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Island Naturalist -- 1987-01-01 -- Page 13

Year Published: 1987

Part Of: Island Naturalist -- 1987-01-01

Snippet: The World Conservation Strategy has been loaned to the Strategy Committee for 3 months to help in the preparation of the document. This Central Committee reviewed the environmental problems facing Prince Edward Island and decided to divide…

Island Naturalist -- 1987-01-01 -- Page 7

Year Published: 1987

Part Of: Island Naturalist -- 1987-01-01

Snippet: Thanks go to all who took put in the counts, with special thanks extended to Gwen Beck who organized the Montague feeder counts. Observers were: P.E.I. National Park: Bill Bowerbank, Rick Burger, Jamie Burton, Rosemary Curley, Diane and…

Island Naturalist -- 1987-01-01 -- Page 4

Year Published: 1987

Part Of: Island Naturalist -- 1987-01-01

Snippet: that the replacement cost of wooden breakwaters, pilings amd wharves in North America amounts to about $50—million U.S. every year. While wood borers cause most of the deterioration of wood in the sea,. fungi and bacteria are thought to…

Island Naturalist -- 1987-01-01 -- Page 15

Year Published: 1987

Part Of: Island Naturalist -- 1987-01-01

Snippet: '9...— ISLAND ATURALIST , ’ya "\ f/g’Y‘ullev/Icld' . ’ Fond « x The newsletter of The Prince Edward Island Natural ,/V ' I ( .Holhesons …

Island Naturalist -- 1987-01-01 -- Page 9

Year Published: 1987

Part Of: Island Naturalist -- 1987-01-01

Snippet: What a feeder Saturday, December 20, 1986. I believe that this is the day when local birdwatchers are out counting. Bunch of voyeurs. I am at home in New Dominion, assembling the bird feeder that Dan McAskill told me I couldn't do without…

Island Naturalist -- 1987-01-01 -- Page 16

Year Published: 1987

Part Of: Island Naturalist -- 1987-01-01

Snippet: NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY OF PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND P.O. BOX 2346, CHARLOTTETOWN ClA 8C1 'MEETINGS are held on the first Tuesday of the month (except June, July and August) at 8:00 p.m. at the Farm Centre on University Avenue. Members and non-…

Island Naturalist -- 1987-01-01 -- Page 10

Year Published: 1987

Part Of: Island Naturalist -- 1987-01-01

Snippet: Bird reports Over the past year we have been fumbling around trying to develop a . policy regarding the printing of bird sightings in the Island Naturalist. Most people seem to think the newsletter has too many bird-related stories and…

Island Naturalist -- 1987-01-01 -- Page 3

Year Published: 1987

Part Of: Island Naturalist -- 1987-01-01

Snippet: Fungi unique to PEI On a planet that has been poked, prodded and studied by biologists for years, it is becoming increasingly difficult to discover previously unknown forms of life. However, during field work in the summer of 1984, two…

Island Naturalist -- 1987-01-01 -- Page 1

Year Published: 1987

Part Of: Island Naturalist -- 1987-01-01

Snippet: And the winner is . . . Red Oak. Red Oak is definitely the tree that Islanders want for their forest emblem. At least, 794 of 1999 votes cast said red oak, and even the classy white birch with 425 votes was a poor second. The results of…

Island Naturalist -- 1987-01-01 -- Page 12

Year Published: 1987

Part Of: Island Naturalist -- 1987-01-01

Snippet: Conservation strategy . will be ready soon P. E. |.'s Conservation Strategy Can you imagine fields that have been so poorly managed that they will no longer grow crops, streams which no longer contain many fish, and are totally lacking…

Island Naturalist -- 1987-01-01 -- Page 2

Year Published: 1987

Part Of: Island Naturalist -- 1987-01-01

Snippet: Natural Histoy Society news Twenty four members attended the December meeting in the Health Build ing. They were informed that both the Society and the Canadian Nature Fed— eration have written letters opposing the proposed bridge over the…

Island Naturalist -- 1987-01-01 -- Page 14

Year Published: 1987

Part Of: Island Naturalist -- 1987-01-01

Snippet: shown volunteer programs, with community and organization support are very effective and should be the direction to proceed. 3. Legislation There are several legislative changes which when implemented will or protect P.E.l.'s environmental…

Island Naturalist -- 1987-01-01 -- Page 5

Year Published: 1987

Part Of: Island Naturalist -- 1987-01-01

Snippet: Rare bi rds a surprise The Montague Christmas Bird Count again produced the greatest number of species with 42, but the National Park Count (36 species) and the Hillsborough Count (38 species) revealed some rarer birds that surprised the…

Island Naturalist -- 1987-01-01

Year Published: 1987

Part Of: Island naturalist

Snippet: This material has been made available for research, education, and private use only. Publication, distribution or commercial use of the material requires permission from the copyright …

Island Naturalist -- 1987-01-01 -- Page 6

Year Published: 1987

Part Of: Island Naturalist -- 1987-01-01

Snippet: P.E.I. National Hillsborough Montague Park, Dec. 20/86 Dec. 27/86 Jan. 3/87 Barrow's Goldeneye 6 - - Oldsquaw 9 2 398 White-winged Scotor - - 3 Surf Scoter 1 - - Common Merganser 177 451 57 Red-breasted Merganser - - 313 Bald Eagle 2 - 1…