Preserving Nature in a City’s Backyard

<p>On a bright, clear summer day &mdash; something of a rarity in Halifax, Nova Scotia &mdash;&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/nswilderness" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Chris Miller</a>&nbsp;leads me down an unfamiliar path, in more ways than one. I have never hiked the Blue Mountain-Birch Cove Lakes wilderness area before. In fact, I have never hiked anywhere before.</p> <p>The hike starts off smoothly enough, with Miller guiding me down a clearly defined trail without encumbrances, but it&rsquo;s not long before we encounter the residue of the previous day&rsquo;s torrential rain. Meter-long puddles and less-than-stable mud patches slow our progress. I learn the hard way that my sneakers aren&rsquo;t waterproof.</p> <p><a href="https://medium.com/the-digital-quill/preserving-nature-in-a-citys-backyard-21ca06f2f9a8"><strong>Learn More</strong></a></p>