Nature Trust of New Brunswick

The Nature Trust installing a bird-monitoring recorder in West Isles Parish, New Brunswick.

Formed in 1987,[1] the Nature Trust of New Brunswick is a non-profit agency working on conservationism in New Brunswick, Canada.

As of 2026, it holds more than 100 nature preserves and conserved lands, including fourteen entire islands in the Bay of Fundy.[2][3][4]

Four of the lichen species they focus on since 2022 are scaly fringe lichen, wrinkled shingle lichen, blue felt lichen and white-rimmed shingle lichen.[5]

Advocacy

In 2021, the Nature Trust was one of the groups delivering a letter to the provincial government threatening to take them to court due to perceived negligence for not taking action on the 2012 Species at Risk Act.[6][7]

Projects

The Nature Trust has a land stewardship program with farmers and landowners, committing to certain conservationist measures to be taken on their land without handing any control the Nature Trust.[8]

In 2024, the Nature Trust began its "Soundscape Project", with 10 solar powered recording units capturing bird calls that can later be identified.[9]

The first Nature Trust protected property was Shea Lake Nature Preserve, which has 17 types of wild orchid.[10]

The Nature Trust maintains a relationship with Keki’namuanen Msit Wen Wlo’tmnen Nmaqami’kminu, a Micmac land conservation group that holds over 4,000 acres in New Brunswick.[11] In 2024, the Nature Trust donated 97 acres of land it owned near Blackville to the KMWWN.[11]

In 2018, the Nature Trust began holding territory in-trust for the Passamaquoddy tribe which has recognition and federal-granted lands in the United States but not in Canada, helping to establish the Skutik conservation area across 11 sites in southwestern Charlotte County until the tribe is able to create a land trust of its own.[1][12]

List of protected areas

👣 = trail on property 𓅪 = Important Bird Area standards 🛇 = No public access

Northwest NB

  1. Armstrong Woods Nature Preserve, Perth-Andover[13]
  2. Arthur Kyle Nature Preserve, Hartland[13]
  3. Balsam and Beyond (Official Name Pending), Victoria County[13]
  4. Beardsley Hill Nature Preserve,👣 Woodstock[13]
  5. Foster Family on Green Island Nature Preserve, Green Island (St. John River, near Florenceville)[13]
  6. George M. Stirrett Nature Preserve, near Tilley (Victoria County), acquired to protect an endangered population of Pedicularis furbishiae[13][14]
  7. Grand Tsuga Nature Preserve[13]
  8. Inglenook Wetlands Nature Preserve, Tobique River (northern NB)[13]
  9. James C. Yerxa Nature Preserve, Keswick River (near Fredericton)[13] (borderline northwest along the river)
  10. Kincardine Ridge Nature Preserve, near Perth-Andover[13]
  11. Louis W. Bassett Nature Preserve, Pokiok Settlement (York County)[13]
  12. MapleCross Demerchant Brook Nature Preserve[13]
  13. Mahsusuwi-monihkuk Nature Preserve, near Tobique[13]
  14. Rocky Forest Refuge (Official Name Pending)[13]
  15. Shea Lake Nature Preserve, near Shea Lake (Victoria County)[13]
  16. Speer Hillside Nature Preserve, Upper Woodstock (Carleton County)[13]
  17. Sugar Island Nature Preserve, Sugar Island (Keswick Islands, St. John River)[13]
  18. Warren Kent Coleman Nature Preserve,👣 Keswick River[13]

Northeast NB

  1. Bernie Bowie Sr. Nature Preserve, Miramichi region (Acadian Peninsula)[13]
  2. Dolan Woodlands Nature Preserve, Miramichi River area[13]
  3. Joseph Allain Nature Preserve, near Néguac (Acadian Peninsula)[13]
  4. Kingston Family Nature Preserve, Northwest Miramichi River[13]
  5. Mixed Woods of Bouctouche (Official Name Pending), Bouctouche area[13]
  6. Riparian Wilds of the Southwest Miramichi (Official Name Pending), Southwest Miramichi (near Doaktown)[13]


