaign
membership. Initial response has
DeepMap Eco Launch
been positive and partnerships are Friends of the Nature Trust
being explored for our second verPAGE 2
sion. iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch
Youth
in
Nature Update
users can download DeepMap Eco
Frog Walks & Surveys
for free by visiting the iTunes
Stewardship Activities
store:http://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/
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deepmap-eco/id516964024?
mt=8&ls=1
Meet the Summer Students
“Friends of the Nature Trust of
Answers for the Quiz
New Brunswick” is a new program
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being launched by the Nature Trust.
List of Donors
An e-newsletter with events, volunPAGE 5
teer opportunities and success stoLieutenant
Governor’s Award
ries will be delivered via email to all
of our Friends once a month. Tar- Art of Nature/Nature of Art
Conservation Planning
geted to attract a new generation of
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supporters, the e-newsletters will be
free of charge. Our goal is to have
Upcoming Events
2,000 Friends by the end of the anni- 25th Anniversary Campaign
versary year. To register your email
address for the Friends program and e-newsletter, please visit
www.surveymonkey.com/s/LRC7DZY or send a request by email to
naturetrust@ntnb.org.
This regular publication, Refuge, will continue to go out to all Nature
Trust members. In addition to these exciting new projects, we are also
looking forward to the First Lieutenant Governor’s Award for Excellence in Land Conservation and the public announcement of a major
Connors Bros. Ltd. land donation, at the AGM in Black’s Harbour on
September 29.
Current citizen and community engagement projects, including the
second version of the DeepMap Eco application, are supported by the
Environmental Trust Fund, Greater Saint John Community Foundation,
Remsoft and Northampton Brewing Company.
The Nature Trust of New Brunswick, Inc./La Fondation pour la protection des sites naturels du Nouveau-Brunswick, Inc.
is a charitable non-profit corporation dedicated to the protection of natural areas of special scientific, educational or aesthetic value.
404 Queen St. 3rd Floor P.O. Box 603 Stn. A. Fredericton, NB E3B 5A6, Tel: (506)457-2398, Fax: (506)450-2137,
naturetrust@ntnb.org www.naturetrust.nb.ca Facebook: Nature Trust of New Brunswick Twitter: @naturetrustNB
Quiz Yourself
(answers on
insert)
Stewardship
Our
1. What was the first
Nature preserve that
NTNB secured?
2. List any of three
past presidents?
3. In which Nature
Preserve are quahogs
found?
4. Where did Hyla
Park get its name
from?
5. Which nature preserve protects a plant
that grows only in
New Brunswick and
Maine, and what is
that plant?
Thank you for participating in our quiz!
Stewardship Committee is
hard at work planning the summer
preserve site monitoring schedule.
Thanks to a grant received from the
Wildlife Trust Fund, our preserve
stewards and volunteers will also be
conducting invasive species identification and monitoring. Following
the identification of invasive spe- Conservation Planning
cies, an action plan will be develhe study area for the Lower Saint John River Strategic Conservaoped to manage the species. Subsetion
Plan has been expanded to include the entire watershed of the
quently, funding will be secured to
Saint
John River south of the Mactaquac Dam. Covering a larger
remove the offending plants for
land
mass
will capture all of the environments and inflow areas,
summer 2013.
making for a more meaningful conservation plan. In addition, a
methodology for identifying key potential habitats for species at risk is being developed with representatives from Environment Canada. Similar projects are also happening in the Middle and Upper Saint John
River, along the Miramichi River and in the Moncton Area. The goal of these projects is to identify the
most important areas within the watershed for land conservation activities, and to share this information
with other organizations and individuals in the province. This project is supported by Wildlife Habitat Canada, Environment Canada and NB Environmental Trust Fund.
T
Update from the NB Youth in Nature Campaign
Three art workshops were hosted at James C. Yerxa (Keswick), CaugheyTaylor (Bocabec) and Hyla Park (Fredericton) Nature Preserves. Thank you
to artists Chantal Richard, Jennifer Pazienza, Mallory Driscoll, and Paul
McAllister for leading these creative opportunities.
NB Nature Sessions have also begun. This involves “take-away shows” taking musicians into Nature Trust preserves and filming a song of their
choice in spaces that appeal to them. Musicians from across Canada have
been featured in our take-away shows, with six more sessions planned over
the coming months. These videoed performances will be featured on the Nature Trust website soon. This project is supported by the province’s PostSecondary Education Training & Labour through Youth Engagement Program.
