Friday, March 29, 2024

Governments buying Islands

USA: NY Town Raises Funds for Roger’s Island Purchase

The sleepy hamlet of Fort Edward has successfully lobbied the government of New York State for funds to buy a historic island property.

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As previously reported in Private Island News, the small town of Fort Edward, found north of Albany along the Hudson River …Read More: USA: NY Town Raises Funds for Roger’s Island Purchase

Governments buying Islands

Canada: Will Nova Scotia’s New Budget Fuel Island Purchases?

A multitude of diverse islands have moved from private to public hands in the last few years, and the approval of a large new budget for land buys may result in further island conservation.

(Islands in Nova Scotia Courtesy of F. Vladi)

In a surprising display of Nova Scotia’s …Read More: Canada: Will Nova Scotia’s New Budget Fuel Island Purchases?

Governments buying Islands

Canada: Ingersoll Island in Muskoka Donated to Land Trust

One of the most active not-for-profit conservation groups in Ontario has just received a donation of a new island in Parry Sound to add to its growing nature reserve.

(Sandy Island Image Courtesy of the Nature Conservancy of Canada/Kathy Sutton)

Canada’s vast expanse of wilderness is home to a …Read More: Canada: Ingersoll Island in Muskoka Donated to Land Trust

Governments buying Islands

Governments and NPOs Acquiring Private Islands worldwide!

Nov 2011 Farhad Vladi, Founder and President of Vladi Private Islands

(Credit: Maria Schiffer)

In the last five years, and especially in the last six months, the trend of governments and nature conservancy groups buying islands in many countries has become obvious. With our unique global perspective, Vladi Private …Read More: Governments and NPOs Acquiring Private Islands worldwide!

Governments buying Islands

United States: New Hampshire Town Mulls Purchase of Private Island

A tiny uninhabited isle in Sagamore Creek has been offered for sale at a bargain price that the City of Portsmouth may not be able to pass up.

(Image by Nancy Houlihan/Flickr)

Many governments and conservation groups around the world are buying back private islands, some paying into the …Read More: United States: New Hampshire Town Mulls Purchase of Private Island

Governments buying Islands

Canada: University Celebrates Conservation of Bon Portage Island

Acadia University in Nova Scotia has become Canada’s first university to successfully protect a natural haven by using a conservation easement.

(Image Courtesy of Flickr/ducksarefun)

Wolfville’s Acadia University has announced that it has become Canada’s only university to use a conservation easement to preserve land; in this …Read More: Canada: University Celebrates Conservation of Bon Portage Island

Governments buying Islands

United States: Another Conservation Group Raises Funds for Island Purchase

Wilderness in popular Kennebunkport is in increasingly short supply, but an organization has just successfully fundraised enough to preserve an island and almost 100 mainland acres.

(Image Courtesy of John Dalton)

In July, the Trust for Public Land, a national conservation organization, issued a strong plea for donations to …Read More: United States: Another Conservation Group Raises Funds for Island Purchase

Environment

United States: Maine Moves to Protect 13 More Islands

The state of Maine is attempting to designate more than a dozen islands as new wilderness areas, part of a growing trend of protecting these rare habitats.

(Image of Outer Heron Island by Keith P. Luke)

According to Mike Michaud, a Maine congressional representative, his state hasn’t been …Read More: United States: Maine Moves to Protect 13 More Islands