garbage bags, and data collection cards. For more information Contact: Sharon Labchuk, 126 Richmond Street, Charlottetown, PE ClA 1H9 or phone: 566—4696 days; 964—3438 evenings and weekends; or Fax 566-4037.

NEWS FROM ABOUT - by Dan MCASkill

In January, the Hon. Alan Graham announced the creation of a wilderness area of 6,800 hectares in the Kennedy Lakes area of New Brunswick. This designation will protect a rugged and secluded chain of waterways. (External Affairs and International Trade release, Trade Communications Report)

The provisions of the Environmental Bill of Rights establishing an Environmental Commission to act as a watchdog over

government is now in effect in New Brunswick. (External Affairs and International Trade release, Trade Communications Report)

The end of the cold war has led to the release of top secret technology used by the U.S. Navy to track Russian submarines. The system, called IUSS or

“‘ g fl“ —‘ _\ the Integrated Underwater Surveillance - g i» System, uses a worldwide network of

—” . hydrophones (underwater microphones) M fl linked to shore based listening posts

I’ that allow monitoring of huge tracts of /v,\\ ocean. The Cornell Laboratory of

' Ornithology's Bioacoustics Research

Program Director Christopher Clark completed 7 months of monitoring whale sounds from this system in May and is currently analysing the massive amount of data. (adapted from "We’re in the Navy Now" by Russ Charif in Birdscope 8:1)

The Friends of Jasper Park, a non—profit cooperative venture with Parks Canada, through their Jasper Institute of the Rockies, offers small sized, short courses in natural history in Jasper National Park. The two to five day courses range from birding to mountain raptors to wolves to advanced wildflowers taught by some of the masters of the particular field. Contact the Institute at P.O. BOX 2337, Jasper, Alberta TOE 1E0 403-852-4152/4012. Most offerings are betWeen July 8th and August 21.

The Island Nature Trust is producing a new newSletter for private landowners of natural areas titled THE STEWARD. Congratulations go to the Trust, particularly Jackie Waddell for getting this project underway.

Project PigeonWatch, that's right - Pigeons' aka Rock Doves! The Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology J has commenced a new volunteer study of birds focused on inner cities.

This project utilizes the Rock Dove to introduce children to the marvels of bird behaviour while at the same

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