Saving our Island
ISLAND NATURE TRUST By Lynne McKenna Photos Courtesy of Island Nature Trust
We all call the Island home, and as climate change continues to negatively affect our natural ecosystems, it is increasingly important to mitigate its impact through the protection of the natural spaces that sustain us. For 40 years, Island Nature Trust has been working to ensure the Island’s land and wildlife is preserved for future generations. This year, the Trust is relaunching their Saving Our Island campaign to celebrate the past acquisitions of ecologically rich properties, made possible by matching campaign cash donations from Islanders. The Trust hopes to find new donations of land and cash to reconnect our natural home. With the growing threats to nature and the environment, the Trust plans to bring the remaining untouched patches into protection, and through conservation efforts, mend the ones that have the potential to combat climate change. “Anyone who has looked down on our Island from the air knows it looks like a patchwork quilt,” says Bianca McGregor, Executive Director. “We need to join up the patches that have become disconnected over time, so
“We need to protect more land, connect more patches, and mend and maintain this natural resource on behalf of Islanders.”
- Bianca McGregor
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