Feb. 1 — Gary Schneider will be the Natural History Society’s guest speaker 
     
     for the regular monthly meeting. He will speak on re-structuring the 
     
     MacPhail property forest. The meeting will commence 7:30 p.m. at the 
     
     Farm Centre on University Avenue 
     
    

    
     Mar. 1 - The regular monthly meeting of the Natural History Society will 
     
     commence at 7:30 p.m. at the Farm Centre on University Avenue. Rachel 
     
     Gautreau will speak on the results of the Piping Plover Research 
     
     Project. 
     
    

    
     Mar. - Wildlife Tours Ltd. will offer harp seal tours from Prince Edward 
     
     Island. They can be contacted at 227 Wright Street, Fredericton, N.B. 
     
     E3B 2E3 or by phone at 506—459-7325 or by fax at 506-453-3589. 
     
    

    
     Apr. 5 - Glen Roberts will be the guest speaker for the regular monthly 
     
     meeting of the Natural History Society which will commence 7:30 p.m. at 
     
     the Farm Centre on University Avenue. Glen will speak on the spectacles 
     
     of the night sky. 
     
    

    
     May 3 - This is the member's annual slide show. The meeting will commence at 
     
     7:30 p.m. at the Farm Centre on University Avenue. 
     
    

    
     May 28 — The Bain Birdathon will be held. 
     
    

    
     Aug. 4 to 7 - The 23rd conference of the Canadian Nature Federation will be 
     
     held in Halifax. For registration information, please contact Peter 
     
     Payzant, P.O. Box 2, Waverly, N.S. BON 250 902—861-1607. 
     
    
   
   
    
     NEWS FROM ABOUT compiled by Dan McAskill 
     
    
   
   
    
     A call to National Sea Products’ trawlermen to watch for strange fish 
     
     led to the delivery to Steve Saunders of a 15" long fish with deep orange 
     
     flabby skin that felt like sandpiper. Considerable research led to its 
     
     identification as a Redeye Gaper, Chaunax stigmaeus, a fish that is rare in 
     
     waters this far north. (adapted from Halifax Field Naturalist # 70). 
     
    

    
     winging It (5:4, April 93) reports that Doug Helmers of Manomet Bird 
     
     Observatory organized a workshop of 12 experts in wetlands management for 
     
     shorebirds and edited the results into a Shorebird Management Manual. For 
     
     more information you can contact Doug at Manomet Bird observatory, P.O. Box 
     
     1770, Manomet MA 02345. 
     
    

    
     The sixth annual spring survey of important Arctic goose nesting areas 
     
     (a cooperative study of the US Fish and Wildlife Service and the Canadian 
     
     Wildlife Service) showed that, in contrast to the last two years, snow cleared 
     
     rapidly and nesting was initiated early. (excerpted from 1993 Migratory Game 
     
     Bird Hunting in Canada, CWS) 
     
    

    
     The Canadian Wildlife Service Atlantic Region has initiated a project to 
     
     monitor Tree Swallow reproductive success and analyze samples of their eggs to 
     
     assess the exposure of wildlife to toxic chemicals at five Atlantic Coastal 
     
     Action Program sites. For more information or if you are interested in 
     
     volunteering to periodically monitor bird species near where you live, work, 
     
     or commute contact Kate Bredin, CWS, P.O. Box 1590, Sackville, N.B. EOA 3C0 
     
     506—364—5044. (Adapted from Saint John Naturalists' Club Bulletin Sep-Oct/93) 
     
    

    
     The Canadian Museum of Nature, the publisher of many of the key 
     
     publications on species occurrence, identification, and rarity has been slated 
     
     for a 16.7% budget reduction which will mean the loss of about one fifth of 
     
     its staff (50 positions) at a time when its work is required to support many 
     
     species conservation initiatives. If you would like more information, contact 
     
     Donna Naughton 613—954-2656 or Henri Ouellet 613-954—2657. If you would like 
     
     to send comments, write to Ms. Louise Winter, Secretary to the CMN Board of 
     
     Trustees, P.O. Box 3443, Station D, Ottawa, Ont. KlP 6P4 or Fax 613-995-3040 
     
     and contact the M. Rochon, Deputy Minister of Heritage fax 613-952-0568. 
     
     (Adapted from The Networker, Sept—Oct/93) 
     
    
   
   
    
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