{"id":197,"date":"2016-07-19T15:31:24","date_gmt":"2016-07-19T18:31:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.halifaxtrails.ca\/blog\/?p=197"},"modified":"2020-09-16T18:42:10","modified_gmt":"2020-09-16T21:42:10","slug":"birch-cove-rangers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.halifaxtrails.ca\/blog\/birch-cove-rangers\/","title":{"rendered":"Birch Cove Rangers"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div><p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Blue Mountain Birch Cove Lakes Park - Public Meeting (Halifax, June 2016)\" width=\"580\" height=\"326\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/sK-LiCrGW6o?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0By now, hopefully, you have heard about the ongoing struggle to protect the Blue Mountain-Birch Cove Lakes wilderness area. \u00a0Hopefully, you have <a href=\"http:\/\/www.halifaxtrails.ca\/blog\/open-letter-to-hrm-council\/\">written a letter<\/a> to the HRM and contacted your local councillor. \u00a0The Nova Scotia Public Lands Coalition, supported by the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ecologyaction.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Ecology Action Centre<\/a>, \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/ckns.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Canoe Kayak Nova Scotia<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/halifaxfieldnaturalists.ca\/hfnWP\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Halifax Field Naturalist<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/halifaxfieldnaturalists.ca\/hfnWP\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">s<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cpawsns.org\/\">CPAWS NS<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.halifaxnorthwesttrails.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Halifax <\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.halifaxnorthwesttrails.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">North West Trails Association<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sierraclub.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sierra Club Canada<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.ca\/#q=tians\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tourism Industry Association of Nova Scotia<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.friends-of-nature.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Friends Of Nature Conservation Society<\/a>\u00a0and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.carpnovascotia.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CARP Nova Scotia<\/a>\u00a0 held a <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/sK-LiCrGW6o\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">great public meeting<\/a> at the end of which, attendees pledged to keep on top of this cause by becoming an honorary &#8220;Birch Cove Ranger&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0This idea of being a ranger of an as yet non-existent park was the creation of local artist <a href=\"http:\/\/www.eyelevelgallery.ca\/exhibition\/fieldwork-birch-cove-ranger\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jennifer MacLatchy<\/a>. \u00a0Back in 2013, she began the blog &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/birchcoveranger.wordpress.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Birch Cove Ranger<\/a>&#8221; which is a great educational and entertaining exploration of the area. \u00a0I first became aware of her work as I visited one of my favourite spots in Halifax, \u00a0the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.halifaxtrails.ca\/susies-lake-hiking-trail\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Susies Lake look off<\/a>, or &#8220;flagpole hill&#8221; as it&#8217;s otherwise known. \u00a0Nearby the look off is a huge old White Pine tree that used to have a swing attached to it and was a great spot for a lunch break with kids. \u00a0On one occasion I saw that the swing was gone and someone had spray painted some obscene graffiti on the tree. \u00a0Next to this graffiti, to my surprise, was an artist statement like you would see in an art gallery. \u00a0Turning my dismay into laughter was the highlight of that hike and I liked it so much I had to share it in a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.halifaxtrails.ca\/blog\/spray-paint-on-white-pine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">previous blog post<\/a>. \u00a0 I had no idea who wrote it at the time and it wasn&#8217;t until I attended the <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/sK-LiCrGW6o\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Blue Mountain-Birch Cove meeting<\/a> that I discovered it was Ms. MacLatchy.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-259 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.halifaxtrails.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/susies.jpg\" alt=\"susies\" width=\"800\" height=\"583\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.halifaxtrails.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/susies.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.halifaxtrails.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/susies-300x219.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.halifaxtrails.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/susies-768x560.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.halifaxtrails.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/susies-755x550.jpg 755w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Along with Jennifer MacLatchy, there are many groups and <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20170811002934\/https:\/\/www.localxpress.ca\/local-news\/halifax-receives-hundreds-of-comments-on-blue-mountain-birch-cove-lakes-regional-park-330411\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">individuals<\/a> involved in spearheading the effort to protect and promote this priceless wilderness area. \u00a0It&#8217;s been great to see so many people join forces to protect land that I previously thought not many even knew existed. \u00a0Be sure to keep up to date with the status of this issue, and don&#8217;t forget that your voice matters. \u00a0Next time you head in, take someone who has never been. \u00a0It&#8217;s always great to see the reaction of first time visitors, and even some local councillors have recently visited for the first time and been thoroughly impressed. \u00a0Who knew that an urban <a href=\"https:\/\/www.halifaxtrails.ca\/kejimkujik-national-park\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kejimkujik<\/a> existed? \u00a0We did, and everyone should. \u00a0Let&#8217;s make sure it&#8217;s saved in its entirety so we can proudly brag about North America&#8217;s largest urban park when we tell people about how great Halifax is. Follow and use the tags <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SaveBirchCoveLakes?src=hash\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#SaveBirchCoveLakes<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BirchCoveRanger?src=hash\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#BirchCoveRanger<\/a> on social media and take the Birch Cove Ranger pledge!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-246 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.halifaxtrails.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/birchcoverangersmall.jpg\" alt=\"birchcoverangersmall.jpg\" width=\"541\" height=\"641\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.halifaxtrails.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/birchcoverangersmall.jpg 541w, https:\/\/www.halifaxtrails.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/birchcoverangersmall-464x550.jpg 464w, https:\/\/www.halifaxtrails.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/birchcoverangersmall-253x300.jpg 253w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 541px) 100vw, 541px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Congratulations, you are now a Birch Cove Ranger!<\/p>\n<p><em>References<\/em>: Thanks to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/birchcoveranger.wordpress.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jennifer MacLatchy<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cpawsns.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CPAWS NS<\/a>\u00a0for information used in this blog post. 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