mgressively incorporate environmental considerations into mineral 
     
    

    
     evelopment decisions; joined with two other groups to intervene under the 
     
     federal environmental assessment of a proposed diamond mine; testified before 
     
     the parliamentary committee on aboriginal affairs regarding proposed 
     
     petroleum development in Alaska's National Wildlife Refuge; objected to 
     
     mineral exploration in a proposed northern park east on Inuvik; completed an 
     
     inventory of ancient forest landscapes in 5,000,000 ha. of Ontario's Lake 
     
     Temagami region; signed a declaration with Long Point Bird Observatory to 
     
     become the Canadian partners of BirdLife International and thus lead bird 
     
     conservation and important bird areas protection nationally; helped to assess 
     
     the role of Cuban forests in overwintering birds; assisted with the 
     
     development of the Canadian Landbird Conservation Strategy; hosted a 
     
     birdathon team in the Baillie Birdathon; wrote The National Parks of Canada 
     
     (Kevin HcNamee) , produced Biodiversity: a Guidebook for Canadian Business 
     
     with Industry Canada; published the Nature in Your Back Yard special issue of 
     
     Nature Canada to help Canadians improve biodiversity in their backyards; 
     
     created the Ancient Forest Detective program to assist students, naturalists, 
     
     and youth groups with tools to survey forests for old growth features and to 
     
     promote their conservation; provided development support and sales for the 
     
     BirdQuest birding program which is in operation in 560 schools, natural 
     
     history, scout, and guide groups; produced a colourful travelling display on 
     
     monarchs; and advocated the resurrection of the Canadian Landmarks to protect 
     
     natural sites of national significance. 
     
    
   
   
    
     ‘BLRND NATURE TRUST SEEKS NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR: by Dan McAskill 
     
    
   
   
    
     After a decade of unprecedented growth under the extremely capable 
     
     management of Diane Griffin, its first Executive Director, the Island Nature 
     
     Trust is seeking a new Executive Director. In June, 1995, the Honourable 
     
     Catherine Callbeck announced that Diane had been offered and accepted, the 
     
     position of Deputy Minister of Environmental Resources. While this position 
     
     will be new to Diane, she has worked at the management level for the 
     
     provincial governments of both Prince Edward Island and Alberta. 
     
    

    
     In a time of governments seeking new partnerships, the Premier has 
     
     selected one of the most capable team builders in Canada to serve as senior 
     
     civil servant in the difficult portfolio of Environmental Resources. On 
     
     behalf of the Natural History Society, we wish Diane every success in this 
     
     new challenge and we hope the Island Nature Trust finds a worthy successor to 
     
     accept its challenge of taking the Trust through its second decade and into 
     
     the 21st Century. 
     
    
   
   
    
     NEWS FROM ABOUT: compiled by Dan McAskill 
     
    
   
   
    
     Among other things, the Second National Habitat Workshop held in 
     
     Sackville on August 16 to 19th explored government volunteer relationships as 
     
     well as natural area management. Forest management, landbird monitoring, 
     
     riparian zone management, nutrient cycling in the Bay of Fundy, and many 
     
     other topics were also on the agenda for the approximately 140 attendees. 
     
    

    
     Rails to Trails has become Island Trails. They can be contacted at P.o. 
     
    

    
     ‘0): 265, Charlottetown, P.E.I. CIA 7K4 894-7573. Memberships are $15. 
     
    
   
   
    
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