Irreplaceable Chignecto
The Nova Scotia government has committed to establishing a “large” wilderness area on public lands within, and near, the Chignecto Game Sanctuary. The final boundaries of this protected wilderness area have yet to be determined, leaving the entire area vulnerable to clearcutting, open-pit mining, seismic testing, and a wide range of other industrial activities.
Your help is urgently needed. Please let the Premier know that Chignecto is important to you.
Premier Darrell Dexter
Office of the Premier
P.O. Box 726
Halifax, Nova Scotia
B3J 2T3
In your letter or email, you may want to consider asking the Premier to protect ALL of the public lands near Chignecto as a protected wilderness area and to declare the area off-limits to industrial activities while the protected area discussions take place.
Conservation significance
- Largest remaining intact forest in Nova Scotia not currently protected
- Species-at-risk, including endangered mainland moose, wood turtle, and Inner Bay of Fundy Atlantic Salmon
- Long stretches of wilderness coastline, with significant tidal salt marsh, beach, and cliff ecosystems
- Old growth forests including exceptional stands of sugar maple, red maple, and red spruce.
- Significant waterways, including the Kelley River, River Hebert, and Shulie River.
- An abundance of wetland ecosystems, including swamps, marshes, and bogs.
- Landscape representation opportunities in an area with very few protected areas
Map: Nova Scotia Environment
