ISLAND _ NATURE TRUST REPORI 
     
    
   
   
    
     by Pat Doyle, Charlottetown 
     
    
   
   
    
     _:~ s The year’s activities in the Trust climaxed with the 
     
     0" ,N3\ annual meeting held at the Farm Centre on the evening of May 
     
     1‘ N%fi§mfiu 17th. The guest speaker was Mr. Reg Porter of the P.E.I. 
     
    

    
     . . 7 ‘ Museum and Heritage Foundation speaking on ’Trees and 
     
     Civilization". Also as part of the evening’s entertainment was an audio- 
     
     visual presentation on the need for preserving natural areas entitled 
     
     "Island Wild - A Place For You" by Mike Willoughby. 
     
    

    
     The annual meeting was the fbrum for the election of officers for the 
     
     coming year. The new directors include Nayne Barrett of St. Catherines, a 
     
     well known photographer; Lindi Climo, a resident of Lewes and one of our 
     
     best known painters; King Howatt of Tryon, a market gardener; and Dr. Edgar 
     
     MacDonald, a—member of the Faculty of Education at U.P.E.I. 
     
    

    
     The past year has been a banner one for the Trust. Intensive negotiation 
     
     and dogged perseverance have resulted in three major accomplishments. These 
     
     include: 
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
     1) Finalization of a cover design for the Trust's newsletter. 
     
     2) Acceptance of two Environment 2000 projects. _ 
     
     — ’Wbtural Areas Biota Inventory” of selected natural areas 
     
     in Kings and Queens Counties employing five people. 
     
     - "Living Wildflower Garden” in Brudenell Provincial Park 
     
     employing three people. 
     
     3) Successful negotiation of a contractual agreement with the 
     
     P.E.I. Department of Energy and Forestry to provide biological 
     
     survey information, brochures, and film strips of natural areas. 
     
     This $30,000 contract will be used to initiate the hiring of an 
     
     Executive Director for the Trust. The General Council 
     
     established selection criteria and advertising procedures _ 
     
     for the position of Executive Director. The procedures were 
     
     finalized and implemented. The successful candidate is Diane 
     
     Griffin, a renowned and well respected expert_and pioneer 
     
     in the field of natural areas preservation and acquisition. 
     
     The Trust continues to be active in the pursuit of funds to acquire 
     
     and conserve fragile or representative lands for future generations. The 
     
     task is much more demanding on the Island than elsewhere because the bulk 
     
     of the land is privately owned. Currently the Trust is actively participating 
     
     and negotiating for the acquisition and/or management of such areas as 
     
     Blooming Point, Royalty Oaks, Little Courtin Island and Ram Island. 
     
     The last major area of work is in increasing public awareness and 
     
     memberships in the Nature Trust. we hope that as a sister organization 
     
     of the Natural History society, we will continue to receive your generous 
     
     support to the Trust in the future. 
     
    
   
   
    
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