Open the doors of the United Pentecostal Church of Kouchibouguac and you’ll be greeted by dozens of scientists with their heads bowed over microscopes and the smell of formaldehyde.
BiotaNB brings biologists together from across the continent
Shane Fowler · CBC News
· Posted: Aug 19, 2026 5:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: 2 hours ago
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Frog biologist Gregory Jongsma holds up a bag of newts he collected for the New Brunswick museum specimen research collection from the Black River Protected Natural Area. (Shane Fowler/CBC News)
Open the doors of the United Pentecostal Church of Kouchibouguac this week and you’ll be greeted by dozens of scientists with their heads bowed over microscopes and the smell of formaldehyde.
It’s the makeshift headquarters of for nearly 80 researchers who have made their annual pilgrimage to BioticNB; a two-week scientific marathon of collecting every type of bird, bug, mushroom, or moss, as well as everything in between at the Black River protected natural area adjacent to Kouchibouguac National Park.
“We bring in experts from across New Brunswick, Canada, and even the world to participate in surveying every bit of biodiversity that we can,” said Gregory Jongsma,
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