The moose population reduction program on North Mountain in Cape Breton Highlands National Park will resume as early as December 2 through December 18, 2015. Public safety for all involved will continue to remain Parks Canada’s top priority. Parks Canada has worked with the RCMP to put in place a robust plan to ensure … Read More
Following Wednesday’s confrontation between protesters and Mi’kmaq harvesters, Park’s Canada sanctioned moose harvest was put on temporary hold. Today Mi’kmaq leaders, Parks Canada, and Unama’ki Institute of Natural Resources met to plan the project’s resumption. We’koqma’q Chief Roderick Googoo , in charge of Lands, Wildlife, and Forestry with Assembly of Nova Scotia Mi’kmaq Chiefs, has … Read More
UINR is working on a project with Parks Canada to reverse forest loss in Cape Breton Highlands National Park by removing a small number of moose from a small area of North Mountain. Since being reintroduced in 1947, moose numbers have drastically increased in the Park and today, moose populations are greater than what the … Read More
UINR’s Tyson Paul, Mi’kmaq Environmental Monitor for the Maritime Link project, holds a Bachelor of Science Community Studies degree from Cape Breton University and was enrolled in a Bachelor of Engineering Technology in Environmental Studies before taking the position of Research Assistant with UINR (Unama’ki Institute of Natural Resources) in 2009. Tyson has certification in … Read More
Congratulations to Lorraine Marshall, UINR’s Community Drinking Water Quality Monitor. Lorraine was presented with the 2015 First Nations and Inuit Health Branch Assistant Deputy Minister Award of Excellence and Merit. Lorraine was a member of the group that redeveloped the Community Based Water Monitor logbook used across the Atlantic region. Lorraine’s sampling record, data collection, … Read More
Charlie will be remembered by many for his love of the Bras d’Or Lakes and the people who live around it. Much of his work is done through the organization he founded in 1999, Unama’ki Institute of Natural Resources, or UINR for short. A special, double edition of UINR MARTEN recognizes some of Charlie’s contributions through photographs and stories from … Read More
Say hello to Emma Garden, UINR’s latest addition to our research team. Emma holds a Masters degree in Water Resources Engineering from the University of Guelph, and a BSc in Environmental Studies from Saint Mary’s University. She has an advanced understanding of watersheds and their ecosystems, and has worked at the Community-Based Environmental Monitoring Network … Read More
Please join us in welcoming UINR’s new Forestry Technician, Garett MacVicar. Garett has his Forestry Technician diploma from Algonquin College in Pembroke, Ontario where he graduated as a Dean’s List Honour student, as well as being the Captain of the Algonquin College Lumberjack Team. He also has a Natural Resources and Environmental Technology Diploma from … Read More
Come for the Feast (and exchange your lead bullets) on Hunter’s Mountain in the Unama’ki Highlands on Thursday, October 8, 2015.We would like to invite you to our annual Feast in the Highlands to celebrate work on developing a management plan for moose in Unama’ki as we dedicate the Feast to our friend Blair J. Bernard … Read More
Unama’ki Institute of Natural Resources (UINR) has released the first phase report on climate change in Unama’ki for the 2014/2015 period. Impacts of Climate Change and Sea Level Rise on the Mi’kmaq Communities of the Bras d’Or Lakes provides Unama’ki communities with a powerful tool for community development and the adaptation planning needed to face pending … Read More
UINR is in immediate need of an individual to manage our Forestry division, ensuring that all forestry management requirements are met. For a complete job description, qualifications, educational requirements, and salary range, please click here.
Nikani Awtiken is back for its fourth year after successfully completing its third week-long youth training program–Nikani Awtiken–at Camp Rankin, St. Peters in 2014. Nikani Awtiken is a Mi’kmaq phrase that means ”trail blazing” or “creating a new path.” Nikani Awtiken is designed to instil an interest in Mi’kmaq youth to pursue careers in natural resource … Read More