"The least movement is of importance to all nature. The entire ocean is affected by a pebble."
-Blaise Pascal
Sunbury Shores Arts & Nature Centre has a unique mandate - to explore the connections between art and nature.
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TWO MEADOWS
Nature Trail
The Two Meadows Nature Trail, located on Joe's Point Road in St. Andrews, provides an inside look into secondary
succession
where land once cleared is allowed to revert back to a natural state.
You will see that wet areas have grown up in alders and other
water-loving
plants. Birch, Aspen, Fir, Tamarack, and White Cedar are common in the
drier areas and the forest floor is now covered with mosses, ferns, and
flowering plants.
Animal life abounds in these woods. Deer, Porcupine, Varying Hare, Red
Squirrel, Chipmunk, Deer Mice, Redbacked Voles, Snakes, and Salamanders
inhabit the forest floor while birds of all kinds feed and nest in the
branches
of the forest. Bring your binoculars and look for White-throated
Sparrow,
Redstarts, Yellow Parula and Black-and-white Warblers, Ruffed Grouse,
Pileated Woodpeckers and many other species. Listen for the Crows,
Raven
and Osprey which nest in or near this area.
The interpretive signs which are placed at each of the numbered
stations
will provide you with details about the species located there.
WALK ALONG THE OCEAN FLOOR
Nature Walks
If you are looking to take a walk on the ocean floor, look no further than St. Andrews by the Sea. With tides that rise and fall anywhere between 20 to 26 feet, the Passamaquoddy Bay coast is a treasure to behold.
Before you take a walk along the shore, stop in at Sunbury Shores to pick up your copy of our illustrated "Beach Walk Guide", or download a copy from our website below. There you will find a list of the flora and fauna you can expect to see while walking by the sea.
Remember...
Take only memories, leave only footprints.
BEACH WALK GUIDE
Walk along the ocean floor
 The tides are the cyclic rising and falling of the ocean due to the gravitational pull of the Moon, and to a lesser extent the Sun.
There are approximately two low tides and two high tides per day. The area of the shore that is covered by water at high tide and uncovered at low tide, is called the "intertidal zone". The best time and place to go for a beach walk is along the intertidal zone during low tide when you can see all sorts of interesting creatures.
Download a copy of our Beach Walk Guide to see the various creatures who make their home in the intertidal zone.
 Click here to download your copy of our Beach Walk Guide.
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