100 Wild Islands Campaign team members Judy Robertson and Bill Greenwood wrote an excellent article about sailing the 100 Wild Islands for the Cruising Club of America's beautiful Voyages magazine. Thanks Bill and Judy! This is wonderful exposure for the 100 Wild Islands
Exciting strides continue to be made on both the fundraising and conservation fronts of the 100 Wild Islands campaign!
Four islands were protected this fall, and we now have just $885,000 to raise to meet our $7 million fundraising goal!
Catch up on all the campaign news - read our 100 Wild Islands Legacy Campaign update.
The Nova Scotia Nature Trust honoured Nova Scotian-born entrepreneur Paul Gauthier tonight in Halifax, recognizing him for his transformative $3.5 million donation and his pivotal role in bringing the dream of Nova Scotia’s “100 Wild Islands” to life.
Originally from Cole Harbour, but now living in California, Gauthier has brought an entrepreneurial flair to conservation in Canada. He saw an opportunity to make conservation happen on a scale never dreamed of before in Nova Scotia, and now he’s helping to make it happen.
The Nova Scotia Nature Trust announced new island conservation successes today, as part of its exciting 100 Wild Islands Legacy Campaign. The Nova Scotia Nature Trust announced new island conservation successes today, as part of its exciting 100 Wild Islands Legacy Campaign. A large and enthusiastic crowd at a community celebration in Murphy’s Cove, on the eastern shore, welcomed news of another 275 acres of protected areas on the islands they have treasured for generations.
The new conservation lands are one kilometer offshore from Popes Harbour, on Gerard Island, one of the largest islands in Nova Scotia. The 800 acre island is nestled between the Nature Trust’s existing conservation lands at Shelter Cove and Taylors Head Provincial Park.
On July 26th the Nature Trust is holding an event to celebrate new conservation lands on the eastern shore and to share information about the 100 Wild Islands Campaign.
At a launch event in Halifax, the Nova Scotia Nature Trust launched its 100 Wild Islands Campaign to raise the remaining funds required to protect a vast and beautiful archipelago over 100 wild islands. This island wilderness, nestled between Clam Harbour beach and Mushaboom Harbour, is one of the province’s least known, yet greatest natural treasures. The islands’ diverse habitats, from sand beaches, idyllic lagoons, forests, bogs and barrens, to 250 kilometers of pristine shoreline and 350 acres of saltmarsh and wetlands have gone largely undisturbed by humans for more than 10,000 years.
