Lorne St. Phase II Stormwater Mitigation
Town of Sackville
sackville.com/contact
Yes
Nature-Based Approaches: projects that mimic natural processes to reduce climate risks (e.g. naturalized stormwater management ponds or mitigation)
water
community
In winter 2019, the Town of Sackville began construction for a naturalized stormwater wet pond near Lorne Street. This naturalized wet pond will store ~40,000 cubic feet of stormwater during major events, which will then slowly be released through existing stormwater infrastructure into the Tantramar River. The goal of the project is to reduce flood risk. The pond is being designed to protect and enhance other ecosystem services, including recreation and habitat space.
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Protecting Old Growth Forest and Community Water Supply
Nature Conservancy of Canada
Yes
Natural Infrastructure: projects that conserve/restore/protect natural ecosystem functions for climate resilience and store carbon.
natural-infrastructure
community
In 2018, the Nature Conservancy of Canada and the Village of Riverside-Albert worked to secure 326 acres (132 hectares) of Acadian forest, of which 22 acres (9 hectares) has been transferred to the Village to protect its local water supply area. This work has not only protected critical forest habitat, but ensures the community will continue to benefit from a range of other ecosystem services provided by the area (e.g. water infiltration, water quality, etc.).
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Port Elgin Sewage Lagoon Natural Shoreline Stabilization
EOS Eco-Energy, Shediac Bay Watershed Association, Nature NB
info@naturenb.ca
Yes
Natural Infrastructure: projects that conserve/restore/protect natural ecosystem functions for climate resilience and store carbon.
land-conservation
community
In fall 2018, EOS Eco-Energy, Shediac Bay Watershed Association and Nature NB organized a tree and shrub planting event with the local community and school to restore a compacted recreation trail adjacent to the village's sewage lagoon using native trees and shrubs. Deep rooted, salt tolerant native species were selected to help anchor the bank and protect the area from ongoing erosion concerns.
Research and Knowledge Initiative: Supporting Municipalities with Nature-Based Climate Solutions
New Brunswick Environmental Network, Nature NB
nben@nben.ca, 506-855-4144
Education/capacity building
natural-infrastructure
provincial
New Brunswick Environmental Network’s Supporting Climate Risk Mitigation for Municipalities with Nature-based Infrastructure - Research and Knowledge Initiative.
New Brunswickers are already feeling the impacts of climate change including flooding, more frequent hurricanes, storm surges and erosion. Not only is it urgent to prevent as many of the effects of climate change as possible, but also to prepare for the impacts to come. Nature-based climate solutions that protect and conserve nature while reducing the risks of climate change impacts can be key responses to adapting to climate change that are cost-effective and provide many co-benefits that improve quality of life and wellbeing in communities.
We are looking at developing tools and building capacity to support local governments to implement nature-based climate solutions in communities across the province. To develop this tool, we want to hear your views on nature-based climate infrastructure and what you would like to see in your communities. We want to understand what your communities value in terms of co-benefits of the infrastructure and what your largest areas of concern are in responding to climate change. These solutions should meet your needs and alleviate your concerns in the face of the climate crisis.
This project is at its early stages.
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