News Releases
NCC expands Abram Village nature reserve
February 21, 2020Thanks to its partners and donors, the Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) has expanded its nature reserve in Abram Village by 10 hectares (24 acres), providing greater protection for one of the Island’s largest remaining salt marshes. The 10 hectares newly-conserved by NCC is mainly forested and borders the Abram Village salt marsh. Because only one per cent of PEI’s landmass is made up of salt marshes, these ecosystems are critically important for conservation, both for wildlife and local communities. Read more »
Conservation of wetlands key to protecting wildlife, water and our communities
February 2, 2020Wetlands play an unsung role in water management. They are our water towers, flood-control reservoirs and filtration plants. They are the green sponges that hold water when we have too much, and they slowly release it when we need it the most. Read more »
Give a gift of Canadian nature
December 13, 2019As the holiday season approaches, the Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) has a green gift option for the nature lover on your list. Through its Gifts of Canadian Nature program, NCC offers opportunities to symbolically adopt iconic Canadian species. Read more »
Double your impact for nature on Giving Tuesday
December 3, 2019It may not be a holiday marked on your calendar, but “Giving Tuesday”, the first Tuesday following American Thanksgiving, is an important day for many charities in the US and Canada, including the Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC).Read more »
Opportunity to protect PEI salt marsh
November 20, 2019The Nature Conservancy of Canada’s latest project will help protect one of the Island’s largest and most intact salt marshes. The charitable land trust has an opportunity to conserve 10 hectares (24 acres) of forested land bordering the salt marsh in Abrams Village, west of Summerside. Read more »
Concerned by the burning of Brazil’s rainforest?
October 17, 2019The Acadian forest of the Maritimes is a unique and diverse forest featuring close to 50 species of trees. With only 5% of mature Acadian forest remaining, it's in need of conservation and restoration.Read more »
International business consultant Ann Worth joins NCC
October 3, 2019Preserving more of Atlantic Canada’s unique natural landscapes and key wildlife habitats will be the main topic of discussion when the Nature Conservancy of Canada’s (NCC’s) regional board of directors meet October 3 and 4 in Charlottetown. NCC board members will be joined by Ann Worth, a PEI-based international business consultant and outdoor enthusiast recently appointed to the board. Read more »
It's new! The Mel and Camilla MacPhee Nature Reserve in Kingsboro
August 15, 2019Thanks to the generosity of an Island family, the Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) has conserved 91 hectares (226 acres) of rare wetland and hardwood forest in Kingsboro, near Souris. Read more »
Nature Conservancy of Canada expands protected area on Percival River on World Environment Day
June 5, 2019On World Environment Day the Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) is announcing it has conserved a valuable wetland, salt marsh and forest habitat along the Percival River in Egmont Bay, west of Summerside. The 35-hectare (87-acre) coastal property was donated to NCC by Anne Louise Boswall, of Ogden, Quebec, and conserved through the Government of Canada’s Ecological Gifts Program and Natural Areas Conservation Program. Read more »
Worried about climate and biodiversity loss?
May 14, 2019This week a United Nations’ team of 450 scientists and diplomats issued a stark warning: the accelerating deterioration of nature is jeopardizing humanity’s collective future. Read more »
Volunteer for Nature!
April 18, 2019Join NCC as a Conservation Volunteer this summer, and spend a day at one of our Island nature reserves.Read more »
American families donate Howe Bay forest to Nature Conservancy of Canada
February 15, 2019New nature reserve in Howe Bay honours Great Aunt Lizzie Read more »
Protect wetlands, help fight climate change
February 5, 2019NCC is working to conserve wetlands for wildlife habitat, and to help adapt to climate change.Read more »
Nature's Real Estate Agent Sets Up Shop on PEI!
November 2, 2018NCC has a new director on PEIRead more »
Nature Conservancy of Canada announces plan to double its conservation areas, coast to coast
September 27, 2018The Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) has announced its Landmark Campaign — the largest private charitable campaign for conservation in Canadian history. Read more »
Nature Conservancy of Canada protects site at Blooming Point
July 6, 2018The Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) has conserved a 52-hectare (128-acre) coastal property adjacent to popular Blooming Point beach. Read more »
Nature Conservancy of Canada says Maritimers must help slow spread of emerald ash borer
May 23, 2018The Nature Conservancy of Canada is concerned about the arrival in the Maritimes of an invasive tree-destroying beetle. Read more »
Nature Conservancy of Canada asks Islanders to give their time to nature
April 20, 2018In advance of Earth Day, April 22, the Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) is encouraging Canadians to make every day Earth Day by volunteering for nature this summer. Read more »
Nature Conservancy of Canada protects rare salt marsh on Haldimand River
January 26, 2018The Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) has purchased and protected a total of 57 hectares (141 acres) in Abrams Village, at the mouth of the Haldimand River, west of Summerside. Read more »
Nature Conservancy of Canada to protect Blooming Point habitat
December 7, 2017The Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) is working to protect a 128-acre (52 hectare) property containing dunes, a large salt marsh and coastal forest behind popular Blooming Point beachRead more »
