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     PARKS 
     
    
   
   
    
     Brudenell RiVer Provincial Park naturalist, Alan Pater, is 
     
     currently planning events for the third annual Interpretation 
     
     Week to take place from July 18 to 22. A Nature Festival is 
     
     planned to happen simultaneously. This five-day event is an 
     
     excellent means of creating and promoting a greater awareness of 
     
     Prince Edward Island's unique cultural and natural history. 
     
     Interpretation Week is well attended and serves to enlighten park 
     
     visitors about important environmental issues. Topics include 
     
     soil erosion, ground water resources, and natural area 
     
     construction and reforestation. 
     
    

    
     During the week, park staff will be conducting a sunset 
     
     paddle, a "natural" campfire, beach and wooded_trail walks, 
     
     informative slide presentations, and a special nature walk 
     
     conducted by the Island Nature Trust. On Saturday and Sunday, 
     
     the Nature Festival will schedule nature related presentations by 
     
     various groups and individuals. Displays, such as the P.E.I. 
     
     Forestry trailer, are included. A highlight not be be missed is 
     
     a four-hour guided canoe hike up to the Brudenell River pines. A 
     
     light lunch will be provided for a small fee. VAlso, there will 
     
     be a colourful Irish heritage campfire and an interpretation 
     
     program called Marshland Encounters. At 7:00 a.m. on July 22, a 
     
     guided walk entitled Birds of Brudenell will take place_followed 
     
     by a breakfast for the birders, again for a small fee. 
     
    

    
     If you would like more information about any of the park 
     
     events, or if there is a display you would like to include in the 
     
     festival, please call Alan Pater of Brudenell River Provincial 
     
    
   
   
    
     Park at 652-2575. 
     
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