NEWS FROM ABOUT compliled by Dan McAskill

The Island Nature Trust has been very busy of late producing booklets and videos. The publication After You, A Guide to Etiquette in the Out—of- Doors was written by Kathryn MacQuarrie and Jackie Waddell and seeks to encourage good etiquette while people are participating in a variety of out-of-doors pursuits. Scenic Heritage Roads of Prince Edward Island, written by A. Rice was jointly produced by the Trust and the Department of Community and Cultural Affairs. The latter book provides an overview (see below) and detailed maps of each of the designated Scenic Heritage Roads on the Island. They are available from the Trust at 566-9150.

Saskatchewan has completed the Wildlife Habitat Protection Act which offers protection from plowing and sale to the 1/3 of all natural wildlife habitat found on Crown Lands in the agricultural region. Lessees were notified in April that the department intends to complete the designation of the remaining 1.5 million acres. (excerpted from The Blue Jay News, Issue 94)

The Saskatchewan Natural History Society will contribute $18,000 over the next three years for the preparation of two exhibits in the new Life Sciences Gallery of the Saskatchewan Museum of Natural History. The exhibits will be on the unique plants and birds of the Cypress Hills.

Dr. Martin McNicholl has prepared the Vulnerable Canadian Species Update No. 8 for the International Council for Bird Preservation. This update provided a host of information on bird research projects, population updates for many species, information on recovery efforts, and much more. (ICBP Update No. 8 Dec. 21, 1992)

The North American Rare Bird Alert (800-458-BIRD for reporting) is sponsored by the Houston Audubon Society and records rare bird sightings in both Canada and the United States. Funds generated by the service are used to support the Society's extensive refuge system. Excerpts of these sightings are published in the American Birding Association's winging It (Winging It, Vol.5 #1)

The Marbled Murrelet, a bird which nests primarily in old-growth forests of the Pacific North-west, was officially listed as a threatened species by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on September 28, 1992 (Excerpted from Birder’s World, Dec. 1992)

The Sydenham Field Naturalists capped off Arbor Week by planting an additional 25 species of shrubs and trees at the D'Arcy McCough Conservation Area near Wallaceburg. (adapted from Seasons, Summer 1992)

In the fall of 1992, the New Brunswick Legislature amended the Clean Water Act to remove its power to establish safe drinking water regulations leaving it up to the Minister of Health to determine when a significant risk to health exists. (adapted from Conservation Council's EcoAlert