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Fundy Tidings Newsletter (latest issue:June 2013)

 

Recent updates to this site

Date Posted

June 12, 2013 - Summer 2013 Issue of Fundy Tidings newsletter posted.

 

June 8, 2013 - BoFEP 2014 Workshop - Request for special session proposals (Due August 9, 2013) posted

 

June 8, 2013 - BoFEP Climate Change Workshops Project Summary and Final Report posted.

 

June 7, 2013 - What is the Mi'kmaw Conservation Group? posted

 

June 7, 2013 - Summary of workshop "Finding an Ecological Health Index for the Bay of Fundy" posted.

 

April 8, 2013 - new BoFEP Travel Expense and Miscellaneous Expense forms posted

 

March19, 2013 - Fundy Tiding Newsletter spring 2013 posted.

 

March 16, 2013 - Bay of Fundy Discovery Centre Association winter 2013 newsletter posted.

 

March 13, 2013 - Final report of workshops: "Mitigating Impacts of Stormwater......" posted.

 

December 12, 2012 - Photo of some participants in 2012 AGM

 

December 12, 2012 - Fundy Tiding Newsletter winter 2012 posted.

 

October 19, 2012 - Request for proposals for project on "Climate Change Impacts and Hazards" posted.

 

September 21, 2012 - Autumn 2012 issue of Fundy Tidings Newsletter posted

 

June 14, 2012 - Summer 2012 issue of Fundy Tidings newsletter posted

 

June 10, 2012 - Project Final Report – FY 2011-2012 "Utilizing a Comprehensive Approach for Addressing Toxic
                         Chemical Concerns Affecting Sustainable Use of the Bay of Fundy"  posted.

 

April 30, 2012 - 9th Bay of Fundy Workshop (September 27-30, 2011, Saint John, NB): Proceedings and Photo Gallery Posted

 

April 11, 2012 - BoFEP Report to EC on 2010-2011 Project on Pollution from Land-based activities

 

March 20, 2012 - Spring Issue of Fundy Tidings Newsletter posted.


March 14, 2012 - 50th Anniversary of Rachel Carson's Silent Spring - Commentary by Peter Wells.

 

March 8, 2012 - 4th Talking Circle on Conservation - March 15, 2012.. Invitation and information posted

 

December 7, 2011 - Winter 2011 issue of Fundy Tidings Newsletter posted.

 

December 5, 2011 - Report of Chair to 2011 BoFEP AGM posted.

 

December 1, 2011 - RFPs for BoFEP Planners Project and Environmental Risk Assessment Project posted.

 

October 26, 2011 - Minutes of 2010 AGM posted

 

October 21, 2011 - Autumn Issue of BoFEP e-newsletter "Fundy Tidings" added to newsletter archive.

 

August 11, 2011- Spring and Summer Issues of BoFEP e-newsletter "Fundy Tidings" added to newsletter archive.

 

August 9, 2011 - BoFEP Workshop - banquet menu and information about our banquet speaker posted.

 

August 6, 2011- Draft Workshop Program (PDF) posted.

 

July 30, 2011 - Guidelines and nomination form for BoFEP 2011 Stewardship Award posted.

 

July 30, 2011 - Registration form for BoFEP 9th Science Workshop posted.

 

July 27, 2011 - Accommodation information for 9th Bay of Fundy Workshop posted.

 

June 20, 2011 - Presentations at Corophium/Mudflat Working Group meet May 25, 2011 http://www.unb.ca/fredericton/science/biology/Faculty/barbeau/mfe2011.html

 

May 2, 2011 - Presentations from BoFEP Planners' Workshops (March 16, 23, 24) posted.

 

April 12, 2011 - Winter 2010 Issue of Fundy Tidings newsletter posted.

 

April 6, 2011- 9th Bay of Fundy Science Workshop Information - preliminary announcement  general poster  student award poster

 

April 2, 2011 - Bay of Fundy Discovery Centre: March 2011 newsletter posted.

 

March 13, 2011 - Bay of Fundy Discovery Centre: December 2010 newsletter posted.

 

March 13, 2011 - Fundy Issue #31"Fundy's Fascinating Fossils: The Unique Palaeontology of the Bay of Fundy", posted.

 

March 13, 2011 - "Threats to the Health of the Bay of Fundy: Potential Problems Posed by Pollutants". Proceedings of a workshop, 30th April 2010.

