A Walk With a Naturalist

The Gulf of St. Lawrence Aster is a small endangered species that's only found in a few places on the New Brunswick coast. Lewnanny describes the importance of preserving each and every species, no matter how small, because we can't predict what will happen when species like this aster are gone forever.

Links:

- Learn more about Nature NB: www.naturenb.ca

A Walk With a Naturalist is funded by the Canada Healthy Communities Initiative, financed by the Government of Canada.

This podcast is a production of Nature NB.

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Learn more about the species you see on your walks and explore the observations near you with the community science app, iNaturalist! Use this app on your smartphone or in your browser to get identifications for the species that you find. Uploading your observations to iNaturalist also contributes to datasets that are used by scientists every day.

Links:

- Sign up for iNaturalist: www.inaturalist.org

- See Lewnanny's observations: www.inaturalist.org/people/209880

- Learn more about Nature NB: www.naturenb.ca

A Walk With a Naturalist is funded by the Canada Healthy Communities Initiative, financed by the Government of Canada.

This podcast is a production of Nature NB.

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In the Tabusintac area, Lewnanny and Nature NB staff found something they'd never seen in the area before: a walrus skull. It's been centuries since live walruses were seen in New Brunswick, so the skull has been sent to the New Brunswick Museum for dating and preservation.

Links:

- The New Brunswick Museum: www.nbm-mnb.ca

- Learn more about Nature NB: www.naturenb.ca

A Walk With a Naturalist is funded by the Canada Healthy Communities Initiative, financed by the Government of Canada.

This podcast is a production of Nature NB.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Lewnanny talks about the importance of salt marshes. This habitat acts like a nursery, providing countless species with an area to lay their eggs and raise their young. Salt marshes provide protection from storms, they provide food sources for many species, they help to mitigate the effects of extreme weather as a result of climate change, and so much more.

Links:

- Learn more about Nature NB: www.naturenb.ca

A Walk With a Naturalist is funded by the Canada Healthy Communities Initiative, financed by the Government of Canada.

This podcast is a production of Nature NB.

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Lewnanny talks about one of the pillars of his work in the Acadian Peninsula, the conservation of the Piping Plover. The population of small endangered shorebird is declining, but listen to learn how you can help.

Links:

- Learn more about Nature NB: www.naturenb.ca

A Walk With a Naturalist is funded by the Canada Healthy Communities Initiative, financed by the Government of Canada.

This podcast is a production of Nature NB.

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Lewnanny talks about the importance of sand dunes and the plant that holds them together: Marram Grass.

Links:

- Learn more about Nature NB: www.naturenb.ca

A Walk With a Naturalist is funded by the Canada Healthy Communities Initiative, financed by the Government of Canada.

This podcast is a production of Nature NB.

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Meet Lewnanny Richardson, Species at Risk Program Director at Nature NB and host of these episodes which were recorded on the beach in Chiasson-Office. These episodes were recorded in summer 2023.

Links:

- Learn more about the land where you live: www.native-land.ca

- Learn more about Nature NB: www.naturenb.ca

A Walk With a Naturalist is funded by the Canada Healthy Communities Initiative, financed by the Government of Canada.

This podcast is a production of Nature NB.

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The last episode in the Atholville series is also a beginning, as Jolène shows you an alternate entrance to this area complete with a playground and parking.

Host: Jolène Dubé

Recorder and Editor: Danis Comeau, reGEN Media

Producer: Alysha Stone

Production Assistants: Francie Morgan; Jenna Knorr

Special thanks to the Restigouche Naturalist Club and the Campbellton Regional Community.

Links:

- Plan your next visit to take "A Walk With a Naturalist!": www.naturenb.ca/awwan

- reGEN Media: www.regenimpactmedia.com

- Find the Restigouche Naturalist Club on Facebook: www.facebook.com/groups/579270792232722/

- Learn more about Nature NB: www.naturenb.ca

A Walk With a Naturalist is funded by the Canada Healthy Communities Initiative, financed by the Government of Canada.

These episodes were recorded in summer 2023.

This podcast is a production of Nature NB.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This seasonal pond drains every spring and summer thanks to those expert tunnel borers, Muskrats!

Links:

- Find the Restigouche Naturalist Club on Facebook: www.facebook.com/groups/579270792232722/

- Learn more about Nature NB: www.naturenb.ca

A Walk With a Naturalist is funded by the Canada Healthy Communities Initiative, financed by the Government of Canada.

This podcast is a production of Nature NB.

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Jolène breaks down the many voices that make up the chorus of the marsh.

Links:

- Find the Restigouche Naturalist Club on Facebook: www.facebook.com/groups/579270792232722/

- Learn more about Nature NB: www.naturenb.ca

A Walk With a Naturalist is funded by the Canada Healthy Communities Initiative, financed by the Government of Canada.

This podcast is a production of Nature NB.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.