July 28th 12pm-12am
Kiwanis, Legion Street
Hillsborough, N.B
$24/ticket
All proceeds
will go to the NTNB
www.boremusicfestival.com
MEET THE Youth SUMMER STUDENTS/INTERNS
working for Nature Trust
Sophie Fialdes is from Ecole Superieure D’Agriculture D’Angers Group, located
Nature Trust
Board
of Trustees
2011-2012
Thank you
2012/2013
funders and
Partners:
in France. Sophie is completing her internship through assisting with the stewardship of existing nature preserves.
Greg Jongsma is an intern through the YMCA of the Greater Toronto area.
He is
employed as an Information System Intern and Stewardship Coordinator. Greg has
been visiting the Trust’s Nature Preserves, as well as planning and conducting Frog
Walks and Workshops. Greg has also appeared on CBC News and CBC Radio
discussing the work he is doing with the Nature Trust.
Honourary Patron
The Honourable Christine MacDonald, student of UNB (Masters in Environmental Management
Graydon Nicholas program) is employed as the Trust’s Communications Officer. She is working toHonourary
Directors
Jessie Davies
Robert Stewart
Past President
Ken Hirtle
President
Don Dennison
wards the completion of a marketing and communication plan for the Nature Trust
while providing support for public and youth engagement projects.
Richelle Martin is working with the Nature Trust through
the Renaissance College Canadian Internship program. Richelle is employed as a Stewardship Coordinator. She has been involved in updating management plans, visiting nature preserves, planning events, and working on the NB Youth in Nature Campaign project
(Visual Arts section).
Sarah Mocherniak is a student from Acadia University’s BBA program, returning
to the Nature Trust for a second summer. Sarah’s main projects are website development, the new Friends of the Nature Trust program, and the Trust’s social media
management.
Vice-President Erica Paige joined the Nature Trust of New Brunswick in March 2012 as an intern
through the YMCA of the Greater Toronto area. Erica is employed as the Ac& Treasurer
William Anderson counting and Membership Digital Data Assistant. She has been assisting in all
areas of accounting, general administration, and membership.
Secretary
Joe Crawford together with a group of students of Renaissance College spearDorothy Diamond headed the NB Youth in Nature Campaign. This summer, he is completing the
Directors
Mike Bonga
Wayne Burley
Steven Christie
Jane Fullerton
Eric Hadley
Rick Hutchins
Alicia Little
Jane Murphy
Gary Stairs
Doug Stanley
Monika Stelzl
Vince Zelazny
Trustees Emeritus
Bill Ayer
Mike Dillon
Lynn MacKinnon
Jane Tims
Don Vail
Julian Walker
Staff Members
Renata Woodward
Margo Sheppard
Karen Fearneley
Camilla Melrose
Music in Nature Sessions and filming the Nature Trust’s promotional video.
Aleksi Tuomi is a student at UNB on exchange from the University of Eastern
Finland. He is working on a strategic conservation plan for the Upper and Middle Saint John River watershed. Aleksi is completing this project as part of his
Masters in Environmental Management.
Will Lebans, enrolled in the Masters of Environmental Management program
at UNB is working on strategic conservation plan for the Miramichi River
watershed. Before he heads to the University of Bangor in Wales.
Answers for Quiz on Page 2 :
1. Shea Lake Nature Preserve
2. Owen Washburn, John Henderson, C. Mary Young, Michael Dillon,
Jessie Davies, Sheila Washburn, William Ayer, Julian Walker, Robert
Dallison, Ken Hirtle, Don Dennison
3. Caughey-Taylor Nature Preserve
4. Hyla Park got its name from the large population of grey treefrogs,
also known as Hyla versicolor
5. George M. Stirrett Nature Preserve, Furbish’s lousewort
Sincere thanks to
Office Interiors for printing this
issue of Refuge!
Lothar Von Ziegesar
Foundation
List of Donors May 2011-April 2012
DONORS OF LAND
Connor Bros. Clover Leaf Seafoods Company
CONSERVATION LEASES
City of Fredericton
Acadian Timber
LIFE MEMBERS
Dr. Stephen Clayden
Ms. Barbara Clayden
Dr. Gerry Clayden
Ms. Leta Clayden
Holmes Multiservice Ltd.
Ms. Lydia LaPointe
Ms. Elizabeth McCulloch
Mr. Doug Milton
Mr. Jim Ross
Ms. Liz Von Ziegesar
CORPORATE PARTNERS
Davwil Ltd.
