Barb Parsons-Sooley owns and operates Wind at Your Back Guided Hiking Adventures. She leads hikes and kayak tours in the Baccalieu Coastal Region of NL. She became passionate about the outdoors and trail maintenance following a career working as a firefighter and paramedic in Northern Alberta. On the blog today, we’re talking with Barb Parsons-Sooley […]
Green Team members Owen Fairrer and Brittney Garcia spent their summer working with the City of Corner Brook on the Urban Forestry Inventory Project. Ownen and Brittney collected data from over 400 trees in the area. The Team inventoried the City’s trees and assessed overall health, researched replanting measures, and determined new and/or local species […]
The Town of Paradise Green Team spent the summer researching the most effective garden planning, local vegetation, native plants, native animals, outdoor classrooms, free little library, and created community engagement activities like fairy gardens and animal scavenger hunts. Throughout the course of the summer, we partnered with the Paradise Department of Recreation and Community Services […]
Alexandra Rumbolt is the 2021 Conservation Corps NL Communications Assistant. Alex earned a Bachelor of Commerce from Memorial University and will be attending Uppsala University Campus Gotland, Sweden to complete a Master’s in Programme in Sustainable Management in 2021. This summer I’ve been having lots of fun working as the Communications Assistant Intern with Conservation […]
Andy Sward is currently running across Canada as part of a project named the Million Bottle Pledge. Andy has spent his summers since 2013 cleaning up garbage along the country’s highways. CCNL caught up with Andy as he made his way across Newfoundland from Cape Spear to Corner Brook. Have you ever noticed litter as […]
Kacey Hammond is an 18 year-old student from Torbay, NL. This summer, Kacey is the Team Leader with the Town of Torbay Conservation Corps NL Green Team. Throughout high school, Kacey has worked with many climate-focused organizations, such as Fridays For Future, Ducks Unlimited, and Stewardship Association of Municipalities. She also helped to found her […]
