Press Releases

A BELOVED SPECIES. A BELOVED PLACE. A CAMPAIGN TO PROTECT THEM BOTH.

March 5, 2023

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McGowan Lake Campaign – Webpage

Purcells Cove Backlands Campaign – Webpage

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HARBOUR & Prices NOW Protected

December 4, 2023

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Big Wins for Nature and Nature Lovers on the Shores of the St. Mary’s River

August 28, 2023

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August 12, 2023

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HOPE For the coast

August 3, 2023

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Hope for the Coast Webpage

Harbour and Prices Islands – Further Information

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Major Coastal Conservation Wins on the Bras d’Or

July 4, 2023

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SPECTACULAR COASTAL CONSERVATION LANDS TO BUILD ON BELOVED OWLS HEAD

April 6, 2023

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A YEAR-END WIN FOR BIODIVERSITY IN NOVA SCOTIA: SIX NEW CONSERVATION LANDS PROTECTED BY THE nATURE tRUST

December 21, 2022

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Nature Trust announces success in campaign to save 3 rare coastal gems

March 8, 2022

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Give endangered turtles a home for the holidays and forever

December 9, 2021

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Sobey Family gives $1 million to help the Nature Trust protect Twice the Wild

October 20, 2021

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For any questions or technical issues with these resources, contact Anna Weinstein at anna*nsnt.ca.

Nature Trust Races to save 3 rare coastal gems by September 29

September 16, 2021

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Nature Trust RECEIVES MAJOR SUPPORT FROM MICHELIN CORPORATE FOUNDATION

July 21, 2021

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Nature Trust saves rare coastal gem at port la tour

June 24, 2021

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BLUE MOUNTAIN WILDERNESS CONNECTOR

Dec. 29, 2020

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gifts of nature

Nov. 30, 2020

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honouring ray’s final wish – Nova Scotia Nature Trust promotes unique estate sale to support land conservation 

Oct. 2, 2020

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Nova Scotia Nature Trust announces ambitious campaign to protect twice as much wild space by 2023

Sept. 21, 2020

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For any questions or technical issues with these resources, contact Anna Weinstein at anna*nsnt.ca.

MapleCross Invests in Nova Scotia Nature: Helps Save Spectacle Island Sanctuary for Birds

Aug. 28, 2020

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Communiqué de presse

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Spectacle Island Locator Map

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City Support Boosts Nature Trust’s Efforts to Save ‘Missing Link’ in Beloved Urban Wilderness

July 22, 2020

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Blue Mountain Wilderness Connector Map

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Island Refuge Saved for Migratory Birds

April 28, 2020

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Peases Island Location Map

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aRTISTS RALLY TO SAVE THE WILD BLUE

February 4th 2020

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Blue Mountain Wilderness Connector

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the Gift of nature

December 2, 2019

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For more information, please contact:

Bonnie Sutherland, Executive Director
bonnie@nsnt.ca, 902.425.5263

Nature Trust campaigns to save major ‘missing link’ in beloved Halifax urban wilderness

October 17th, 2019

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Blue Mountain Birch Cove Lakes wilderness , wildlife and recreation

Nature Trust’s Big WIn for the Birds – Seal Island Protected

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Map: Seal Island Conservation Land

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Nature Trust Announces Major New Coastal Wilderness in Cape Breton – Big Win for Canada’s Biodiversity

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Mabou Highlands Conservation Lands Map
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Nature Trust’s LATEST BIG WIN FOR BIODIVERSITY WELCOME NEWS AMID GLOBAL BIODIVERSITY CRISIS – May 23, 2019

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St. Mary’s River Conservation Lands Map – ‘Ribbon of Green’

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For more information, please contact:

Bonnie Sutherland, Executive Director
bonnie@nsnt.ca, 902.425.5263

Sanctuary for endangered reptiles expanded through Lasting Landscapes—the first of 17 new conservation sites celebrated! – May 6, 2019

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Barren Meadows Conservation Lands Map

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For more information, please contact:

Jessica Bradford, Conservation Project Coordinator
jessica@nsnt.ca, 902.425.5263

connecting with nature series invites nature lovers to celebrate the great outdoors – April 30, 2019

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Connecting with Nature Flyer (PDF)

Connecting with Nature weblink

Nature Trust’s Historic Land Campaign to Exceed Ambitious Targets – March 28, 2019

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Lasting Landscapes Campaign Map

Frederick Lake Conservation Lands Regional Map

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For more information, please contact:

Jessica Bradford, Conservation Project Coordinator
jessica@nsnt.ca, 902.425.5263

Baddeck River CONSERVATION LANDS ANNOUNCED – March 1, 2019

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Baddeck River Conservation Lands Map

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For more information, please contact:

Jessica Bradford, Conservation Project Coordinator
jessica@nsnt.ca, 902.425.5263

Lasting Landscapes Campaign – February 12, 2019

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Lasting Landscapes Campaign Map

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For more information, please contact:

Jessica Bradford, Conservation Project Coordinator
jessica@nsnt.ca, 902.425.5263

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The Nova Scotia Nature Trust is Nova Scotia’s only conservation charity dedicated exclusively to protecting our province’s unique natural legacy through private land conservation.

We welcome the opportunity to work with media to tell the stories of the incredible natural places we protect and the people that make these conservation achievements possible.

We can provide images, videos, b-roll, maps and backgrounders upon request for your story and are here to help coordinate interviews with staff and volunteers.

For more information please contact:

Jessica Bradford, Conservation Project Coordinator
jessica@nsnt.ca, 902.425.5263

About the Nova Scotia Nature Trust

  • A registered conservation charity dedicated to protecting outstanding natural areas on private land in Nova Scotia.
  • Works with private landowners to protect, in perpetuity, Nova Scotia’s natural legacy, from rare and endangered wildlife habitats to outstanding coastal areas and old growth forests.
  • Leading endangered species habitat conservation efforts through community outreach and education, landowner education and stewardship, permanent protection and stewardship of the highest priority habitats.
  • Permanently protected over 11,000 acres of outstanding natural areas in Nova Scotia through land acquisition, conservation agreements with landowners, and conservation education
  • For more about the Nova Scotia Nature Trust
  • For more about saving land
  • For more about stewarding land

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