Three photos showing different angles on the art display at the library. In the first photo, a person is taking pictures of an artwork.

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

Who is echoing whom? A surreal dialogue where concrete monoliths try to speak the ancient language of granite. A quiet truce between human ambition and the untamed wild, where the horizon is shared by both. ⛰️🏢🌲 #Surrealism #NatureVsCity #DigitalArt #UrbanWilderness

Knoxville unveils Gateway Park entrance after decades of community effort City officials and community leaders gathered in South Knoxville to dedicate the new Gateway Park entrance, marking what organizers called an $11 million investment in accessible amenities and expanded connections to the Urban Wilderness network.

After decades of grassroots advocacy, Knoxville has officially unveiled the stunning Gateway Park entrance, a monumental $11 million investment aimed at enhancing access to the Urban Wilderness for everyone to enjoy.

Learn more here!

#KnoxCounty #TN #UrbanWilderness #CitizenPortal

the red tailed hawk is back on her favorite branch, warming in the early sun.

last night an owl
today a #redtailedhawk in the century #NorfolkIslandPine on our street
i suspect too many wood rats in the neighborhood
lucky for her (too big to be male) the crows are elsewhere today📷 02/02/2026 (perhaps it’s time for an iPhone zoom lens?)
#SanFrancisco #urbanwilderness 🪶🌲🐀

the snow moon rising over Glen Park tonight 02/01/2026 walking home

the #snowmoon over #SanFrancisco tonight 🌕 🌃
it really was dreamy, wires and all, just hanging there
and just now we have an owl in our backyard #urbanwilderness
📷 © MDLavoie 02/01/2026
(my husband always gets the better capture)

Background image: a wooded shoreline along a lake. A brown text box over the photo includes these words: Not sure what to say or why you would want to engage in the Suburban Planning process? Follow along! In the coming weeks, we’ll be sharing some of our key questions and hopes for the Suburban Plan relating to the communities bordering the Halifax Backlands! At the bottom of the brown box is our Backlands Coalition logo, which includes images of a tree and wildlife, and the words "Keep The Backlands Wild"

Not sure what to say or why you would want to engage in the Suburban Planning process? Follow along! In the coming weeks, we’ll be sharing some of our key questions and hopes for the Suburban Plan relating to the communities bordering the Halifax Backlands. #UrbanWilderness #KeepTheBacklandsWild 7/7

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

An image explaining more ways to share input on the HRM Regional Plan amendments package. Background photo: an aerial view of a wooded area of the Halifax Backlands. Top left corner has a red "URGENT" stamp. Text on one image of a piece of paper: Can't attend? 3. Submit written feedback. Send your feedback on the amendments to regionalplan@halifax.ca by Thursday, Dec. 11 at 10 am. Text on a second image of a piece of paper: Don't forget ... The Province has ultimate authority over the Regional Plan. All letters, speaker notes or feedback should also be sent to the NS Minister of Municipal Affairs, John A. MacDonald: dmamin@novascotia.ca

If you can't attend, what else can you do?
3. Submit written feedback by emailing regionalplan@halifax.ca.
4. CC. all letters, speaker notes and written feedback to the NS Minister of Municipal Affairs, John A MacDonald at dmamin@novascotia.ca. #KeepTheBacklandsWild #Halifax #UrbanWilderness

An image explaining several ways to participate in the public hearing. Background photo: an aerial view of a wooded area of the Halifax Backlands. Top left corner has a red "URGENT" stamp. Text on one piece of paper: 1. Speak at the Hearing Email clerks@halifax.ca to sign up to speak You will have 5 mins to share your feedback on the amendments to the Regional Plan. Text on an image of another piece of paper: 2. Attend the hearing. Don't do public speaking? That's ok! Showing up still shows you care! No registration required but you will need a piece of government issued ID to enter. More info on the HRM website: https://www.halifax.ca/city-hall/regional-council/public-hearing-minimum-planning-requirements

What can you do?
1. Speak at the hearing (register by emailing clerks@halifax.ca).
2. Attend the hearing to show your support for speakers.
Learn more here: brnw.ch/21wY79P. No registration required but you will need a piece of government-issued ID to enter. #KeepTheBacklandsWild #UrbanWilderness

Florida is heaven for nature lovers. Wildlife in every neighborhood—even a small one!
Proof: This sign at Celebration Lakeside Park, a local neighborhood spot in Kissimmee—hogs, raccoons, opossums (rattlesnake-proof!), armadillos, foxes & turkeys, yes turkeys! 🐾
#FloridaWildlife #urbanwilderness

Wilderness in the City. . .
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#sanfrancisco #goldengate #photography #wanderlust #travel #urbanwilderness
#nikon #nature

portrait of a young woman standing in a jungle outpost lit with scattered signage and scrap-tech light arrays, her arm smeared in iridescent body paint and layered under a tattered green flight jacket, expression wary and half-turned toward the viewer, background cluttered with hanging cords and colored bulbs tangled in foliage, worn fabrics and environmental grime visible across her clothes, tattoos and makeshift tech suggest scavenger culture, composition mixes overgrowth with synthetic detritus in soft focus layers and dim chromatic spill.

