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     natural history of the area. The program will have scheduled 
     
     guided walks throughout the park and audiovisual presentations 
     
     in the Interpretive Centre. These events will be conducted by 
     
     the park naturalist who will post times of each event in various 
     
     locations in the park. The Interpretive Centre with its amphi- 
     
     theatre has exhibits depicting the shipbuilding days. 'Historic 
     
     guides will be available for further information. We hope that ,V 
     
     many of you will find time during the summer to visit Green Park, 
     
     where you will have a chance to take a walk in the present or in the 
     
     past. 
     
    

    
     Phil Michael, 
     
    

    
     Supt., Green Park 
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
     THE TRAILS OF DALVAYf STANHOPE 
     
     WHAT'S NEW FOR ' 74 ? 
     
    
   
   
    
     A national park is an ideal place for a Saturday afternoon walk, 
     
     and P. E. I. National Park is no exception. The beaches form natural 
     
     hiking paths along sandspits or beside the ridge of dunes and sand— 
     
     stone cliffs. But in the forest, man has had to carve trails through 
     
     the tangle of dead branches and undergrowth to explore the spruce 
     
     woods. Some of these trails were cut over a hundred years ago as 
     
     wagon trails to Charlottetown or simply as paths from one section 
     
     of a farm to another. These abandoned meanders through the woods 
     
     bear the mark and the character of the people who once farmed near 
     
     Dalvay and Stanhope. 
     
    

    
     To make use of these trails as a means of discovering the human 
     
     history of the area, the Farmlands Nature Trail links old and new 
     
     paths to wander past memories of pastures, earth fences, farmsteads 
     
     and rum caches. To help the imagination visualize the scene, a way- 
     
     side sign uses words and sketches to outline how one of the farms 
     
     would have appeared around 1900. Three other wayside signs are used 
     
     on an adjoining trail, The Bubbling Spring Nature Trail. *The first 
     
     interprets the long heaps of earth known as dykes. This unusual 
     
     fence forms a complex design in the woods reminding us that cattle 
     
     once pastured here in open fields. The second pays tribute to the 
     
     farmers and sailors that lie buried in the pioneer cemetery of 
     
     Stanhope. Two tombstones bear a message carved in limestone that 
     
     acquaints visitors with the history of this hidden graveyard. The 
     
     third sign, located closer to the bubbling spring, is simply a 
     
     short text carved into a spruce burl. Its purpose is to let the 
     
     puzzled hiker know that none of us are very certain about these 
     
     grotesque bulges on the spruce trees, so we welcome him to share our 
     
     ignorance and our curiosity. 
     
    

    
     Not far from the bubbling springs, a trail branches south to 
     
     travel around Long Pond, crossing it at the narrow stream which 
     
     is its source. The Long Pond loop is for a quiet hike, alone. Signs 
     
     , pamphlets and displays would detract from the experience. But 
     
     for the Reeds and Rushes Trail, the new self—guiding pamphlet should 
     
     enrich the visitor's understanding of the pond, its evolution and 
     
     the life it sustains. Don't forget the Dunewoods Trail with its 
     
     tower view of Long Pond. And if you'd like a naturalist to guide 
     
     you through the park, their program starts June 17. Watch for 
     
     special events, as well. Who knows ~ maybe there'll be a Stanhope 
     
     Streak 1 - a good event for participation. 
     
    

    
     Joan Saunders, 
     
     Park Naturalist, 
     
     P. E. I. Nat. Park. 
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
     MEMORIAL TO A CANADA GOOSE 
     
    
   
   
    
     , The following story at the Moore Bird Sanctuary, Milltown Cross, 
     
     Prince Edward Island, was related by Mrs Nielson, widow of the late 
     
     Harvey Moore: . 
     
    

    
     In 1955, Spurgeon Jenkins, Chief conservation officer, broughp to 
     
     the sanctuary a young Canada goose that had been wounded by gunshot. 
     
     One wing was shattered. Harvey Moore took care of her and the wing 
     
     healed slightly, but the goose was permanently grounded. 
     
    

    
     The rather lonely earth-bound goose lived at the pond for four 
     
     (years. One shining wonderful day, a splendid gander glided into the 
     
     pond, found the lonely goose and took her for his mate. The pair 
     
     built a nest on a tiny_island in the back pond. Eggs were laid, 
     
    
   
   
    
     ‘ goslings were hatched and raised. 
     
    
   
   
    
     J,