NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY OF PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND 
     
     P.O. BOX 2346, CHARLOTTETOWN, P.E.I. ClA 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 ClA 8C1 (phone 569-1209). 
     
    
   
   
    
     Annual membership is $16 and renewals are due in January. Membership expiry dates are shown in the top right 
     
     hand comer of the mailing label. 
     
    
   
   
    
     The Society is directed by a volunteer Executive elected from its members. 
     
    
   
   
    
     2005 Executive: President ............................... ..Dwaine Oakley, Crossroads 569-1815 oakleym@eastlink.ca 
     
     Vice-President .... ..Dan Kennedy, Vernon River 651-2926 dankennedy@islandtelecom.com 
     
     Past President .................................. ..David Seeler, West Royalty 566-4505 seeler@upei.ca 
     
     Secretary ............................................. ..Fiep deBie, Stratford 569-1413 dfiep@hotmail.com 
     
     Treasurer ................................ ..Rosemary Curley, Stratford 569-1209 frcurley@gov.pe.ca 
     
     Director - Program ........................................ ..Bonnie McOrmond, Charlottetown 628-6994 
     
     Director - Publicity ....................... ..Sharon Clark, Charlottetown 626-3566 sclark@upei.ca 
     
    
   
   
    
     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 McAskill, Newsletter Editor, NHSPEI 
     
     Charlottetown RR # 5, Donagh, P.E.I. ClA 7J8 
     
     E-mail: nhspei@isn.net 
     
    
   
   
    
     The next deadline for articles, sightings, or other newsletter information is Jun. 30, 2005 
     
    
   
   
    
     Illustrations/Pictures: The Society extends a special thanks to the late Hal Hinds, for their illustrations in this 
     
     issue. 
     
    
   
   
    
     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 Nature Canada 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. Web page: The Society’s web page is located at www.isn.net/~nhspei 
     
    
   
   
    
     Cover Illustration: 
     
    
   
   
    
     This month’s cover depicts the Japanese knotweed (Fallopiajaponica) or fleece-flower. This plant is 
     
     found around some old homesteads, waste areas, and some ditches. It is an invasive plant that is spreading in 
     
     some areas of the Island, especially the northeast. See the article on page 8.