The Nature Conservancy of Canada is working to protect a 128-acre or 52 hectare piece of property that includes dunes, a large salt marsh, and coastal forest located behind the poplar Blooming Point beach.
The privately owned property is one of the last remaining areas at Blooming Point that hasn’t already been conserved.
The Nature Conservancy has helped protect about 300 acres of land in the Blooming Point area since the 1980’s.
Julie Vasseur, who is the PEI program director, says they need to raise $35,000 this winter to purchase and protect the property.