Mrs. Margaret and Mr. Bill Jones
Mariner Partners
Northampton Brewing Company
Remsoft, Inc.
Wilson Insurance Ltd.
BENEFACTORS ($500 +)
Ms. Christine Antle
Ms. Caroline Belair
Ms. Sarah Colwell
Mrs. Gail and Mr. Donald Dennison
Mrs. Margo and Mr. Walter Emrich
Ms. Sally Atwater and Mr. Donald Floyd
Mrs. Jane and Mr. Eric Hadley
Mrs. Margaret and Mr. Bill Jones
Ms. Lynn MacKinnon
Mr. Mark McCain
Ms. Anne McCain-Evans
Mrs. Kelly and Mr. Michael Meighen
Mrs. Andrya and Mr. Christian Schulte
Mr. Robert Stewart
Mrs. Mary and Dr. Murray Young
DONORS ($250 - $499)
Mr. Bill Anderson
Mrs. Anita and Mr. David Cannon
Mr. David Coombs
Ms. Dorothy Diamond
Mrs. Margaret and Mr. Angus Hamilton
Mrs. Kristie and Dr. Stephen Heard
Mr. Edwin William Hering
Ms. Jane McCulloch and Mr. John Hunter
Ms. Hope Hunter
Mr. Gerald MacGarvie
Mr. David Norman
Ms. Pam Whitty
SPONSORS ($150 - $249)
Ms. Susan Belfry
Mrs. Martha and Mr. Harold Bryan
Mr. James Kenneth Creelman
Mr. Mike Dillon
Mrs. Karen and Mr. Carl Duivenvoorden
Mr. Ronald Fournier
Mrs. Joanne and Mr. Wayne Leaman
Mrs. Joanne and Mr. Malcom MacKay
Ms. Cheryl McCulloch
Ms. Patricia McCulloch
Mrs. Mary and Mr. Vaughn McIntyre
Mrs. Eleanor and Mr. Ian Methven
Mrs. Edith and Mr. Michael Miller
Ms. Agnes Murphy
Mr. Skip Shand
Dr. Leigh Smith
Mr. Douglas and Mrs. Catherine Stanley
Ms. Norine Summerby
Mrs. Susan Summerby-Murray
Ms. Renata Woodward
Ms. Martha McClure and Mr. Vince Zelazny
SUPPORTERS ($75 - $149)
Mrs. Heather Arnold
Mrs. Sharon and Mr. William Ayer
Ms. Leah Bartlett
Mr. Leigh Bateman
Ms. Linda Blenis
Ms. Andrea Brewer
Mr. Melton Bull
Mrs. Suzanne Bonnell-Burley and Mr. Wayne
Burley
Mr. Joel Butler
Mrs. Margaret and Mr. David Case
Ms. Marieka Chaplin
Dr. Daniel Coffinn
Mrs. Ellen Marie and Mr. Robert Currie
Dr. Lucy Dyer
Ms. Lee Ann Swanson
Mr. Alan Howes
Mrs. Janet and Mr. David Johnson
Ms. Susan Kennific
Mrs. Ursula and Mr. Tony Lampart
Mrs. Millicent and Mr. Travis Lane
Mr. Wayne Leaman
Mrs. Lynn and Mr. Gerald MacMackin
Mrs. Catherine and Mr. John Manning
Mr. Fred McElman
Mrs. Juliet and Mr. William Nowland
Mr. David Nutter
Mrs. Robyn and Mr. John O’Keefe
Mrs. Lynn and Mr. Leonard Owen
Mr. George Peabody
Mr. Gerald Redmond
Mr. Mark Roberts
Ms. Kathleen Small
Mr. Robert Smith
T. Smith & D. Biggar
Ms. Isabella Smythe
Mr. Lee Sochasky
Mrs. Janice and Mr. Kevin Stockall
Ms. Margaret Taylor
Mr. Edmund Tedford
Mr. Marcelle Thibodeau-Hennigar
Ms. Janet Whitehead
Mr. Glenwood Tims
Mrs. Amy Sinclair and Mr. Mark Turkel
Mrs. Kelly and Mr. Chris Weadick
Mrs. Margaret and Mr. Michael Wennberg
Mr. Henry B. Yates
FAMILY-STUDENTS ($10-$75)
Mr. Chris Adam
Mr. Timothy Andrew
Mr. Samuel Arseneault
Mr. Denis Austin
Mr. Christopher Ayres
Ms. Alice Journeay Barteau
Ms. Jacquline Bateman
