New Brunswick, Protected Areas Survey, Public hearings, recommendations, Forestry, Recreation, Habitat, Conservation 

"Introduction

This report presents the findings and recommendations of the public review on the proposed plan for A Protected Areas Strategy for New Brunswick. The proposed plan was released by the Minister of Natural Resources and Energy on September 15, 1998 for public information, review and comments.

As mandated, Dr. Louis LaPierre held 20 public meetings across New Brunswick during January and February of 1999. Four hundred and sixty-six submissions, including presentations made at the meetings, comments forwarded by telephone, e-mail, and mail were received during the public review process. The report summarizes the comments received, as I understood them. A number of quotations from oral and written briefs are included to give a flavor of the comments made.

The report makes recommendations to the Minister of Natural Resources and Energy regarding the final strategy. Specific recommendations are presented throughout this report and they are regrouped in a consolidated format, in Appendix 1. These recommendations support in principle the proposal to establish a comprehensive system of protected areas within New Brunswick's seven ecoregions. The report also reflects the major issues and concerns expressed by many New Brunswickers who attended the public meetings or who forwarded their written concerns."  

This document is an overview of the public recommendations portion of the New Brunswick Protected Areas Strategy.

Some aspects of consideration:
- Forestry
- Mining
- Recreational
- Hunting, Trapping, Fisheries
- Off Road Motor Vehicle, Snowmobile Use
- Wilderness Travel and Ecotourism
- Roads and Utility Corridors
- Aboriginal Interests and Concerns
- Private Land within the Protected Areas
- Campsite Leases on Crown Lands
- Coastal Islands
- Management Plans