Community-Nominated Priority Places

Island Nature Trust (INT) has partnered with the Lot 11 Watershed Management Group Inc. since 2011 in many environmental projects. Our watershed group received funding through Island Nature Trust to partner in spreading awareness of species at risk and the conflict between human use and these species in the coastal ecosystem. These uses can include transportation and infrastructure, cottage development, fishing, aquaculture, tourism and pet owners. Our goal is to work with all sectors to ensure critical habitat areas are respected with educating on the importance of ensuring beaches remain litter and debris free, leashing our pets in sensitive areas, refraining from driving ATVs or other vehicles on shorelines. This funding allowed us to conduct surveys for barn swallows in bait sheds at Milligan’s Wharf, survey our shorelines for bank swallow colonies, organized three beach cleanups along our shorelines and started important conversations with shoreline users in our area.

Beach Clean Ups