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This weekend is a double hike header! On Sunday we are leading a new route for Hike the Greenbelt so we can check out the McIntosh Run! 🥾 🌊 🌲 📍the Halifax Backlands 🗓️ Oct 18 - 2pm-5pm Join @ecologyaction and @ourhrmalliance in exploring this beautiful forest and watershed. Learn about native plants, resident rare species, and how you can support the protection of this amazing area! Register for free at ecologyaction.ca/get-involved/events/hike-greenbelt Thanks @backlandscoalition and @mcintoshrun for stewarding the forest and trails! #HikeTheGreenbelt #McIntoshRun #HalifaxBacklands #HalifaxEvents #HikeNovaScotia
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🤘Group ride - we’ll be at McIntosh Run this week. See ya there. 🔎More info at www.ecmtb.net 📍Meet at the Alabaster Way / Osprey trailhead.… DM if you need directions 🚴🏽Intermediate/advanced trails. Social ride, nobody left behind 🔦Lights required 🤙No fees or memberships, just show up and ride
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🥾🍂 Hike to the Fox Lake Lookoff! 🌲    Join Friends of Blue Mountain–Birch Cove Lakes on October 3 for a guided 3.2 km hike to one of the best views in HRM! The climb through rugged forest is worth it when you reach the top and take in the spectacular panorama across Fox Lake and the surrounding wilderness. 🍁🏞️    Come enjoy the fall colours, fresh air, quiet beauty—and learn more about this incredible urban wilderness! 💚    📅 October 3  🥾 3.2 km guided hike  🍂 Fall colours + stunning views  👉 Register by visiting bluemountainfriends.ca
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Registration is open for our final hikes of the year! 🍂🌲🥾 In celebration of today’s autumnal equinox, @ourhrmalliance and @ecologyaction are hosting 4 wonderful hikes through HRM’s green network this fall! 🐿️🩷 Join us to learn more about native ecology, and what you can do to protect our local environment All hikes are open to the public and free to attend! Register now: ecologyaction.ca/get-involved/events/ hike-greenbelt See you on trail! @backlandscoalition @sandylake.sackvilleriver @fbmbcl @mcintoshrun #HikeTheGreenbelt #SaveSandyLake #BlueMountainBirchCoveLakes #HalifaxBacklands #HalifaxEvents
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2026 Granite Fondo in the books. Good times. Good trails. Good people. Thanks @mcintoshrun
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🥾🌲 𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐃𝐘 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐀 𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐋𝐋𝐄𝐍𝐆𝐄?   Join us Saturday, September 19, (9:30 am -12:30 pm) for one of the most challenging hikes we offer — and trust us, the views are worth the effort! 💪🍃    Along the trail, you’ll climb to several high points with beautiful vistas overlooking the lake and surrounding landscape. ✨    🌲 Down at lake level, you’ll find yourself surrounded by towering forests, including peaceful stands of red pine and white pine. Some of these magnificent trees are more than a century old! 🌳💚  👀 Along the way, there will be plenty of natural stopping points to pause, take it all in, and learn more about the incredible landscape around us. 🍂🔎    📅 Saturday, September 19  📍 140 Collins Rd, Halifax, NS  🎟️ FREE EVENT — ADVANCE REGISTRATION REQUIRED    Use the find a hike link 🔗 in the profile to reserve your spot! 👇or visit our website bluemountainfriends.ca    🌿 Come for the challenge. Stay for the views. Leave with a deeper connection to BMBCL. 💚  #BMBCL #BlueMountainBirchCoveLakes #HalifaxHikes #NovaScotiaHikes #GuidedHike #ExploreNovaScotia #HikeNovaScotia #GetOutside #NatureNS #HikingAdventure
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Can you tell the difference between these two local berries? 🫐🌱 Join @ecologyaction and @ourhrmalliance at Hike the Greenbelt for more hikes in our beautiful HRM green network this fall! Learn about the unique ecology of these areas, and what actions you can take to protect them! 💪 Fall hikes will be announced soon - be sure to check out EAC’s enews and events page to secure your spot! Thanks for the great trails @mcintoshrun ! 🥾 @sandylake.sackvilleriver @backlandscoalition @fbmbcl #HikeTheGreenbelt #Halifax #ProtectOurForests #Nature #hiking
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🤘Group ride - let’s give the dirt trails some time to dry out and hit up the granite planet at McIntosh Run. 🔎More info at www.ecmtb.net 📍Meet at the Osprey trailhead.…. DM if you need directions 🚴🏽Intermediate/advanced trails. Social ride, nobody left behind 🔦Lights might be useful near the end of the ride 🤙No fees or memberships, just show up and ride
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Happening in mid September: INTRODUCTION TO EN PLEIN AIR PAINTING ~ A day long workshop exploring the MacIntosh Run Trail System with Geoffrey Grantham Saturday, September 12, 2026 (In case of rain, Sunday, September 13) 8:30am - 3:30pm = 7 total hours Discover the joy and immediacy of painting outdoors in this one-day introduction to en plein air painting (working either oil or acrylic) with celebrated landscape painter Geoffrey Grantham. Designed for painters who already have some experience working in the studio and now want to expand into painting directly from nature, this workshop introduces the unique challenges and rewards of working on location. The day begins outdoors in the beautiful MacIntosh Run Trail System, where participants will spend approximately five hours painting directly in the landscape. Geoffrey will demonstrate how to quickly assess a scene and translate it into a compelling composition while working within the changing conditions of natural light. @mcintoshrun @backlandscoalition @visualartsns @geoffreygrantham @paviagallery
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🤘TuesCruze - we’ll give the dirt trails some time to dry out and hit up the granite at McIntosh Run this week. 🔎More info at www.ecmtb.net 📍Meet at the Osprey trailhead.…. DM if you need directions 🚴🏽Intermediate/advanced trails. Social ride, nobody left behind 🦟Bug spray might come in handy 🤙No fees or memberships, just show up and ride
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FINAL day to provide comments! LINK IN BIO🔗This Protected Areas Consultation includes 13 proposed sites you can take a couple minutes to help protect right now. This is a great opportunity to let the province know that you support this positive step and that more action is needed for protected areas in Nova Scotia. Share your thoughts about all lands under consultation (1) and/or provide detailed comments on specific sites!
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🤘TuesCruze - McIntosh Run on tap again this week. 🔎More info at www.ecmtb.net 📍Meet at the Norawarren trailhead.…. DM if you need directions 🚴🏽Intermediate trails. Social ride, nobody left behind 🦟Bug spray might come in handy 🤙No fees or memberships, just show up and ride
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