The Nova Scotia Nature Trust has announced it has secured a critical piece of Halifax wilderness
Blue Mountain Connector (A for Adventure photo)
located between Timberlea and Hammonds Plains.
The property, the Blue Mountain Wilderness Connector, is over 220 hectares of forests, wetlands, rivers and lakes.
Nature Trust Executive Director Bonnie Sutherland says the acquisition is significant.
Sutherlands says protecting this area is particularly important during the COVID-19 pandemic as more Nova Scotians are spending time outdoors.
The property provides breeding habitat for more than 150 species of birds, including several species at risk. It also an area known to provide habitat for the mainland Moose.
The Nature Trust conducted a successful campaign to raise $2.7 million to purchase the property.