Bras d'Or Lakes & Watershed
Interpretive Centre


Located on the main street
in the Village of Baddeck

Explore the Bras d'Or

Start your journey of discovery with a visit to our new exhibition Ecology of Bras d'Or. The Bras d'Or Lakes lie in the heart of Cape Breton Island, an inland saltwater sea surrounded by forested hills. Here the magnificent Bald Eagle is a common sight, patrolling the pristine waters in search of food for its young.We invite you to Explore the Bras d'Or, starting with a visit to our Interpretive Centre where you can learn about the Lakes and its watershed through our new exhibition - Ecology of Bras d'Or.

The Ecology of Bras d'Or exhibition will help you understand why the Bras d'Or Lakes are not only beautiful, but fascinating, with unusual species and geology, and a complex human history going back thousands of years.

We invite you to visit the Centre and use this brochure to help you on your journey to discover the Bras d'Or Lakes and its watershed for yourself.

The Bras d'Or Preservation Foundation, which sponsored the Bras d'Or Lakes and Watershed Interpretive Centre, assists private landowners and communities to meet the threats to the well being of the Lakes. A registered charitable organization established under the laws of the Province of Nova Scotia, it was the first conservation organization designated under the 1992 Conservation Easements Act of the Province. Its support for the Interpretive Centre is part of its mission to foster public appreciation of the unique qualities of the Lakes and its watershed, and the need to conserve them.

The Foundation welcomes inquiries from private landowners about steps which they can take to set standards for sound land use and to protect the integrity of their lands for future generations.

MUSEUMS AND INTERPRETIVE CENTRES

There are many museums within the Bras d'Or Watershed which tell the story of the area and its people. Please consult your Nova Scotia Visitor Guide for location and hours of operation

For further information please contact:

Bras d'Or Preservation Foundation
PO Box 711, Baddeck
Nova Scotia, BOE 1BO

Telephone: 1-902-295-1675
Facsimile: 1-902-295-1434
E-mail: info@brasdor-conservation.com
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