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Friends Of Restigouche

Friends of Restigouche is a partnership among CPAWS New Brunswick, Arpin Canoe Restigouche, outdoor recreationists and local community members.  The goal is to conserve nature and restore vibrant communities to the Restigouche region of northern New Brunswick and the Gaspé. 

Friends of Restigouche Vision

Our vision is that the Restigouche Watershed area conserves the diversity of natural habitats and wildlife across the Restigouche River watershed (in New Brunswick and Quebec) and supports vibrant human communities and sustainable forest and river-based economies.

What needs to be protected?

CPAWS NB and our partners have identified natural assets in the Restigouche that need to be conserved to ensure vibrant communities, including:

• ·protected wilderness areas that support the ecotourism and tourism sectors, including roadless areas, steep slopes and scenic rivers;

• ·forest areas managed to support sustainable production of non-timber forest products, including mushrooms, ginseng, ground hemlock and maple syrup;

• ·protected river systems where forest harvesting and road-building is strictly controlled to prevent damage to wild Atlantic salmon rivers and spawning grounds

Please Support our Work

Please become a Friends of Restigouche member – just join CPAWS and note that you want to be added to the Friends of Restigouche supporter list.  We will send you updates on Restigouche events and activities.

For other actions you can take, please click here.

Member Photo 

Photo by David Godin

If you would like to share your favourite Restigouche photo with the other Friends of Restigouche, please send us a jpeg of the photo along with your name so we can credit you.

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