Oromocto Watershed Association Inc.

Monday, February 22

Tuesday, February 3

Before it's Gone! from Eric Carr on Vimeo.

Thursday, January 29

New Brunswick's Al Gore of Water

Tuesday, November 25

A new book from Robin Hanson

Robin's first book has recently been published. A beautifully bound hardcover book filled with wonderful photography of the special places in the Oromocto River Watershed.

Excerpt from the INTRODUCTION: I believe that each generation of people should be responsible for their interaction with the environment and that we must do all that we can in our time to protect and preserve nature, to keep it pristine and healthy for future generations. We have one of the most unique and pristine watersheds in Atlantic Canada, unspoiled by mining, municipal wastes and industry. We must protect it, we must not lose it.

Megan de Graaf - Forest and Watersheds Project Coordinator for The Conservation Council of New Brunswick says: "Before It's Gone displays all of the breathtaking natural beauty of the Oromocto River Watershed. Robin Hanson's stunning photos of waterfalls, rivers, wildlife and natural history certainly remind us of all there is to explore and protect in this river system."

To learn more about the Oromocto Wateshed please visit our website at: http://oromoctowatershed.ca

Order your copy of BEFORE IT"S GONE today!

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Telephone/Fax: 506-357-8888

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Tuesday, June 17

Congradulations to CFB Gagetown for the wonderful Program they put on.
Educating the young generation is a definate step in the right direction.

Saturday, May 17

Sunpoke Reflections

Sunpoke Reflections, originally uploaded by RicKarr.

Wednesday, March 26

Cougar info

Please check out This interesting video by CBC
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Monday, January 14

Eastern Cougar

The Story

In the dense hardwood forests of eastern Canada, the cougar prowls – or might prowl. No one is certain whether there are any eastern Cougars left, but recent sightings in New Brunswick keep hope alive that this magnificent creature has not disappeared forever. This beautiful wild cat is gravely endangered in the near north of eastern Canada, where it once traveled the rough, hilly and swampy lands surrounded by forest.

The cougar is Canada’s largest and most powerful cat. Cougars were once found all over North America. They still survive in Western Canada, but no one knows how many, if any, eastern cougars remain. Their range is thought to be the most extensive range of any terrestrial mammal in the western hemisphere – a range that is almost the same as that of the white-tailed deer, the cougar’s main prey.

When hunting, cougars typically kill their prey by suffocating them with a prolonged bite across the throat that eventually collapses the victim’s windpipe. This is usually the case with large prey like moose calves and elk. Small prey, such as mule deer fawns, are more likely to die from a broken neck caused by a single bite. In order to hide its kill from scavengers, a cougar will cover its victim with debris between feedings.

These majestic creatures need large and undisturbed tracts of forest habitat. Consequently, their population has fallen as human development and disturbance has grown. Many people thought that animal was gone forever, but in the early 1970s and 1980s, many sightings were reported in Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick (and south of the border in Maine, US). Several years passed without any further reports until 1993, when tracks and scat of a cougar were found in New Brunswick. In 2006, several unconfirmed news reports of cougar sightings keep the hope alive that at least a few remaining eastern cougars in our shrinking forests.

Cougars are found wherever there is enough prey, enough forest cover and a minimum of human disturbance. Logging of the eastern forests, human settlement and habitat disturbance from activities like mining are responsible for a drop in cougar populations. If the eastern cougar does still exist, it is possible that the population may recover if deer populations increase and forests grow again on the existing logged land. More info here.