The Islands
It is our responsibility to properly steward these islands.
The St. Margaret's Bay Stewardship Association has been successful in campaigns to purchase two islands in the Bay which were slated for development. First was Micou's Island and then Troop Island. The work of many people and organizations made this possible, including generous private donations, the Nova Scotia Nature Trust, the Nova Scotia Government and the Halifax Regional Municipality.
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Micou's Island
is a 22-acre tidal island. In 2007 the island was bought by the province combined with generous donations from citizens and is now being cared for jointly by Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources and the St. Margaret’s Bay Stewardship Association.
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Troop Island
In late 2012 The St. Margaret's Bay Stewardship Association and the Nova Scotia Nature Trust were able to raise the $820,000 needed to purchase Troop Island, an 11-hectare wilderness in St. Margarets Bay. Troop has been called, "the crown jewel of islands around the bay,"