Jungle Static

Prompt in ALT

#aiart #blueskyart #digitalart #aicommunity #postnatural #urbanwilderness #paintedskin #glitchdruid #cyberferal #junkeraesthetic

It's ok to hike again in HRM! Enjoy the amazing #HalifaxBacklands spaces like #ShawWildernessPark, @williamslakecc.org, @nsnaturetrust.bsky.social lands at Purcell's Pond and #McIntoshRun trails. The forest fire risk is still very high so please do your part to help protect our #UrbanWilderness.

Turkey Mountain hike: loop through the sanctuary. Chrome recipe.

#turkeymountaintulsa #tulsaphotography #fujifilm #naturephotography #urbanwilderness

Fujifilm X-T2, Fuji 23mm f2

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 a photo standpoint, focus tracking a bumblebee in flight is a real skills builder.

📷 #sonyalpha A7iv
🔭 @sonyalpha FE 70-300mm G zoom lens
🎒@peakdesign Photo Cube.

#DiscoveryParkSeattle
#KeepDiscoveryParkWild
#PNWNature
#SeattleParks
#UrbanWilderness
#urbanwildlife

Knoxville Photo has shared 9 photos with you!

#SonyAlpha and #AppleiPhone photos from #AndersonSchoolTrails in South Knoxville. Tuesday, June 24th, 2025 www.flickr.com/photos/aaron...

#LegacyParks #UrbanWilderness #Knoxville #Tennessee #SoutheastUnitedStates #Singletrack #MultiuseTrails

Knoxville Photo has shared 17 photos with you!

#SonyAlpha and #AppleiPhone photos from my visit to #BakerCreekPreserve in South Knoxville. Friday, June 20th, 20205 www.flickr.com/photos/aaron...

#BikePark #Singletrack #SoutheastUnitedStates #Knoxville #Tennessee #UrbanWilderness

young girl in patched tactical clothes sleeps curled against a mossy concrete wall with head resting on her hand worn boots and dirt-streaked gear suggest long travel green jacket and arm guards blend into surrounding plants dim natural light reveals quiet expression close-up shot with shallow depth of field capturing texture and softness

Sleeper in the Moss Gutter

Prompt in ALT

#aiart #blueskyart #digitalart #aicommunity #electricmoss #postcollapse #urbanwilderness #sleepingscout #mossgutter #dystopianportrait #biofusiongear #feralhope #gritandgreen #camplifequiet #scifirelic

A photo of a rocky area in the Halifax Backlands. The text overlay on a dark green rectangle says: "Wondering what happened at the Halifax Regional Plan public hearing?"

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

📷 #sonyalpha A7iv
🔭 FE 200-600mm G zoom lens
🎒@peakdesign 20L Everyday Zip Backpack.
#peakdesign

#owls #owlsofinstagram
#DiscoveryParkSeattle
#KeepDiscoveryParkWild
#PNWNature
#SeattleParks
#UrbanWilderness
#urbanwildlife
#learnphotography

Halifax council passes plan to prepare city for 1 million people | CBC News Halifax councillors have passed a plan guiding growth in the region for years to come, but say there is nothing they can do about provincial housing requirements many residents called a "massive overr...

Thanks to all who spoke out to protect #UrbanWilderness yesterday. Says Jillian Ramsay of @ecologyaction.bsky.social: "We need Council to stand up for what residents are begging them to safeguard—and stand up to the province's massive overreach into our municipal affairs." www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Our gratitude to @terriclarke.bsky.social for this helpful live summary of yesterday's public hearings at City Hall for the Halifax Regional Plan! #PublicInputMatters #UrbanWilderness

A photo of a forest with a green thought bubble overlay showing the text "Dear Halifax Regional Municipality ... what gives???"

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

Citizens will have a chance to comment on the regional plan during public hearings on June 19 and 20. #PlanningStrategy #UrbanWilderness #KeepTheBacklandsWild

#Queen #Butterfly 🦋 (Danaus gilippus)
#FernForrest #NatureCenter
#BrowardCounty #Florida
photo by Steve Spanoudis
from the collections at theotherpages.org
#butterflies #lepidoptera #pollinators #wildlife #nature #urbanwilderness #native #photography #naturephotography #hiking #trails #accessible

It's pretty sweet having this for a backyard. #HalifaxBacklands #UrbanWilderness #KeepTheBacklandsWild

Thank you to everyone who joined us at this year’s Big Apple Gala, where… | LISC NY Thank you to everyone who joined us at this year’s Big Apple Gala, where we celebrated the outstanding leadership, innovation, and dedication of individuals and organizations who share our mission of ...

🎉Thank you, Valerie White and the LISC_NYC team, for hosting an unforgettable evening at this year’s #BigAppleGala. It was inspiring to hear of the celebrated leaders and organizations who are making a real difference across New York.

#Celebration #LastingChange #BuildingCommunity #UrbanWilderness

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

A screen capture of a post on X from Global Halifax. It shows Paul Brothers, host of Global News Morning, interviewing curator/artist Frances Dorsey and fellow artist Catherine Perehudoff Fowler. They are discussing the Backlands Suites group exhibition, which remains on view until the end of April at the Chase Gallery in the Nova Scotia Archives. For a link to the interview and more information on the exhibition, visit our website at https://backlandscoalition.ca/. For artist profiles, visit us on Instagram at @backlandscoalition.

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