New Brunswick
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Since 1989, the Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) has been working to conserve New Brunswick’s most significant natural areas. Based in Fredericton, NCC has created more than 40 nature reserves — from the Acadian Peninsula in the north, to the island of Grand Manan in the south. To date, with the help of conservation-minded landowners and community supporters, we’ve protected more than 8,925hectares (22,054 acres) of this province's most ecologically significant habitats.
Plan a visit to our most popular nature reserves: the Johnson’s Mills Shorebird Interpretive Centre near Sackville, Musquash Estuary Nature Reserve near Saint John and Grand Manan Migratory Bird Sanctuary. We also welcome anyone interested in hands-on conservation to get involved in NCC’s Conservation Volunteers program.
Stories from the Field
Musquodoboit River, NS (Photo by NCC)
Active Rivers Area project: Supporting nature-based solutions for rivers, fish and communities
The Active Rivers Area project, developed with funding from Environment and Climate Change Canada and the Sustainable Forestry Initiative, used geomatic information mapping software to map the full extent of riparian zones across the three Maritime provinces and southern Quebec. Continue Reading »
Aerial view of Foxner Nature Reserve, NB (Photo by Mike Dembeck)
Conserving water for wildlife
For the first time, all the rivers and streams in New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, PEI and eastern Quebec have been mapped. Continue Reading »
From Our Blog
Atlantic puffins (Photo by Laurel Bernard/NCC staff)
Clowns of the sea: the Atlantic puffin
November 20, 2020
The summer of 1999 was a unique one for me. I spent three months living on a small 23-acre (9.5 hectare) island 16 kilometres away from the nearest land. Machias Seal Island in New Brunswick was home to two full-time lighthouse keepers, three... Continue Reading »
Featured Projects
Musquash, NB (Photo by Mike Dembeck)
Find out about our conservation projects, research activities, land management priorities and more. Read more »
Our Work
Semipalmated plover in Johnson's Mills, NB (Photo by Mike Dembeck)
Learn about where and how we are focussing our conservation efforts in New Brunswick.
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Faces of NCC
World Shorebirds Day CV event at Johnson's Mills, NB (Photo by NCC)
Meet some of the staff, volunteers and supporters who make our work possible. Read more »
News Releases
Miscou, NB (Photo by Mike Dembeck)
Read the latest NCC news in New Brunswick.
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