Location: Bliss Island Nature Preserve

Meeting Location: Brunswick Street Fisherman's Wharf

180 Brunswick St, Blacks Harbour, NB

45.05524, -66.7937

Date: August 16, 2025

Rain Date: August 17, 2025

Time: 8:00 a.m - 4:00 p.m

Description: Help restore the coastal ecosystem by participating in this cleanup at the Bliss Island Nature Preserve!

The Bliss Island Nature Preserve is composed of island habitats in Passamaquoddy Bay, New Brunswick, including tidal flats, rocky shores, and wetlands.

This preserve is part of the Whole Quoddy Region, a biological hotspot and proposed Marine Protected Area because it is a common feeding area for marine animals including the endangered North Atlantic right whale and harbour porpoise. Bliss Island is also right next to a Globally Significant Bird Area of the Quoddy Region due to the presence of congregatory species, colonial waterbird/seabird concentrations, and shorebird concentrations.

At this cleanup, teams will work together to identify and remove debris along the shorelines of the preserve. Participants should be prepared for travel by boat, collecting garbage, and some bushwhacking.