{"id":1392,"date":"2019-04-05T14:56:22","date_gmt":"2019-04-05T14:56:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fivebridgestrust.ca\/wp\/?p=1392"},"modified":"2019-05-21T23:15:26","modified_gmt":"2019-05-21T23:15:26","slug":"trust-donating-20k-to-help-ns-nature-trust-save-100-acres-add-to-wilderness-area","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivebridgestrust.ca\/wp\/?p=1392","title":{"rendered":"Trust Donating $20K to Help NS Nature Trust Protect 100 Acres on Frederick Lake"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Five Bridges Wilderness Heritage Trust has proudly donated $20,000 to support the Nova Scotia Nature Trust&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/nsnt.ca\/blog\/nature-trusts-historic-land-campaign-to-exceed-ambitious-targets\/\">Lasting Landscapes Campaign<\/a> and help them purchase 100 acres near Frederick Lake. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2984\" height=\"1644\" src=\"https:\/\/fivebridgestrust.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Harry-and-NS-Nature-Trust-cheque-presentation.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1393\"\/><figcaption> <br>Harry personally delivered the donation cheque to ensure it got there quickly and made it before the matching deadline.  <br><br><em>From Left:<\/em> Allan MacDonald \u2013 Philanthropy Manager, NS Nature Trust<br>Ryan McLean \u2013 Volunteer Coordinator, NS Nature Trust<br>Bonnie Sutherland \u2013 Executive Director, NS Nature Trust<br>Harry Ward, Chair, Five Bridges Wilderness Heritage Trust <br>Allison Dub\u00e9 \u2013 Conservation Project Coordinator, NS Nature Trust <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The donation is made even more significant because it will be matched by the federal government 4 x 1, as it came in before the matching deadline of April 5.  The matching program is meant to be a further incentive for citizens, companies and community groups to support the Lasting Landscapes Campaign, so take advantage by donating.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;That means our twenty thousand dollars became one hundred thousand dollars really quick,&#8221; says Harry Ward, Trust Board Chair.  &#8220;We are so pleased to help the Nature Trust in this way and hopefully, work towards protecting these lands for years to come.&#8221; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This marks the first time the Trust has helped to purchase land for protection purposes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/nsnt.ca\/\">Nova Scotia Nature Trust<\/a> is such a worthy cause.  Donate today and help preserve important natural spaces across our province.  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Five Bridges Wilderness Heritage Trust has proudly donated $20,000 to support the Nova Scotia Nature Trust&#8217;s Lasting Landscapes Campaign and help them purchase 100 acres near Frederick Lake. The donation is made even more significant because it will be matched by the federal government 4 x 1, as it came in before the matching&#8230; <\/p>\n<div class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fivebridgestrust.ca\/wp\/?p=1392\">Read More<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":1396,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":true,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1392","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-uncategorized"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fivebridgestrust.ca\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1392","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fivebridgestrust.ca\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fivebridgestrust.ca\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fivebridgestrust.ca\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fivebridgestrust.ca\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1392"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/fivebridgestrust.ca\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1392\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1445,"href":"https:\/\/fivebridgestrust.ca\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1392\/revisions\/1445"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fivebridgestrust.ca\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1396"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fivebridgestrust.ca\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1392"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fivebridgestrust.ca\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1392"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fivebridgestrust.ca\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1392"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}