Brier Islands Trails Committee

My name is Olivia Mcgrath. I am the summer student at the Big Meadow Bog Trail in Westport NS. I am part of the ICS O2 class that helped...

Our summer student, Olivia, is volunteering at the Trail this summer, several days a week. More about Olivia, what she is doing and why,...

I was shocked when I walked over to the plants and saw how big this one was!

These little caterpillars will eventually turn into beautiful monarch butterflies. Did you know that the monarch caterpillar is a...

Week 4 Nov 8-10 As we move into November, the construction crew and volunteers have seen a few frosty mornings. Week 4 was a short...

Week 3 Nov 1-5 In September 2021, Brier Island received a much greater than average rainfall and the runoff, along with coastal tidal...

Week 2 Oct 25-29 It takes a lot of people power to move wood from Point A to Point B. The rain fell and the wind blew but our volunteers...

Week 1 Oct. 19-22 The lumber for Phase Two of the Big Meadow Bog Trail arrived on October 19 and the contractor, Burton’s Custom...

BITC is pleased to announce it has been approved for an ECCC (Environment and Climate Change Canada) Habitat Stewardship Program Grant of...

Contributed by Roger Outhouse On October 15, 2020 I arrived mid-morning at the Big Meadow Bog trailhead and immediately got to watch a...

Nova Scotia artist Pat Shattuck’s original watercolour painting of The Big Meadow Bog on Brier Island has been reproduced as an 11 cm x...

In September the Brier Island Trails Committee installed interpretive signage at the Big Meadow Bog Trail, 197 Water Street, Westport....

It was a perfect day for the Brier Island Trail Committee’s Annual Planting Party, which was a great success this year. We had a variety...