Provincial Parks Perspective 
     
     INTERPRETATION WEEK 
     
    
   
   
    
     This past summer Provincial Parks hosted its first Interpretation 
     
    

    
     Week highlighting a Nature Festival and Nature Craft Fair at Brudenell 
     
     River. The project was inspired by Rob McCloskey and made possible 
     
    

    
     by the voluntary participation of several organizations and businesses 
     
    
   
   
    
     including the PEI Natural History Society. 
     
    
   
   
    
     Our object was to increase naturalist activities at the park and 
     
    

    
     to involve as many groups and individuals as possible in nature 
     
     related activities. Activities included an early morning bird 
     
    

    
     walk followed by breakfast, a demonstration of some live furbearers, 
     
     wildfowl taxidermy, lobster-trap building, wildflower garden walk, 
     
     nature painting, herbs, fly-casting and fly-tying, a sunset canoe 
     
    
   
   
    
     hike, and basket weaving. 
     
    
   
   
    
     The idea for an environment week or a park's week is used during 
     
    

    
     the summer in other provinces and is on the agenda for an upcoming 
     
     discussion among parks ministers across Canada. The week provides 
     
     an opportunity to focus on our environment and we propose broadening 
     
     the event to include other parks across the province. It is also 
     
     proposed that an annual theme be chosen for the week on which to 
     
    
   
   
    
     focus programs and activities. 
     
    
   
   
    
     Your interest in supporting an annual event is solicited and we 
     
    
   
   
    
     would appreciate any comments or ideas for 1989.