Podcasts about new brunswick museum

Dr. Alfredo Justo, curator of botany and mycology at the New Brunswick Museum, unveils the mysterious world beneath our feet - the vast, largely undocumented kingdom of fungi. With backgrounds spanning Spain, the United States, and now Canada, Dr. Justo brings a wealth of expertise to our discussion about the cutting edge of fungal research.Unlike plants and animals, fungi remain largely enigmatic because we rarely see the actual organisms themselves - only their fruiting bodies (mushrooms) that occasionally emerge. This fundamental challenge has left mycology decades behind other biological sciences. As Dr. Justo explains, studying fungi is like trying to understand plants by only examining their fruits, never seeing the plants themselves.The conversation explores how DNA sequencing has revolutionized the field, allowing researchers to identify species with unprecedented accuracy. Through initiatives like the Fungal Diversity Survey (FunDIS) and MicroMap Atlantic Canada, scientists and citizen researchers are collaborating to document North America's fungal diversity. With over 70,000 mushroom specimens DNA barcoded so far, we're just beginning to understand the scope of fungal biodiversity.Beyond taxonomy, we delve into fungi's remarkable potential applications. From mycorrhizal relationships that enhance forest health to bioremediation of contaminated soils, from pre-inoculated trees that produce edible mushrooms to promising medical compounds like those found in chaga and lion's mane, fungi offer solutions to some of our most pressing challenges.Whether you're a nature enthusiast curious about participating in citizen science, an entrepreneur seeking innovative business opportunities, or simply someone fascinated by the natural world, this episode reveals how fungi connect all living systems. Connect with your local mycological society to join this growing community of mushroom enthusiasts making significant contributions to scientific understanding.

On the phone-in today: Our guest, Rosmarie Lohnes, a sustainable landscape designer and founder of Helping Nature Heal Inc. in Bridgwater, NS, answers questions about preventing shoreline erosion. And off the top of the show, we speak with Arthur Gaudreau from @HalifaxReTales about the future of the retailer, Hudson's Bay. We also speak with Don McAlpine from the New Brunswick Museum about big brown bats at a school in Plaster Rock.

Delving deep into the mysterious world of mushrooms and lichens... we hear all about the 21st running of the mushroom and lichen foray happening this weekend in Salmonier Nature Park. (Krissy Holmes with Foray NL president Helen Spencer and Alfredo Justo, curator of Botany and Mycology at the New Brunswick Museum)

Municipal, provincial and federal politicians planted shovels in the dirt in Saint John yesterday to declare construction underway for the revitalized New Brunswick Museum. Jeanne Armstrong spoke to Tracy Clinch, chair of the museum board, about the journey from here.

Municipal, provincial and federal politicians planted shovels in the dirt in Saint John yesterday to declare construction underway for the revitalized New Brunswick Museum. Jeanne Armstrong spoke to Tracy Clinch, chair of the museum board, about the journey from here.

Municipal, provincial and federal politicians planted shovels in the dirt in Saint John yesterday to declare construction underway for the revitalized New Brunswick Museum. Jeanne Armstrong spoke to Tracy Clinch, chair of the museum board, about the journey from here.

​The new municipality of Valley Waters is home to a new fossil centre​, in Norton. It's a way for the community to share its rich history of fossil discovery with visitors.​ Khalil Akhtar spoke to Randy McKnight​, mayor of Valley Waters​, and Matt Stimson​, the New Brunswick Museum's Assistant Curator of Geology and Paleontology​.

​The new municipality of Valley Waters is home to a new fossil centre​, in Norton. It's a way for the community to share its rich history of fossil discovery with visitors.​ Khalil Akhtar spoke to Randy McKnight​, mayor of Valley Waters​, and Matt Stimson​, the New Brunswick Museum's Assistant Curator of Geology and Paleontology​.

​The new municipality of Valley Waters is home to a new fossil centre​, in Norton. It's a way for the community to share its rich history of fossil discovery with visitors.​ Khalil Akhtar spoke to Randy McKnight​, mayor of Valley Waters​, and Matt Stimson​, the New Brunswick Museum's Assistant Curator of Geology and Paleontology​.

Saint John Mayor Donna Reardon on council's approval of plans for a new exhibition centre on Douglas Avenue.

New Brunswick recently announced $108 million towards the revitalization of the New Brunswick Museum. Community Reporter Marisa Hersey-Misner tells us how the project will improve access for all its patrons.

