Projects
The Millennium Forest is a 250-hectare area of replanting on the island, which aims to restore part of what was the Great Wood. Another programme is the conservation of the Saint Helena Plover, the national bird of the island, which is locally known as the Wirebird. The Trust is also involved in conservation in the Diana's Peak National Park, which was designated in 1996.
In 2006, Michel Dancoisne-Martineau donated the heart-shaped waterfall valley to the Trust. A new pathway was constructed through the valley, which opened in December 2010.
The Trust also want to preserve and promote the island's built heritage, especially that from the 17th and 18th centuries. The Trust have begun a project to restore High Knoll Fort near Jamestown.
Read more about this topic: Saint Helena National Trust
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