Events
Autumn Colours Outing
Date: October 17, 2026, at 10 AM
Place: Meet at the unpaved parking area at the bottom of MacDonald Road, Salisbury. (From Route 112/Main St, turn left onto MacDonald Road just past the Pizza Mill).
Autumn Colours Outing: Discover Highland Park in Salisbury 🍂
Looking to enjoy the best of fall in Greater Moncton? Join Nature Moncton for a peaceful and scenic autumn walk through Salisbury’s Highland Park on Saturday, October 17, 2026.
Highland Park features vibrant fall foliage, rich wetland habitat, and fantastic opportunities for birding and mushroom spotting. We’ll take a relaxed, 1.5-hour loop (approx. 3 km.) over easy, flat, and well-groomed terrain, complete with water views and cozy benches along the way.
🎒 Tip: Wear comfortable footwear and bring bug spray for the wetland trail.
All are welcome. Whether you’re a long-time Nature Moncton member or joining us for the first time, we’d love to see you there! Don’t forget your Nature Moncton name tag if you have one.
October Meeting Presentation
Is that a Raven or a Crow?
Date: October 20, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Location: Rotary Pavilion, Mapleton Park
Presenter: Roland Chiasson
How many times have you seen a crow or a raven and wondered what it is? Just how closely related are they? Do they share the same social habits? Do they eat similar foods? Do they mate for life? Do crows have funerals?
Roland Chiasson has done extensive research on these amazing ‘common’ species that we tend to pass by, looking instead for the more uncommonly seen species. That will not happen after hearing this presentation!
Roland is a graduate from Acadia University in wildlife biology, and he has a Master’s in wildlife conservation via environmental education. He has worked as an interpreter at most of the Atlantic national parks, initiated the piping plover conservation program on the Acadian peninsula with his spouse Sabine, and now operates an environmental coop consulting service, the Aster Group.
Bring your own stories about crows and ravens, and join Roland for an entertaining evening about our complicated corvids!
All are welcome, Nature Moncton member or not.
November Meeting Presentation
Conservation behind the scenes at Kouchibouquac National Park
Date: November 17, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Location: Rotary Pavilion, Mapleton Park
Presenter: David Mazerolle
At every national park, a resource conservation team works tirelessly behind the scenes, keeping a close eye on the health of protected ecosystems. These people focus their efforts on research collaborations, species recovery, habitat restoration, and the monitoring of various species and environmental factors. This talk will pull back the curtain to outline the conservation projects and programs currently underway at Kouchibouguac National Park, while highlighting the area’s rich natural heritage.
David Mazerolle is an ecologist at Parks Canada and has played an active role in Atlantic Canada’s conservation community for over 25 years. He has extensive experience in his field and wears many hats, volunteering to share much of his hard-earned knowledge. He spent several years working as a botanist with the ACCDC (Atlantic Canada Conservation Data Center), traveling the Atlantic provinces to build an inventory of the region’s flora. He is also president of the New Brunswick Botany Club, helping coordinate field trips for the group and leading some himself.
Don’t miss this illuminating presentation on the research and work we may not know about that enable us to fully enjoy Kouchibouguac.
All are welcome, Nature Moncton member or not.
Other Activities
Monthly Meeting Presentations
Guest presenters provide interesting and informative presentations about a variety of nature topics. Meetings are held on the 3rd Tuesday of the month from September to June. Meetings take place at the Mapleton Rotary Lodge at 7 pm.
Field Trips
When possible, field trips are organized on a monthly basis, are often located within 1 hour’s drive from Moncton, and are often scheduled on a Saturday.
Workshops
Workshops have been on a hiatus since before the pandemic. The Activities committee is working to resume this type of event in the near future.
Wednesday Night Walks
Wednesday Night Walks take place on Wednesday evenings during the summer months. The walks tend to be at a leisurely pace, as we take time to explore whatever interesting life there is to see. This year, we plan to visit paths and trails such as Mill Creek Nature Park, Salisbury Highland Park, the Ducks Unlimited impoundment (Upper Coverdale), Sackville Water Retention Ponds, Mapleton Park, and other locations soon to be confirmed. More precise meeting instructions and further details about trail conditions will be published closer to the event. Should we be rained out, we have a Plan B: a movie night, on Zoom!
Christmas Bird Count
The Christmas Bird Count (CBC) is North America’s longest-running Citizen Science project. Nature Moncton has been leading the Christmas Bird Count for the Moncton area since 1960!