Appendix I. Letter sent to institutions throughout United States and Canada.

Natural History Society of P.E.I. P.0. Box 2346, Charlottetown. P.E.I.

Dear Sir or Madame:

Prince Edward Island, Canada's smallest province, has a dynamic history of changing natural environments. The landscape has been modified from mature hardwood forest to patchwork farmland and second growth woodland to large exposed agricultural fields. No original woodlands exist and the coastline is being modified constantly. Consequently, many natural and human-influenced changes have occurred in the flora and fauna. However, remarkably little natural history documentation exists.

The Natural History Society of Prince Edward Island is gathering information about collecting trips and surveys that may have been made here. We know some collection and documentation has occurred, particularly around the turn of the century, but the information and specimens are scattered throughout the continent. Prince Edward Island has never had an institution such as a provincial museum where information and specimens could be deposited.

Does your museum have any natural history specimens from Prince Edward Island in its holdings? If so, are they plants, animals, rocks or fossils? How extensive is the collection and who made it? When was the collecting done? Who donated them to your museum? We would greatly appreciate any detail you have on file.

We look forward to hearing from you. Yours sincerely,

Geoff Hogan, President Natural History Society of P.E.I.

Appendix II. American and Canadian museums and institutions that received a request for information regarding natural science specimens collected on Prince Edward Island.

United States:

Regar Memorial of Natural History - Alabama

University of Alabama Museum of Natural History — Alabama Alaska State Museum - Alaska

Museum of Science and Natural History — Arkansas

Museum of Vertebrate Zoology - Berkley, California

Museum of Natural History - Los Angeles County, California Natural History Museum - San Diego, California

Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History - California Denver Museum of Natural History - Colorado

Audubon SOciety of the State of Connecticut - Connecticut Peabody Museum of Natural History — New Haven, Connecticut Delaware Museum of Natural History - Greenville, Delaware Field Museum of Natural History - Chicago, Illinois

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