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☘🕵️‍♀️ Last week, we teamed up with t

☘🕵️‍♀️ Last week, we teamed up with the @girlguidesnl - Girl Guides at their camp for an outdoor adventure! We kicked things off with a nature walk and scavenger hunt 🐾🌼 checking off all sorts of cool finds along the trail. One of the fun things we spotted on our walk was, Bunchberry (Cornus canadensis)!
At first glance, it looks like it has big white petals, but those are actually modified leaves called bracts! These clever adaptations help attract pollinators to the tiny flowers tucked in the center. Nature is full of surprises! 🌸🐝 Then it was time to become stream biologists! 💧🔬 We pretended that the buckets were our streams, capturing macroinvertebrates, identifying our finds, and even processed real data like the scientists we are! A big thanks to the Girl Guides for having us ,we had a blast! ☘ #NatureWalk #GirlGuides #StreamScience #Wetlands #OutdoorEducation #Macroinvertebrates #CitizenScience #NatureNL #AERF

🧪🌿 Yesterday for #WetlandWednesday, we were

🧪🌿 Yesterday for #WetlandWednesday, we were set up at the Quidi Vidi wharf with our friends from @aquaticconservationinitiative and @conservationcorpsnl chatting all things eels and ecosystems! 🐍🌊
We had a blast showing off our sampling methods and connecting with folks about the wonders of wetlands and the slippery stars of the show, American eels! Thank you to @landwashbrewery for having Us! If you missed us yesterday you can find us July 27th at Science On The Street event hosted by The Johnson Geo Centre where we will be set up at the Downtown St. John's Pedestrian Mall from 12 PM - 4 PM.
Event link: https://www.facebook.com/share/1FA8nE2ybs/ You can also find us set up at the Quidi Vidi wharf again with @landwashbrewery August 6th from 1 PM - 4 PM.
Event link: https://www.facebook.com/share/1GxdnCPMui/ #WetlandsMatter #Science #ACI #NatureNL #QuidiVidi #CitizenScience #EcoEducation #FieldworkFun #Conservationcorps #wetlandwednesday #AmericanEel

Enjoy our Marine Wildlife Backpacks from land to s

Enjoy our Marine Wildlife Backpacks from land to sea! We joined @aquaticconservationinitiative on a tour with @seaofwhalesnl to observe marine wildlife! We seen many species, including a sperm whale 🐋 How exciting! These backpacks have everything you need for a fun coastal adventure for either kids or adults: binoculars, Nature NL guides, a quick visual guide, sightings reporting, and a guidebook. You can find these backpacks at your local public libraries and check it out just like you would a book! A big thank you to NL Hydro and @theoutfittersnl for supporting this project, to @nlpublibraries for housing our new backpack, and of course to our volunteers and staff who have developed and reviewed guides and provided photos! #explorenl #newfoundlandbuzz #getoutside #worldoceansday #whales #puffins #newfoundlandandlabrador #spermwhale #boattours #tourismNL

Join Nature Newfoundland & Labrador and Aquatic Co

Join Nature Newfoundland & Labrador and Aquatic Conservation Initiative on August 23rd, 10 AM at Piper's Hole Park for a BioBlitz + Nature Walk, where we try to identify as many species as possible with iNaturalist! All ages are welcome.
Have you ever seen a strange critter and wished you could ask a scientist what it was? iNaturalist is like having professors in your pocket! iNaturalist is an app that allows users to upload evidence of living things and suggests an identification for the organism. Other scientists using the app can either verify or suggest another ID! Want to learn more about iNaturalist and practice your nature identification skills? Register using the following link:
https://docs.google.com/.../1FAIpQLSdPKoov1lD.../viewform...
#NatureNL #AERF #Wetlands #BioBlitz

Happy #WetlandWednesday Did you know we have sev

Happy #WetlandWednesday Did you know we have several insectivorous plant species here in Newfoundland?!? The Round-leaved sundew is a wetland species able to digest insects by attracting them to the sticky fluid that is excreted by their glandular tips. The insects get stuck to this sticky substance and are gradually digested by the plant. How interesting is that! Stay tuned every Wendsday for wetland features supported for the Aquatic Ecosystems Restoration Fund project funded by Fisheries and Oceans Canada. #WetlandWednesday #reel #AERF #wetlands #boreal

