Mount Allison University is located on the edge of one of the largest coastal marshes in North America, the Tantramar Marsh. This salt and freshwater marsh ecosystem links two major coastal oceanic ecosystems, the Bay of Fundy to the southwest and the Northumberland Strait of the Gulf of St. Lawrence to the north. The coastal wetlands along the Bay of Fundy and the Gulf are extensive and diverse ecosystems that support important fisheries, wildlife, agriculture, aquaculture, tourism, and leisure activities such as walking, cycling, and bird watching.
- Sackville is on the TransCanada highway on the border of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia.
- Take Main Street Exit off the TransCanada Highway.
- Take Right (if you are coming from Moncton) or left (if from PEI or NS) onto Main street.
- Main street branches at a Y-intersection into Main (left) and Salem (right) streets.
- There is a parking lot on your right just before the Y-intersection where you can park. Or else, stay on Main street (left) and there will be parking on your right, beside the swan-pond.
- The Coastal Wetlands Institute is building
16a on the campus map.
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Maintained by Cindy Spicer
December 19, 2006