The Nova Scotia Nature Trust has a new online platform that invites people not just to observe nature, but to step into it (with no hiking boots required).
In Our Nature: The Hidden Wild is a digital storytelling experience that invites you to explore some of the province’s most delicate and rarely seen ecosystems in a new way. Through immersive 360° images, soundscapes, videos and expert voices, you can step into remote shorelines and tide pools and watch the seasons change with just a click.
The Nova Scotia Nature Trust protects more than 35,000 acres of Nova Scotia’s most exceptional natural areas across the province. These lands are generally open to the public for low-impact activities, such as hiking, fishing, paddling and birding. Some have actual hiking trails or old roads; some are more rugged wilderness and tend to be visited less.
“While we welcome people to explore our conservation lands in person,” says the Nature Trust’s Anna Weinstein, “we also want to reduce barriers and make it easier for everyone to experience the incredible nature that is protected, forever. Many of our lands hold habitat that is intact because it is so difficult to access. Some have sheer cliffs or sinkholes that are absolutely breathtaking, but not necessarily welcoming to the average hiker. We also know that not everyone has access to a vehicle to reach green spaces, or feels comfortable setting off into the woods. But everyone should have access to the wonder and magic of nature.”
In Our Nature: The Hidden Wild is available at tours.nsnt.ca
