2021

Fern Walk with Kate MacQuarrie Come wander through the woods and learn all about the variety of ferns that can be found on PEI. Ferns will be the main focus, but we will take a look at many other woodland plants along the way!  Location: Brookvale Nordic Center – meet in the main parking lot Date: Saturday, July

Charlottetown, 24 June 2021 The high incidence of people feeding foxes, the current situation of disease in a previous high density city fox population, and the desire to keep wildlife wild has motivated several organizations to collaborate to look for more rational ways of relating to the red fox. Nature PEI is launching an anti-fox

From The Park Bench Newsletter – Summer 2021 – City of Charlottetown It seems normal that people were intrigued and excited by a high urban red fox population in Charlottetown a mere five years ago. Each sighting was a highlight, and fox kits at a den were like little puppies, playing with each other and,

Birding Walk with Dwaine Oakley. Take a walk around Allisary Creek to see (and hear!) the great variety of birds that a wetland habitat has to offer. Bring binoculars and your favourite bird guide, if you have them.  Location: Pigot\’s Trail, Mount Stewart Date: Saturday, June 5, 2021 Time: 7am Meet in the parking lot

Nature PEI\’s upcoming meeting will feature a presentation on the many natural wonders of New Brunswick through the eyes of avid local naturalists Don and Glenda McLelland.   They will take us on a photographic journey from the Sackville Waterfowl Park all the way to Minister’s Island for a trip across the ocean floor.  Along the

Tuesday May 4, 2021 – The Invention of Polar Bears and the Spoiling of the Great Arctic Party – Dr. David Cairns will be Nature PEI’s guest speaker with his presentation on polar bears which evolved an eye-blink ago in geologic time. His presentation recounts what happened when they arrived in an unsuspecting and unprepared Arctic world. Meeting

Tuesday Apr. 6, 2021 – A Basic Introduction to Identifying Gulls on PEI– Donna Martin will be Nature PEI’s guest speaker with her presentation on identifying the Island’s gulls. Meeting starts at 7:30 pm at Beaconsfield, the Carriage House, corner of West and Kent Street, Charlottetown. To address COVID-19 needs, pre-registration is essential. Contact Connie Gaudet to register.