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The challenge of invasive species control

Japanese knotweed (Photo by Paula Noel/NCC staff)

Japanese knotweed (Photo by Paula Noel/NCC staff)

I've spent my summer vacations along the Wolastoq River in New Brunswick since the late 90s. The riverbanks hosted a variety of native plants and animals typical for this area, including various grasses and sedges, maples and even poison ivy....

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Dotmocracy: How to get lots of good ideas boiled down to a few great ones!

White polka dots on red background (Photo by Wikimedia Commons)

White polka dots on red background (Photo by Wikimedia Commons)

Facilitating workshops can be a little intimidating. They can often generate a lot of good ideas, but it is difficult to boil down the list to a few great ones that will lead into projects that will produce the desired outcomes. A colleague of...

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