Groupe de développement durable du Pays de Cocagne partnered with the New Brunswick Environmental Network to create a video on importance of natural infrastructure for climate change adaptation.
Planning the Blue Zone
The report Planning the Blue Zone has been written to provide recommendations to the Southeast Service Regional Commission (SERSC) on how freshwater ecosystem services can be integrated into regional land-use planning. The report will provide a platform for the SERSC to discuss and evaluate how to best incorporate natural assets that relate to climate change adaptation in land use planning in southeastern New Brunswick.
A Method for Integrating Nature’s Benefits into Land-use Decisions (Maritime Natural Infrastructure Collaborative)
The report prepared by Nature NB under the Maritime Natural Infrastructure Collaborative, presents various methodologies for incorporating ecosystem services into planning and decision-making. The toolkit is beneficial for local governments, planners and NGOs.
Towards a Collaborative Strategy for Municipal Natural Asset Management: Private Lands by the Municipal Natural Assets Initiative
The report prepared by Kate Slorach, Nature NB covers some solutions and suggestions to manage privately-owned lands at a local/municipal scale to preserve natural assets that benefit a community.
‘How to talk about Ecosystem Services’ : A Guide for Environmental Organizations
The guide has been prepared by Nature NB under the Maritime Natural Infrastructure Collaborative and supported by Environment and Climate Change Canada and the New Brunswick Environmental Trust Fund. The first section of the guide gives a brief of the history of ecosystem services and their relation to climate change adaptation. The second section focuses on how to communicate ecosystem services concept to general audiences. The last section provides examples on how ecosystem services can be integrated into educational planning.
Nashwaak Greenway Interpretation Panel
The New Brunswick Environmental Network partnered with the Nashwaak Watershed Association to develop an interpretation panel on the Nashwaak Greenway project. The project is a partnership between the Nashwaak Watershed Association and the City of Fredericton and the Greenway runs along the banks of the Nashwaak River from Marysville to the confluence of the St. John and Nashwaak Rivers.
Click here to view the interpretation panel: 46×31 Marysville Flats Sign
Interpretation Panel: Naturalized Stormwater Management Pond at Town of Sackville
The New Brunswick Environmental Network partnered with the Town of Sackville to develop an interpretation panel for their naturalized storm water management pond project.
Click here to view the panel: 
Sackville Pond- Interpretation panel
An ACAP Journey: Urban Stormwater Management in Action, Bailey Brogan
An ACAP Journey: Urban Stormwater Management in Action
Last month I had the opportunity to travel to the University of New Hampshire to visit the Stormwater Management Center to see innovative methods of dealing with stormwater using green infrastructure. The trip was part of the Building Regional Adaptation Capacity (BRACE) project funded by Natural Resources Canada and the New Brunswick Department of Environment and Local Government that strives to educate industry professionals about climate change adaptation. I traveled there with a diverse group of city planners and environmental NGO employees from across New Brunswick.
When I was telling my friends and family about the reasons for this trip, I was met with confused looks and lots of questions. What is a stormwater management center? Why is this something you are interested in? How does this relate to climate change? Many people may be surprised to learn that stormwater can carry many pollutants as it runs across roadways, driveways and parking lots. Any leaking fluids from vehicles, salt and sand to manage ice and snow, and even emissions from exhaust pipes can be deposited onto hard surfaces and run into nearby waterways during rain storms. As our climate changes, rainfall events will become more intense (i.e. more volume of rain during a shorter period), which will create higher runoff volumes. Green infrastructure or low impact development (LID) promotes groundwater infiltration, filters pollutants and reduces the amount of stormwater flowing directly into aquatic habitats. As part of the Climate Change Adaptation Plan for the City of Saint John, I have been working on integrating LID into future planning and working with City employees to begin implementing green infrastructure projects throughout Saint John.
Ecosystem Services Toolkit
The Ecosystem Services Toolkit is a guide offering step-by-step guidance for ecosystem services assessment and analysis. It is an interdisciplinary toolkit for managers and analysts prepared under Value of Nature to Canadians Study Taskforce by Federal, Provincial and Territorial Governments of Canada.
Combatting Canada’s Rising Flood Costs: Natural Infrastructure is an underutilized option
The report was prepared to assist governments, practitioners and investors with land-use planning and infrastructure investment decisions. The report includes a framework for natural infrastructure project implementation.