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Thurs Aug 22, 2024: Action in HRM on HWA (Hemlock Woolly Adelgid)

Posted on August 21, 2024 by admin

There are not a lot of Eastern Hemlock in the Backlands, but there are concentrations in some residential areas. Homeowners can protect these trees from HWA (Hemlock Wooly Adelgid, aka the “Hemlock Vampire”). There is an exceptional, nearby opportunity to … Continue reading →

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Thurs Aug 15, 2024: Join us for Wetlands Appreciation Week at the Backlands Bioblitz

Posted on August 9, 2024 by admin

🌿Have you heard about the Backlands Bioblitz?!🌱 Our HRM Alliance and Ecology Action Centre are helping us celebrate Wetlands Appreciation Week with a Bioblitz Hike in the Halifax Backlands on August 15th from 6:00pm – 8:30pm. What is a “Bioblitz”? … Continue reading →

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Radon, Bird Friendly Halifax, Municipal Watershed Management Framework, Coastal Management all topics of the HRM Environment & Sustainability Standing Committee Aug 1, 2024

Posted on August 8, 2024 by admin

There was a lot packed in to the August 1, 2024 meeting of the  Environment and Sustainability Standing Committee. View: – Proceedings on YouTube -The Agenda PDF  It includes Links to related documents, amongst them: – Radon Awareness, PDF of … Continue reading →

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Saturday Aug 24, 2024: Bluff Trail BBQ Bash & Fundraiser

Posted on August 6, 2024 by admin

Received from The Bluff Trail/Woodens River folks, members of the Backlands Coalition: BLUFF BBQ BASH and Trail Stewardship Fundraiser Saturday, August 24th 11 AM to 3 PM Canada Games Centre 26 Thomas Randall Drive, Halifax, NS B3S 0E2 Join us … Continue reading →

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This summer our socials are, quite literally, going to the birds…4Aug2024

Posted on August 4, 2024 by admin

This summer our socials are, quite literally, going to the birds… Ground nesting birds to be precise! Since March, we’ve been featuring 4 species that nest in the Backlands. Today we’re returning to the migratory Black-and-white Warbler: The males arrive … Continue reading →

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Volunteers sought for Invasive Species pull and Lawsons Brook on Thurs. 1Aug2024

Posted on July 15, 2024 by admin

Received from the Williams Lake Conservation Company this am (Jul 15): Come and help the WLCC and Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) remove invasive plant species along Lawson’s Brook in the Shaw Wilderness Park from 9:30 AM-1:00 PM on August … Continue reading →

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News from the Backlands Coalition July 2024

Posted on July 15, 2024 by admin

By Martha Leary for the Backlands Coalition July 14, 2024 With leadership from the Williams Lake Conservation Company (WLCC) the Backlands Coalition (BC) has assembled the “Bird Team”. In addition to our annual surveys of all birds in the Backlands, … Continue reading →

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Nighthawks have returned to the Backlands! 5Jul2024

Posted on July 5, 2024 by admin

By The Bird Team: Joshua Barss Donham, Fulton Lavender, Cathy Smalley, Katie Studholme. Video by Joshua Barss Donham Joshua heard the Nighthawk for the first time this year at Osprey Ridge/Alabaster Way Trailhead on May 23; there have been many … Continue reading →

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Update on Birds in the Backlands – JBD Jun 24, 2024

Posted on June 30, 2024 by admin

On Hairy Woodpecker & Flicker nests, Hermit Thrush and Barred Owl behaviour, Osprey fishing, Eastern Wood Peewee sighting, Common Nighthawk activity, a bird survey and sounds of toads and beavers in the night,  late spring into early  summer of 2024 … Continue reading →

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Common Nighthawk is HRM 2024 Bird of the Year 29Jun2024

Posted on June 29, 2024 by admin

It’s not common, it’s not a hawk, and it doesn’t hunt at night, but the Common Nighthawk IS “HRM 2024 Bird of the Year”! The announcement was made by Jess Lewis on Mainstreet NS in conversation with host Jeff Douglas … Continue reading →

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