Central NB

  1. Baird Family Nature Preserve, in Taymouth north of Fredericton[13]
  2. Burpee Bar Nature Preserve[13]
  3. Butternut Island Nature Preserve (also called Taymouth Preserve), Nashwaak Bridge[13][15]
  4. Ferris Street Forest and Wetland Nature Preserve,👣 Fredericton[13]
  5. Hidden Lakes Nature Preserve (McWaid Lake area)[13]
  6. Hyla Park Nature Preserve,👣 Fredericton[13]
  7. James C. Yerxa Nature Preserve, Keswick River (near Fredericton)[13]
  8. Malsonawihkuk/ Malsənawihkok Nature Preserve, Maugerville[13]
  9. Margaret (Coburn) Cameron Woods Nature Preserve👣[13]
  10. Nələkwənəkek/Noloqonokek Nature Preserve, Middle Island (near Maugerville)[13]
  11. Nashwaak River Nature Preserve, Nashwaak River area[13]
  12. Welamokətok Cinerea Nature Preserve, Oromocto Island (St. John River)[13]
  13. Edwards-Jackson Nature Preserve[13]
  14. Forested Wetlands of Tracyville (Official Name Pending)[13]
  15. Hal Hinds Forest Nature Preserve[13]
  16. Leaning Cedar Nature Preserve[13]
  17. Leo Currie Nature Preserve[13]
  18. MacDonald Nature Preserve[13]
  19. Nighthawk Woods of Stanley (Official Name Pending)[13]
  20. Oak Mountain Nature Preserve[13]
  21. Paragon Woods Nature Preserve[13]
  22. Pickerel Pond Nature Preserve[13]
  23. Sasəkatəkok/ Sasokatokuk Nature Preserve[13]
  24. Seymour Woodlands Nature Preserve👣[13]
  25. Slippery Mitten Nature Preserve👣[13]

Southwest NB

  1. Bartlett Mills Nature Preserve, Bocabec[13]
  2. Beausoleil Nature Preserve, St. Croix River (near St. Stephen area)[13]
  3. Beldings Reef Nature Preserve,👣 Chance Harbour[13]
  4. Big Rock Nature Preserve, Springfield (Kings County)[13]
  5. Bliss Islands Nature Preserve, Passamaquoddy Bay (Charlotte County)[13][16]
  6. Blueberry Hill Nature Preserve,👣 Grand Bay-Westfield (Saint John area)[13]
  7. Boars Head Nature Preserve,👣 Millidgeville (Saint John)[13]
  8. Bonny River Nature Preserve[13]
  9. Caughey-Taylor Nature Preserve, Bocabec[13]
  10. Clark Gregory Nature Preserve,👣 Chocolate Cove (Deer Island)[13]
  11. Clark’s Point Nature Preserve, near Scotch Ridge (St. Stephen area)[13]
  12. Connors Bros. Nature Preserve at Pea Point,👣 Blacks Harbour[17]
  13. Dick’s Island Nature Preserve, Passamaquoddy Bay[13]
  14. Disher Conservation Easement, Bocabec[13]
  15. Frye Island Nature Preserve, St. George, comprising Cailiff Island, Hog Island, Douglas Island, Mink Island and Eagle Island.[18] [13]
  16. Hampton Marsh Nature Preserve, Hampton area[13]
  17. Hidden Stream Forest (Official Name Pending)[13]
  18. Keiko & Errol Nature Preserve,👣 Ross Island𓅪[19]
  19. Letang Island Nature Preserve - A Stewart Family Preserve, L’Etang Islands (near St. Andrews)[13]
  20. MacNichol-Orser Conservation Easement, St. Croix River (Charlotte County)[13]
  21. Manawagonish Island Nature Preserve,𓅪 off Saint John (Bay of Fundy)[13]
  22. McPherson's Point Nature Preserve, nearLepreau[13]
  23. Minister’s Face Nature Preserve,👣 Long Island (Kennebecasis Bay)[13]
  24. Mount Misery Nature Preserve, on the Kingston Peninsula[13]
  25. Navy Island Nature Preserve and Conservation Easement,👣 (off St. Andrews)[13]
  26. New River Island Nature Preserve - A Stewart Family Preserve, Maces Bay (near New River Beach)[13]
  27. Noremac Nature Preserve,👣 near Grand Bay-Westfield[13]
  28. Pagan Point Nature Preserve,👣 St. Andrews[13]
  29. Penn Island Nature Preserve𓅪[13]
  30. Rayworth Beach Nature Preserve, Long Island (Kennebecasis Bay)[13]
  31. Reg Bonney Nature Preserve, Lower Kingston (Kingston Peninsula)[13]
  32. Saints Rest Marsh-F. Gordon Carvell Nature Preserve,𓅪👣 near Irving Nature Park (Saint John)[13]
  33. Sea Dog Cove Nature Preserve,👣 Kingston Peninsula[13]
  34. Seven Days Work Cliff Nature Preserve,👣 Grand Manan (north-eastern end)[13]
  35. South Wolf Island Nature Preserve,𓅪 (Wolf Islands, near Blacks Harbour)[13]
  36. Thomas B. Munro Memorial Shoreline,👣 Grand Manan Island (northern tip)[13]
  37. Thompson Marsh Nature Preserve, near Chance Harbour[13]
  38. Western Isles Nature Preserve - A Stewart Family Preserve, Mowat Island and its sister Little Mowat Island,[20] Barnes Island (New Brunswick)[21][20][22] and Nubble Island,[21] east of Deer Island[13]
  39. White Island Nature Preserve𓅪[13]
  40. Long Island,[19]
  41. Meredith Houseworth Memorial Seashore,👣 Grand Manan
  42. Cedar Crested Cascade,🛇 Mascarene[13]
  43. King Brook Nature Preserve[13]
  44. Von Ziegesar Conservation Easement[13]

