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ENVIRONMENTAL CALENDAR: compiled by Dan McAskill

Mar. 27 - Deadline for Island Nature Trust Natural Areas Awards for 1998. If you know of a citizen, teacher, legislator, conservation group, or agency that you feel has made significant contributions to natural areas conservation in the broadest sense, call the Trust at 566-9150 for nomination details.

Apr. 3 - Island Nature Trust dinners at the CP Prince Edward. Call 566-9150 for ticket information.

Apr. 5 to 11 - National Wildlife Week with the theme Riparian Shoreline Habitat: "Give Wildlife an Edge - Protect Our Shoreline". Watch local papers for events in your area.

Apr. 7 - Jennifer Brown will be the Society’s feature speaker on "Bats of P.E.I. and Elsewhere". The meeting starts at 7:30 pm at the Farm Centre, 430 University Ave.

Apr. 18 - Society Field Trip: Weather permitting, Dan McAskill or Jim Jenkins will lead a field trip and survey for "Night Sounds - Amphibians and Owls". The car pool will leave the Farm Centre rear lot (430 University Ave.) at 7:00 pm

May 5 - The Society’s guest speakers will be Kate MacQuarrie and Paul Walker on "Propagation of Rare Plants on P.E.I." The meeting starts at 7:30 pm at the Farm Centre, 430 University Ave.

May 9 - International Migratory Bird Count Day - Please send results to Society’s Newsletter Editor.

May 23 - Society Field Trip: Gary Schneider will lead a walk celebrating the spring arrival of the warblers at Macphail Park. Trip starts from Macphail parking lot at 8:00 am and car pool leaves Farm Centre at 7:20 am.

May 30 - The Society’s Bain Bird Count will present birders with an opportunity to venture forth and send their day’s sightings into the Newsletter Editor.

May 30 to Jun. 6 - National Environment Week. See newspapers for events information

Jun. 2 - The Natural History Society will host an evening meeting at 7:30 pm at the Farm Centre, 430 University Ave. Speaker to be announced.

Jun. 8 - Ocean's Day.

Jun. 12 to 14 - The Becoming an Outdoors Woman will be held at Oak Acres Children’s Camp. Contact Dawna Gillis at 855-3198 for details.

Jun. 20 - Society Field Trip: Gerald MacDonald will lead an interpretive walk at Baltic Bog starting at 2:00 pm. Car pool will leave the Farm Centre at 1:00 pm.

Early to Mid-July - Stu Tingley will provide a presentation of Dragonflies and Butterflies of the Atlantic Region which will be followed by a field trip. Date and time in next newsletter.

Jul. 4 - International Butterfly Count Day.

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