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Partners of the Southwest Nova Biosphere Reserve

Partners of the Southwest Nova Biosphere Reserve Association include organizations that work directly with the Association on projects that support the functions and goals of Biosphere Reserves: conservation, sustainable development, education, community development, and multi-sector cooperation. This is not an exhaustive list of groups that support the Biosphere Reserve; it simply lists partners of current and recent projects.

Acadia University

Acadia University, located in Wolfville, is a primarily undergraduate institution providing a liberal education based on the highest standards; a scholarly community that aims to ensure a broadening life experience for its students, faculty and staff.

For more information please see http://www.acadiau.ca

Applied Geomatics Research Group, COGS

This research group provides two functions. It provides opportunities for Advanced Diploma graduates at the Centre of Geographic Sciences (COGS) to undertake research projects, utilizing the full suite of Geomatics technologies: GIS, GPS and Remote Sensing, in addition to environmental monitoring instrumentation. It also provides opportunities for university research groups, government agencies and the private sector to collaborate with AGRG in the investigation of new applications of these technologies and data sets.

For more information please see http://agrg.cogs.ns.ca

Bowater Mersey

Bowater Incorporated, headquartered in Greenville, South Carolina, is a leading producer of newsprint and coated mechanical papers. In addition, the company makes uncoated mechanical papers, bleached kraft pulp and lumber products.

Bowater plays an important role in the local community as it is one of the largest employers. It owns 612 000 acres of woodland and operates both a sawmill (Bridgewater) and a papermill (Liverpool) in the local area. Bowater's operations provide employment for nearly 600 people.

As a global leader in the forest products industry, Bowater believes that environmental stewardship is a business imperative. Environmental protection and sustainability are integral parts of their decision-making and they are committed to minimize their environmental impact.

For more information please see http://www.bowater.com/en/aboutUs.shtml

Canadian Biosphere Reserves Association (CBRA)

The Canadian Biosphere Reserves Association (CBRA) is a non-profit association, incorporated in 1997, to provide support and networking relationships that help develop and maintain biosphere reserves throughout Canada. Through CBRA, people in biosphere reserves can maintain communications among themselves and with other related organizations, collaborate on shared projects, and exchange local expertise among biosphere reserves in Canada and elsewhere.

For more information please see http://www.biosphere-canada.ca/about.htm

Dalhousie University

Dalhousie University, founded in Halifax in 1818, is one of Canada's leading universities. It is widely recognized for outstanding academic quality and teaching, and a broad range of educational and research opportunities.

For more information please see http://www.dal.ca/

DesBrisay Museum

The DesBrisay Museum and Exhibition Centre is a custodian of the community's cultural and historical legacy on behalf of the community's future citizens. It preserves and presents artifacts, specimens, works of art, documents and information which are of historical or cultural value to Bridgewater and Lunenburg County.

For more information please see http://www.town.bridgewater.ns.ca/museum.htm

Friends of Keji

The Friends of Keji Cooperating Association is made up of a knowledgeable pool of people willing to share their expertise for the betterment of Kejimkujik National Park and National Historic Site. They provide an important voice of support, with hands-on and financial assistance for complementary services and activities to visitors.

The Friends of Keji is a member of the Canadian Parks Partnership and their mission is to support Parks Canada's mandate for the protection, preservation and interpretation of all the resources in Kejimkujik National Park/National Historic Site.

For more information please see http://www.friendsofkeji.ns.ca/index.shtml

Parks Canada

Parks Canada is responsible for all of the National Parks in Canada. National Parks are a country-wide system of representative natural areas of Canadian significance. By law, they are protected for public understanding, appreciation and enjoyment, while being maintained in an unimpaired state for future generations.

The mission of the organization is to protect and present nationally significant examples of Canada’s natural and cultural heritage, and foster public understanding, appreciation and enjoyment in ways that ensure the ecological and commemorative integrity of these places for present and future generations.

