It's pretty sweet having this for a backyard. #HalifaxBacklands #UrbanWilderness #KeepTheBacklandsWild
#Halifax's Purcells Cove Backlands through my lens(es) 📸 multimedia.halifaxtrails.ca/photos/purce...
Photos - Purcell's Cove Backlands, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Halifax's newest proposed urban wilderness park, the Purcell's Cove Backlands are home to some of the most unique landscapes you'll ever see. Gallery by Greg Taylor, including 360° virtual reality pho...
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May 7, 2025 at 8:12 PM
It's pretty sweet having this for a backyard. #HalifaxBacklands #UrbanWilderness #KeepTheBacklandsWild
It's the time of year for counting blessings. We are pretty dang lucky in #Halifax to have this for a backyard. #KeepTheBacklandsWild
The other-worldly beauty of the #Halifax Backlands. If you appreciate this unique wilderness gem, please support any or all of the members of the Backlands Coalition listed here: backlandscoalition.ca?page_id=10
December 6, 2024 at 4:35 PM
It's the time of year for counting blessings. We are pretty dang lucky in #Halifax to have this for a backyard. #KeepTheBacklandsWild
In this @halifaxexaminer.ca column, @suzannerent.bsky.social writes about the unique connection between artists and the environment — including Halifax's Meghan Marentette, who puts her book characters in natural settings such as the #HalifaxBacklands! #ArtistsOfTheBacklands #KeepTheBacklandsWild
Nature has long been an inspiration for artists, so let’s protect the environment for artistic inspiration yet to come
Morning File by @suzannerent.bsky.social
Morning File by @suzannerent.bsky.social
Nature has long been an inspiration for artists, so let's protect the environment for artistic inspiration yet to come - Halifax Examiner
Our memories of nature can't just be on an artist's canvas or in an author's words.
www.halifaxexaminer.ca
May 28, 2026 at 4:14 PM
In this @halifaxexaminer.ca column, @suzannerent.bsky.social writes about the unique connection between artists and the environment — including Halifax's Meghan Marentette, who puts her book characters in natural settings such as the #HalifaxBacklands! #ArtistsOfTheBacklands #KeepTheBacklandsWild
Thanks to @halifaxtrails.ca for putting the #HalifaxBacklands on its "Best Birdwatching near Halifax" list! #BirdWatching #BirdsOfHalifax #HalifaxBirds #trails #KeepTheBacklandsWild
Looking to do some bird watching in Nova Scotia but not sure where to start? 🗺️🦅
From coastal refuges to hidden wetlands, here is a curated list of the best trails & local hotspots to spot some incredible wildlife. 🌲🦆👇
https://www.halifaxtrails.ca/tag/bird-watching/
From coastal refuges to hidden wetlands, here is a curated list of the best trails & local hotspots to spot some incredible wildlife. 🌲🦆👇
https://www.halifaxtrails.ca/tag/bird-watching/
Bird Watching Trails & Hotspots in Nova Scotia | HalifaxTrails.ca
Discover the best bird watching hotspots in Halifax & across Nova Scotia. Explore top-rated trails for spotting rare species. Detailed maps, guides & virtual tours.
www.halifaxtrails.ca
May 27, 2026 at 12:34 PM
Thanks to @halifaxtrails.ca for putting the #HalifaxBacklands on its "Best Birdwatching near Halifax" list! #BirdWatching #BirdsOfHalifax #HalifaxBirds #trails #KeepTheBacklandsWild
An amazing opportunity is on the horizon for our #HalifaxBacklands. Nearly half of this #urbanwilderness gem is up for protection but the @nsgov.bsky.social seeks public input. Add your voice to the Protected Areas Consultation by July 28: storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/c2ac... #KeepTheBacklandsWild
July 23, 2026 at 10:54 PM
An amazing opportunity is on the horizon for our #HalifaxBacklands. Nearly half of this #urbanwilderness gem is up for protection but the @nsgov.bsky.social seeks public input. Add your voice to the Protected Areas Consultation by July 28: storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/c2ac... #KeepTheBacklandsWild
Citizens will have a chance to comment on the regional plan during public hearings on June 19 and 20. #PlanningStrategy #UrbanWilderness #KeepTheBacklandsWild
Halifax council starts review of regional plan
By @suzannerent.bsky.social
By @suzannerent.bsky.social
Halifax council starts review of regional plan - Halifax Examiner
Council to continue discusses on Phase 4 of the plan next week.
www.halifaxexaminer.ca
June 4, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Citizens will have a chance to comment on the regional plan during public hearings on June 19 and 20. #PlanningStrategy #UrbanWilderness #KeepTheBacklandsWild
At the public hearing, advocates speaking on behalf of the #HalifaxBacklands said the provincial government is moving HRM backwards in many ways—particularly for the environment, with the removal of a 30-metre buffer for watercourses, wetlands and coasts. #UrbanWilderness #KeepTheBacklandsWild
Hands tied, Halifax council approves minimum planning requirements to boost housing supply www.saltwire.com/nova-scotia/...
