A Mi'gmaw conservation group has spent four years building a hiking trail on historic land along the Nepisiguit River and is asking New Brunswick to protect it. Efforts to build the Sentier Nepisiguit Mi'gmaq Hiking Trail, which extends 150 kilometres from the Bathurst to Mount Carleton Provincial Park, began in 2014. Only partly protected nowMaher said the trail is now partially protected with restrictions on wood procurement close to the Nepisiguit River. The provincial government established the nature legacy program to double the amount of protected land in New Brunswick, in collaboration with Indigenous partners, conservation groups, other stakeholders and the public. The program will protect nearly 400,000 hectares of land, bringing the total of protected land in New Brunswick to 10 per cent of the province.

Source: CBC News August 09, 2021 09:56 UTC