NUMBER PUZZLE ANSWERS: 50 [add the outside digits and multiply by 2 for 
     
     the centre #]. A single letter costs 1 cent and each double letter is 
     
     2 cents. 
     
    
   
   
    
     ENVIRONMENTAL CALENDAR: compiled by Dan McAskill 
     
    
   
   
    
     Mar. 27 - Deadline for Island Nature Trust Natural Areas Awards for 
     
     1998. If you know of a citizen, teacher, legislator, conservation 
     
     group, or agency that you feel has made significant contributions 
     
     to natural areas conservation in the broadest sense, call the 
     
     Trust at 566-9150 for nomination details. 
     
    

    
     Apr. 3 - Island Nature Trust dinners at the CP Prince Edward. Call 
     
     566-9150 for ticket information. 
     
    

    
     Apr. 5 to 11 - National Wildlife Week with the theme Riparian Shoreline 
     
     Habitat: "Give Wildlife an Edge - Protect Our Shoreline". Watch 
     
     local papers for events in your area. 
     
    

    
     Apr. 7 - Jennifer Brown will be the Society’s feature speaker on "Bats 
     
     of P.E.I. and Elsewhere". The meeting starts at 7:30 pm at the 
     
     Farm Centre, 430 University Ave. 
     
    

    
     Apr. 18 - Society Field Trip: Weather permitting, Dan McAskill or Jim 
     
     Jenkins will lead a field trip and survey for "Night Sounds - 
     
     Amphibians and Owls". The car pool will leave the Farm Centre 
     
     rear lot (430 University Ave.) at 7:00 pm 
     
    

    
     May 5 - The Society’s guest speakers will be Kate MacQuarrie and Paul 
     
     Walker on "Propagation of Rare Plants on P.E.I." The meeting 
     
     starts at 7:30 pm at the Farm Centre, 430 University Ave. 
     
    

    
     May 9 - International Migratory Bird Count Day - Please send results to 
     
     Society’s Newsletter Editor. 
     
    

    
     May 23 - Society Field Trip: Gary Schneider will lead a walk 
     
     celebrating the spring arrival of the warblers at Macphail Park. 
     
     Trip starts from Macphail parking lot at 8:00 am and car pool 
     
     leaves Farm Centre at 7:20 am. 
     
    

    
     May 30 - The Society’s Bain Bird Count will present birders with an 
     
     opportunity to venture forth and send their day’s sightings into 
     
     the Newsletter Editor. 
     
    

    
     May 30 to Jun. 6 - National Environment Week. See newspapers for 
     
     events information 
     
    

    
     Jun. 2 - The Natural History Society will host an evening meeting at 
     
     7:30 pm at the Farm Centre, 430 University Ave. Speaker to be 
     
     announced. 
     
    

    
     Jun. 8 - Ocean's Day. 
     
    

    
     Jun. 12 to 14 - The Becoming an Outdoors Woman will be held at Oak 
     
     Acres Children’s Camp. Contact Dawna Gillis at 855-3198 for 
     
     details. 
     
    

    
     Jun. 20 - Society Field Trip: Gerald MacDonald will lead an 
     
     interpretive walk at Baltic Bog starting at 2:00 pm. Car pool 
     
     will leave the Farm Centre at 1:00 pm. 
     
    

    
     Early to Mid-July - Stu Tingley will provide a presentation of 
     
     Dragonflies and Butterflies of the Atlantic Region which will be 
     
     followed by a field trip. Date and time in next newsletter. 
     
    

    
     Jul. 4 - International Butterfly Count Day. 
     
    
   
   
    
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