Kind Words From a Canadian Partner

The Nature Trust of New Brunswick shares how together, we can secure these vital habitats as vital refuges for wildlife and as sources of resilience for our communities.

New Book Chronicles the Creation of Local Nature Conservancies

Sheila Harrington is an author, sailor, environmental advocate, and friend to American Friends of Canadian Conservation (AFCC). In her recent book Voices for the Islands, Sheila chronicles the creation of local nature conservancies, and the…

New IRS Regulations Affecting Easement and Land Donations

  In October 2024, the IRS passed new regulations with respect to land and easement donations made by pass-through entities such as limited liability corporations and certain partnerships and trusts. These regulations affect some donors…

LaHave Coastal Protects East Spectacle Island

LaHave Coastal Conservation Association focuses its work in the LaHave Archipelago, located on the beautiful and biodiverse South Shore of Nova Scotia, in the traditional territory of the Mi’kmaq Nation. LaHave Coastal is happy to announce…

BC Parks Foundation Helps Preserve Vital Ecosystem on Salt Spring Island

Residents of Salt Spring Island, the largest of BC’s Gulf Islands and located in the traditional territory of the Coast Salish Peoples, have worked with the BC Parks Foundation to successfully save part of a rare ecosystem from development…

2024 Canadian Federal Budget Includes Changes to Capital Gains Tax

The Land Conservancy’s Deertrails Naturalists Program to Return to the Upper Clearwater Valley in 2024

The Land Conservancy of B.C. (TLC) is pleased to announce a spring 2024 session of the Deertrails Naturalist Program from May 14 to 19, 2024. This four full-day workshop invites deep immersion in the practice of place-based living. Set in the…

Bowen Island Now Protected Land!

American Friends of Canadian Conservation (AFCC) is excited to announce the protection of Bowen Island, located in the Township of Tarbutt, Ontario. We had a great experience working with The Kensington Conservancy (TKC) on this ecologically…

Music for Birds and Bears

Music is what makes Chris Wood tick. The 52-year-old bassist is co-founder of The Wood Brothers, a roots band based in Nashville, Tennessee. Together with Chris’s brother Oliver on guitar and Jano Rix on drums and keyboards, the trio records…
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Celebrating a Vision Realized on Prince Edward Island

For years, Peter and Molly Eppig and their family left their home in New Hampshire to spend summers on the Maine coast. In 1993 when their usual vacation rental was unavailable, their boys suggested they find a destination with warmer water…