Fw: Greater Land Protection Across Nova Scotia
Dusan Soudek
Earlier today the Government of Nova Scotia issued a press release about new designated protected areas in Nova Scotia. This may be found at: https://novascotia.ca/news/release/?id=20201014003
The following sites are now designated as protected areas:
Expansions:
- Silver River Wilderness Area, Digby County
- Ship Harbour Long Lake Wilderness Area, Halifax Regional Municipality
- Terence Bay Wilderness Area, Halifax Regional Municipality
- River Denys Nature Reserve, Inverness County
New sites:
- Katewe'katik (previously McGowan Lake), Annapolis County
- Peppered Moon Nature Reserve, Queens County
- Pu’tlaqne’katik (previously Shingle Lake and Pleasant River), Lunenburg and Queens counties
- St. Margarets Bay Islands Nature Reserve, Halifax Regional Municipality
- Barra Forest Provincial Park, Victoria County
- St. Marys River Provincial Park, Guysborough and Pictou counties
To view any of these sites on our interactive web map, go to https://www.novascotia.ca/parksandprotectedareas/plan/interactive-map/ and search the site name.
For information about progress on the Parks and Protected Areas Plan, please see: https://www.novascotia.ca/parksandprotectedareas/plan/progress/
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Sincerely,
Helen Smith
Management Planning Coordinator
Protected Areas and Ecosystems, Nova Scotia Environment