submit, please contact Bruce Smith at 569-3535. Selected slides may be copied 
     
     by yourself or by the Society at the Society's expense. 
     
    

    
     As the judge for this year's competition, 
     
    

    
     I will consider all the slides submitted, 
     
     regardless of the subject or location, but I 
     
     would encourage as many submissions on a 
     
     P.E.I. natural history theme as possible. I 
     
     hope to give pointers on how to improve your 
     
     pictures as well as general guidelines on 
     
     nature photography with particular emphasis on 
     
     the use of light. 
     
    

    
     I would encourage as many photographers as possible to submit, even if it 
     
     is only one or two slides. It is always very interesting to see other pe0ple's 
     
     work, whether or not they are prize winners. 
     
    

    
     Please submit up to 10 slides in a slide box labelled with your name, 
     
     address, and phone number(s). Drop your slides off at the Bird's Eye Nature 
     
     Store. Write "Attention Marion Copleston" on the envelope. 
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
     ENVIRONMENTAL CALENDAR 
     
    
   
   
    
     Mid-March to late March: The grain eating group of birds should return to the 
     
     Island. Look for Common Grackles, Song Sparrows, Red-winged Blackbirds, 
     
     American Robins and Great Blue Heron. 
     
    

    
     March 12 - April 6: About thirty minutes after sunset during the last 2 weeks 
     
     of March, Mercury will appear as a 1st magnitude star 5 to 10 degrees 
     
     above the western horizon. Venus will be located about 20 degrees up. 
     
     (Astronomy, January 1991) 
     
    

    
     April 2: Mr. Jean Ouellette will treat Society members to an evening on 
     
     amphibians. The Society's meeting will start at 7:30 p.m. at the Farm 
     
     Centre on University Avenue. 
     
    

    
     April 6: The Island Nature Trust's Annual Fund Raising Dinner is set for this 
     
     day. Tickets are on sale now and the profits support the Trust's very 
     
    

    
     “active conservation program. Come and join the fun. Contact the Trust at 
     
     566-9150. 
     
    

    
     April 7 - 13: National Wildlife Week. Consult local papers for a list of 
     
     events. 
     
    

    
     Starting Mid-April: The P.E.I. National Park will begin hosting 6 open houses 
     
     across the province to gather public input into concerns, management 
     
     issues, and other matters concerning the management of the park. 
     
    

    
     April 20: Astronomy Day. 
     
    

    
     April 22: Deadline for submission of slides for the Society's Annual Slide 
     
     Show and Competition. Refer to the article in this newsletter. 
     
    

    
     Early May: Watch for the return of the terns to the Island. 
     
    

    
     May 7: The Society's Annual Slide Show and Competition will be hosted by Marion 
     
     Copleston. The meeting will start at 7:30 p.m. at the Farm Centre. 
     
    

    
     May 25: The day for the Bain Birdathon. If you wish to join the fun, contact 
     
     Rosemary Curley at 838-4309. 
     
    

    
     June 2 - 8: National Environment Week. 
     
    
   
   
    
     PIPING PLOVER PROJECT APPROVED by Dan McAskill 
     
    
   
   
    
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     The Society was informed by Environment Canada that its 
     
     Environment Week proposal to assist with the census and 
     
     management of the Piping Plover was approved. 
     
    
   
   
    
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