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UINR’s Natural Resource Officer (NRO) program began in 2006, evolving out of the 1990 Unama’ki Guardian Program.
The original Guardian Program is managed by the individual bands. UINR’s NRO project will allow coordinated work plans and targeted training under our NRO Coordinator to ensure our enforcement and conservation goals succeed.
In an effort to [...]

First CAMP in region
Community Aquatic Monitoring Program– CAMP is a project where communities monitor the health and marine productivity of their local aquatic ecosystem.
From May–September, we monitored six sites around the Bras d’ Or Lakes using protocols developed by Fisheries and Oceans Canada. Long-term monitoring of fish and crustacean species, water temperature, salinity and dissolved [...]

The first class of Unama’KIDS graduated at a ceremony in Eskasoni and joined a new group of kids that will be involved in next year’s project. The focus of the day was eels and we looked at the species from a traditional and a scientific point of view. Blair Bernard showed how to spear, [...]

Eskasoni’s Angela Morris was the big winner when a series of scholarships were awarded to Unama’ki Science, Technology, and Natural Resources students.  There are three separate scholarship categories– the Stora Enso/UINR Scholarship Fund, Stora Enso/UINR Forestry Scholarships and the Georgia Pacific/UINR Scholarships. 
Here are the winners:
Georgia Pacific/UINR ($1,000): Lindsay Marshall–Membertou; 
Janice Basque–We’koqma’q;  Angela Morris–Eskasoni 
Stora Enso/UINR [...]

In the Mi’kmaq Nation, the wtisi, or nest, is particularly symbolic of the eagle. Eagles are monogamous and the nest is a place for both adult and young together. The nest provides a safe place to be nourished and develop. However, the nest must be strong, with good resources, to withstand the pressures around it. [...]