Merigomish Harbour Provincial Park, located north west of Quarry Island, is a small Provincial Park (about 20 hectares in size) nestled along the shores of Woodburn was designated in 2024. There is no road access into this park, however unlike most traditional Provincial parks this is one of the ones that is meant more for protecting Nova Scotia environment.
Merigomish Harbour Indian Reserve No. 31 (often referred to as Merigomish Harbour 31) located within the sheltered waters of Merigomish Harbour, is a small Indian Reserve, officially recognized under the Indian Act of Canada. Under jurisdiction of the federal government, it is managed in accordance with the Canada Lands Surveys Act and related legislation, but administratively managed by Pictou Landing First Nation. Merigomish Harbour 31 consists of two islands; Indian Island and Muless Island. It is considered to be an unpopulated Reserve, although it does contain many seasonal dwellings on both of the islands and a historic church (Saint Anne’s Mission Church) is located on Indian Island.
Tthe Keppoch is a large upland mountainous geography located in both Pictou and Antigonish Counties. The area is well known for as a highland recreation area serving northeastern Nova Scotia with year‑round activities including hiking, biking, skiing fishing and hunting. The range is part of Nova Scotia’s mixed metamorphic and sedimentary uplands shaped by glacial action; soils and bedrock produce rolling ridges, wetlands and small headwater streams typical of the Northumberland Shore hinterland. It is a mixed Acadian forest containing both coniferous and deciduous stands with wetland pockets and managed woodlots in surrounding private and conserved lands.
MacEacherns Lake is a small inland lake that sits amid mixed Acadian forest and rolling uplands, it straddles the community of Black Brook and Indian Lake Woodland Area. This small freshwater lake formed in local topographic depressions, fed by small brooks, groundwater seepage, and seasonal runoff from surrounding uplands of the Kepoch area.
The name was formerly known as McIsaac Lake until a name change in 1976.
Keppoch Gulch reflects the rugged interior topography of Pictou County, where brooks often cut sharply into the uplands, creating dramatic micro‑landscapes hidden within the forest. One of the defining landscape features associated with the Keppoch, it is a steep, narrow ravine carved by centuries of flowing water. It features large moss‑covered boulders, steep, shaded slopes, seasonal waterfalls and cascades in Keppoch Brook that flows through dense spruce, fir and hardwood forests.
Keppoch Brook is a small, rugged woodland stream flowing through the Indian Lake Woodland Area, before descending southward into the Beaver River (a tributary system that drains toward Antigomish and empties into the Northumberland Strait) . It sits within a landscape shaped by steep gullies, forested uplands, and the broader cultural geomorphology of the Keppoch (a name shared with nearby highlands)
Middle Brook is a small woodland stream in the Indian Lake Woodland Area, flowing south through dense Acadian forest before joining the Barneys River system. It plays a small but important role in the Barneys River watershed, contributing freshwater from upland wetlands and forest runoff, seasonal water regulation, especially during spring melt, and habitat connectivity for aquatic species moving between headwater streams and the main river.
Baxter Brook is a small natural freshwater flowing through the Indian Lake Woodland Area. It originates in the community of Marshy Hope, and then flows back into it again before eventually joining the water of Barneys River. This area is characterized by forested hills, wetlands, and fresh water, an inland landscape shaped by glacial activity and long standing forestry.