Mrs. Bernadette and Mr. Rheal Berube
Mr. Gart Bishop
Mrs. Mary and Mr. Paul Bogaard
Mr. Michael Bonga
Mrs. Carol and Mr. Dale Bray
Mrs. Krista and Mr. Stephen Buell
Mrs. Beth and Mr. Udo Buerkle
Mrs. Jolene and Mr. Jeffery Callaghan
Mrs. Heather and Mr. Ian Cameron
Dr. Gail Campbell
Ms. Margaret Campbell
Ms. Lisa Cattaruzza
Ms. Yvon Chaiasson
Mr. David Christie
Mrs. Christine and Mr. Jeff Clinch
Ms. Roberta Clowater
Mr. Warren Coleman
Mr. Richard Cunjak
Ms. Anne Daigle
Mrs. Shannon and Mr. Robert Dallison
Ms. Barbara Davis
Ms. Tracey Dean
Mr. Alan Dockerty
Ms. Margaret Drew
L. Duncan and L. Perry
Mrs. Susan and Mr. Wayne Eddy
Mrs. Nancy and Mr. Gilbert Farmer
Ms. Mary Flagg
Ms. Joan Forsyth
Ms. Ellen Foulkes
Mrs. Margaret and Mr. Ross Galbraith
Ms. Jocelyn Gauvin
Ms. Theresa Glanville
Mrs. Carol and Mr. Murray Goodman
Mr. Charles Grant
Ms. Kathryn Hilder
Mrs. Linda and Mr. Ken Hirtle
Ms. Shirley Hunt
Ms. Mallory Irwin
Ms. Nadine Ives
Mr. Mark Johnston
Mrs. Rosi and Mr. David Jory
Dr. Louis La Pierre
Mr. Roger LeBlanc
Mrs. Mary and Mr. Ryan LeBlanc
Ms. Carolina Lee
Mrs. Roberta and Mr. Phillip Lee
Ms. Collette Lemieux
Mr. Gilliam Liebenberg
Mrs. Michelle Lodge
Mr. Andrew MacInnis
Ms. Margaret MacNaughton
Mr. Andree Mallett
Ms. Mary Majka
Ms. Sarah McBrian
Mr. Christopher McCready
Mr. Dennis McFadden
Mrs. Flo and Mr. Duncan McGeachy
Mrs. Beth Johnston and Mr. Paul Meyer
Mrs. Cathy and Mr. Charles Miles Grant
Ms. Sarah Mocherniak
Mrs. Carolle and Mr. Herbert Morell
Ms. Susan Mott
Ms. Jane Murphy
Mrs. Judith and Mr. William Nelson
Mrs. Sharon and Mr. Connolly Norman
Mrs. Marilyn and Mr. Richard Peabody
Mrs. Theresa and Mr. Peter Pearce
Mrs. Helen Petchey
Mrs. Janet Ratliffe
Mrs. Diana and Mr. Colin Rayworth
Mr. Anthony Reader
Ms. Maria Recchia and Mr. Todd Watts
Ms. Jane Robertson
Ms. Pamela Russell
Mrs. Margo and Mr. Lee Sackett
Ms. Darla Saunders
Ms. Shirley Sharpe
Mrs. Margo and Mr. Larry Sheppard
Ms. Mary Sheppard
Mrs. Barbara and Mr. Sedgewick Sinclair
Mr. Donald St. Pierre
Mrs. Annette and Mr. George Strunz
Miss. Barbara Thompson
Mrs. Jean and Mr. Cliff Thornley
Ms. Maurine Toner
Mr. William Trentini
Mrs. Sandra and Mr. Melvin Turner
D.G. Wallace
Mr. Bradley Walters
Ms. Elska Waterland
Mr. Matthew Watkins
Mrs. Patricia and Mr. George Wood
Mr. William Wood
Mr. Bong Yoo
SUPPORTING ORGANIZATIONS
Avalon Salon Spa
A.D. Fiander Associates Ltd.
Alternative Laser Printer Productions
Atlantic Business College
Aveda
BDA Landscape Architects
Canada Summer Jobs
Canadian Land Trust Alliance
Connor Bros. Clover Leaf Seafoods Company
Cooke Aquaculture
Corporate Research Association Inc.
Cox & Palmer
Davis Foundation
Department of Natural Resources
Department of the Environment
Ducks Unlimited Canada
Eclips Studio Inc.
