Pagan Point Preserve

The Pagan Point Nature Reserve is located on the southeastern shore of St. Andrews-by-the-Sea. Sold for development in 2000, locals feared loss of access to this valued natural area. The new owners, however, separated a portion of the land for residential use and donated the remaining 12 ha (30 acres) to the Nature Trust. The donors are Donald and Roty Welstead and Senator Michael and Kelly Meighen. The All Saints Anglican Church and Trust member and friend Mel Turner assisted in the transfer. Pagan Point looks out into Passamaquoddy Bay. The area contains a salt marsh and a wooded area, with a kilometre of sandy beach along the coast. Ecologically significant salt marshes run from the Point up the eastern shore. In association with these rich marsh ecosystems, a variety of birds such as heron, killdeer, and terns reside in the area. Pagan Point also provides an impressive ocean lookout.

As past Nature Trust President, Julian Walker stated, the donation of this land attests to the "historic importance of this property to the residents of St. Andrews and the Passamaquoddy People." In recognition of the historical significance of Pagan Point and the ecological significance of the salt marshes and woodlands, this preserve can now allow this valued area and last significant portion of greenspace in St. Andrews to be maintained for future generations to come.