Let's work together to restore and protect our rivers and wetlands!
Thanks to funding provided by the NB Wildlife Trust Fund, we worked with the local all-terrain vehicle (ATV) group to conserve our natural resources for future generations!
The purpose of this project was to improve the quality of natural habitat through various assessment, awareness and restoration activities; the ultimate goal was to meet the needs of people who enjoy outdoor recreation while meeting the needs necessary to maintain the integrity of our ecosystem. Our goals were achieved thanks to the generous collaboration of Club Skiroue Inc. and the New Brunswick All-Terrain Vehicle Federation Inc., the NB Department Energy and Resource Development, and the NB Department of Environment and Local Government.
This project consisted of various components that helped us strengthen our relationship with ATV users in our area, to identify the importance and role of wetlands, to carry out wetland and buffer zone restoration efforts and to contribute the modification of an ATV crossing.
- Biologist visit, wetland needs restoration
- Stream crossing in need of restoration
- Installing silt fences before the construction work begins
- Installing silt fences before the construction work begins
- The restoration work begins
- Installed culverts to relieve pressure on the trail during flooding events.
- Lifting of the bridge to accommodate high water levels
- Mulching the the exposed grounds to reduce sedimentation
- Environmental Technology students (NBCC-Miramichi) and ATVer working together in the restoration
- ATVers volunteering to plant trees to help with the restoration
- Kiosk session at the restoration site
- Planting live stakes of various native plant species
- Finished work
- Sign installed near the restoration area
- Distribution of pamphlets / Club Skiroue trail maps and stickers at the Club Skiroue Shelter