Hands tied, Halifax council approves minimum planning requirements to boost housing supply
Planning changes includes new rules for ground-floor commercial space, short-term rentals and more
www.saltwire.com
December 12, 2025 at 10:42 PM
At the public hearing, advocates speaking on behalf of the #HalifaxBacklands said the provincial government is moving HRM backwards in many ways—particularly for the environment, with the removal of a 30-metre buffer for watercourses, wetlands and coasts. #UrbanWilderness #KeepTheBacklandsWild
Big thanks to @stillots1.bsky.social for becoming our 100th follower here at @backlandscoalition.bsky.social. 🙏 And for sharing these lovely photos of jack pines in the #HalifaxBacklands! Folks, please tag us anytime — we love sharing your Backlands photos and videos! #JackPine #KeepTheBacklandsWild
I have converteed a visiting friend to the jack pine cult.
Here she is, peering at one. We think the swellings on the branches of this one might be a gall?
And we all enjoyed unleashing clouds of pollen from the male pine cones @backlandscoalition.bsky.social
Here she is, peering at one. We think the swellings on the branches of this one might be a gall?
And we all enjoyed unleashing clouds of pollen from the male pine cones @backlandscoalition.bsky.social
May 28, 2026 at 8:03 PM
Big thanks to @stillots1.bsky.social for becoming our 100th follower here at @backlandscoalition.bsky.social. 🙏 And for sharing these lovely photos of jack pines in the #HalifaxBacklands! Folks, please tag us anytime — we love sharing your Backlands photos and videos! #JackPine #KeepTheBacklandsWild
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
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
Once again, we're bringing the #HalifaxBacklands to some walls near you! Pop into Keshen Goodman Library through March and April for a display of art inspired by the natural beauty of our #UrbanWilderness gem. More info on Backlands artists: backlandscoalition.ca?page_id=136.
#KeepTheBacklandsWild
#KeepTheBacklandsWild
March 21, 2026 at 12:10 AM
Once again, we're bringing the #HalifaxBacklands to some walls near you! Pop into Keshen Goodman Library through March and April for a display of art inspired by the natural beauty of our #UrbanWilderness gem. More info on Backlands artists: backlandscoalition.ca?page_id=136.
#KeepTheBacklandsWild
#KeepTheBacklandsWild
Here's a direct link to the #BacklandsSuites interview on Global News Morning: globalnews.ca/video/111231... #BacklandsArtists #ChaseGallery #NSArchives #KeepTheBacklandsWild
Nine talented artists explore the unique beauty of the Halifax Backlands | Watch News Videos Online
Watch Nine talented artists explore the unique beauty of the Halifax Backlands Video Online, on GlobalNews.ca
globalnews.ca
April 10, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Here's a direct link to the #BacklandsSuites interview on Global News Morning: globalnews.ca/video/111231... #BacklandsArtists #ChaseGallery #NSArchives #KeepTheBacklandsWild
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
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
Happy holidays from the whole crew at the Backlands Coalition!
The Backlands Coalition is a volunteer-led coalition of over a dozen local community groups and nonprofits dedicated to preserving the beautiful gift that is the #HalifaxBacklands. #HappyHolidays2025 #KeepTheBacklandsWild
The Backlands Coalition is a volunteer-led coalition of over a dozen local community groups and nonprofits dedicated to preserving the beautiful gift that is the #HalifaxBacklands. #HappyHolidays2025 #KeepTheBacklandsWild
December 25, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Happy holidays from the whole crew at the Backlands Coalition!
The Backlands Coalition is a volunteer-led coalition of over a dozen local community groups and nonprofits dedicated to preserving the beautiful gift that is the #HalifaxBacklands. #HappyHolidays2025 #KeepTheBacklandsWild
The Backlands Coalition is a volunteer-led coalition of over a dozen local community groups and nonprofits dedicated to preserving the beautiful gift that is the #HalifaxBacklands. #HappyHolidays2025 #KeepTheBacklandsWild
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
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
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
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
Thanks to @suzannerent.bsky.social and @halifaxexaminer.ca for this wonderful feature on #CommonNighthawks, and the research underway on this species at risk in the #HalifaxBacklands. #Nighthawks #UrbanWilderness #KeepTheBacklandsWild
An early bird becomes a night owl searching for common nighthawks on the forest’s edge
Morning File by @suzannerent.bsky.social
Morning File by @suzannerent.bsky.social
An early bird becomes a night owl searching for common nighthawks on the forest's edge - Halifax Examiner
Nova Scotians may be banned from the woods, but the wildlife within it still puts on a booming show.
