| |
In
fiscal year 2004/2005, securement will target coastal habitats along
the Bay of Fundy, Gulf of St. Lawrence, and Northumberland Strait,
as well as floodplain and dykeland habitats throughout the Saint
John River, and Shepody areas. A provincial wetland and coastal
habitat stewardship strategy will continue throughout the province.
The
wetlands of the St. John River floodplain and Grand Lake meadows
comprise approximately 53,000 acres and are among the most diverse
and productive habitats in Atlantic Canada. A Number of waterfowl
species commonly breed and stage in this system. Other species of
wetland related birds commonly use these wetlands as nesting and
foraging sites, along with breeding populations of provincially
rare species of Wilson's phalarope, and greater scaup.
The
productivity of secured floodplain and dykeland marshes may receive
enhancement to ensure stable water levels during brood rearing period.
Secured coastal marshes will be conserved in their natural state
or restored if degraded as they provide important moulting, breeding,
nesting and foraging sites for waterfowl and other avian species.
Wildlife
habitat projects will be delivered on the Province's agricultural
dykelands (37,000 acres), through integrated land use techniques.
Projects will include: wetland restoration, pond excavation, flushing
bars, soil conservation and livestock fencing.
Project
report is now available (pdf format).
Project brochure and presentations (wetland
stewardship and conservation / wetlands
education) are also available (pdf format).
For more information on this project, please contact Todd
Byers, New Brunswick Eastern Habitat Joint Venture Coordinator,
New Brunswick Department of Natural Resources, Fish and Wildlife
Division, Fredericton, New Brunswick.
|
