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Monthly Archives: August 2024
Say hello again to the American Woodcock! 28Aug2024
Say hello again to the American Woodcock! This unusual shorebird is one of 4 ground nesting birds species that we’re featuring this season. The American Woodcock lives in wooded or shrubby areas where the ground is damp, and is quite … Continue reading
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Thurs Aug 22, 2024: Action in HRM on HWA (Hemlock Woolly Adelgid)
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
🌿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
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
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
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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