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Backlands Coalition
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A coalition of community groups working to protect the unique urban wilderness of the Purcell's Cove/Herring Cove/Williams Lake Backlands in Kjipuktuk/Halifax, Nova Scotia. https://backlandscoalition.ca/ #KeepTheBacklandsWild
🐦 Backlands Bird & Nature Team Gathering: All are welcome! Don't miss this opportunity to hear about some of the exciting Citizen Science work taking place in the #HalifaxBacklands.
📍 Chocolate Lake Community Centre
🗓 Wednesday, Dec. 3, 7-9 pm (doors open at 6:30 pm for socializing & snacks) #birds
November 24, 2025 at 2:01 AM
Public input due Oct. 24! Amendments to the #HalifaxRegionalPlan will dictate how HRM does urban planning for decades: engagehalifax.ca/2025-plannin.... Our city can grow while still protecting our environment. Share your thoughts with regionalplan@halifax.ca by tomorrow! @ecologyaction.bsky.social
October 23, 2025 at 4:02 PM
ICYMI: The @nsgov.bsky.social has banned activities in wooded areas until Oct. 15 (or when conditions improve). This includes the fire-prone #HalifaxBacklands, encompassing Shaw Wilderness Park, @nsnaturetrust.bsky.social lands, McIntosh Run trails etc. Learn more: backlandscoalition.ca?p=8176
August 11, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Experience the Urban Farm of Spryfield in a wonderful new way on August 6 at 7 pm, as anthropologist/educator Trudy Sable leads a sensory walk! Limited attendance; adults only—register by emailing urbanfarmspryfield@gmail.com. More info: www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=... #UrbanFarm #Spryfield #nature
August 2, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Wow Halifax! Thanks to all who wrote in or spoke up in support of #UrbanWilderness areas at the #HalifaxRegionalPlan public hearing last week. We continue to work toward our goal of protecting the #HalifaxBacklands for the benefit of all. Read more: backlandscoalition.ca?p=8119 #KeepTheBacklandsWild
June 26, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Still getting up to speed on all the sudden changes to the #HalifaxRegionalPlan? So are we, and the public hearings are June 19-20 at #Halifax City Hall! For info on issues related to the #HalifaxBacklands, visit our website: backlandscoalition.ca?p=8119 @williamslakecc.org #KeepTheBacklandsWild
June 18, 2025 at 10:20 PM
From Phases 1 to 3, we saw positive engagement with @hfxplanning.bsky.social and reasonable timeframes. But not now. This is a huge decision for the future of our beautiful city. What happened to good governance?
Sincerely, The Backlands Coalition 🌳🌲 3/3
#HalifaxRegionalPlan #KeepTheBacklandsWild
June 15, 2025 at 6:56 PM
We are trying so hard to provide input to the DRASTIC changes in the new Halifax Regional Plan. This is our right! (Every citizen's right!) And it's not possible in the extremely short timeframe. 2/3 #HalifaxRegionalPlan #rezoning #development #HalifaxBacklands #KeepTheBacklandsWild
June 15, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Dear @hfxgov.bsky.social ... what gives?!? Not much time for public consultation on the new Halifax Regional Plan, from a tight turnaround on a 1,900-page document to little advance notice of this Thursday's public hearing, 1 pm on a weekday. 1/3 #Halifax #UrbanWilderness #KeepTheBacklandsWild
June 15, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Did you know the #HalifaxBacklands are a research "playground" for budding scientists from our local universities? Our Bird Team joined @dalhousie.bsky.social students in 2024 to share knowledge on local #birds and #SpeciesAtRisk like Mountain #Sandwort. Learn more: www.instagram.com/p/DKkG7bJsyG...
June 6, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Come meet some feathered friends on a Guided Bird Walk, as part of Bird Week across HRM (May 24–31). District 11's Bird Walk will be taking place at the Urban Farm of Spryfield on Sunday, May 25 starting at 9:30 am. Register here: forms.gle/GR1DjFYD1z93.... #Halifax #BirdWeek #BirdWalk
May 1, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Thanks to Paul Brothers, host of Global News Morning in Halifax, for highlighting our #BacklandsSuites art exhibition! Joining him in conversation were curator/textile artist Frances Dorsey and watercolour painter Catherine Perehudoff Fowler. #BacklandsArtists #UrbanWilderness #KeepTheBacklandsWild
April 10, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Tune in to Global News Morning on Wednesday for a segment on the #BacklandsSuites art exhibition! (Estimated broadcast times 6:30 & 8:30 am.) The group show is on display throughout April at the Chase Gallery, Nova Scotia Archives. #BacklandsArtists #ArtistsoftheBacklands #KeepTheBacklandsWild
April 8, 2025 at 11:20 PM
#BacklandsSuites Afternoon with the Artists: Join us from 1-3 pm today at Chase Gallery, Nova Scotia Archives. Celebrate the unique beauty of the #HalifaxBacklands and meet the talented group of nine artists in this group exhibition, which is on view until April 29. backlandscoalition.ca?p=7547
April 5, 2025 at 3:55 PM
🌿🐾 Celebrate #EarthWeek with us in the #HalifaxBacklands! Join a free guided hike through our wild and rugged landscape, hosted by @ecologyaction.bsky.social. Learn to use iNaturalist to identify local species. 🦋🌱 April 13, 1-4 pm; register at ecologyaction.ca/get-involved.... #BacklandsBioblitz
April 1, 2025 at 10:49 PM
We're thrilled to welcome back Dalhousie University students Siobhan Herold and Madeleine Kurtz, who spent last summer studying the #CommonNighthawk in the #HalifaxBacklands. Join us April 9 to learn about their findings, 7 pm at the Chocolate Lake Community Centre. All are welcome - bring a friend!
March 30, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Save the date for #BacklandsSuites! We are excited to bring the stunning beauty of the #HalifaxBacklands to the Chase Gallery at the #NovaScotiaArchives. Running April 3-29, this art exhibition features work by nine notable local artists. #KeepTheBacklandsWild #Halifax #urbanwilderness #halifaxart
February 18, 2025 at 6:40 PM