St. Marys River (Nova Scotia)
- St. Marys River (Nova Scotia)
The St. Marys River runs through Guysborough County and Pictou County. At approximately 250 kilometres, it's one of Nova Scotia's longest rivers. It offers important Atlantic Salmon habitat and the riverbanks are offer habitat for the Wood Turtle .
The river was named for Fort Saint Marie, a French-built fort which was later taken over and destroyed by the British. There was also a Fort Saint Charles on the river nearby. Both were seventeenth century forts. [Nova Scotia Museum: [http://museum.gov.ns.ca/sv/history/blakeley/_1_4.html French Fort Sainte Marie] ]
There are efforts under way to protect ecologically important lands along the the river. [Nova Scotia Nature Trust, [http://www.nsnt.ca/ourwork/campaigns/stmarys/ St. Mary's River Conservation Legacy Campaign] ]
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