The Annual General Meeting of the Bras d’Or Lake Biosphere Reserve Association is set for June 14th at the St. Columba Hall in Iona. There will be a business meeting starting at 6:30 p.m. follwed by a panel discussion on … Continue reading →

The Preservation Nature Trust is mounting a new display to highlight the UNESCO designation of the Bras d’Or Lake and its Watershed as Canada’s 16th Biosphere Reserve. Check out the story in the Cape Breton Post from May 4th, 2012.

Check out this video about Canada’s 16th Biosphere Reserve!

The Board of Directors unanimously endorsed our new logo! It was designed by Wendy Burns-Morrison of Baddeck. The logo shows the blue of the bras d’or waters and the green of the watershed that surrounds it. The circle helps to … Continue reading →

The Bras d’Or Lake P-12 Creativity Contest 2012 “We Share the Lake” The Bras d’Or Stewardship Society and the Bras d’Or Lake Biosphere Reserve Association invited homeschooled and public school students in Cape Breton to enter an art and writing … Continue reading →

In its year end review, the Cape Breton Post has put us on the list of the 10 Top Newsmakers for 2011! Check out the story 

We have received the official UNESCO Certificate designating the Bras d’Or Lake as a World Biosphere Reserve. It is a 13″ X 20″ parchment with the official seal of UNESCO and signed by the Director-General for UNESCO. It has been … Continue reading →

The Bras d’Or Preservation Nature Trust recently announced the designation of the “Mary Harper Nature Preserve” by the provincial government. “Mary Harper was a quiet, tenacious, courageous, and generous woman.  At the age of 79, she became the oldest person … Continue reading →

    Check out the latest Great Canadian Adventures interview with Teresa MacNeil – at her home in Johnstown.  

From Hansard: Monday October 3, 2011 Hon. Mark Eyking (Sydney-Victoria, Lib.): Mr. Speaker, I rise in the House today to recognize the beautiful Bras d’Or Lakes in Cape Breton, a body of water that forms a true inland sea, which … Continue reading →