NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY OF PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND LTD. 
     
     P.O. BOX 2346, CHARLOTTETOWN, P.E.I. C1A 8C1 
     
    
   
   
    
     MEETINGS are held of the first Tuesday of the month (except July, August, and September) at 7:30 
     
     pm. at the Farm Centre, 420 University Avenue, Charlottetown. Members and non-members are 
     
    
   
   
    
     welcome. Please bring your coffee cup so that we will contribute as little as possible to the waste 
     
     stream. 
     
    
   
   
    
     Membership is open to anyone interested in the natural history of Prince Edward Island. Membership is 
     
     available at any meeting or by contacting the Treasurer at PO. Box 2346, Charlottetown C1A 801 
     
     (phone 629-1393). Annual membership is $16 and renewals are due in January. Membership expiry 
     
     dates are shown in the top right hand corner of the mailing label. 
     
    
   
   
    
     The Society is directed by a volunteer Executive elected from its members. 
     
    
   
   
    
     2001 Executive: President .....................  .... ..Jim Jenkins, ShenNood 566-1289 
     
     Vice-President .................. ..Ray Cooke, Charlottetown 894-9695 
     
    

    
     Past President ............................ ..Ben Hoteling, Tryon 658-2036 
     
    

    
     Secretary .............................. ..Lois Doan, Rocky Point 675-2070 
     
    

    
     Treasurer & Publicity ............ ..Michelle Johnston, York 629-1393 
     
    

    
     Directors - Program ....... ..Meike Keunecke, Red Head 961-2737 
     
    

    
     - Publicity ............. ..Eric Marcum, East Royalty 675-3056 
     
    
   
   
    
     NEWSLETTERS are normally published quarterly on recycled paper. Articles, notes, reports, drawings, 
     
     bird sightings, plant records, etc. are welcomed from members and non-members. If you have seen 
     
     anything unusual, please share it with us. It is important to have your observations recorded so that 
     
     others may learn from them. All contributions should be sent to: 
     
    
   
   
    
     Dan McAskilI, Newsletter Editor, NHSPEI 
     
     Charlottetown RR # 5, Donagh, P.E.l. C1A 7J8 
     
     E-mail: nhspei@isn.net 
     
     The next deadline for articles, sightings, or other newsletter information is February 15, 2002. 
     
    
   
   
    
     Illustrations: The Society extends a special thanks to the late Hal Hinds, P.E.l. Department of 
     
     Agriculture & Forestry (Forest Wildlife Manual) and Dover Colouring Books for their illustrations. 
     
    
   
   
    
     The Natural History Society gratefully acknowledges support from the Department of Education and 
     
     Human Resources which enables distribution of newsletters to schools and libraries desiring it. The 
     
     Natural History Society is an affiliate of the Canadian Nature Federation and has representation on the 
     
     board of the Island Nature Trust. The Society is a registered, non-profit organization (Part 2, Companies 
     
    
   
   
    
     Act). Tax receipts are issued for donations to the Society and these funds are used to further the work 
     
     of the Society. 
     
    
   
   
    
     Reprinting: Editors of other newsletters and teachers wishing to copy classroom materials are welcome 
     
     to reprint articles from the Island Naturalist (except when copyrighted). Due acknowledgment must be 
     
     provided to the Island Naturalist, the author and illustrator. 
     
    
   
   
    
     Cover Illustration: 
     
    
   
   
    
     This year, many hedgerows sported large clusters of bright orange berries. Locally known as 
     
     dog berry or rowan berry, these are the fruit of the mountain ashes. This illustration from Hal Hinds’ 
     
     Flora of New Brunswick is the American mountain ash, recognized by its pointed, compound leaves.