U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service joins NCC in protecting P.E.I. land
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service was a accomplice in a current land acquisition by the Nature Conservancy of Canada in western P.E.I.
NCC bought 68 hectares of salt marsh, freshwater wetland, and forest alongside the Percival River.
“It’s a actually magical place to be,” mentioned Lanna Campbell, this system director on P.E.I. for the Nature Conservancy of Canada.
“It’s this large, lovely, majestic salt marsh.”
The acquisition provides to a group of 11 NCC properties alongside the river comprising 368 hectares. The brand new land is residence to pileated woodpeckers, nice blue herons, willets and osprey. The forest has a mixture of black spruce, crimson maple and balsam fir timber.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service participated within the acquisition by way of the North American Wetlands Conservation Act.
“They’re eager about wetland conservation in Canada as a result of birds migrate, so they could spend elements of their life, elements of their season in Canada,” mentioned Campbell.
“They’ve an curiosity in ensuring that every one the wetlands they use are protected.”
Funding additionally got here from the Authorities of Canada’s Pure Heritage Conservation Program.
