ENVIRONMENTAL CALENDAR: compiled by Dan McAskill 
     
    

    
     Feb. 3 — Rosemary Curley will be the guest speaker for the Natural History Society's 
     
     meeting with the topic "Protecting and Managing P.E.I. Natural Areas for the 
     
     Future". The meeting starts at 7:30 pm at the Farm Centre, 430 University Ave. 
     
    

    
     Feb. 21 - Society Field Trip: Parks Naturalist Maurice Roy will lead a snowshoe walk 
     
     featuring forest, beaver, and muskrats at the P.E.I. National Park starting at 
     
     the Dalvay Interpretive Centre (adjacent to Dalvay Entrance [Note: there’s no 
     
     entrance fee in the winter]). There will be a car pool leaving the Farm Centre 
     
     at 1:30 sharp. 
     
    

    
     Mar. 3 - The Society’s guest speaker will be Mark Arsenault with the illustrated 
     
     presentation "The State of the P.E.I. Forest", a study he completed for the 
     
     Island Nature Trust. The meeting starts at 7:30 pm at the Farm Centre, 430 
     
     University Ave. 
     
    

    
     Mar. 7 - Society Field Trip: Society members and guests will car pool at the Farm 
     
     Centre for the "Western Birding Venture", a birding expedition to western 
     
     P.E.I. The snow date is March 21st. Vehicles will depart at 6:00 am from the 
     
     Farm Centre rear parking lot, 430 University Ave. 
     
    

    
     Apr. 5 to 11 - National Wildlife Week with the theme Riparian Shoreline Habitat: 
     
     "Give Wildlife an Edge - Protect Our Shoreline". 
     
    

    
     Apr. 7 — Jennifer Brown will be the Society’s feature speaker on "Bats of P.E.I. and 
     
     Elsewhere". The meeting starts at 7:30 pm at the Farm Centre, 430 University 
     
     Ave. 
     
    

    
     Apr. 18 - Society Field Trip: Weather permitting, Dan McAskill or Jim Jenkins will 
     
     lead a field trip and survey for "Night Sounds - Amphibians and Owls". The car 
     
     pool will leave the Farm Centre rear lot (430 University Ave.) at 7:00 pm 
     
    

    
     May 5 - The Society's guest speakers will be Kate MacQuarrie and Paul Walker on 
     
     "Propagation of Rare Plants on P.E.I." The meeting starts at 7:30 pm at the 
     
     Farm Centre, 430 University Ave. 
     
    

    
     May 9 - International Migratory Bird Count Day - Please send results to Society's 
     
     Newsletter Editor. 
     
    

    
     May 23 - Society Field Trip: Gary Schneider will lead a walk celebrating the spring 
     
     arrival of the warblers at Macphail Park. Trip starts from Macphail parking 
     
     lot at 8:00 am and car pool leaves Farm Centre at 7:20 am. 
     
    

    
     May 30 - The Society’s Bain Bird Count will present birders with an opportunity to 
     
     venture forth and send their day's sightings into the Newsletter Editor. 
     
    

    
     Jun. 2 - The Natural History Society will host an evening meeting at 7:30 pm at the 
     
     Farm Centre, 430 University Ave. Speaker to be announced. 
     
    

    
     May 30 to Jun. 6 - National Environment Week. See newspapers for events information. 
     
    

    
     Jun. 20 - Society Field Trip: Gerald MacDonald will lead an interpretive walk at 
     
     Baltic Bog starting at 2:00 pm. Car pool will leave the Farm Centre at 1:00 
     
     pm. 
     
    

    
     Early to Mid-July - Stu Tingley will provide a presentation of Dragonflies and 
     
     Butterflies of the Atlantic Region which will be followed by a field trip. 
     
    

    
     Date and time in next newsletter. 
     
    

    
     Jul. 4 - International Butterfly Count Day. 
     
    
   
   
    
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     Common Green Darner Anax junius