Saturday: OHA joined community members at Sandy Lake Park to survey for the Hemlock Woolly Adelgid (HWA), a threat to our Eastern Hemlocks. 🌲🪲 With support from CFIA, HRM, and NS Invasive Species Council, we learned to identify and prevent HWA. Good news: no HWA was found!

This election, make protected areas part of the conversation ✅️ The EAC has developed a voter toolkit to help you talk to candidates about seven important environmental issues – like better protections for our wild spaces🌲 Get the full toolkit at ecologyaction.ca/provincial-ele…

This Special Place should NOT be a Special Planning Area

Excellent feature on Sandy Lake from Nova Scotia Community College - NSCC WTV Media with Walter N Regan youtube.com/watch?v=BxfOV7…

50+ years of community efforts hang in the balance as development looms. Let’s protect Sandy Lake, safeguard biodiversity, and finish the regional park vision. 🐸🌲 #ProtectNSNature

Walter N Regan presents 100 valentines made by residents to Damian Stoilov MLA Bedford South the love of Sandy Lake area Save Sandy Lake now development threatens the lake water quality wildlife habitats ecological corridors Please acquire the last 1,700 acres undeveloped land

Save Sandy Lake Save the Sackville River Call your HRM Counillor to aquire the last 1,700 acres of undeveloped lands Save the lady 24 wetlands

Sandy Lake Park Loop Trail informal event on April 5. Best of luck to all the participants and hats off to the volunteers. ❤️ Sandy Lake.

Save Sandy Lake Call your Counillor now to aquire the lady 1,700 acres dog forest and wetlands before development Save the drumlins Save the old growth stands save the turtles stop the lost of water quality

Celebrating #EarthDay among the ancient giants! 🌲✨ This old growth hemlock stand in the Acadian forest on the shores of Sandy Lake reminds us why we protect and cherish these wild places. Let’s keep our forests and waterways thriving for generations to come! 💚#EarthDay2025

Save Sandy Lake Save the stands of Old Growth Save the Wetlands Save the Salmon

Standing strong on the edge—just like this tree in beautiful Margaretsville, our community is holding on for Sandy Lake. Imagine a watershed where wild salmon still run, just a bus ride from the city—yet its future is threatened by special planning.

Sandy Lake is an ecological gem worth protecting. Let’s not risk losing a place where nature thrives so close to home. Please join us in supporting the protection of this vital watershed for generations to come. sandylakecoalition.ca/take-action

🪓🚫 Take the Axe out of Halifax. 💚 Save Sandy Lake! sandylakecoalition.ca

Save Sandy Lake Call your Counillor to aquire the last 1,700 acres of undeveloped lands Save the stands of Old Growth Save the Wetlands

Save Sandy Lake Call your HRM Counillor to aquire the last 1,700 acres of undeveloped lands Protect the lake water quality Save the Wild Atlantic Salmon Save the turtles Remove the Special Planning Areas -. Call your MLA

At this weekend’s People’s Parade, the Sandy Lake Coalition highlighted why protection matters now more than ever. Development threatens fragile headwaters, wetlands, and wildlife corridors-putting at risk clean water, flood protection, and biodiversity our communities depend on.

72-hour countdown until it's SUMMER! There's a free summer solstice hike this Saturday. The hikes are a great way to learn about the wildlife and plants of the park, and hear about the current threats to the area and what can be done about them. sandylakecoalition.ca/hikes