Conservation, Education & Community Interaction since 1977
Riverkeepers Lessons
HRAA’s Riverkeepers Educational Units offer hands-on lessons that connect participants with local ecosystems, conservation, and sustainable practices. From monitoring water quality and tagging smallmouth bass to raising juvenile Atlantic salmon and exploring the role of wetlands, these programs provide interactive learning experiences. Students might build bird habitats, tie fishing flies, or plant trees to understand carbon capture, all while gaining a deeper appreciation for New Brunswick’s natural resources.
Water Rangers
The Water Rangers lesson explores water quality through a video presentation and hands-on activities, including creating a DIY Secchi disk to measure turbidity, analyzing water temperatures, and modeling ocean currents.
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Exploring Temperature (Gr. K-5)
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Modeling Ocean Currents (Gr. 9-12)
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Fish of New Brunswick
The Fish of NB lesson introduces students to local fish species through a PowerPoint presentation on fish identification and characteristics, followed by hands-on activities like a fish identification matching game and exploring fish anatomy and adaptations.
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Fish of New Brunswick Powerpoint Presentation
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Fish Identification Game (Gr. 6-8)
Fish Identification Game Answer Key
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AmBASSadors
The Smallmouth Bass lesson features an educational video on bass tagging, identification, and angling tips, with hands-on activities like an invasive species word search, a fishing-themed coloring page, and a fishing word search.
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Fishing Coloring Page (Gr. K-5)
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Winter Birds of NB
The Winter Birds of New Brunswick lesson includes a PowerPoint presentation on identifying native overwintering bird species and their habitats, with hands-on activities like making bird feeders and participating in a migration activity.
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Carbon Capture
The Carbon Capture lesson features educational videos and a tree presentation on carbon footprints, with hands-on activities like calculating personal carbon footprints and participating in a carbon climate quiz.
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Carbon Capture Video: Soil health and Planting
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Carbon Capture Video: Salt Springs Restoration
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Carbon Footprint Poster (Gr. K-5)
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How Big is your Carbon Footprint? (Gr. 6-8)
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Wild Wetland Wards
The Wild Wetland Wards lesson explores the importance of wetland ecosystems and their services using large educational posters, with hands-on activities like "Design a Duck" and "Wetland in a Pan" to illustrate wetland functions and wildlife adaptations.
What is a wetland? Be a Wetland Ward
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Fantastic Ferns ​Rare Plants
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Trees Please ​Floodplain Friends
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Nocturnal Neighbours ​Marsh Monsters
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Invasive Plants ​Herons & Birds
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Wetland Warning ​Design a Duck (Gr. K-5)
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Fish Friends
The Fish Friends lessons explore the Atlantic salmon lifecycle, fish habitats, and species conservation, with hands-on learning activities such as the Lifecycle Size Sequencing and Anatomy of a Salmon to enhance understanding of their biology and ecological importance.
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Lifecycle of the Atlantic Salmon Video
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Lifecycle Size Sequencing Activity Sheets (Gr. K-5)
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Anatomy of a Salmon Activity (Gr. 6-8)
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Flybrary Founders
The Flybrary Founders lessons cover the basics of fly fishing and include a fly-tying tutorial, with hands-on learning through activities like fly tying and the "Only the Strong Survive" challenge to enhance practical skills and understanding.
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​Only the Strong Survive (Gr. K-5)
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