Newsletter (Spring-summer 2016) Vision H2O

AU FIL DE L’EAU VISION H2O NEWSLETTER Spring-Summer 2016 4 Au fil de l’eau Vision H2O Newsletter Spring-Summer 2016VILLAGE OF CAP-PELÉ AND THE BEAUBASSIN-EST RURAL COMMUNITY WATERSHED GROUPEditorialWith this beautiful spring If you would like to receive This Year’s Projectsweather, the sand on our more information or to getbeautiful beaches is warming involved with our group, please 1. Dune conservationand the water temperature is contact us or visit our website 2. Cleaning the Aboujaganeslowly increasing. Vision H2O is or our Facebook page.currently working on the We cordially invite you to our River and Bear Creekplanning of activities for the annual general meeting whichnext season. Our focus will be will take place on May 31st at 7 3. Inventory in Kinnear Riverwater quality monitoring, the pm at the Cap-Pele municipal 4. Water Quality Monitoringinventory of aquatic fauna in building.Kinnear river, the Community Happy reading.Aquatic Monitoring Program,beach sweeps and awareness Johanne Paquette- Interim Directorand environmental education in Julie Cormier- DirectorCap-Pele and Beaubassin-est.Our registered charity is alwaysin search of new Boardmembers.

AU FIL DE L’EAU VISION H2O NEWSLETTER |Dune conservation Where : Gagnon Beach When : May 28thOur group has put a lot ofeffort in the restoration of 9:00 a.m.-11:30 a.m.dunes in the region over thepast few years. The Come join Vision H2O for a clean-up at Gagnon Beach for therestoration techniques used Community clean-up day organized by Beaubassin-est Ruralare marram grasstransplantation as well as the Community. After, there will be pizza served for all theinstallation of trees and participants. Please communicate with us to participate.fences. Our objectives are theprotection of the dunes, the Community clean-up dayrestoration of degradeddunes, education and public •Clean-up at Butte à Napoléon Roadawareness and the on May 27th.development of partnershipswith community associations. Help keep our community clean!Cleaning the Aboujagane Riverand Bear Creek This project proposes interventions such as cleaning, tree planting and restoration work which will aim to improve the habitat for salmonids and all aquatic fauna. Note: This project will be carried out if our request for funding is accepted.

AU FIL DE L’EAU VISION H2O NEWSLETTER | Parks and Trails Day NB A guided tour, led by David Smith, will be held on Saturday June 4th at 10 a.m. at the Ecopark in Cormier Village. The trails are found in the back of the Centre culturel et sportif in Cormier-Village. Mr. Smith is a horticulturist from Fredericton who is passionate about native plants. Refreshments will be served at the end of the activity. To register, please contact Vision H2O. TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE…Kinnear River We will do an inventory of Freshwater mussel identification fish as well an evaluation of a) Creeper the state of the river in order b) Brook Floater to identify problems and c) Eastern Pearlshell improvements. d) Eastern ElliptioAs this river is a tributary of the Answer : cAboujagane River, the group isinterested in characterizing it. Thiswill be done by an assessment ofKinnear River as habitat for aquaticlife using various techniques.

AU FIL DE L’EAU VISION H2O NEWSLETTER |Assessment of Aquatic Ecosystems and aCommunity Approach on Climate Change Reduce Energy Eating locally & Here are the different Consumption seasonally objectives for the project \"Reduce for the Future\"Project description Reducing Conserve which we hope to begin Waste Water within the next 4 years.Through this project, Vision The purpose is toH2O would like to study the demonstrate differentwatershed in order to better actions that local citizensunderstand the impacts of can do in order to reduceclimate change on our water their environmentaland our community. The impact.project \"Reduce for thefuture\" will do its part for our Summer Students Jobslocal environment. (2 positions available) Contact Vision H2OCONTACT INFO AND SPONSORS If you have any questions, contact us at: (506) 577-2071 [email protected] or visit our website at: www.visionh2o.com Thank you to all our sponsors!