HOW YOU CAN HELP us OUT 
     
    
   
   
    
     It seems like Sue Stephenson and I keep juggling this job back and 
     
     forth like a hot potato. Besides working for the Nature Trust, Sue has 
     
     also been busy with many other projects, and the day I went to give her 
     
     a hand with this newsletter at Beaconsfield it wound up that since I 
     
     have a lot more free time than Sue, I'll take over as editor. Both of 
     
     us are happy, and I hope you will be too. As Rosemary says in her 
     
     message, feedback from the readers is very important and welcome. Please 
     
     let me know what you're interested in reading about and if you can't do 
     
     a story yourself, maybe we can find someone who can. Articles and art- 
     
     work (unfortunately limited to black and white line illustrations) are 
     
     most welcome, but please realize that it may not be possible to use all 
     
     submissions. One thing I would like to accomplish is to get the news- 
     
     letter out on schedule and to do that means that you have to help. 
     
    

    
     The next issue is for March-April and copy should be in as soon as 
     
     possible. It takes anywhere from two to five weeks to get the newsletter 
     
     printed and distributed, so I'm setting a March 30 as the deadline for 
     
     stories, bird sightings, coming events, etc. and hope to get them sooner. 
     
     Please send them to Gary Schneider, P.0. Box 879, Montague, P.E.I. COA 1R0. 
     
    

    
     Also, I hope you will excuse some spelling mistakes in a few ar- 
     
     ticles. Sue was trying to introduce me to a word processor and I'm afraid 
     
     I was a bad student. 
     
    
   
   
    
     COMING EVENTS TO WATCH FOR 
     
    
   
   
    
     Save South Moresby Meeting: On Sunday, March 2, 1986, Greg Sheehy of the Canadian 
     
     Nature Federation and Thom Henley of the Islands Protection Society 
     
     will be in Charlottetown to present a slide show and discussion 
     
     on the Queen Charlottes Islands / South Moresby Conservation issue and 
     
     the 'Save South Moresby Caravan'. It will be held at 8:00 p.m. at 
     
     U.P.E.I. in Kelly Building (the one with the bookstore), in room 237. 
     
     Everyone is welcome and the hat will be passed, proceeds going toward the 
     
     Save South Moresby Fund. 
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
     Information on the Breeding Bird Atlas: At the April monthly meeting of the Natural 
     
     History Society, JUdith Kennedy, Co-ordinator of the Breeding Bird Atlas 
     
     for the Maritimes will be giving an overview of the Breeding Bird Atlas 
     
     Project. Everyone interested in the Atlas is welcome to attend. 
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
     Science Fair: The U.P.E.I. Science Fair will begin this year on April 4th in 
     
     obertson's Library at U.P.E.I. The Natural HIstory Society donates prizes 
     
     for the best in the Natural History catagory for each age level, so it will 
     
     be fun to get out and take a look at what our judges have picked! 
     
    
   
   
    
     Submission of Slides: The deadline for submission of slides for May's Annula Photo 
     
     Contest is at the April meeting. These can be given to Margaret Mallett 
     
     at the meeting or sent to her (see page 2 for the address) by April lst. 
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
     “Itleor The Birds": The opening of a new competition and exhibition at Holland College 
     
     entitled "Its For The Birds", a potpourri of creative and functional media 
     
     to house, depict, honour, protect, feed or bathe BIRDS. This will begin 
     
     on April lst at Holland College School of Visula Arts. For more information, 
     
     contact Catherine Hennessey at Holland Collegs S.V.A. - 
     
    
   
   
    
     Island Nature Trust Fundraising Dinner: Because of the great success of last years 
     
     dinner, Island Nature Trust has decided to do it again this year. The 
     
     date hasn't been set yet and the guest speaker hasn't been chosen, so this 
     
     is just an early warning to keep your eyes and ears open for tickets when 
     
     they become available. - ‘7 —