 

December 19, 2010 - Draft minutes of BoFEP 2010 AGM posted.

 

November 18 2010 - Copy of BoFEP Draft Communications Strategy posted

 

November 9, 2010 - Autumn 2010 issue of Fundy Tidings Newsletter placed in archive.

 

November 9, 2010 - BoFEP membership form for 2011 posted.

 

September 30, 2010 - September  issue of "In With The Tide", newsletter of Bay of Fundy Discovery Centre Association posted.

 

September 30, 2010 - Archive of previous "In With The Tide" Newsletters created.

 

August 16, 2010 - Coastal Zone Canada 2010 - "The Charlottetown Declaration: calling all Canadians to heal our coasts and oceans" - posted

 

August 16, 2010 - Coastal Zone Canada 2010 -"La Déclaration de Charlottetown: Appel à tous les Canadiens pour guérir nos côtes et océans" - posted

 

June 22, 2010 - Bay of Fundy Discovery Centre June newsletter posted [pdf format]

 

June 17, 2010 - BoFEP 2010-2011 Proposal to Environment Canada Atlantic Ecosystem Initiative Program posted.

 

June 17, 2010 - BoFEP final report to Environment Canada for fiscal year 2009-2010 posted.

 

June 17, 2010 - Report of Corophium Working Group Meeting, May 20, 2010, Mt. Allison Univ.

 

June 15, 2010 - Report posted "Sedimentation Changes Due To In-Stream Tidal Power Generating Turbines In The Minas Passage" by Shawn Meredyk, UNB.

 

June 15, 2010 - BoFEP Ambassadors Program - Terms of Reference

 

April 20, 2010 - Spring 2010 issue of Fundy Tidings newsletter posted.

 

April 16, 2010 - Bay of Fundy Discovery Centre - March Newsletter posted.

 

November 2, 2009 - Autumn 2009 issue of "Fundy Tidings" Newsletter posted.

 

November 2, 2009 - Agendas for Management Committee Meeting and 2009 AGM posted.

 

November 2, 2009 - "BoFEP - A Time to Think about Our Future" [PDF], document prepared by Outreach Working Group posted.

 

October 14, 2009 - Proceedings [PDF] and Photo Gallery [PDF] of  BoFEP 8th Bay of Fundy Science Workshop posted.

 

September 28, 2009 - Fundy Issue #30 -  "Tweaking Tidal Technology: Harnessing Fundy's Phenomenal Tides?" posted

 

July 31, 2009 - Summer Issue of Fundy Tidings Posted

 

July 13, 2009 - Bay of Fundy Discovery Centre Association June Newsletter posted.

 

May 6. 2009 - Information about Public Forum on Tidal Energy posted.

 

April 20, 2009 - BoFEP 8th Workshop - Preliminary Program Book and Book of Abstracts posted (PDF formats)

 

April 18, 2009 - Invitation to displayers form (pdf) for 8th BoFEP Workshop added to website.

 

April 15, 2009 - Winter issue 2009 of Fundy Tidings Newsletter posted (PDF version)

 

April 15, 2009 - Copy of Fundy Issue #29 "Flushed with Tide: Municipal Effluents in the Bay of Fundy" posted (PDF version)

 

April 11, 2009 - Link to NB Government Joint Response to BoFEP SEA on Tidal Energy in NB posted.

 

April 3, 2009 - BoFEP 8th Bay of Fundy Science Science Workshop - Session Schedule posted online

 

March 19, 2009 - Report:  "Development of a series of historical digital mosaics depicting change in intertidal habitat in the Minas Basin" posted.

 

January 27, 2009 - Preliminary Program Schedule for 8th Bay of Fundy Science Workshop (May 26-29, 2009 , Wolfville NS)

 

January 22, 2009 - Notice about Open House/Feedback Session regarding Fundy Tidal Power Demonstration Project (Jan 29, 2009, Parrsboro, NS

 

January 22, 2009 - Summary of Citizen's Forum that will Precede (May 26th) Bay of Fundy Science Workshop

 

January 16, 2009 - Program for NE Eeelgrass workshop, February 24-25, 2009, Portland ME

 

December 16, 2008 - Autumn 2008 Fundy Tidings added to newsletter archive.

