Land Access Resources

Parks and Protectec Areas:

Parks and Protected Areas of Nova Scotia
https://novascotia.ca/parksandprotectedareas/

Our Parks and Protected Areas Document:
https://novascotia.ca/parksandprotectedareas/pdf/Parks-Protected-Plan.pdf

Wildlife and Habitats:

Atlantic Canada Conservation Data Centre:
http://www.accdc.com

NS NR&R Wildlife & Biodiversity:
https://novascotia.ca/natr/wildlife/

NS NR&R Wildlife Act:
http://nslegislature.ca/legc/

NS NR&R Species at Risk:
https://novascotia.ca/natr/wildlife/biodiversity/species-list.asp

NS NR&R Species at Risk Act:
http://nslegislature.ca/legc/

Species at Risk Public Registry:
http://www.sararegistry.gc.ca/default_e.cfm

Federal Species at Risk Act:
http://nslegislature.ca/legc/

NS NR&R Wetland Inventory:
https://novascotia.ca/natr/wildlife/habitats/wetlands.asp

Interactive Map Servers:

Significant Species and Habitats Database:
https://novascotia.ca/natr/wildlife/habitats/hab-data/

Mineral Resource Land-Use Atlas:
https://novascotia.ca/natr/meb/geoscience-online/about-mineral-resourc.asp

Groundwater Maps and Databases:
https://novascotia.ca/natr/meb/geoscience-online/groundwater_about.asp

Ecological Land Classification System:
https://novascotia.ca/natr/forestry/ecological/ecolandclass.asp

Parks and Protected Areas System Plan:
https://novascotia.ca/parksandprotectedareas/plan/interactive-map/

Source Water Protection:

Protected Water Area Regulations Enforcement Fact Sheet:
https://novascotia.ca/nse/water/docs/PWA-Enforcement-Fact-Sheet.pdf

Map of protected water areas of Nova Scotia:
https://novascotia.ca/nse/water/docs/Protected.Water.Areas.Map.pdf

Municipal Water Supplies:
https://novascotia.ca/nse/water/publicwater.municipal.supply.asp

First Nations Awareness:

NS Office of Aboriginal Affairs:
https://novascotia.ca/abor/

Memorandum of Understanding (Duty to Consult):
https://novascotia.ca/abor/docs/Consultation/NOVASCOTIACANADAMOUFINAL.pdf

Environmental Groups:

Nova Scotia Environmental Network:
http://www.nsen.ca

Sierra Club Atlantic:
http://www.atlantic.sierraclub.ca

Ecology Action Centre:
http://www.ecologyaction.ca

Nova Scotia Public Lands Coalition:
http://www.publicland.ca

Tobeatic Wilderness Committee:
http://www.tobeaticwilderness.ca

Canadian Parks and Wilderness:
http://www.cpawsns.org

Federation of Nova Scotia Naturalists:
http://www.naturens.ca

Eastern Shore Forest Watch:
http://www.forestwatch.ca

World Wildlife Fund Canada:
http://www.wwf.ca

Recreation and Toiurism Groups:

Tourism Industry Association of Nova Scotia:
http://www.tians.org

Canoe Kayak Nova Scotia:
http://www.ckns.ca

Cape Chignecto Trails:
http://www.novascotiaparks.ca/parks/cape-chignecto.asp

Cobequid Eco-Trails Society:
http://www.cobequidecotrails.ca

Musquodoboit Trailways Association:
http://www.mta-ns.ca

Nova Scotia Guides Association:
http://www.nsguides.ca

Nova Scotia Coastal Water Trail:
http://www.trails.gov.ns.ca/nscwt/nscwt_index3.html‎

Nova Scotia Salmon Association:
http://www.nssalmon.ca

Trails Nova Scotia:
http://www.trails.gov.ns.ca

Nova Scotia Trails Federation:
http://www.novascotiatrails.com

Snowmobilers Association of NS:
http://www.snowmobilersns.com

Trout Unlimited Canada:
http://www.tucanada.org

Sackville Rivers Association:
http://sackvillerivers.ns.ca/

All-Terrain Vehicle Association of NS:
http://www.atvans.org

Private Land Conservation:

Protected Areas Branch – Nova Scotia Environment:
https://novascotia.ca/nse/protectedareas

Nova Scotia Nature Trust:
http://www.nsnt.ca

Nature Conservancy of Canada:
http://www.natureconservancy.ca

Environment Canada – Ecological Gifts Program:
http://www.ec.gc.ca/pde-egp

Private Land Conservation:
https://novascotia.ca/nse/protectedareas/privateconservation.asp