Southeast NB

  1. Cape Enrage Nature Preserve,𓅪 near Alma[13]
  2. Grindstone Island Conservation Easement, Shepody Bay (Albert County)[13]
  3. Mapleton Acadian Forest Nature Preserve,👣 near Elgin (Albert County)[13]
  4. Grande-Digue Nature Preserve,👣 Grande-Digue (near Shediac)[13]
  5. Malsonawihkuk/ Malsənawihkok Nature Preserve,𓅪 Maugerville[13] (southeast along the Saint John River)
  6. Wilson Family Nature Preserve, near Butternut Valley[13]

References

  1. 1 2 "Our History". Nature Trust of New Brunswick. Retrieved 2026-05-22.
  2. ↑ "Tides of Change Across the Gulf : Chapter 7 - Recognizing Achievements, Celebrating Success" (PDF). www.gulfofmaine.org.
  3. ↑ Bamaniya, Prapti (4 July 2024). "New nature preserve on Ross Island is among N.B.'s largest". CBC News New Brunswick. Retrieved 28 January 2026.
  4. ↑ Farley, Sam (5 January 2025). "Nature Trust aims to preserve record number of N.B. locations this year". CBC News New Brunswick. Retrieved 28 January 2026.
  5. ↑ Pearson, Oliver (29 November 2025). "N.B. researchers find lichen species in most eastern place on record". CBC News New Brunswick. Retrieved 8 May 2026.
  6. ↑ Bird, Lauren (30 May 2021). "Environmental groups say province not doing enough to protect at-risk species". CBC News. Retrieved 22 May 2026.
  7. ↑ "Leading environmental groups ready to take government to court over failure to protect species at risk". CCNB. 2021-05-20. Retrieved 2026-05-22.
  8. ↑ "Land Stewardship". National Farmers Union in New Brunswick. Retrieved 2026-05-22.
  9. ↑ Leger, Isabelle (31 December 2025). "How solar-powered devices in New Brunswick are capturing the sounds of rare birds from afar". CBC News New Brunswick. Retrieved 8 May 2026.
  10. ↑ "Shea Lake Nature Preserve". Nature Trust of New Brunswick. Retrieved 8 May 2026.
  11. 1 2 Boyer, Raven (4 December 2024). "Nature Trust New Brunswick gives land near Blackville to Mi'gmaq land trust" (PDF). Retrieved 22 May 2026.
  12. ↑ "Land, Legacy and Trust". Nature Trust of New Brunswick. 2024-12-20. Retrieved 2026-05-22.
  13. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 Nature Trust of New Brunswick, List of Preserves
  14. ↑ "Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Reclassifying Furbish's Lousewort (Pedicularis furbishiae) From Endangered to Threatened Status With a Section 4(d) Rule". Federal Register. 2021-01-15. Retrieved 2026-05-22.
  15. ↑ Leger, Isabelle (1 February 2025). "One of N.B.'s newest nature preserves could protect endangered butternut tree". CBC News. Retrieved 22 May 2026.
  16. ↑ "Nature Trust celebrates the conservation of over 1000 acres in 2019 - 2020 at Annual General Meeting". Nature Trust of New Brunswick. Retrieved 2025-04-28.
  17. ↑ "Connors Bros. Nature Preserve at Pea Point". Nature Trust of New Brunswick. Retrieved 15 August 2026.
  18. ↑ "Frye Island Nature Preserve". Nature Trust of New Brunswick. Retrieved 15 August 2026.
  19. 1 2 "NATURE TRUST of NEW BRUNSWICK". www.naturetrust.nb.ca. Archived from the original on 2023-07-05. Retrieved 2025-04-27.
  20. 1 2 "Our history". Nature Trust of New Brunswick. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
  21. 1 2 "Western Isles Nature Preserve – A Stewart Family Preserve | Nature Trust of New Brunswick". www.naturetrust.nb.ca. Archived from the original on 2019-02-21. Retrieved 2025-04-27.
  22. ↑ IRVING, ANNE C. "THE INFLUENCE OF HUMAN IMPACT ON PERCEPTIONS OF WILDERNESS AMONG SEA KAYAKERS". atrium.lib.uoguelph.ca.
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