We discuss the latest trending headlines with Producer Grant Hardy, including how heat-flation is driving up the price of chocolate, and a Vancouver bar who's mocktail list is putting their booze sales to shame. We examine the nuances of inclusion and representation in reality TV with AMI Communications Specialist, Greg David. Beth Deer joins us with The Buzz, and she's asking, “what would an autonomous travel pod do for you?”. We find out more about the intriguing design concept,! New Brunswick recently announced $108 million towards the revitalization of the New Brunswick Museum. Community Reporter Marisa Hersey-Misner tells us how the project will improve access for all its patrons. Ryan Chin says a better relationship with your financial planner equals better results. We find out more on our Financial Literacy segment. AMI Technical Producer Jacob Shymanski shares highlights from his experience at the Manitoba Accessible Sports Expo in Niverville.

The design was created by Toronto-based architectural firm Diamond Schmitt. We spoke with firm partner, Don Schmitt and senior associate, Emily Baxter who grew up in Quispamsis and Saint John.

As a boy, Don McAlpine fell in love with natural and parleyed his curiosity into a 43-year career with the New Brunswick Museum. CBC's Julia Wright spoke with Don about some of the whales, worms, bats and bugs he's befriended over the years and finds out what's next as he retires this year.

Matt Stimson the assistant curator of geology and paleontology at the New Brunswick Museum. Olivia King is a research associate at the museum.

Research associate at the New Brunswick Museum, Olivia King and Matt Stimson, the museum's assistant curator of geology and paleontology spoke with the CBC's Danielle McCreadie about their extraordinary discovery of a fossilized tree previously unknown to humans.

Shark declines: finning regulations might have bitten off more than they can chew In recent years governments around the world have attempted to slow the catastrophic decline in shark numbers with regulations, including on the practice of shark finning. But a new study led by marine biologist Boris Worm and published in the journal Science suggests that these regulations have backfired and shark mortality is still rising. The reason is that shark fishers responded by keeping all of the shark, and developing ever more markets for shark meat and oils, such as in supplements, cosmetics, and even hidden as “whitefish” or “flake” in fish and chip markets. Dogs like TV about dogs but don't give a rat's about squirrels Like a lot of us, dogs spend a certain amount of time in front of the TV. But what are they watching and what do they like? Freya Mowat, a veterinary ophthalmologist from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, was interested in finding what dogs like to watch on TV so that she could develop new ways to test dog vision. Her study, recently published in the journal Applied Animal Behaviour Science, revealed that, unsurprisingly, dogs preferred to watch other dogs, and ten per cent also enjoyed watching cartoons as much as live action animals. The more unexpected finding was that the dogs were not as interested in watching humans, squirrels, or trucks. An ancient tree's crowning glory Paleontologists working in Norton, New Brunswick have made an extraordinary discovery: a fully intact 350 million year old fossilized tree unlike any previously known to science. Matt Stinson, the assistant curator of geology and paleontology at the New Brunswick Museum, says it's extremely rare in the fossil record to find a fully intact tree like this one that has its trunk, branches and leaves still attached. Olivia King, a research associate at the museum, described it as “odd and whimsical,” like the trees from Dr. Seuss's famous book The Lorax. Their study is in the journal Current Biology. There was an old elephant who swallowed an ant… The complex interdependence of plants and animals in an ecosystem are often hard to fathom until they go wrong. This is illustrated by a new study in Kenya showing how an invasive ant led to elephants knocking down trees, affecting how lions hunt zebras, which turned out to be bad news for buffalo. Adam Ford from the University of British Columbia, Okanagan is part of the team on this study published in Science. Understanding when (earlier), and how (cleverly), stone-age people lived in Europe New technology to study fragments of bone found in a cave in Germany is leading to a rewriting of the history of how Homo sapiens established themselves in Europe, when the continent was dominated by Neanderthals. A team, led by Jean-Jacques Hublin, at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, uncovered human bones dating back 46,000 years in a cave in Northern Germany, which means the Homo sapiens were living side by side much earlier with Neanderthals in a frigid ice-age climate instead of sticking to the tropics like previously believed. The research, including detailed climatic reconstructions, led to three papers published in the journal Nature. A separate find is giving new insight into their material culture as archaeologists have uncovered a subtly clever tool they think ancient humans would have used to spin rope. The team built replicas of the tool and found it worked remarkably effectively to twist plant fibres into strong rope. Nicholas Conard, an archaeologist from the University of Tübingen in Germany, was part of the team, and the work was published in Science Advances.

A French school that planned to open in the old New Brunswick Museum space in Saint John this September has pulled out. Organizers say renovation costs turned out to be much more than expected. We'll get the city's reaction to the news when we speak to deputy mayor John MacKenzie.

