{"id":66,"date":"2025-01-02T11:09:59","date_gmt":"2025-01-02T15:09:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nscsllt.ca\/?page_id=66"},"modified":"2025-11-16T11:53:12","modified_gmt":"2025-11-16T15:53:12","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/nscsllt.ca\/?page_id=66","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis: 66.66%;\">\r\n<p>The Nova Scotia Crown Share Land Legacy Trust (NSCSLLT) was established in 2008 by the Province of Nova Scotia from Crown Share Payments. Its purpose is to provide funds to Beneficiaries for the securement and protection of ecologically significant, threatened, and irreplaceable natural areas on private lands in Nova Scotia. The secured lands are to be protected according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/iucn.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">International Union for the Conservation of Nature<\/a> (IUCN) standards for Category I, II, or III protected areas.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Trust Indenture<\/h4>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>NSCSLLT is governed by the Trust Indenture. Initially established with a termination date of March 31, 2023, the Trust has been extended several times. In December 2022, <a href=\"https:\/\/news.novascotia.ca\/en\/2022\/12\/12\/province-announces-new-protected-areas-funding-protect-more-land\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the Province announced an additional $20 million <\/a>to renew the Trust. <a href=\"https:\/\/nscsllt.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-Crown-Share-Land-Legacy-Trust-Indenture.pdf\">The Indenture was most recently updated<\/a> on March 28, 2024, with a termination date of March 31, 2031.<\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis: 33.33%;\">\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"395\" height=\"658\" class=\"wp-image-72\" src=\"https:\/\/nscsllt.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Plover-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nscsllt.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Plover-1.jpg 395w, https:\/\/nscsllt.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Plover-1-180x300.jpg 180w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 395px) 100vw, 395px\" \/><\/figure>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis: 33.33%;\">\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"395\" height=\"596\" class=\"wp-image-84\" src=\"https:\/\/nscsllt.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/owl.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nscsllt.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/owl.jpg 395w, https:\/\/nscsllt.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/owl-199x300.jpg 199w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 395px) 100vw, 395px\" \/><\/figure>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis: 66.66%;\">\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Our People<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Trustees<\/h4>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Appointed by the Government of Nova Scotia, the Trustees are responsible to administer and disburse the Trust Funds to the Beneficiaries, independent of government and withing the covenants of the Trust Indenture.<br \/><br \/><strong>Amanda Lavers<\/strong> (Chair)<br \/><strong>Don MacNeil<\/strong><br \/><strong>Dale Smith<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><strong>Administrator<\/strong>: Sandra Moore<br \/>Contact: <a href=\"mailto:nscsllt@dal.ca\">nscsllt@dal.ca<\/a><\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\r\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-cyan-bluish-gray-background-color has-background\">Scientific Advisory Committee<\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>The SAC advises the Trustees on the conservation value and priority of lands proposed for securement by the Beneficiaries.<br \/><br \/>Members: <br \/><br \/><em><strong>Sean Blaney<\/strong><\/em> &#8211; Atlantic Canada Conservation Data Centre<br \/><strong><em>Sherman Boates<\/em><\/strong> &#8211; Conservation Biologist<br \/><strong><em>Kermit deGooyer<\/em><\/strong> <br \/><strong><em>Dave Ireland<\/em><\/strong> &#8211; Nature Conservancy of Canada<br \/><strong><em>John LeDuc<\/em><\/strong> <br \/><strong><em>David MacKinnon<\/em><\/strong> (Chair) &#8211; Nova Scotia Department of Environment<br \/><strong><em>Jaimee Morozoff<\/em><\/strong> &#8211; Nova Scotia Nature Trust<br \/><br \/><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" class=\"wp-image-202\" src=\"https:\/\/nscsllt.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Piping-Plover-5_-Steven-McGrath-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nscsllt.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Piping-Plover-5_-Steven-McGrath-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/nscsllt.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Piping-Plover-5_-Steven-McGrath-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nscsllt.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Piping-Plover-5_-Steven-McGrath-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nscsllt.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Piping-Plover-5_-Steven-McGrath-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/nscsllt.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Piping-Plover-5_-Steven-McGrath-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\r\n<figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Piping Plover &#8211; Photo Credit: Steven McGrath<\/figcaption>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Nova Scotia Crown Share Land Legacy Trust (NSCSLLT) was established in 2008 by the Province of Nova Scotia from Crown Share Payments. Its purpose is to provide funds to Beneficiaries for the securement and protection of ecologically significant, threatened, and irreplaceable natural areas on private lands in Nova Scotia. 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