By Monika Stelzl, Fredericton June 16, 2008 Recently, UNB’s board of governors approved a plan to develop 1,500 acres of the UNB woodlot, a complex ecosystem which is home to many species. What the social and environmental consequences of this will be is anyone’s guess. However, a municipal-plan document from 1989 states that the woodlot [...]
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Loss of woodlot would be trouble for Fredericton
Posted in Green Space, Wetlands on June 16, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Porcupines & Cattails in the Woodlot
Posted in Green Space on February 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Winter in the Woodlot 2008
Posted in Green Space on January 28, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Photo by Earle Arnold. Taken January 2008 in the UNB Woodlot.
Woodlot destruction upsetting
Posted in Big Box Stores, Green Space on June 30, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Saturday June 30th, 2007 Although I have not spoken out against the planned destruction of a large part of the University of New Brunswick woodlot, as I am not a particularly militant person, now I must express my outrage. There is no reason why UNB should have fallen upon such desperate times that an important [...]
Woodlot is too valuable to be leased away
Posted in Green Space on May 24, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Thursday May 24th, 2007 Fredericton is a beautiful little city. It is a Canadian treasure. It is clean, safe, just the right size and has all the facilities one really needs. It has plenty of green space, a very attractive river setting and sufficient entertainment, eating and shopping opportunities. And, with two universities, excellent education [...]
Rally to protest woodlot loss
Posted in Events, Green Space on April 21, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Letter published in the Daily Gleaner, April 21st, 2007 Rally to protest woodlot loss Home Depots and big box stores can be found everywhere, but the UNB woodlot is something special. Not many cities can lay claim to a green space such as this. I think the plan to develop the woodlot is truly short-sighted. [...]
Fredericton Citizens Voice Opposition to Conversion of City Natural Space for Big Box Development
Posted in Green Space, Road on April 11, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Conservation Council of New Brunswick News Release For immediate publication April 11, 2007 Fredericton Citizens Voice Opposition to Conversion of City Natural Space for Big Box Development Fredericton – Plans to develop the UNB Woodlot, the wooded area across from Regent Mall, are being met with concern and resistance from Fredericton citizens including those who [...]
Paving paradise
Posted in Big Box Stores, Green Space on June 23, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
Big box developments a new fact of life in New Brunswick, but at what cost? By Justin Piercy and Kate Wright Here NB, As early as this fall, building will start in the UNB woodlot on what the city and university hope to be the best big-box retail area in Canada. The proposal calls for [...]
