The Nashwaak Watershed Association and a group of volunteers spent their day Thursday planting about 300 silver maple trees in Neil s Flats, N.B., in an effort to prevent flooding in the future.
Bur oak is ecologically and culturally important in the province. Historically, it grows along the floodplains of the St. John River and its tributaries.
Nashwaak Watershed Association was able to get permanent protection for 23 acres of wetlands from the City of Fredericton, marking the first conservation easement granted by a municipality in the province.
Tree planting can reduce flood risk, say wildlife and watershed groups
The spring melt is winding down on the St. John River and so far there’s been no major flooding. Experts in river restoration say there’s a way to increase the chance future freshets will go smoothly, too.
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Posted: Apr 12, 2021 5:02 PM AT | Last Updated: April 12
Simon Mitchell, the lead freshwater specialist with the Canadian World Wildlife Fund, says river restoration projects are urgently needed to reduce the impact of climate change and save aquatic species.(Shane Fowler/CBC)