Nature PEI meets at 7:30 pm, Tuesday, March 5th at Beaconsfield, the Carriage House, corner of West and Kent Street, Charlottetown. The guest speaker will be Julie-Lynn Zahavich of Island Nature Trust who will discuss “The Plight of Two Farmland Birds on PEI”. Both the once-common Barn Swallow and the Bobolink are species of concern, and […]
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Everyone loves a garden full of colour and variety and that offers surprises all year round. While the common approach is to consider what your neighbours are planting, or what is available at the local garden center, there are other options. As the guest speaker for the February meeting of the Natural History Society of
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In early June 2012 we received this notice. We are very pleased to announce that the project concept plan has been approved by all partners, including the Province of PEI, the Town of Stratford, Island Trails Inc. and the Trans Canada Trail Inc. This is a five-year plan and funding has been approved for the
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Nature PEI – The Natural History Society of PEI will hold its next monthly meetings with the following speaker: Tuesday, January 8th, Meeting Topic — Wildlife and Its Management in Tanzania – Diane Griffin & Barb Trainor. NEW LOCATION – AND DATE OF JANUARY 2013 Meeting is 2nd Tuesday (January 8) All meetings are fully open to the
Christmas bird counts are taking place across PEI – For more information on these counts contact the individuals coordinating each event: Saturday Dec 15 – East Point Christmas Bird Counts – Dwaine Oakley – 393-6223 dwaine.oakley@gmail.com Sunday Dec 16 – National Park Christmas Bird Counts – Dan McAskill 569-4351 jdmcaskill@pei.sympatico.ca Wednesday Dec 26 – Hillsborough Christmas Bird
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Freshwater springs feed all of the rivers on Prince Edward Island; however, they have many unique characteristics of their own that have been relatively unexplored. Springs are focused areas of discharge from groundwater and in many places seem to bubble out of the ground. These cold temperature habitats have developed a unique assembly of species
Islanders are encouraged to step forward with views on protecting and managing our natural resources – through ongoing consultations by the Environmental Advisory Council. Islanders with an interest in the long-term protection of our province’s environment and natural resources can make their voices heard through ongoing consultations by the Environmental Advisory Council, Environment, Labour and
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According to world-renowned NASA climatologist Dr. James Hansen, climate change is humanity\’s greatest challenge. However, climate change is also a very hotly debated subject which is often misunderstood. That is why raising awareness about the subject is extremely important. With the help of noted biologist Irene Novazcek at the University of Prince Edward Island, Jocelyn
Are Beavers Native to PEI? Following the startling revelation by Douglas Sobey in 2007 that beavers did not appear to be on the Island at the time of French settlement in the early 1700s, such news has been interpreted in some quarters as justification to eradicate Island beavers. Early naturalist Francis Bain assured us in
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In conjunction with Island Nature Trust, The Natural History Society and Birding on PEI, Ron Arvidson will host an event Sunday, September 9, 2012 8:00amCornwall, PEI Birding on PEI would like to invite birders from beginner to expert to join us to look for shorebirds along the south shore from Nine Mile Creek to Carleton Cove. We
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