Campaign to Protect Troop Island
Launched
The St. Margaret’s Bay Stewardship Association and the
Nova Scotia Nature Trust have launched an urgent campaign to purchase and
protect Troop Island. With over 85% of Nova Scotia’s coastline in private
hands, and increasing pressures on these treasured islands, headlands and
beaches, our coastal legacy is at risk. Yet an exciting opportunity exists to
protect an important part of that legacy—St. Margaret’s Bay’s beautiful Troop
Island. As many know, the island is for sale and has been subdivided into lots
for future development. The SMBSA and the Nature Trust, have been working in
the background and have successfully raised over 80% of the funds needed to
purchase the island and are going out to the public to raise the remainder.
Support has already come from HRM, the Province, Mountain Equipment Coop Land
Acquisition Fund and private donors. For full details of the campaign please
visit our website. This is an exciting chance to protect one of Nova Scotia’s
most ecologically significant islands and a treasure in the bay that many have
enjoyed for generations.
To learn more or to make a donation please visit heartofthebay.ca/Islands/TroopIsland/tabid/114/Default.aspx or call Ella McQuinn at 823 1228.
NS Nature Trust www.nsnt.ca
NS Nature Trust www.nsnt.ca
