A large salt marsh and forested island on the Northumberland Strait near Cape Jourimain has been donated to the Nature Conservancy of Canada.
The 142 acres were donated by Glen Campbell and his wife Jane-Anne who purchased the land in 2001.
“Many years ago my wife and I came across a beautiful New Brunswick island and salt marsh which were about to be developed for cottages. We were determined to keep it wild forever so we bought the land to protect it. It has been very satisfying to work with the Nature Conservancy of Canada and to achieve this: a permanent nature reserve and safe haven for shorebirds and wildlife,” Campbell says.
The new Ephraim Island nature Reserve will be used as a wildlife habitat.
This marks the 1500th donation through the Government of Canada’s Ecological Gifts program.
“We are thrilled to have protected this coastline and salt marsh for the many types of migratory birds and other wildlife that depend on it. We are very grateful to Glen and Jane-Anne Campbell, as well as the Government of Canada, Crabtree Foundation and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for helping ensure this beautiful coastal area will always remain natural and a refuge for wildlife,” says Paula Noel, New Brunswick Program Director for the Nature Conservancy of Canada.
(Photo: Submitted by Nature Conservancy of Canada)
(Photo: submitted by Nature Conservancy of Canada)
