Green Island Nature Reserve
Overview
Offshore island west of Cape Sable with habitat for shorebirds and seabirds
Ecological Values
Coastal beaches and lagoon
Potential habitat for nationally and provincially endangered piping plover
Large flocks of migrating shorebirds stage and feed in the area including several at risk species
Potential nesting habitat for terns, seaducks, gulls and cormorants
Outdoor Recreation Values
Wildlife viewing
Forest Values
No forestry values
Other Resource Values
High wind potential
Low petroleum potential