2019

If anyone hasn\’t acquired the latest addition to their collection of Prince Edward Island books – The Mammals of PEI and Adjacent Marine Waters, published by Island Studies Press is available in better bookstores and is an excellent documentation of the mammals who have called PEI and surrounding waters home in the past and currently. […]

Recent research on the impact of outdoor cats on native wildlife species has been revealing and Nature PEI was pleased to share this research with the public in October 2019 when Dr. Dave McRuer, a wildlife health specialist employed by Parks Canada and based at the Atlantic Veterinary College (AVC) in Charlottetown, PEI, was our

We recently received this invitation: We are going to have an open house to talk about waterfowl management in PEI.  You can distribute the following invitation to your members, and other potentially interested groups and individuals. Let’s Talk Waterfowl – Open House Thursday November 28, 2019     7pm – 9pm PEI Farm Centre, 420 University Avenue,

Notice to any mammals book pre-purchaser: Your book, The Mammals of PEI and Adjacent Marine Waters, may be picked up at the Carriage House (Beaconsfield) 2 Kent Street, Charlottetown on Tuesday, December 3rd  from 2:00 – 5:30 pm and from 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. We are contacting all who have pre-ordered, realizing that some of

Tuesday November 19 | 7:00PM – 9:00PM Bookmark and the PEI Adventure Initiative are pleased to present an evening with one of Canada\’s greatest living explorers, Adam Shoalts, discussing his new book, Beyond the Trees: A Journey Alone Across Canada\’s Arctic. Come out and enjoy a wonder filled evening of reading and conversation with Adam.

Nature PEI’s November meeting will feature a presentation by Megan Harris, Executive Director of the Island Nature Trust (INT), the Island’s first and oldest private land trust. Megan will take us through four decades of challenges, achievements and opportunities in protecting the Island’s natural heritage, from the issues that led to the inception of the INT

Join the Marine Animal Response Society (MARS) for their Island tour with stops in both Alberton Tuesday Oct 29, 7 pm and Charlottetown Wednesday Oct 30 at 7 pm. MARS – Community Tour Poster 2019

Autumn Colours in the Bonshaw Hills — A Nature Hike Date: Saturday, October 19, 2019 (rain date Sunday October 20) Time: 1:30 PM to 3:30 PM Park at Baptist Church, right across the TransCanada Highway from Bonshaw Park. The hike will be an easy 2 km along the Ji\’ka\’we\’katik Trail and river, with a chance to observe flora

Our October meeting will feature a talk by Dr. Dave McRuer on the impacts of free-roaming cats on wildlife, environment, and even human health, with a focus on the benefits of indoor cat ownership for both wildlife and cat welfare.  Free-roaming cats are known to be one of the greatest causes of injury and death to our native wildlife, and

There is a great article in the Buzz on the annual autumn event jointly hosted for the last 24 years by the Island Nature Trust and Nature PEI.  A team event for birds and nature, the Neil Bennett Autumn Birding Classic is a fundraiser and an important citizen science event. Teams with 2 to 7