 

December 2, 2008 -  Workshop on "Status, Trends, and Conservation of Eelgrass in the Northeast". February 24-25, 2009
 

November 17, 2008 - NB Strategic Environmental Assessment of Fundy Tidal Power - Final report posted.

November 11. 2008 - Abstract guidelines for papers and posters for 8th Bay of Fundy Science Workshop (May 26-29, 2009)

November 10, 2008 - Working group reports posted: Biosphere Reserve, Corophium, Eelgrass, Fundy Informatics, marine energy,
                                    Stress and Cumulative Effects, Minas Basin, Sublittoral Ecology, Salt Marsh (SMaRTS), Outreach,

November 3, 2008 - 2009 Environmental Stewardship Awards - Guidelines and nomination form (MSWord format)

October 31, 2008 - New Steering and management Committees elected at 2008 AGM.

October 15, 2008 - Poster for 8th Bay of Fundy Science Workshop posted. [pdf format]

September 29, 2008 - Links to Ocean Yearbook and International Ocean Institute added to links pages.

September 29, 2008 - Climate Change and Global Citizenship. Fall speaker series - at Mount Allison University. Program (pdf).

September 17, 2008 - Draft version of Introduction to BoFEP PowerPoint Presentation. Comments to communications@bofep.org

June 10, 2008 - Bay of Fundy Tidal Barrier Project. (Nova Scotia Pilot Project). Prepared by Danika van Proosdij and Peter Dobek,
                         Department of Geography, Saint Mary's University. [Digital spatial database in html and PDF formats]

April 29, 2008 - Thesis: Evaluation of a Salt Marsh Restoration Monitoring Protocol for use by Community Groups in the Bay of
                           Fundy, Canada. T. Bowron, 2006. (PDF format)

April 29, 2008 - Fundy Issue #28. "The "Cause" in Causeway: Crossing the Avon River at Windsor (PDF version)

April 29, 2008 - Restoration Monitoring Reports on NS Transportation and Infrastructure Marsh Restoration Projects

April 23, 2008 - Final Report of NSEN Tidal Energy Environmental Assessment Workshop posted

April 13, 2008 - Terms of reference for Marine Energy Working Group posted.

April 7., 2008 - New BoFEP membership form posted.

April 2, 2008 - Évaluation environnementale stratégique se rapportant au développement de l’énergie marémotrice
                       dans la baie de Fundy - possibilités de consultation (français).

April 1, 2008 - 8th Bay of Fundy Science Workshop, May 26-29, 2009. Preliminary circular posted.

March 28, 2008 - Tidal Energy SEA New Brunswick consultation process (English) posted

January 27, 2008 - Update report on Fundy Biosphere Reserve posted

January 20, 2008-  Special presentation to BoFEP AGM on Fundy Biosphere Reserve (pdf format)

December 3, 2007 - Update report on Fundy Biosphere Reserve posted

October 24, 2007 - Autumn issue of Fundy Tidings newsletter posted

October 18, 2007 - Newspaper column on Industrialization of BoF and role of BoFEP

September 18, 2007 - Progress Report June 2007 - GOMCME/BoFEP Agreement

September 18, 2007 - Summer Issue of Fundy Tidings posted.

July12, 2007 - Jon's Blog article: "Whites Point Quarry Hearings - Shed a tiny tear for Bilcon!"

July 9, 2007 - GOMCME Statement of Support Agreement with BoFEP

July 7, 2007 - Proceedings of 7th BoFEP Science Workshop posted [PDF download]

May 22, 2007 - Fundy Tidings - Winter and Spring 2007 Issues posted.

May 17, 2007 - Information about Whites Cove Quarry Hearings

April 3, 2007 - Time and Tide - Nature Canada 2007 Conference, August 1-5, 2007, Acadia University, Wolfville, NS.

April 3, 2007 - GOMCME Action Grant Program - Proposals invited - deadline May 15th, 2007

November 22, 2006 - Award winners for best student papers and posters at 7th Bay of Fundy Workshop

November 22, 2006 - Call for nominations NSDEL Bay of Fundy Awards and GOMCME Recognition Awards - December 4, 2006

November 20, 2006 - Members of Steering and management Committees for 2006-2007

October 11, 2006 - Notice of meeting of SMaRTS Working Group during 7th Science Workshop.

