Sept. 30 - EarthCare Fair at Macphail Woods from 1000 hrs to afternoon. Features workshops, bird identification, mushroom walk, composting methods, climate global change, good food, information booths, launching of "More Native Trees and Shrubs", and music. See page 9 for more information. Sept. 30 - Mushroom walk with Dr. Katherine Clough at Macphail Woods at 10:30 am. Please register with Ruth Richman at 583-2674 or Gary Schneider at 659-2857. Sept. 30 - Island Trails will host a tour of the trail at 2:00 pm. Sept. 30 - Meeting of Environmental Coalition of PEI at Macphail Woods at 12:30 pm. Oct. 1 - Island Trails walk and camp at Fort Amherst from 2:00 to 4:00 pm. Oct. 3 - The opening autumn meeting of the Natural History Society will feature Brenda Penak speaking on the Environmental Activities in the Bedeque Watershed. The meeting will commence at 7:30 pm at the Farm Centre on University Avenue in Charlottetown. Oct. 8 - Island Trails will host a walk of the Bonshaw Hills Trail starting at 1 p.m. starting at Route 9 in St. Catherines Oct. 15 - The Island Nature Trust will hold its First Autumn Birding Classic Birdathon in support of natural areas conservation. See release on page 8 + insert. 23 - The Hi11sborough.River Association will host an Open House to Exchange River Management Ideas from 3:30 to 9:30 pm at the Mount Stewart Fire Hall. 24 - The Hillsborough River Association.will host an Open House to Exchange River Management Ideas from 3:30 to 9:30 pm. at Dunstaffnage School. 25 - The Hillsborough River Association will host an Open House to Exchange River Management Ideas from 3:30 to 9:30 pm. at Mermaid Hall. 26 - The Hillsborough.River Association will host an Open House to Exchange River Management Ideas from 3:30 to 9:30 pm. at Carrefour. 7 - The Natural History Society’s monthly meeting will feature Tom Duffy speaking on The Value of Wetlands. The meeting will commence at 7:30 pm at the Farm Centre on University Avenue in Charlottetown. 14 to 15 - The tentative dates on which the CWS will host a meeting on Piping Plover management in Sackville. Contact Diane Amirault at CWS for further information. 21 - ECOPEI public meeting at 730 pm. Listen or watch for media releases. 5 - Irene Novaczek will speak on Ocean Life and Climate Change at the Natural History Society's monthly meeting. The meeting will commence at 7:30 pm at the Farm Centre on University Avenue in Charlottetown. 17 - The P.E.I. National Park Audubon Christmas Bird Count will be held. Contact Dan McAskill at 569-4351 to register for one of the count areas. There is an estimated fee of $ 5 for all field counters. 18 - Land and Sea will feature the video Like the Back of My Hand which features excerpts from the Journals of Geoff Hogan. 26 - The Hillsborough Audubon Christmas Bird Count will be held. Dan McAskill at 569-4351 to register for one of the count areas. an estimated fee of $ 5 for all field counters. Dec./Jan. - The Society will host the Montague Christmas Bird Count. instrcutions will be provided in the next newsletter. charged. 3 - This is the Society's Annual Meeting and Member's Night. Bring your slides, natural history articles, or tell us of yourself or your natural history adventures. ' 15 to 18 "A Natural Meeting Place" will be the theme for the 1996 Canadian Nature Federation Conference to be held in Winnipeg. Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. Nov. NOV 0 Nov. Dec. Dec. Dec. Dec. Contact There is Contact There is no fee Jan. Aug. -12-