CANADIAN ANIMAL DISTRESS NETWORK 
     
    
   
   
    
     The P.E.I. Strading Network, a part of . 
     
     A} the Canadian Animal Distress Network, was 
     
     ”,,$;:> established recently. This organization's 
     
     fl,~/~““““"‘“‘*“”T“ 1," goals are to have trained volunteers available 
     
     ( ’ ‘:> to assist in the rescue of stranded whales and 
     
     fi=EF==,-’ dolphins and to assist with the cleanup of oil 
     
     «~ fouled seabirds and seals. An information 
     
    
   
   
    
     meeting is being planned for early March in 
     
     Charlottetown. For more information contact 
     
     Linda Demone at 566-4488. 
     
    
   
   
    
     ENVIRONMENTAL CALENDAR 
     
    
   
   
    
     Feb. 25: Andrew MacDonald, an award winning Island wood carver, will conduct an 
     
     Island Nature Trust workshop on carving wildlife figures and decoys. The 
     
     workshop will include a brief slide show, demonstrations of carving 
     
     techniques, and a display of work Andrew has prepared for a large show in 
     
     Toronto. The workshop starts at 7:00 p.m. at the Farm Centre. 
     
    

    
     Mar. 13: The NHS's normal meeting night at the Farm Centre was already booked 
     
     by a farm group so we've had to move to the second Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. 
     
     Gerald MacDougall of the Fish and Wildlife Division will speak and show 
     
     slides on the Eagles of Prince Edward Island. 
     
    

    
     Mar. 14: Dan McAskill of the Department of Energy and Forestry will present a 
     
     workshop on transplanting trees and shrubs for wildlife. This workshop, 
     
     which will feature slides, overheads, and hands-on diSplays to demonstrate 
     
     the techniques, is sponsored by the Island Nature Trust. . 
     
    

    
     Apr. 3: Mr. Brian Hearn will provide an illustrated presentation to the Society 
     
     on the Caribou of Newfoundland. The meeting starts at 7:30 p.m. 
     
    

    
     Apr. 3: Please clean off those great slides you have and make sure you submit 
     
     them to Wendell MacKay by this date for the Society's competition. 
     
    

    
     Apr. 26: Pierre-Yves Daoust will be the Island Nature Trust's guest speaker at 
     
     the Farm Centre. He will provide a talk on the effects of the environment 
     
     on wildlife health. 
     
    

    
     May 1: The Society's Annual Slide Show will be featured at the Farm Centre. The 
     
     meeting will start at 7:30 p.m. 
     
    
   
   
    
     SOCIETY BECOMES A GUARDIAN OF NATURAL AREAS 
     
    
   
   
    
     The Natural History Society of 
     
     Prince Edward Island recently anew ." 
     
     contributed $100 to the Island Nature ,->"'* - 
     
     Trust's Guardian of Natural Areas ;»*’“ ‘ ‘ 
     
     program. This contribution resulted in ‘ ‘ 
     
    
   
   
    
     the Society being bestowed the title _N, ,:+~::jgzr_,¢' _.x?’;a:;;‘ h;omm 
     
     “Guardian of Natural Areas". In z>fidg>4"’TT.f‘C?E<‘t-IZQJf’w¥:”€$§ :‘}j>flfff~;~ 
     
     recognition of this, the Society _’_fl~*,fq.\sf;:j' ,ffxuf e‘ggi' ja§::;yfi 
     
     received a beautifully illustrated 'Dl ”'-}éjf79 'r—‘T‘fi 
     
    

    
     honourary deed and a map outlining the Thaw:  . leaf-T1" / - X 
     
    

    
     1/4 acre section of the Nakelin :mewy” ' ,IX “ T 
     
     Property on the south side of Deroche BAY jsw 7 _ Ir \- I]