Dec. 19 - The P.E.I. National Park Christmas Bird Count will be held. If you 
     
     wish to participate as a field counter (there is a small fee for field 
     
     counters) or feeder watcher (no fee), please sign up at a Society 
     
     meeting or contact Dan McAskill at 569-4351 in the evening. A lunch 
     
     pot-luck will be held at the Dalvay Canadian Parks Service shelter. 
     
    

    
     Dec. 20 - The Montague Christmas Bird Count will be held. Please contact 
     
     Gary Schneider (838-2678) to register for the count. As this is an 
     
     unregistered count, there is no fee for participation. 
     
    

    
     Dec. 27 - This is the date for the Hillsborough Christmas Bird Count. A 
     
     pot-luck for the counters will be held after the count (starting time 
     
     approximately 6:00 p.m.). Please contact Dan HcAskill at 569-4351 in 
     
     the evening to register as a field counter (there is a small charge) or 
     
     a feeder watcher (no charge). 
     
    

    
     Jan. 5 - A different venue will be featured at the Annual General Meeting with 
     
     members giving 5 minute show and tell presentations and a maximum of 5 
     
     slides. 
     
    

    
     Feb. 2 - David MacKinnon will speak on the effect of herbicide spraying of 
     
     forest songbirds in Nova Scotia at the Society's monthly meeting. The 
     
     meeting starts at 7:30 p.m. at the Farm Centre. 
     
    

    
     Mar. 2 - Coastal Birds and Waterfowl will be the topic of Wayne Barrett's 
     
     presentation for the Society‘s monthly meeting which commences at the 
     
     Farm Centre at 7:30 p.m. 
     
    

    
     Apr. 6 - Dr. Lawson Drake will be our monthly meeting speaker and he will be 
     
     offering a presentation on insects. The meeting commences at 7:30 p.m. 
     
    

    
     May 4 - The last Society meeting before the summer break will feature the 
     
     Society's slide contest. The deadline for slide submissions will be 
     
     about a month before the contest. 
     
    
   
   
    
        
     
    
   
   
    
     WALK-A-WOODLOT THIS AUTUMN by Ken Mayhew 
     
     P.E.I. Dept. Energy and Forestry 
     
    
   
   
    
     Need an interesting and informative day for the kids this autumn? Have 
     
     visitors who would be interested in learning more about our Island forests? 
     
     Looking for a place to enjoy the beauty of an Island woodlot on your day off? 
     
     If you answered yes to any of these questions then a walk along the trails at 
     
     any of the Demonstration Woodlots may be just what you need this autumn. 
     
    

    
     There are six Demonstration Woodlots located across the province. They 
     
     are situated in Foxley River and Camp Tamawaby in Prince County, Brookvale and 
     
     Auburn in Queens County, and Valleyfield and New Harmony in Kings County. 
     
     Each one was created to show how managed forests can contribute to our 
     
     economic, social and environmental well being, and contains roads, parking 
     
     facilities, and at least one interpretive/nature trail. 
     
    

    
     Each trail has it's own booklet which is available at the start of the 
     
     trail, or from the Forestry Branch office that services that woodlot. The 
     
     booklet corresponds to the stops found along the trail and describes the 
     
     operations which have been done at that spot. Trails wind through hardwood 
     
     and softwood stands, and managed forest plantations. Along the way there are 
     
     also many examples of wildlife management techniques, and information on 
     
     natural and Island history. All of this information is designed to provide 
     
     the visitor with an understanding of the factors which have influenced the 
     
     development of Island forests. 
     
    

    
     The woodlots are open to the public seven days a week. Access is 
     
     usually excellent although extremely wet weather may make some of the forest 
     
     roads a bit muddy. Good walking shoes and, depending on the weather, insect 
     
     repellent are also recommended. 
     
    

    
     Demonstration woodlots make an excellent place to spend an autumn's day 
     
     and explore our Island's forests. Visit one this autumn. 
     
    
   
   
    
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