Category Archives: Backlands

Fri April 25 to Mon April 28, 2025: The City Nature Challenge 2025

This weekend is the City Nature Challenge 2025. When you walk anywhere in the Halifax Backlands this weekend, please participate and post to iNaturalist City Nature Challenge 2025. About this Project “Help put Halifax Regional Municipality on the global nature … Continue reading

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Broom Crowberry in bloom in the Backlands 16Apr2025

Broom crowberry, Corema conradii, Nova Scotia’s earliest flowering native species after skunk cabbage, is now in flower in the Backlands! We know that courtesy of Joshua Barss Donham who took these pics in the Backlands on Apr 11, 2025: Broom … Continue reading

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Williams Lake Dam – get ready! 14Apr2025

By Cathy Vaughan, published in Chebucto News Vol 26 No 8 April 2025. Reproduced on backlandscoalition.ca with permission from Chebucto News. Multiple coloured ribbons were no- ticeable in the Shaw Wilderness Park in mid February. The ribbons were wrapped around … Continue reading

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Backlands Suites featured on Global News 9Apr2025

View Nine talented artists explore the unique beauty of the Halifax Backlands Global News Video, Apr 9, 2024. 5:26 mins “We check in with two of the nine local artists who have come together to bring the unique urban wilderness … Continue reading

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Wed, Apr 9, 2025: Backlands Coalition Birds Team Gathering

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Thursday Apr 10, 2025: Spotlight on Spryfield Presentation on Edible and Endangered Plants

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