Staff at the New Brunswick Museum will be busy wrapping whale bones and historic documents in the coming weeks, preparing a move to a temporary home on Lancaster Avenue. William Forestall shares what this will mean for access to the collections and future plans for the museum.

The Lycée International Français des Provinces Atlantiques will operate out of the former New Brunswick Museum space in Market Square. The school's development manager, Marie Langlois tells us how things are progressing as the school prepares to welcome its first students in the fall of 2024.

The expansion of the New Brunswick Museum will require the removal of 4 homes along Saint John's Douglas Avenue. We hear from a homeowner, and from Kathryn Hamer, chair of the museum's board.

The expansion of the New Brunswick Museum will require the removal of 4 homes along Saint John's Douglas Avenue. We hear from a homeowner, and from Kathryn Hamer, chair of the museum's board.

The expansion of the New Brunswick Museum will require the removal of 4 homes along Saint John's Douglas Avenue. We hear from a homeowner, and from Kathryn Hamer, chair of the museum's board.

After a tumultuous few weeks for the New Brunswick Museum, including political point-scoring by provincial and municipal leaders, and accusations of interference by the Irving family, the chair of the Museum board, Dr Kathryn Hamer, joins us for her first interview in nearly a year.

Controversy continues to build over a new plan to bring the shuttered New Brunswick Museum back to life. Green Party Leader David Coon explains why the project needs greater public oversight.

Green Party leader David Coon is looking for answers surrounding the plan to bring the New Brunswick Museum back to life. Jeanne Armstrong spoke with him about his concerns.

Don Darling, former mayor of Saint John, voices his opinion on how the Higgs government is handling the New Brunswick Museum's building woes. Don Darling talks with Julia Wright about the "epic failure" and also shares "the worst kept secret in town"

The museum's board of directors will soon be able to manage the design and construction of a new home for New Brunswick's history. Tammy Scott-Wallace, minister of tourism, heritage and culture, discusses the proposed legislation and next steps for the museum.

Connie Browne is a research associate with the New Brunswick Museum.

Snapping turtles are in decline in other places, and researchers are trying to figure out if New Brunswick is the same. Jeanne Armstrong spoke to Connie Browne, a research associate with the New Brunswick Museum, about the survey and how you can help.

A poppy on a lapel. Names carved on a monument. A wreath on a grave. There are many ways we honour the sacrifice of soldiers killed in conflict. Peter Larocque from the New Brunswick Museum takes us through some of the personal memorials given to families of fallen soldiers.

Don McAlpine is with the Natural History department of the New Brunswick Museum.

Dee Stubbs-Lee is the New Brunswick Museum's only full-time conservator. But over the summer, she had another set of hands. Emma Griffiths is a masters student from Queen's University.

Peter Larocque is the head of humanities and Curator of Cultural History and Art at the New Brunswick Museum. He tells host Julia Wright about a beautiful piece of furniture donated to the New Brunswick Museum and how it unlocked a bit of Saint John history.

Foraging is growing in popularity. The New Brunswick Museum will host mushroom identification and learning sessions through September. Alfredo Justo, curator of botany and mycology at the museum, shares the details.

The wet and warm weather is great for mushrooms! Alfredo Junto of the New Brunswick Museum describes the bounty in the forest.

Stephen Mott is an interpreter with the New Brunswick Museum.

Wedding season is upon us. Felicity Osepchook is the head of the Archives and Research Library at the New Brunswick Museum. She speaks with host Julia Wright about some of the wedding related items in the museum's collection materials.

The New Brunswick Museum's art curator Peter Larocque speaks with host Julia Wright about the museum's ever-growing collection of quilts and how to get in on the New Brunswick Contemporary Quilt Award.

Alfredo Justo is curator of Botany and Mycology at the New Brunswick Museum. He speaks with host Julia Wright about his ideal summer...for studying fungi.

With a long career in the museum business that included leading the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia and the Beaverbrook Art Gallery, Bernard Riordon has taken over as transitional CEO of the New Brunswick Museum.

Peter Larocque is the head of humanities and Curator of Cultural History and Art at the New Brunswick Museum.

Felicity Osepchook, head of the archives and research library at the New Brunswick Museum takes us through the history of Rockwood Park. Back in the day you might catch daredevil stuntmen riding bikes headfirst into Lily Lake.

The discovery of tiny new species here in New Brunswick was featured in a scientific journal recently. Kendra Driscoll, from the New Brunswick Museum shares all the details with host Julia Wright.

The pandemic hasn't slowed down interesting fossil discoveries at the New Brunswick Museum. In fact, it may have indirectly helped them along. Matt Stimson and Olivia King of NBM speak with host Julia Wright.