www.halifaxexaminer.ca
August 8, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Thanks to @suzannerent.bsky.social and @halifaxexaminer.ca for this wonderful feature on #CommonNighthawks, and the research underway on this species at risk in the #HalifaxBacklands. #Nighthawks #UrbanWilderness #KeepTheBacklandsWild
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
Sincerely, The Backlands Coalition 🌳🌲 3/3
#HalifaxRegionalPlan #KeepTheBacklandsWild
June 15, 2025 at 6:56 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
Sincerely, The Backlands Coalition 🌳🌲 3/3
#HalifaxRegionalPlan #KeepTheBacklandsWild
Our gratitude to @suzannerent.bsky.social for this lovely @halifaxexaminer.ca feature on #BacklandsSuites, our group art exhibition on view throughout April at the Chase Gallery in the #NovaScotia Archives. #BacklandsArtists #UrbanWilderness #HalifaxBacklands #KeepTheBacklandsWild
Art of the Backlands: exhibit promotes Purcell’s Cove nature gem www.halifaxexaminer.ca/arts-and-cul... by @suzannerent.bsky.social
Art of the Backlands: exhibit promotes Purcell's Cove nature gem - Halifax Examiner
Backlands Suites runs at the Chase Gallery at the Nova Scotia Archives until the end of April.
www.halifaxexaminer.ca
April 10, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Our gratitude to @suzannerent.bsky.social for this lovely @halifaxexaminer.ca feature on #BacklandsSuites, our group art exhibition on view throughout April at the Chase Gallery in the #NovaScotia Archives. #BacklandsArtists #UrbanWilderness #HalifaxBacklands #KeepTheBacklandsWild
Time's running out on the @nsgov.bsky.social's Protected Areas Consultation. One of the 13 candidate sites is the proposed "Herring Cove Backlands Wilderness Area" - nearly half of the #HalifaxBacklands! Share your input here by July 28: storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/c2ac... #KeepTheBacklandsWild
Do you want to see more protected areas in Mi’kma’ki/Nova Scotia? Be a voice for nature! 📣
Vouch for more protected areas!
There are currently 13 candidate areas that you can help support, taking only a few minutes.
Submit your comments before Tuesday, July 28:
storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/c2ac...
Vouch for more protected areas!
There are currently 13 candidate areas that you can help support, taking only a few minutes.
Submit your comments before Tuesday, July 28:
storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/c2ac...
July 22, 2026 at 3:14 PM
Time's running out on the @nsgov.bsky.social's Protected Areas Consultation. One of the 13 candidate sites is the proposed "Herring Cove Backlands Wilderness Area" - nearly half of the #HalifaxBacklands! Share your input here by July 28: storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/c2ac... #KeepTheBacklandsWild
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
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
It's #CityNatureChallenge weekend! From April 24-27, take a few minutes to contribute to #biodiversity research and help your city win the challenge on @inaturalist.bsky.social. We always aim to learn more about Backlands species - take some time this weekend to help out! cwf-fcf.org/en/explore/i...
April 26, 2026 at 11:56 AM
It's #CityNatureChallenge weekend! From April 24-27, take a few minutes to contribute to #biodiversity research and help your city win the challenge on @inaturalist.bsky.social. We always aim to learn more about Backlands species - take some time this weekend to help out! cwf-fcf.org/en/explore/i...
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
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
Add your voice by Tuesday, July 28 to help protect nearly HALF of the #HalifaxBacklands! Providing your comments will take only a few minutes. Find the @nsgov.bsky.social Protected Areas Consultation here: storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/c2ac... #HerringCoveBacklands #KeepTheBacklandsWild 🦅🦆🐇🌲🍄🟫🦉🦆🐦⬛🐝🦋
July 13, 2026 at 8:56 PM
Add your voice by Tuesday, July 28 to help protect nearly HALF of the #HalifaxBacklands! Providing your comments will take only a few minutes. Find the @nsgov.bsky.social Protected Areas Consultation here: storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/c2ac... #HerringCoveBacklands #KeepTheBacklandsWild 🦅🦆🐇🌲🍄🟫🦉🦆🐦⬛🐝🦋
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
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
Drop your best lines into the comments below! We’ll feature our favourites over the summer, and see if we can’t get a few more people to “swipe right” on this incredible 1,350-hectare urban wilderness beauty! #ProtectedAreasWeek #HalifaxBacklands #SwipeRight #KeepTheBacklandsWild 🌱🌎🌲🫶🐦⬛💚
July 31, 2026 at 3:05 PM
Drop your best lines into the comments below! We’ll feature our favourites over the summer, and see if we can’t get a few more people to “swipe right” on this incredible 1,350-hectare urban wilderness beauty! #ProtectedAreasWeek #HalifaxBacklands #SwipeRight #KeepTheBacklandsWild 🌱🌎🌲🫶🐦⬛💚