The moment yall have been waiting for is finally h

The moment yall have been waiting for is finally here 🙌 The 2026 photo contest calendar is hot off the press! 📧 Email's have been sent out to participateing winners for address conformation! Purchases can be made from our website: https://naturenl.ca/shop-woo/ #NatureNL #AERF #nonforprofit

Join Nature NL for an evening with Dr. Alfredo Jus

Join Nature NL for an evening with Dr. Alfredo Justo – Curator of Botany & Mycology at the New Brunswick Museum. Like in other parts of North America, many mushroom species occurring in Atlantic Canada are still waiting to be collected and described, and a good number of the supposedly common species are still hiding under incorrect European names, or have not been yet named at all. In this talk we will explore the MycoMap Atlantic Canada project, which aims to document all mushroom species occurring in the region, combining collection-based research, contributions from local groups of naturalists and citizen-scientists and large-scale DNA-sequencing. Photo description: Hydnum atlanticum, a new species of hedgehog mushroom recently described from
New Brunswick. Join Zoom Meeting
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82683134113 More details here: https://www.facebook.com/share/19KC5vo4ab/ #PublicTalks #Nature #Fungi

St.Shott's Bioblitz highlights! 🌼 This past Sa

St.Shott's Bioblitz highlights! 🌼 This past Saturday, we headed out to St.Shott's for a Bioblitz and nature walk! We got together and shared our identification knowledge and also hilighting edible species that can be foraged in the area! Thank you to everyone who came out to walk in nature with us and talk all things nature. 🌿 #nature #Bioblitz #foraging #Botanical #AERF

Happy Wetland Wednesday! Let's talk the American

Happy Wetland Wednesday! Let's talk the American Eel (Anguilla rostrata) life cycle and their habitat! 🔄 After drifting from the ocean as tiny larvae, American eels (Anguilla rostrata) start their early stages of life in freshwater rivers, lakes, and streams. American Eels (Anguilla rostrata) grow to adulthood in freshwater. Eels live up to 20-30 years in freshwater, then make their way back to the Sargasso Sea, where they reproduce. How does freshwater habitats provide for eel's and other migratory freshwater species? 🐜Food (insects, fish, plants) 🏠Shelter from predators 🛏Resting areas for energy storage before their ocean journey Freshwater systems are vital migratory corridors! Dams, culverts, and barriers can block these critical pathways, stopping the eel’s life cycle entirely. Healthy Water = Healthy Eels 🌍
Polluted or degraded freshwater habitats reduce eel survival and growth. Often Neighboring wetlands such as bogs, fens, or marshes help provide a buffer aiding keeping the freshwater ecosystem clean. Healthy freshwater ecosystems support not just eels, but entire food webs that sustain biodiversity. You will find us at Quidi Vidi every morning checking for juvenile American Eel (elvers) In collaboration with @aquaticconservationinitiative and @islandroomspettyharbour we have been awarded funding through @fisheriesoceanscan Habitat Stewardship Program to complete a project focused on the development of an American Eel recruitment protocol for Eastern Newfoundland and Labrador and increase stewardship efforts of Aquatic species at risk until 2028! Wetland Wednesdays are part of our 3 year Aquatic Restoration Ecosystem Fund Wetland project funded by @fisheriesoceanscan #WetlandWednesday #AmericanEel #FreshwaterHabitats #Wetlands #AERF

This past Sunday, we laced up our boots and headed

This past Sunday, we laced up our boots and headed out for a family-friendly nature walk 🌿👣 A great day of exploring, learning, and spotting wildlife together! 🐦🪲🌼 We learned about migratory birds, learned to use binoculars, talked about our birdwatching backpacks, and learned about moss, lichen, ferns, spruce trees, fir trees, pin cherries, mountain ash, spittle bugs, and more! We saw and heard lots of songbirds and enjoyed the beautiful summer weather! See you in July for a guided hike in Bonavista and August for a nature walk in Conception Bay South, keep an eye on our events for all the details! #FamilyAdventure #NatureWalk #ExploreOutdoors #BioBlitz2025 #WildlifeWatch #GetOutside #FamilyFun #CitizenScience #NatureIsNeat

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