Important MessagePlease consider donating to Island Nature Trust's donation webform instead of the CanadaHelps webform. This will enable INT to reduce overheads and administration fees related to your donation.Our MissionIsland Nature Trust acquires lands on Prince Edward Island to be held in trust for future generations. We manage our lands to maintain or restore ecological integrity and also help willing private landowners to do the same.We envision an Island with wild places, where our children can see what we once had and what we can have again with hard work, commitment and time.About Island Nature TrustIsland Nature Trust is the oldest private land trust in Canada, established in 1979 to protect and conserve natural areas on Prince Edward Island. We now own or lease 3,703 acres, including off-shore islands, hardwood, softwood and mixed-wood forests, wetlands and coastal shores. These lands are protected permanently.We:Acquire land with representative natural ecosystems, through donation and purchaseManage our properties to retain and restore their ecological valuesAssist private landowners to manage and protect their own propertiesMonitor and protect species-at-risk on the IslandDeliver numerous nature education programs to children and adultsWe operate through our own fund-raising initiatives which range from an annual dinner and auction, to applications for specific project-based funding, to government and non-government sources. We operate as a not-for-profit organization.