@sandylakecoalition
Promoting the public appreciation and recognition of this hidden recreational gem in HRM, while preserving and protecting the ecological health of the land, waterways and wildlife that make up the Sandy Lake – Sackville River Regional Park.
Did you know road salt doesn't just wash away? It sinks to the bottom of lakes and stays there. Here's what Sandy Lake volunteers found... 🧵
versicolor.ca/sandylakebed...
Protecting nature OUTWEIGHS profits from exploiting it. 75% of the time, nature is the better investment.
Sandy Lake is a vital economic asset.
#SaveSandyLake #EcosystemServices #NovaScotia
Nova Scotia has <1% old-growth forest left. Some is right here at Sandy Lake, Bedford.
We also protect the new-growth forest, recovering from a 2013 clear-cut. It supports the watershed and will become old-growth one day.
Both are vital. Both need protection before it's too late.
#SaveSandyLake
Let's talk numbers. The proposed Sandy Lake park is a biodiversity haven:
✅ 117 bird species
✅ 24 Species At Risk/Concern
✅ Rare old-growth forest
This is one of HRM's last great refuges. We need housing, but not by destroying what we can't replace.
Speak up.
#SaveSandyLake #ProtectNS
Sandy Lake's inconvenient truth:
Water quality is at a tipping point. Watershed development will trigger a domino effect, damaging the entire ecosystem.
Reject the fantasy of harmless lakeside building.
Tell your MLA: choose the right path, not the easy one.
#SaveSandyLake
After the open house, a quiet moment. 🍃
The best way to connect to the #SaveSandyLake cause is to be here. Walk the trails, listen to the leaves. This park is a prescription for well-being.
Today, just go enjoy your park. Breathe it in. Remember what we protect.
The real story from the Sandy Lake open house. The decision-makers were no-shows, and crucial info was silenced. See the risks and how to fight back before the Dec 3 deadline. sandylakecoalition.ca/take-action
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#SaveSandyLake
Our final chance to speak on Sandy Lake is WED, NOV 12.
The Province is fast-tracking this development, bypassing our local democracy.
HRM OPEN HOUSE
🗓️ Wed, Nov 12
📍 Bedford United Church
⏰ 9:30 a.m. | 2 p.m. | 6:30 p.m.
Our community, our voice. Be there. #SandyLake #Halifax #HRM
Sandy Lake is more than just a plot of land - it's a vital green space, a home for wildlife, and a natural escape for our community.
STAND UP FOR SANDY LAKE AT THE OPEN HOUSE
🗓 Nov 12, 2025
📍 Bedford United Church
⏰ 3 sessions: 9:30 am, 2 pm, 6:30 pm
#Halifax #NovaScotia #SandyLake
This isn't just a planning meeting, it's a stand for local democracy!
🗓 Nov 12, 2025
📍 Bedford United Church
⏰ 3 sessions: 9:30am, 2pm, 6:30pm
#Halifax #NovaScotia #SandyLake
Nova Scotia breaches conditions of $28.5 million nature agreement with Ottawa
reported by @joanbaxter.bsky.social
There are so many ways YOU can be a part of the campaign to Save Sandy Lake.
Join the movement and take action to protect this important greenspace, a safe haven from the hustle and bustle of the city and for keystone species to thrive.
sandylakecoalition.ca/take-action
#SaveSandyLake
Did you know that you contribute to local conservation efforts and help collect important data for Sandy Lake as a citizen scientist with iNaturalist?
Every observation can help make a difference, so be sure to download the app and bring it on your next hike through Sandy Lake Park!
#SaveSandyLake
Let’s talk traffic!
The proposed development around Sandy Lake will make things much worse, especially along Hammonds Plains Rd.
People, air, water, and wildlife in the area would suffer as a result of the overloading of Hammonds Plains Road.
Learn more: sandylakecoalition.ca/why
#SaveSandyLake
Development at Sandy Lake is unsustainable urban sprawl and comes at a very high cost to the environment, and the people. There is still time to send a clear message that we do need housing but NOT next to Sandy Lake.
Help us protect Sandy Lake by posting a Save Sandy Lake Sign on your property!
