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Island Naturalist -- 1987-09-01 -- Page 4

Year Published: 1987

Part Of: Island Naturalist -- 1987-09-01

Snippet: Natural Histor); Society news The October 6 meeting of the natural History Society was chaired by vice—president Dan McAskill and was an enjoyable beginning to a new sea— . son of meetings. In her absence, president Rosemary Curley was…

Island Naturalist -- 1987-09-01

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 -- 1987-09-01 -- Page 2

Year Published: 1987

Part Of: Island Naturalist -- 1987-09-01

Snippet: and are happy in the naturally acidic soils of the Island. Furthermore, they thrive only in areas that are not too hot and do especially well in places where night temperatures are cool. Fortunately, they are winter hardy. Ideal locations…

Island Naturalist -- 1987-09-01 -- Page 8

Year Published: 1987

Part Of: Island Naturalist -- 1987-09-01

Snippet: Should arouse agihﬁioin' BY EVELYN MEADER The summer of 1987 will long be remembered in P.E.I. by those who enjoy sunny, dry, calm golden days. It was a genuine "Holiday Island" summer. No rain falling means no acid rain either — a dry…

Island Naturalist -- 1987-09-01 -- Page 3

Year Published: 1987

Part Of: Island Naturalist -- 1987-09-01

Snippet: in A craft n 01 f0 (‘3‘:{ten written and illustrated by SUE STEPHENSON While walking through the woods this fall you may run across a long—abandoned apple tree brimming with fruit or a heavily-laden wild crab apple tree. You can use these…

Island Naturalist -- 1987-09-01 -- Page 6

Year Published: 1987

Part Of: Island Naturalist -- 1987-09-01

Snippet: String can cause Problems BY GARY SCHNEIDER . In the July—August issue of the Island Naturalist I asked if anyone had any information on birds getting trapped in the string used by silvi— culture contractors, forestry technicians and…

Island Naturalist -- 1987-09-01 -- Page 5

Year Published: 1987

Part Of: Island Naturalist -- 1987-09-01

Snippet: Good year for bobolinks BY BETTY HOWATT, There is a small field on our farm (approx. 4 acres) which we do not use anymore in our strawberry or raspberry rotation, though there are still some raspberry canes on one side separating this…

Island Naturalist -- 1987-09-01 -- Page 10

Year Published: 1987

Part Of: Island Naturalist -- 1987-09-01

Snippet: STRATHGARTNEY PROVINCIAL PARK Strathgartney Provincial Park was originally part of an estate owned by David Stewart of Scotland. His son, Robert Bruce, became a resident landlord of the estate and named it Strathgartney after his ancestral…

Island Naturalist -- 1987-09-01 -- Page 9

Year Published: 1987

Part Of: Island Naturalist -- 1987-09-01

Snippet: Ants, nectar and a myster The pttrpose of ectaries itt flowers is well known; they nourish insects which. in feeding, may effect pollination. Nec- tarics also occttr on non-ﬂower parts of sotne plant species bttt tlte function of these…

Island Naturalist -- 1987-09-01 -- Page 12

Year Published: 1987

Part Of: Island Naturalist -- 1987-09-01

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

Island Naturalist -- 1987-09-01 -- Page 11

Year Published: 1987

Part Of: Island Naturalist -- 1987-09-01

Snippet: The Prince Edward Island 41/ ‘- V yl'lv J I I u / A105“ "-}l.'«>‘\: T 957‘ L3 \ The newsletter of I98? Now Dec No. 97‘ ISLAND ATURALIST …

Island Naturalist -- 1987-09-01 -- Page 7

Year Published: 1987

Part Of: Island Naturalist -- 1987-09-01

Snippet: Always a. newstk-r BY ROSEMARY CURLEY, ‘ Red foxes have always been economically important on the Island, and records of trade in fox skins date back as far as 1789. An early Island k5 missionary traveller, Walter Johnstone, noted that…

Island Naturalist -- 1987-09-01 -- Page 1

Year Published: 1987

Part Of: Island Naturalist -- 1987-09-01

Snippet: Exotic aliens ﬁ‘om the West BY GEOFF HOGAN The wild lupins (sometimes spelled lupines) that flower in ditches and abandoned fields on. Prince Edward Island are one of the most exotic wildflowers we have. From mid—June until mid- July we…