Archivists are masters of preserving our written past, but crucial work is often misunderstood or underappreciated. Julia Wright speaks with head Archives and Research Library at the New Brunswick Museum, Felicity Osepchook, about how many time she's been called an "archeologist".

Felicity Osepchook from the New Brunswick Museum shares some neat facts, and artifacts, from Valentine's Days past in New Brunswick.

Felicity Osepchook joins host Julia Wright to share some Valentine's Day material from the New Brunswick Museum's collection.

Two 10,000 year-old walruses that fishermen dragged up out of the Bay of Fundy are finally ready for researchers to examine thanks to the painstaking work of Dee Stubbs-Lee with the New Brunswick Museum. She tells host Julia Wright all about the work and her new friend Wally.

It's the season of gift-giving The New Brunswick Museum are experts on that, with 85 per cent of the Museum's collections being gifts from various sources. Peter Larocque talks about how the New Brunswick Museum acquires artifacts.

Lukeus Graune-Gregg, is the 18 year old that made the big discovery and Matthew Stimson is an assistant Curator of Geology and Paleontology at the New Brunswick Museum.

The New Brunswick Museum traces one man's journey from potato farmer to New Brunswick Christmas tree magnate. Felicity Osepchook is Head of the Archives and Research Library at the New Brunswick Museum, she has the story of Fred Morehouse.

An important collection of fossils is making its way back to New Brunswick, after being studied for decades down in North Carolina. We get more details from Matthew Stimson with the New Brunswick Museum. 

There was a time when trains served rural communities all over New Brunswick. For a few years, starting in 1912, the Better Farming Special rolled along the tracks. It was a train strictly for the benefit of the farming community. Felicity Osepchook, from the New Brunswick Museum tells host Julia Wright all about it.

The New Brunswick Museum is moving 74 works of art on display since 1996. Host Julia Wright gets a tour with fine art curator Peter Larocque.

Julia Wright explores Canada's largest marine mammal collection at the New Brunswick Museum on Douglas Avenue with Zoology department head Don MacAlpine. you'll hear about pickled whale eyeballs, three-foot vertebra and why they had to stop boiling whale carcasses on Douglas Avenue.

From the white crosses on uptown windowsills to the strange figures staring down from the entrance to Tuck Studio. We explore some some everyday mysteries in uptown Saint John on a new walking tour hosted by the New Brunswick Museum.

Scientists have found signs of animal life that goes back over three hundred million years at Cape Enrage. Matthew Stimson is the Assistant Curator of Geology and Paleontology at the New Brunswick Museum in Saint John. Jim Campbell is the manager at Cape Enrage.

Matthew Stimson, assistant curator of Geology and Paleontology at the New Brunswick Museum in Saint John and Jim Campbell, manager at Cape Enrage on the significance of this discovery.

Peter Larocque is the head of humanities and Curator of Cultural History and Art with the New Brunswick Museum.

Felicity Osepchook at the New Brunswick Museum takes us back through museum archives to look at marketing campaigns. There are some pretty unique tourist brochures is the archives dating back tot he turn of the century.

Highway 1 roadsides are internationally significant as one of just a few places in the world where you can find certain types of fossils. Matt Stimson is the Assistant Curator of Geology and Paleontology at the New Brunswick Museum.

The international collection at our museum is massive with strange and beautiful artifacts from as close as Nova Scotia and far away as Mt Vesuvius and Australia. Peter Larocque is head of humanities and curator of cultural history and art, at the New Brunswick Museum.

In some parts of the world, people have lost their lives trying to preserve important artifacts. Claire Titus is Provincial Collections Manager and Conservator at the New Brunswick Museum.

Felicity Osepchook is the curator of archives with the New Brunswick Museum.

Stephen Clayden with the New Brunswick Museum talks about the star-tipped reindeer lichen, which just won the vote for becoming a new national symbol.

On Douglas Avenue, Andrew Sullivan, biologist, taxidermist, preservationist, manages the bug barn, where beetles eat away at carcasses.

The Canadian Museum of Nature is asking the public to vote on a national lichen. Kendra Driscoll at the New Brunswick Museum had a say in choosing the candidates from several species.

A Saint John dentist named Painless Parker thought if you threw in a little light musical entertainment and took dentistry out into the street, people might not hate the dentist experience so much. The New Brunswick Museum archives bring the story of his showmanship, controversy, and according to some people, malpractice.

On this week's show: Dozens of jobs are being lost in St. Stephen, and Market Square is proposing a new home for the New Brunswick Museum.