École Superieure D’Agriculture
Element5 Spa
Gosling Foundation
Government of Canada
Greater Toronto Area YMCA
Huntsman Marine Science Centre
Interactive Computer Systems Ltd.
Island Nature Trust
La Spa Salon & Spa
Lothar Von Ziegesar Foundatioin
M.A. Stevens Inc.
McInnes Cooper
Moncton Naturalist Club
Nakai Spa Salon Studio
Natech Environmental Services
Nature Conservancy of Canada
NB Wildlife Trust Fund
NB College of Craft & Design
NB Department of Post-Secondary Education, Training and labor
NB Environmental Trust Fund
NB Intergovernmental Affairs
NB Rotary Club
Northampton Brewing Company Ltd.
Nova Scotia Nature Trust
Office Interiors
Outdoor Enthusiasts of Fredericton
Renaissance College
Renforth Boat Club
Rossmount Inn
Royal Kennebeccasis Yacht Club
Stellar Learning Strategies, Inc.
The Greater Saint John Community Foundation
Trees in Trust
UNB
United Way of Halifax
United Way of Saint John
William P. Wharton Trust
Young Canada Works
Blueberry Hill Stewardship Fund
Mr. Norbet Mittleholtz
In Memory of Bob Armstrong
Mr. Murray and Mrs. Carol Goodman
In Memory of Dick Grant
Mr. Charles Grant
In Memory of Ken Karnes
Ms. Theresa Glanville
In Memory of Gary Long
Ms. Michelle Lodge
In Memory of Stella MacKenzie
Ms. Glenda Thornton
In Memory of Louis Melanson
Ms. Caroline Doucette
Mr. Fred McElman
In Memory of Debi Rahal
Ms. Barbara Smith
In Memory of Bea Ramsey
Ms. Joan Pearce
In Memory of Ron and Kathy Sessamen
Mr. Robert and Mrs. Joyce McCarvour
We apologize for any errors or omissions.
Please notify us immediately for corrections.
Your donations support:
Maintenance of preserves
Acquisitions of new properties
Annual monitoring
Ecological inventories
Clean-up activities
Legal costs of land acquisition
Surveys and appraisals
Payment of taxes
Signs
Educational activities
Special project management
Program administration
Ways to make donation:
General donations
25th anniversary campaign
Canada Helps
Adopt-a-frog campaign
Gift of Woodland
LEED Credits
Some other ways to contribute:
In-kind support through land
management
Pro-bono professional assistance
with legal, appraisal, survey work
Volunteering of time for projects
Graphic design for signage
Printing
Translation
Office equipment and materials
Fundraisers
Art of Nature/Nature of Art
Students of the New Brunswick College of Craft and Design
Source: Heather Martin
were recently at Minister’s Face Nature Preserve on Long
Island to gain some inspiration for the “Art of Nature/Nature
of Art” collaboration project. The students from the College
will be designing pieces of art that integrate the emotions and
experiences they have on Nature Trust preserves. An art exhibition for the completed works will begin at the NB Museum in Saint John, December 2012, and travel to the UNB
Arts Centre by April 2013. This project is supported
by the NBCCD student union and Northampton Brewing
Company.
Frog Walks continue to be a great success in Hyla
Park Nature Preserve and beyond. We have reached
more than 160 individuals since our first frog walk
on April 28th. We are also leading nighttime walks,
hosting frog walks at other Nature Trust preserves,
and, perhaps most exciting of all, completing grey
treefrog scientific surveys in Hyla Park. As in the
past, our initiatives in Hyla Park are sponsored by
Remsoft, much appreciated!
Source: P. Gross
UPCOMING EVENTS
Grey Treefrog
Scientific Survey
When: July 14th
Where: Hyla Park, 150 Greenwood
Drive
Details: Information session @ Renaissance College 10:30am—12pm.
Surveys at 9:30pm in Hyla Park the
same day. Call or email
staff@ntnb.org to RSVP
Drawing & Acrylics Art
Workshop
When: July 29th
Where: Belding Reef Nature Preserve
Details: Please RSVP
ntnbpreserves@ntnb.org
*Sponsors Needed
Frog Walks in Hyla Park
When: July 12th
Where: 150 Greenwood Drive,
behind the Greenwood Baptist
Church
Details: Go on a guided amphibian adventure, during the day or
at night. Call or email
staff@ntnb.org to RSVP