propagation is given in the New Shrubs of Prince Edward Island, 
     
     written by Gary Schneider for the Macphail Woods Ecological 
     
     Forestry Project. 
     
    
   
   
    
     PIPING PLOVER NEST SURVEY RESULTS DISTURBING by BrucelJohnson, CWS 
     
    
   
   
    
     Comparisons with the 1991 census indicate that there was a 
     
     considerable drop in the Atlantic Canada Piping Plover population. 
     
     A 46% decrease in P.E.I.; a 27% decrease in N.S.; and a 28% 
     
     decrease in N.B. Increases of 146% in Nfld. and 26% in the 
     
     Magdalens represented only 30 birds. The total population was down 
     
     by 21% in Atlantic Canada in 1994 with 182 pairs and 36 single 
     
     birds reported. While there were a few beaches not done at the 
     
     time of compilation of the results, a few pair aren't going to 
     
     alter the results. (adapted from a letter dated Aug. 10th, 1994). 
     
    
   
   
    
     ENVIRONMENTAL CALENDAR: 
     
    
   
   
    
     Oct. 1 - There will be a woodlot tour and field day at abhn 
     
     Curley’s woodlot in Watervale on the White Road. Tours of the 
     
     woodlot will be offered at 10:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. 
     
    

    
     Oct. 3 - The Body Shop in conjunction with naturalists groups from 
     
     across Canada, the Canadian Nature Federation, and the Sierra 
     
     Legal Defence Fund will be launching their campaign to have 
     
     Federal Endangered Species Legislation passed. Drop by the 
     
     local Body Shop at the Confederation Court Mall to see the 
     
     display and to sign the petition. 
     
    

    
     Oct. 4 - The Society’s fall meeting schedule will open with Bernard 
     
     Jackson speaking on butterflies and butterfly enhancement. 
     
     Mr. Jackson is the former head of Memorial University’s Oxen 
     
     Pond Botanical Gardens in St. John's, Newfoundland where he 
     
     successfully launched a butterfly garden to the delight of 
     
     thousands of visitors. The meeting will start at 7:30 p.m. at 
     
     the Farm Centre on University Avenue. 
     
    

    
     Oct. 6 — The U.P.E.I. Extension Department is again offering a bird 
     
     identification course. This year's course will be taught by 
     
     Dan McAskill and will feature 7 Thursday evenings of lectures 
     
     and 2 Saturday field trips. The course fee is $ 135. Contact 
     
     the U.P.E.I. Extension Office for more information at 566- 
     
     0336. 
     
    

    
     Oct. 16 - The Tryon River Association’s Lecture Series will feature 
     
     a slide presentation on birds by Dan McAskill. The present- 
     
     ation will be at the North Tryon School starting at 3 p.m. 
     
    

    
     Oct. 17 - The Island Nature Trust will provide a workshop on wild 
     
     bird feeding as part of its seeds on Conservation Fund Raising 
     
     and Education Project. The presentation will start at 7:30 
     
     p.m. at the Farm Centre. 
     
    

    
     Oct. 30 - Kate MacQaurrie will wrap up the Tryon River Watershed 
     
     Co-op's lecture series with a presentation on this year’s 
     
     work. The talk starts at 3:00 p.m. at the North Tryon School.