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CNF TO MEET IN HALIFAX. On Saturday, November 7th the Canadian Nature Federation will be holding an Atlantic Regional meeting in Halifax. The day-long event will be held in Room ll4 of Dalhousie University Law School. Coordinator is Hal Mills, a former member of the P.E.I. Natural History Society who is currently CNE Vice- President for the Atlantic Region. The meeting will review recent CNE activities both nationally as well as in the Atlantic Region. Regional environmental issues will be evaluated and co-operative arrangements for working on these will be developed between CNF and naturalists in our area. The meeting will be an excellent opportunity for members and affiliated groups in Atlantic Canada to strengthen ' communications with the national federation. The P.E.I. Natural History Society is a member of the Canadian Nature Federation and many of our members also belong individually to CNF. We hope that P.E.I. Will show strong support for this CNF initiative to improve communications with the east, by being well represented at the Halifax meeting. t looks now as if two or more cars may be going from the

Island, so if you are interested in pooling, contact Winnie Cairns. See you in Halifax!

AGENDA FOR ATLANTIC REGIONAL MEETING OF THE CANADIAN NATURE FEDERATION ON NOV. 7th

9:00 9:30 REGISTRATION 9:30 - 9:45 INTRODUCTORY REMARKS: Hal Mills, Vice-President of CNF

9:45 - 10:30 CNF in the 1980's: John Willms, President of GNP 10:30 - 10:45 COFFEE 10:45 - 12:00 CNP's Environmental Action Program: Rick Pratt, Director of Conservation 12:00 - 1:30 LUNCH 1:30 - 3:30 Panel Discussion on Regional Environmental Issues

Chairman: Ian McLaren, former President, CNF Panelist: Dr. Clinton Edmonds, RDG of Environment Canada Panelist: T.B.A. Panelist: Elizabeth May, Board Member, CNF and Environmental Action Committee 3:30 - 4:00 Organizing for Action on Environmental Issues: Hal Mills

FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: Hal Mills, 1691 Edward St., Halifax, N.S. 83H 3J2 (phone 429—4891)

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REQUEST FOR SPECIMENS. The U.P.E.I. Biology Department, which maintains an ornithological collection as part of its natural history museum, is continually receiving new specimens to add to the collection. Anyone finding a dead bird in reasonably good condition (road killed, collision with a window - whatever) is asked to save these birds for the university collection. In time we hope to have a complete representation of the avifauna of P.E.I. Common as well as rarer species are all useful. Exotic species (i.e. budgies, cockatiels, finches, etc.) are useful as well, so if a captive bird dies please save it. Please record the date and location where the bird was found. Birds may be kept wrapped in plastic in a freezer until they can be either left at the U.P.E.I. Biology Department or taken to the Natural History Society meetings where I will pick them up. Your cooperation is gratefully appreciated. .

— Geoff Hogan

U.P.E.I. Biology Department