Joanne Gallivan and Pat Campbell are long-time supporters of the Nature Trust, donating an ‘unrestricted’ gift annually, which allows the Nature Trust to use the gift where it is most needed. This year, Pat also included the Nature Trust as a tertiary beneficiary in a will update.

“The work that the Nature Trust does is just wonderful,” shares Joanne. “I don’t know another organization that is better at staying in touch with its donors; we both think it’s fabulous.”

“And the Nature Trust is a critically important player in protecting lands and waters in Nova Scotia, so we want to contribute to help achieve its goals”, adds Pat.

Pat and Joanne are now both retired from teaching at Cape Breton University and enjoy getting out along Nova Scotia’s coastline and photographing bird sightings. They are particularly fascinated with birds on their migration routes gathering in the thousands along the shorelines.

“Overall, we have so little protected land in Nova Scotia, and development in certain areas is just continuing to boom,” expresses Joanne. “Because of organizations like the Nature Trust, thousands of acres have been protected – and that’s spread across the province.”

This year Joanne and Pat decided to give their family doctor and her staff a Gift of Nature.

“Our doctor was quite taken by this gift and was beaming when she thanked us for the Adopted Acre of Forest,” says Joanne. “For us, it’s more personally meaningful to give a forever gift of land rather than a fleeting gift of flowers.”

“I love the Nature Trust’s philosophy”, Pat went on to say. “They prioritize land protection efforts around existing protected areas, which adds to the size of the protected ecosystem and allows the species living there to flourish.”

Find out more about how you can create your own natural legacy. For more information on making a legacy gift, please reach out to Barbara Haley at barbara@nsnt.ca