Events
Date: Sept 1, 2019 – Oct. 30, 2019 – “My Watershed” Photo Contest
The Cascumpec Bay Watershed Association is hosting a photo contest! It’s easy to enter – simply email your digital photo to info@cascumpecbaywatershed.org with the subject 2019 Photo Contest. Please see rules listed on the link below for required information. Judging will take place on November 12th.
CONTEST DEADLINE OCTOBER 30th 2019
Date: July 28,2019 – Boat Poker Run
Attention all boaters, sea-dooers, and fishers. Reserve Sunday July 28th, 2019 for the annual Cascumpec Bay Watershed Association boat poker run. The poker run will take place between the Alberton Harbour and Mill River. The event is a fund raiser for fish habitat and stream enhancement projects in the area. The entry fee is $10 per poker hand. Line up your friends and plan to fill the boat for a fun afternoon of boating and poker. Prizes will be awarded to the top poker hands of the day. Details to come, watch the local media for more.
Date: June 15, 2019 – Wildflower Walk
Cascumpec Bay Watershed Association enjoyed a Wildflower Walk on June 15th, 2019.
Island Nature Trust’s Stewardship Coordinator, Julie-Lynn Zahavich, guided participants through a 103-acre woodland. The area is called the Kildare Forest. It is located just outside of Alberton. Throughout the Kildare Forest there is a rich understory of native shrubs and wildflowers. Some of the Wildflowers observed were the Blue Violet, White Baneberry, Wild Lily of the Valley, Bracken Fern, and Fiddleheads.
Date: June 11,2019 – Forest Bird Walk
Island Nature Trust’s Forest Bird Technicians, Brendan Kelly and Brett MacKinnon, guided participants. They led a tour of the Kildare Forest Natural Area. They discussed the natural features of the area. They also pointed out forest birds and their calls along the way. Some of the birds observed were the Northern Parula, the Ovenbird, the Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, and the Yellow-rumped Warbler.
The tree in the first picture is estimated to be approximately 400 years old!
Date: June 11,2019 – Fish Release
The Fish Friend Program releases the salmon fry at Bloomfield Park. Cascumpec Bay Watershed Association participated in a Salmon release on June 11th, 2019. Thirteen students from Ecole Pierre Chiasson joined the event. Thirty students from Bloomfield Elementary School also participated.
Eliza Star Child Knockwood manages Indigenous outreach and education. She works for the Abegweit Conservation Society’s Plamu’k na Kitapina’q (Salmon are our Friends) Program. She spoke about the important relationship between salmon and the Mi’kmaq people. She also discussed how the fish populations are under pressure.
The release began with a smudging ceremony – performed by Lennox Island elder Gilbert Sark. Mr. Sark blessed the salmon, the water, and the students. The students recited a prayer “Water I love you, Water I thank you, Water I respect you.” They then proceeded to the highlight of the event. It was the release of the salmon fry. The whole event was conducted under the watchful eyes of two mature bald eagles soaring overhead.
Date: June 6, 2019 – STRUM Concert
The Cascumpec Bay Watershed Association Inc. would like to thank all who attended our annual STRUM concert – on June 6th. Over 130 attendees enjoyed a fun-filled musical evening at the Mill River Resort. STRUM is a group of 11 local musicians, playing an assortment of contemporary, folk, and gospel songs.
Proceeds from the concert will be used on numerous Cascumpec Bay Watershed projects during the summer of 2019. CBWA is pleased to have already completed the planting of 3 foraging walls at local schools. They have also completed the fish count in Huntley. They will be planting 700 trees in local watersheds this summer.
CBWA would like to extend our sincere thank you to our sponsors. They donated door prizes and helped to make this event a success.
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