Mahone Islands Conservation Association

Mahone Islands Conservation Association, or MICA, is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to the conservation of islands and shoreline of Mahone Bay, Nova Scotia, Canada. The association was formed in reaction to private development of the area's islands which displaces nesting seabirds and threatens to spoil the landscape.[1]

Mahone Islands Conservation Association
NicknameMICA
PurposeTo protect and conserve the natural environment of the islands and shoreline of Mahone Bay, and the traditional, social and recreational opportunities valued by its various communities.
Location
Websitehttp://www.mahoneislands.ns.ca/

The association's actions have made the islands available for leave-no-trace activities. Under a stewardship agreement, islands are managed jointly by MICA and the province of Nova Scotia.

MICA receives funding from the Province of Nova Scotia and about 40 corporate sponsors, as well as local fundraising.[1]

Islands conserved

Islands acquired in partnership with MICA include: Andrews (the first to be acquired, in 2005), Backmans, Covey, Masons, Sacrifice, Shag, and Squid.

In 2007 MICA helped arrange the Long Island Preservation Society's donation of Long Island, Dry Island, Centre Island and Snipe Island to the province.[2]

In 2013 MICA contributed $250,000 towards the province's purchase of Bella Island for $800,000, which forms a habitat for piping plover, common loon and other migratory birds.[3]

In 2015 the McLennan family donated Goat Island to the province.[4]

References
  1. [displaced major colonies of nesting sea birds, and could ultimately impact marketing Mahone Bay as a tourist destination should the landscape become spoiled "Mahone Bay Islands Conservation Association holding annual fundraiser"] Check |url= value (help). Lighthouse Now. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
  2. "Mahone Islands Associations Secures Another Treasure". Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources. 14 December 2007. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
  3. "Mahone Bay: Land Purchase Protects Bella Island". Acadia Broadcasting Ltd. 16 December 2013. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
  4. "DNR Land Purchases 2006-2015" (PDF). Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
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