Long Point region. The facilities of the Observatory are open to both amateur 
     
     naturalists and professional biologists. It is a non-profit c0rporation, 
     
     financed largely by grants, donations, and membership subscriptions. 
     
    

    
     LPBO has been instrumental in developing excellent interactive programs to 
     
     combine the person power of amateur birders with the needs for consistent data 
     
     for biological research. This has resulted in Project Feederwatch and the 
     
     Canadian Lakes Loon Survey. The former project uses 8,000 winter bird feeders 
     
     to compile data on bird population fluctuations throughout the United States 
     
     and Canada while the latter monitors the Common Loon's reproductive success in 
     
     relation to lake acidification. In 1989 the loon surveys resulted in the 
     
     monitoring of 457 waterbodies. 
     
    

    
     These large scale volunteer programs expand upon the use of volunteers at 
     
     Long Point for the monitoring and banding of migrating birds using this flyway 
     
     across Lake Erie and its many other bird related projects. If you would like to 
     
     support the work of LPBO or find out more about their programs contact the Long 
     
     Point Bird Observatory, P.O. Box 160, Port Rowan, Ontario NOE 1M0. To 
     
     participate in Project Feederwatch send $12.00, to become a member (separate 
     
     from the former) send $20 for regular, $10 for student, $15 for retired, $25 
     
     for family, or, if you can afford more, consult LPBO at 519-586-3531 for 
     
     special categories of support. 
     
    
   
   
    
     ENVIRONMENTAL CALENDAR 
     
    
   
   
    
     September 15: NHS Picnic at Jean and Wendell MacKay's home in Stanley Bridge. 
     
    

    
     Mid-September: Identify your trees for fall lifting with flagging or markers so 
     
     that they can be easily identified after the leaves drop. A free copy of 
     
     Native Trees and Shrubs of P.E.I. is available from the Department of 
     
     Energy and Forestry at 854-2015 in Wellington, 368-4800 in Charlottetown, 
     
     or 961-2172 at Southampton. 
     
    

    
     September 19: Rails to Trails will meet at the Farm Centre at 7:30 P.M. The 
     
     talk will involve the growth of cycling and its tourism opportunity. 
     
     September 21 -22: "The Edible Wild" weekend workshop at the Strathgartney Inn 
     
     will feature Dr. Katherine Clough. For more information on this and the 
     
    

    
     following workshop contact the Island Nature Trust at 566-9150. 
     
    

    
     September 25: The Charlottetown Ducks Unlimited fund raising diner will be held 
     
     at the CP Prince Edward. Tickets are $45 each and include a years 
     
     membership in Ducks Unlimited. Its a great evening and conserves wetlands. 
     
    

    
     September 25: The Pesticide Registration Review Team will hold a public meeting 
     
     to hear briefs in Charlottetown. See News from About, page 11. 
     
    

    
     September 28 - 29: This second nature weekend will feature "Saltmarshes and 
     
     Shorelines" and it will be led by Dr. Katherine Clough. 
     
    

    
     October 1: Recommended deadline for submitting Nest Record Cards to Canadian 
     
     Wildlife Service. 
     
    

    
     October 2: The Natural History Society‘s fall meeting program will commence at 
     
     the Farm Center, University Avenue, at 7:30 P.M. Mr. Scott Makepeace will 
     
     speak and show slides on the forest birds of Prince Edward Island. 
     
    

    
     November 6: The Natural History Society's monthly meeting will be held at the 
     
     Farm Center starting at 7:30 P.M. The speaker will be announced at the 
     
     next meeting.