Recently, Dr. Nick Hill, Coordinator, Southwest Biosphere Reserve Association, gave a (virtual) presentation on the topic of wetlands. Watch this information video to learn more about wetlands – transition zones between dry land and water. Included among the attendees: – Janet Peace, Chair of the Kingsburg Coastal Conservancy Association (KCCA). – John Gallop, NSE wetland […]
The Spring summer 2023 edition of our newsletter focuses on wetlands. Highlighting wetlands role in the overall ecosystem, and how wetlands are important to adapting to climate change. Table of Contents Editoral – Page 1 Introduction to wetlands and climate change – Page 3 For Peat’s Sake – Page 6 Peatlands as water filters and […]
Summer 2023 Annapolis River Festival a huge success! On Saturday, July 15 we hosted the 6th annual Annapolis River Festival at Jubilee Park, Bridgetown, Annapolis County. Over 1840 visitors joined us at the park to celebrate the Annapolis River. Despite a brief interlude of thunder and lightning, we had a full day of on-the-water events, […]
MTRI Summer Events Learn more and join us for our exciting upcoming events! Summer Seminars Starting in July and running until the end of August, MTRI will be hosting weekly seminars on Thursday evenings from 7 – 8 p.m. These seminars will be hybrid so you can join online OR stop into our field station […]
MTRI Annual BBQ Join our staff and board members for our upcoming annual BBQ at the MTRI field station, 9 Mt Merritt Road (Kempt), on Tuesday, July 4, 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. Please RSVP by Thursday, June 29 via email to info@merseytobeatic.ca Sit Back Seminar Salinity and the Atlantic Whitefish: Saving Nova Scotia’s Iconic […]
With summer fast approaching MTRI’s field work season is well underway and our staff are sometimes quite literally swamped! We have just finished a very busy winter finishing reports, writing new proposals and welcoming new staff. We hope you enjoy reading the latest updates from our ever-growing list of projects all dedicated to conserving, sustaining […]
Clean Annapolis River Project 2023 AGM – June 27, 6pm
Annual General Meeting Join us for our Annual General Meeting Saturday, May 27th from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm at Maitland Bridge Community Hall! We have lots to discuss including updates to operations and new research. The event with feature a special guest presentation by Melissa Labrador and a tour of the Stave Lake Campground & Trails. […]
Fishing season officially opened on April 1st at Kejimkujik National Park and National Historic Site! Welcome news to all local anglers. Keji staff have released the results of the Kejimkujik’s Angler Diary program, where anglers document their fishing trips, especially the species of fish they caught within the Park waters. The PDF report includes the […]
Sit Back Seminar – April 27 from 7-8 p.m. When you think of ocean ecosystems, you likely think of fish, seaweed, whales, dolphins, lobsters, or other large species! But Rebecca Stevens-Green, PhD Candidate at Dalhousie University, is thinking about what she sees under the microscope, phytoplankton! Phytoplankton are the building blocks of marine ecosystems. They […]
