2015

Nature PEI has called for timely action on a provincial museum that includes natural history. Media coverage has recognized the need for a provincial museum in the following articles: A timely call for long-overdue P.E.I. museum A Golden Opportunity – Let\’s Develop Museum of Human and Natural History P.E.I. provincial museum needed now, says Nature […]

With planning well underway for the various Christmas Bird Counts (CBC) across the Island we are posting the CBC map of the various circles. As well details on contact people are available on page 18 of the Island Naturalist.

We live in the Atlantic Maritime Ecozone so escaping to the Boreal Ecozone is naturally a pleasure.  But not just any Boreal! Add in the coastal element, the iceberg element and the Newfoundland rare plant element. During an amazing 4000 km journey across “The Rock” and “The Big Land”, Diane Griffin and Rosemary Curley absorbed

We are all familiar with the observation of nature . . . people with binoculars and telescopes regularly look at landscapes, plants, birds and animals from a distance, and appreciate them without disturbing them. We can use the same technology to allow us to observe things beyond our planet! Our skies are literally teeming with

You are invited to join the Field Trip, Sunday October 25th 1:30 pm “In Search Of “Phrag” Explore the St. Chrysostome shoreline in search of PEI‘s tallest and most majestic grass, the Common Reed (Phragmites australis). Reportedly used by birds and humans ( arrow shafts, roofing thatch), most Prince Edward Island stands are in the west

Guest speaker geologist John Calder leads the way as Nature PEI resumes its fall meetings Tuesday, October 6th at 7:30 pm at Beaconsfield, the Carriage House. He‘ll take us on a geological journey back to the origins of Prince Edward Island almost 300 million years ago, in the heart of the mega-continent known as Pangea.

Few share a fascination for spiders, but this summer in Prince Edward Island, the few that do are shaking the bushes in an effort to learn more about these creatures in the provincial context. It is known that 437 species of spider have been recorded in Nova Scotia and 382 species tallied in New Brunswick,

Tuesday June 2nd, 2015 – Conservation Conversations: Where Should We Focus Conservation Work on PEI? – Julie Vasseur of Nature Conservancy Canada will be Nature PEI’s feature speaker for this joint NCC/Nature PEI presentation. The Society’s meeting starts at 7:30 PM at Beaconsfield’s Carriage House. All are welcome. Refreshments are served.

Join Nature PEI: The Natural History Society of Prince Edward Island and Birding on PEI to look for newly arriving birds along the Dunk River and Scales Pond. (This is a warm up for the Bain Bird Count.) Meet at the Parking Lot of the International Children\’s Memorial Place at 8:00 AM. Please be prepared