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Community support helps conserve vulnerable shoreline and wetlands near Gimli
March 7, 2022Two new properties conserved on the southwest shore of Lake Winnipeg are helping provide habitat for significant habitat for breeding and migratory birds. They are also contributing to the health of the lake. Read more »
Neighbour of nature reserve donates rare ecosystem land
March 4, 2022Cobourg resident John O’Neill has taken his generosity to another level by donating his own 40-hectare property. This expands the neighbouring Hazel Bird Nature Reserve by one-third, from 116 hectares to 156 hectares.Read more »
Nature Conservancy of Canada gets major land donation for the Chignecto Isthmus “Moose Sex” Wilderness Corridor Project
February 28, 2022A critically important area for wildlife in the Maritimes is getting a big boost. A large parcel of forest, wetland and coastline totalling 397 hectares along the New Brunswick–Nova Scotia border is now owned by the Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) thanks to a generous gift of land.Read more »
Nature Conservancy of Canada expands PEI conservation area
February 25, 2022Significant pieces of a conservation puzzle have been filled in at an important wildlife area in Prince Edward Island. The Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) has announced it has finalized the purchase of two sites along the Percival River in North Enmore. The properties total 68 hectares and include salt marsh, freshwater wetland, and forest. One of the sites is beautifully situated at the mouth of Percival Bay. Read more »
Nature Conservancy of Canada protects an additional 157 hectares on Nova Scotia’s South Shore
February 23, 2022The Nature Conservancy (NCC) announced the protection of two new sites along the southwestern shores of Nova Scotia. The Nature Conservancy of Canada has finalized the purchase of 110 hectares here and has also received a partial land donation of over 47 hectares along the Port Joli Peninsula. Read more »
Southwest Alberta rancher protects provincially rare habitat
February 22, 2022NCC's Chapel Rock property is located in the Castle-Crowsnest Watershed Natural Area and was first homesteaded by Joseph Pisony in 1912. Read more »
Rare forest and over 25 kilometres of lake shoreline now protected
February 15, 2022The Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) has announced a significant private land conservation area in Nova Scotia. The not-for-profit conservation organization has purchased 950 hectares of mature Acadian (Wabanaki) forest, over 25 kilometres of undisturbed lakefront shoreline and 130 hectares of freshwater wetlands in Upper Ohio. Read more »
Wildlife crossing under Route 117 completed
February 8, 2022The Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) has held its promise made back in 2019 and has completed upgrades to a wildlife crossing parallel to the popular trail P'tit Train-du-NordRead more »