Parks Canada is responsible for the management of Kejimkujik National Park and National Historic Site of Canada. It is the only inland national park of Canada in the Maritimes, features abundant lakes and rivers ideal for canoeing. The lush woodlands and gently rolling landscapes are home to a variety of wildlife. Visitors will find historic canoe routes, portages and many beautiful hiking trails in the park.

For more information please see http://pc.gc.ca

MacDonald Museum

As a year-round community museum, the MacDonald Museum offers a variety of exhibits and has on hand a very diverse collection of artifacts from household items to farm equipment.

The Museum also hosts archives and a vast amount of genealogical and historical information pertaining primarily, but not limited, to Annapolis County families as well as a large assortment of historical information on local areas.

For more information please see http://www.macdonaldmuseum.ca

Mersey River Chalets

Established in 1995 as a four season wilderness resort, Mersey River Chalets is located 5 km north of Kejimkujik National Park. The idea behind the resort was to operate it in a manner which respects the environment.

30 acres of Mersey River Chalets’ property has been developed to offer lodging and recreational facilities. This leaves 370 acres along the Mersey River which are untouched in order to provide their guests with the opportunity to enjoy and explore nature by walking or canoeing.

For more information please see http://www.merseyriverchalets.ns.ca

Mersey Tobeatic Research Institute (MTRI)

The Mersey Tobeatic Research Institute's mission is to advance collaborative research, monitoring, and management that promotes sustainable use of natural resources in southwestern Nova Scotia. The results from the research and monitoring are then communicated to the public.

For more information please see http://www.merseytobeatic.ca

Nova Scotia Department of Environment and Labour

Nova Scotia is known around the world for its pristine natural beauty. Protecting and preserving the environment through proactive and responsible planning, regulations and programs is an essential part of the Nova Scotia Department of Environment and Labour’s activities.

The Nova Scotia Department of Environment and Labour manages the Tobeatic Wilderness Area. It is a remote undeveloped wilderness which is Nova Scotia's last true wilderness and it is the largest of all 31 Wilderness Areas. In this area, forestry and hydro-generation practices are prohibited.

The tobeatic comprises 104,000 hectares in 5 counties in southwestern Nova Scotia and forms the headwaters of nine rivers. With virtually no roads and over 100 lakes, it is an ecological gem and the wilderness traveler's paradise.

For more information please see http://www.gov.ns.ca/enla/protectedareas

Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources

The Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources promotes and implements the principles and ethics of conservation and sustainable use of wildlife populations, habitats and ecosystems in Nova Scotia.

For more information please see http://www.gov.ns.ca/natr

Nova Scotia Power Incorporated (NSPI)

Nova Scotia Power (NSPI), a public utility as defined in the Public Utilities Act, is the primary electricity supplier in Nova Scotia. They provide more than 97% of electric generation, transmission and distribution to 460,000 customers across the province.

For more information please see http://www.nspower.ca

Tobeatic Wilderness Committee

The protection of the Tobeatic has been a concern for generations of residents of southwest Nova Scotia because it is the Maritime's last true wilderness.

The Tobeatic Wilderness Committee was formed in 1992 by a group of private citizens in response to a proposal by Crown and Lewis Lumber Company (now Irving) to log portions of the Tobeatic.

The committee has taken on the committment to maintain the integrity of the present natural processes and biodiversity within the Tobeatic Wilderness Area, and to allow them to evolve naturally without outside interference.

For more information please see http://www.tartannet.ns.ca/~tobeatic

Tusket River Environmental Protection Agency (TREPA)

The Tusket River Environmental Protection Agency was formed in April 1986 as a result of concern about pollution entering the Tusket River from the Rio Algom Tin Mine.

TREPA's mission is to protect the Tusket River and surrounding areas from environmental damage due to pollution, maintaining a constant vigil for future environmental hazards and working closely with other environmental groups and government agencies to improve legislation so as to better protect the environment.

For more information please see http://www.trepa.com