Bras d'Or Lakes CEPI
4102 Shore Rd. B1W 1M4 Eskasoni, NS, Canada

Last Call for submissions for this round of the Species Watch campaign from UINR! You have until August 9th to post your favourite Bumblebee or turtle pictures for a chance to win a $100, $50 or $25 gift card for amazon!

Species Watch: Last Chance for Submissions! Thank you for all the submissions to part three of our species watch contest! There is still time to enter. Get you...r photos of Unama'ki Species at Risk into the contest. The final date for entries is November 19th, 2020. Submit a photo via social media (Facebook of Instagram) using the hashtag #UINRspecieswatch or private message this page. We will be drawing for prizes on November 20th! How you can help these species at risk? - Learn to recognize these species, share your knowledge, report sightings! - Become a citizen scientist using the iNaturalist app. - Reduce your greenhouse gas emissions to help maintain the deep snow found in Cape Breton. - Be an advocate of sustainable forestry practices and buy Sustainable Forestry Initiative or Forest Stewardship council certified products. - Partnerships with local stakeholders like landowners, foresters, and trappers (who are currently collecting good data for NS DNR) are key to helping lynx, marten, black ash and boreal felt lichen.

Great to see new technology allowing additional research on the Bras d’Or Lakes.

CEPI was invited by Murray Lowery-Simpson of In Nature Robotics to a demonstration of AMOS, the Aquatic Mini Observation System. AMOS is a solar-powered autonomous device for use in water quality monitoring and other applications. The demonstration was held at the fish farm in We'koqma'q. www.innaturerobotics.com

CEPI Coordinator Stan Johnson and assistant coordinator Ron Newcombe on an AUV field day with our team on the beautiful Pitu’paq (Bras dOr lake)

The CEPI Forestry Task Team and CEPI Youth have recently been hanging out with folks from Cape Breton University and Dalhousie University to test an Autonomous Underwater Vehicle. Data collected by the device will be used for a CEPI project that will monitor the impact of forestry operations on the Lake.

Thank you for all the submissions to part two of our species watch contest! The final date to enter this section is September 13, 2020, so there is still time! ...To enter please submit a photo via social media (Facebook of Instagram) using the hashtag #UINRspecieswatch or private message our page. How to help our highlighted species at risk! - Bird proof your windows. - Be an advocate of sustainable forestry practices and buy certified sustainable forestry products. - Keep your cat indoors or supervise your cat outdoors. - Plant for pollinators. - Source pesticide-free plants. - Ask your local golf course and municipality to stop the broad scale use of herbicides and neonicotinoids. - Become a citizen scientist, using the iNaturalist app. - Spread the word and report any sightings