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John Lusby Marsh National Wildlife Area

45.8124° N, 64.2598° W

John Lusby Marsh National Wildlife Area, Nova Scotia. 45.8124° N, 64.2598° W

National wildlife area, 5.5 km². Scale bar on the map.

borealbound.ca/parks/ns/john-lusby-marsh-national-wildlife-area/, compiled October 9, 2026

  • Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database, Environment and Climate Change Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada.
  • Canadian Geographical Names Database, Natural Resources Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada.
  • Census boundaries and population, 2021, Statistics Canada. Adapted from Statistics Canada. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada.
  • City page weather forecasts and alerts, Environment and Climate Change Canada. Contains data from Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC Data Servers End-use Licence).
  • Air Quality Health Index observations and forecasts, Environment and Climate Change Canada. Contains data from Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC Data Servers End-use Licence).

John Lusby Marsh National Wildlife Area is a 5.5 km² national wildlife area beside West Amherst, in Nova Scotia. It was established in 1978.

Area
5.5 km²
Established
1978

Conditions today

10.8 °C

Wind S 14 km/h

Observed at Amherst, as of 1:00 a.m. ADT

Tonight: Showers ending late this evening then clearing. Wind south 30 km/h gusting to 50 becoming southwest 20 gusting to 40 early this evening then becoming west 20 near midnight. Low 8.

Weather: Amherst (local forecast), as of 1:05 a.m. ADT

Sun and moon

Civil dawn
6:55 a.m.
Sunrise
7:25 a.m.
Sunset
6:41 p.m.
Civil dusk
7:11 p.m.
Moonrise
6:14 a.m.
Moonset
5:59 p.m.
Moon
Waning crescent, 1% lit

Air Quality Health Index

1 low risk

Moncton, as of 4:00 a.m. ADT

In the park

Rivers

Official names from the Canadian Geographical Names Database; each name opens its location on OpenStreetMap.

Official record

Designation
National wildlife area
IUCN category
IV, Habitat/species management areaInternational IUCN class, not a legal designation
Managed by
Canadian Wildlife Service, Atlantic Region

Names

  • Réserve nationale de faune du Marais-John-LusbyFrench form