October 5, 2006 - Detailed program for contributed paper and poster sessions at 7th BoFEP Workshop

September 21, 2006 - "Fundy Tidings" newsletter Issue #11 posted

September 19, 2006 - Forms for reporting in-kind contributions to BoFEP posted.

August 5, 2006 - Book of Abstracts for 7th Bay of Fundy Science Workshop

July 31, 2006 - Program Schedule and Paper Sessions for 7th Bay of Fundy Workshop

July 21, 2006 - Guidelines for presenters at 7th Bay of Fundy science Workshop

July 21, 2006 - Summary of Projects Completed under the GOMC-BOFEP Cooperation Agreement in 2005-06

July 21, 2006 - Projects selected to receive  funding under the GOMC-BoFEP Cooperation Agreement in 2006-07.

April 24, 2006 - Copy of MES Thesis "Developing a Strategic Framework for National Marine Conservation area Establishment in the Bay of Fundy". By Victoria Sheppard. 2004. (PDF file)

April 22, 2006 - Revised RFP for Funding ~ BoFEP-GOMCME Cooperation Agreement (New deadline May 23, 2006)

April 7, 2006 - Fundy Issue #27 added to website: "Parlous POPs: Persistent Organic Pollutants in the Bay of Fundy"

April 5, 2006 - SMaRTS Working Group  - Notes on 2006 Spring Meeting, March 17, 2006, Sackville, NB [PDF format]

April 5, 2006 - RFP for Funding ~ BoFEP-GOMCME Cooperation Agreement

March 25, 2006 - 7th Bay of Fundy Science Workshop (October 25-27, 2006); Deadline for submission of abstracts  April 30, 2006

December 22, 2005 - The following four publications were added to the website (see under publications)

  • Investigations of the Reference Condition Approach and Intertidal Ecology of Minas Basin, Bay of Fundy, with Reference to the Impacts of Intertidal Harvesting.
  • Environmental and resource management in Minas Basin, Bay of Fundy – the role of appropriate indicators and indices to assess marine ecosystem health.
  • Conservation and Local Communities: Exploring the Upper Bay of Fundy Biosphere Reserve Initiative in Nova Scotia.
  • Thirty Year Assessment of the Cornwallis Estuary Evolution: Aerial Photograph and GIS analysis.
  • December 12, 2005 - Registration and Accommodation forms for 7th BoFEP Science Workshop posted.

    December 2, 2005 - Report on "Fisheries Management Issues in the Upper Bay of Fundy" posted [PDF format].

    November 25, 2005 - Revised versions of BoFEP Constitution and By-Laws posted. (Revised at AGM on October 26, 2005)

    November 24, 2005 - Proceedings of 6th Bay of Fundy Workshop "The Changing Bay of Fundy: Beyond 400 Years". [PDF format]

    November 24, 2005 - Proceedings of "The Bay of Fundy Coastal Forum. Taking the Pulse of the Bay". [PDF format]

    October 24, 2005 - Bay of Fundy Tidal Barriers GIS Database Development. Final Report. [PDF format]

    October 6, 2005 - Fundy Tidings Newsletter for September 2005

    August 30, 2005 - Fundy Issue #26. Saving Special Places: Protected Areas and the Bay of Fundy

    June 22, 2005 - Photos of BoFEP Management and Steering Committees for 2004-2005

    June 5, 2005 - Information about BoFEP Awards

    June 3, 2005 - Information about 2005 NSDEL Bay of Fundy awards

    June 3, 2005 - Information about 2005 GOMCME Recognition Awards

    June 3, 2005 - Notes on SMaRTS Working Group spring meeting [PDF format only]

    May 29, 2005 - Latest Issue of Fundy Tidings - the BoFEP e-newsletter posted.

    May 18, 2005 - Student interns with Minas Basin Working Group

    May 18, 2005 - Terms of GOMCME-BoFEP Contribution Agreement and 2005-06 projects funded.

    April 25, 2005 - SMaRTS Working Group Meeting on May 11th.

    March 25, 2005 - Fundy Issue on Heavy Metals

    March 24. 2005 - Notification of 7th Bay of Fundy Science Workshop

    March 8, 2005 - EAC Coastlines series of articles on Bay of Fundy

    February 16, 2005 - Potential funding sources for Minas Basin WG projects

    November 26, 2004 - Evaluation Report for 6th Bay of Fundy Workshop