Community Forest Restoration Nurseries
Education
There are more than 30 tree and shrub species found in the Wabanaki/Acadian forest! Learn how to identify native trees and shrubs or how you can protect and nurture them with some helpful resources.
Engagement
This project engages residents, groups, communities, municipalities, and people all along the Wolastoq River Valley to encourage capacity building of the Wabanaki/Acadian forest and growth of native tree and shrub species in the area.
Events
Join us for a workshop, presentation or program on forest and ecosystem restoration, tree and shrub identification, seed collection and saving, and more! Keep an eye out for upcoming event at the KAN Centre and in your area.
The Community Forest Restoration Nurseries is an initiative dedicated to scaling up forest restoration practices and increasing native tree and shrub populations in Western New Brunswick.
We aim to see more people being engaged in understanding and appreciating the traditional Wabanaki Acadian Forest Ecosystem alongside efforts to protect and restore degraded ecosystems. We want to encourage residents and newcomers to this region to have a collective goal of tending nurseries and starting their own backyard nurseries where possible!
This provides Canadians with a prime example of community-scale forest restoration efforts for multiple benefits, from shoreline projection, flood mitigation and carbon sequestering. This is in addition to promoting being out in the natural world, walking in the forest, rejuvenating oneself with ‘forest bathing’, and appreciating all we have in Carleton County.
Who We Are
The KAN Centre is a non-profit community and education centre working with municipalities & community partners within the Western part of the Wolastoq River Watershed to make this project possible. We have already established eleven tree nurseries sites located in Knowlesville, Hartland, Florenceville-Bristol, Woodstock and Perth. We will continue to extend this model to the riverbank and the riparian zones of the watershed.
Contact us:
Phone: (506) 375-6400
Or email us at info@knowlesvillenature.ca
You can find us at the KAN Centre-
111 Simms Rd., South Knowlesville, NB, E7L 4P7
keep an eye out for future events!
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Tree Planting in South Knowlesville
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Other Forest Restoration Locations
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Behind the Scenes – Preparing bUNDLES & gATHERING SEEDS
