great improvement for many of the refineries, there is still a lot of room for improvement!

The Saint John Naturalists' Club reported that the Harbour Bridge Peregrine Falcons fledged one chick from their eyrie atop the concrete pillars at the bridge. Last year 2 chicks were fledged but, unfortunately, one was struck and killed on the bridge a few days later. The adults were nest mates from the 1988 releases in the Fundy National Park. (Nov./Dec. Bulletin, 1990)

Scott Makepeace and Dwayne Sabine have completed the second year of studies on the impacts of forest management on breeding bird populations on Prince Edward Island. Their work this year was recommended by the P.E.I. Forest Research Advisory Committee and it was funded by Forestry Canada under the Canada/Prince Edward Island Forest Resource Development Agreement.

Transport Canada issued its initial response to the 107 recommendations in the report of the Public Review Panel on Tanker Safety and Marine Spills Response Capability to which our Society presented a brief. Their initial actions are to include: consultations with tank-ship owners and operators on double bottoms or hulls; a review of vessel traffic services for high-risk and environmentally-sensitive areas; an examination of adequate compensation for those directly affected by spills and levies on the companies; the need to clearly define and strengthen the Canadian Coast Guard's role and responsibilities as lead agency in responding to spills; a complete assessment of Canada's state of contingency planning for marine spills; and the development of standards for barges carrying oil and noxious substances. (Transport Canada Information #240/90). (Editor's Note: It is unfortunate that verbs marking substantive immediate change are lacking in this release!)

The Island's Pesticide Clean-up day was a real success. More than a tractor trailer load of unwanted pesticides was collected and shipped to Ontario for processing in a disposal facility. Congratulations to the Potato Producers Association, the Environmental Partners Fund, the participating government agencies, the volunteers, and those who turned in the unwanted pesticides.

Did you know that the "Commons" and "Wanderers Grounds" in Halifax were once a vast swamp west of the center of activity in Halifax? This landfill area was once the fresh water source for Halifax. (from Between the Issues VIII#3).

The Canadian Student Environmental Network was founded last spring at Mt. Allison University to act as a coordinating resource for student environmental action groups and other concerned Canadians. Their address is Box 2001, Sackville, N.B. EOA 300 (506)536-1957. (from Between the Issues VIII#3)

The four year cycle was complete again this year and the Adams River (near Kamloops) ran red with 1.8 million sockeye salmon, the result of a rebuilding process begun in the 19305 after railway workers in the Fraser Canyon caused a rockslide in 1913 that blocked Hell's Gate and decimated the population. 250,000 people came to the Roderick Haig-Brown Provincial Park on the Adams River to view the spectacle. (Edmonton Journal, October 28, 1990)

Strathcona County (just east of Edmonton, Alberta) launched its ConservACTION program on November 30th. This 3 year wildlife habitat conservation program follows on the heals of a successful pilot project in 1989. The program will focus on working with landowners to preserve and enhance wildlife habitat by planting trees and shelterbelts, installing nest boxes, fencing to control livestock access to streams, installation of nesting rafts for waterfowl, seeding 40 acre blocks of upland adjacent to wetlands to provide dense nesting cover, and providing incentives to preserve continuous blocks of wildlife habitat. ConservACTION is a cooperative program of the Environmental Partners Fund, Alberta Forestry, Lands and Wildlife - Fish and Wildlife

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