A new estimate of number of birds killed by cats in Canada was just published: https://ace-eco.org/vol20/iss2/art12/
Congratulations and thank you to all authors including ECCC authors, Elizabeth Gow (co-supervisor of PhD student, Jonathan Chu), Julie Bourque and Christian Roy for this work.
Join Our HRM Alliance and the EAC for at Sandy Lake on October 19th!
Come explore this beautiful forest and pick up some neat tricks to ID our favourite native tree species with a fun game of Tree Bingo.
Sunday, October 19th, 9:30a.m.-12:00p.m.
ecologyaction.ca/get-involved/events/hike-greenbelt
Fungi are vital for decomposing dead organic matter, recycling nutrients back into the soil and supporting new plant growth. With several hundred species of fungi in Nova Scotia you never know what you might find.
Here are some of the fungi species that have been found around Sandy Lake Park!
Don’t miss the magic of Sandy Lake in autumn, as the park comes alive with the brilliant colours of the leaves!
October is the best time to hike around to view the foliage, and take in that magical autumn glow. So, get to Sandy Lake Park for these spectacular views, while leaf supplies last🍂
Green text in a white box overlaid on an aerial photo of Sandy Lake in the HRM. Text reads, "Join us for a hike at sandy lake. With Sandy Lake-Sackville River Coalition & hike leader, Karen McKendry. Sunday September 28, 9:30 - 11:30 a.m. Sandy Lake Regional Park"
In a forest, a group of people listening to the hike leader at a guided hike in Sandy Lake.
Join this guided hike with the Sandy Lake Conservation Association and EAC's Karen McKendry, to learn more about Sandy Lake area!
This is a free, public hike but registration is required in advance.
Sunday, September 28
9:30-11:30 a.m.
Learn more and register here: www.sandylakecoalition.ca/hikes
Blue and white text overlaid on an image of Sandy Lake in the HRM. Text reads: "Let’s build communities for people, not developers. That means: - Truly affordable housing - Building up, not sprawling out - Protecting wild spaces that clean air & water, store carbon and keep us healthy"
Blue and white text overlaid on an image of Sandy Lake in the HRM. Text reads: "how to fight back: - Download the toolkit (info in caption) - Write to your MLA and Premier Houston - Support local coalitions (Friends of BMBCL & Sandy Lake-Sackville River Regional Park Coalition) - Demand the removal of Sandy Lake & Highway 102 West Corridor from the SPA list"
Blue and white text overlaid on an aerial image of Sandy Lake in the HRM. Text reads: "No More Bull💩 Nova Scotians didn't ask for urban sprawl. Sandy Lake & Blue Mountain–Birch Cove Lakes are under threat."
Blue and white text overlaid on an aerial image of Sandy Lake in the HRM. Text reads: "location, location, location...Everyone knows that we need more housing. But where and how we build matters. Using Special Planing Areas (SPAs), the Houston government has fast-tracked massive proposed housing projects in two key wild areas: - Sandy Lake - Highway 102 West Corridor (next to Blue Mountain–Birch Cove Lakes)"
Blue and white text overlaid on an image of Sandy Lake in the HRM. Text reads: "a disaster for the environment...Development in these two areas would threaten crucial ecosystems. Sandy Lake: - Home to endangered Atlantic Salmon - 100+ bird species - Old growth forest, wetlands and critical habitat Blue Mountain–Birch Cove: - Mainland Moose habitat - Important lakes, wetlands and wildlife corridors - Space for recreation & connection to nature"
Blue and white text overlaid on an image of Sandy Lake in the HRM. Text reads: "...and it’s not great for people either. Both sites are outside the Urban Service Boundary. That means: - Expensive taxpayer-funded infrastructure - No public transit: fully car-dependent - More traffic congestion on major highways"
The Province wants to turn Sandy Lake & BMBCL into massive housing projects. These forests are critical to communities and biodiversity. We need housing, but we need to build it where it makes sense.
Download the action toolkit: ecologyaction.ca/no-more-bs-SandyLake-BMBCL
#NoMoreBS #NSPoli
Join this guided hike with the Sandy Lake Conservation Association and EAC's Karen McKendry, to learn more about the fascinating species in the Sandy Lake area, and the efforts to protect Sandy Lake from unsustainable development.
Sat. September 20
9:30-11:30 a.m.
www.sandylakecoalition.ca/hikes
