Portobello Creek National Wildlife Area, New Brunswick - Coldspring Lead Wetland Naturalization Project
Document reference number: 3
To help inform this determination, the Canadian Wildlife Service is inviting comments from the public respecting that determination. All comments received will be considered public [and may be posted online]. For more information, individuals should consult the Privacy Notice https://iaac-aeic.gc.ca/050/evaluations/document/80255?culture=en-CA on the Registry website.
Written comments must be submitted by 25 July, 2024 to:
Andrew Kennedy – Protected Areas Coordinator
17 Waterfowl Lane, Sackville NB E4L 1G6
506-364-5077
andrew.kennedy@ec.gc.ca
The Proposed Project
Ducks Unlimited Canada proposes to naturalize the freshwater Coldspring Lead impoundment that was constructed in 1992. By naturalizing this impoundment, the proponent proposes to restore the original hydrology connecting of Coldspring Lead Brook which flows into the Portobello stream. The scope of the project will include removal of the water control structure that is present and breach the berm in two locations to return this project site to its natural pre-construction (1992) state. These breach's will be strategically placed where preexisting tributaries were present in historical imagery. To reach project location with machinery, small road improvements will have to be made, along with beaver removal as they have flooded out the access road with dams. The breaches will be designed to minimize excessive erosion. Dyke material removed to excavate the breaches will be placed back into its original location along the toe of the dyke into the borrow pit. The total area of this project is roughly 70 acres