SNBR - Project Updates
Staff at the Southwest Nova Biosphere have been working on a number of projects. These are funded by Environment Climate Change Canada.Below are updated documents on these projects.
Lakeshore Restoration for Coastal Plain Species At Risk
Southwest Nova Scotia Biosphere Reserve Association has been given two years of funding to restore lakeshore habitats that have been damaged and have lost the ecological services they provided. Lake shores are hot spots of biodiversity and they prevent erosion and keep nutrients from entering lake waters. The shorelines of large watershed area lakes and spring-fed lakes in Nova Scotia are the only habitats in Canada that support a suite of globally and nationally rare Atlantic Coastal Plain plants. Lakeshore Restoration for Coastal Plain Species At Risk: 2024 to 2026 (PDF)
Protecting landscapes and biodiversity in Kesputwitk/Southwest Nova Scotia
Plymouth Gentian, endangered coastal plant plant on Bennetts Lake, Tusket River
High biodiversity lakeshore habitat at Maplesue Point, Ponhook Lake
The second ECCC project SNBR has undertaken is to identify high integrity landscapes andareas of exceptional biodiversity values including those with rare species. Then go through the steps of bringing owners together with branches of government charged with designating protected areas.
Protecting landscapes and biodiversity in Kesputwitk/Southwest Nova Scotia (PDF)