St. Margaret's Bay Stewardship Association

Services Provided by St. Margaret's Bay Stewardship Association

Eyes on Islands In 2016 we started a new program called 'Eyes on Islands" which is a network of volunteers who monitor, steward, observe, and report on the community usage, wildlife observations and other noteworthy aspects of the islands of St. Margaret's Bay. This program directs and focuses community efforts to look after the natural treasure that is St. Margaret's Bay and its islands. The program goals are: 1. To bolster shared community and ecological values in regards to the human usage of the islands of St. Margaret's Bay 2. To allow the islands of St. Margaret's Bay to continue to be used by the public in a safe, community-conscious, and ecologically sensitive manner 3. To promote education and awareness of applicable laws and best practice environmental recreation upon the islands of St. Margaret's Bay 4. To observe and monitor wildlife diversity of the St. Margaret's Bay area 5. To provide the St. Margaret's Bay community with an organized structure within which to promote the shared use and multiple values of our islands Ingram River Park/Indian River Wilderness Area Another program which started in 2016 and will continue for several years is a proposal to create a "front country" park, having close access to a major highway (103) and 30 minutes from downtown Halifax. This wilderness area would encompass the Ingram River and Indian River Watersheds which both flow into St. Margaret's Bay. We are presently defining such a park that would allow us to ...