Location: Saints Rest Beach
UPDATE: The cleanup location will be situated on Saint Rests BEACH, rather than the marsh. Please meet at the beach at 10am on the 29th.
Date: Saturday, August 29 (Rain date: Sunday, August 30)
Time: 10:00 A.M. – 2:00 P.M.
Site Leaders: Conservation Council of New Brunswick
Description: Join the Conservation Council of New Brunswick to help cleanup precious migration zones and get involved with citizen science bird watching at Saints Rest Beach!
The Conservation Council of New Brunswick welcomes you to Saints Rest Salt Marsh/Beach for a morning of beach cleanups and birding! Our goal is to help out our migratory bird populations precious feeding, nesting and resting spots around the province, in partnership with the Nature Trust of New Brunswick for the Great Fundy Coast Clean-Up!
During this event you will learn how to use current standard birding applications such as Merlin and eBird by Cornell, as well as iNaturalist. Your guides Erinn and Islay will also be teaching shorebird identification and how your birding observations contribute to citizen science initiatives across Canada such as the Backyard Bird Count and continuous at-risk species monitoring.
What to bring:
Reusable Water bottle (try to bring a minimum of 2Litres)
Snacks, try and reduce your waste when you choose your snack!
Comfortable clothes for the weather: Hat, warm or cool clothing, rain jacket if raining. Gloves if you have them ( we will also provide)
Comfortable shoes that you arent afraid to get wet or dirty.
Any emergency medications you may require for allergies, asthma etc.
Charged cellphone - Take photos!
Binoculars if you have them, limited quantities provided
Accessibility: This event is held on a beach, the terrain will be sand and coastal rocks. Please keep your needs in mind when attending this event.
Thank you to the New Brunswick Wildlife Trust Fund for funding this initiative.
The Nature Trust of New Brunswick will also be hosting a BBQ (sponsored by Connors Bros Seafood!) at 4 P.M. at Connors Bros. Nature Preserve at Pea Point to thank everyone for their hard work! Those who attended a cleanup event or led their own cleanup are encouraged to join — don’t forget to stop by!
