Week 4 Nov 8-10 As we move into November, the construction crew and volunteers have seen a few frosty mornings. Week 4 was a short...

Week 3 Nov 1-5 In September 2021, Brier Island received a much greater than average rainfall and the runoff, along with coastal tidal...

Week 2 Oct 25-29 It takes a lot of people power to move wood from Point A to Point B. The rain fell and the wind blew but our volunteers...

Week 1 Oct. 19-22 The lumber for Phase Two of the Big Meadow Bog Trail arrived on October 19 and the contractor, Burton’s Custom...

BITC is pleased to announce it has been approved for an ECCC (Environment and Climate Change Canada) Habitat Stewardship Program Grant of...

Contributed by Roger Outhouse On October 15, 2020 I arrived mid-morning at the Big Meadow Bog trailhead and immediately got to watch a...

Nova Scotia artist Pat Shattuck’s original watercolour painting of The Big Meadow Bog on Brier Island has been reproduced as an 11 cm x...

In September the Brier Island Trails Committee installed interpretive signage at the Big Meadow Bog Trail, 197 Water Street, Westport....

It was a perfect day for the Brier Island Trail Committee’s Annual Planting Party, which was a great success this year. We had a variety...

Thank you Bay of Fundy Discovery Centre and your ongoing financial support of BITC!

The Brier Island Trails Committee (BITC) needs your help! On Sunday, May 24 at 13:00 (rain date Monday, May 25) we will have our annual...

Our new storage shed was recently moved to its new home at the trailhead. It will be used to store equipment for trail development and...

Thank you to Hamid Kacedali for putting together our recently purchased storage shed. The shed will be placed at the trailhead and used...

On March 17 Mike Parker, Rick Campbell and Brian Bowerman ventured into the bog to mark the route for the next phase of the Big Meadow...

Brier Island Trails Committee recognizes the support of the Province of Nova Scotia. We are pleased to work in partnership with the...

The panel gives a brief overview of the history of the Big Meadow and the work being done to restore the bog to its original state and...

Jimmy's Pond was part of the flooding system used to create a reservoir for cutting ice in years gone by.

The berm formed part of the reservoir that was flooded for harvesting ice. The ice was covered with sawdust and used in the ground fish...