Mr. Curley had always been interested in improving his forest 
     
     so when management programs began in the early 805, he contacted 
     
     the staff at the Central Forest District for some advice and 
     
     assistance. For the past several years, Darlene Hendricken, a 
     
     Private Land Technician, has been helping him by sharing her 
     
     knowledge of forest management and offering access to the forest 
     
     incentives program. 
     
    

    
     "John is an excellent woodlot owner who has shown a great deal 
     
     of interest in the day to day business of woodlot management," said 
     
     Ms. Hendricken. "working with him is a pleasure because he does 
     
     most of his own work. Whether he’s thinning, harvesting, or 
     
     planting, he’s always planning for the future because he wants to 
     
     develop the woodlot for his family." 
     
    

    
     Recognition for forest stewardship also goes out to George 
     
     Matheson of Kilmuir and Johnny Gallant of St. Timothee for winning 
     
     the Eastern and Western District Awards. 
     
    
   
   
    
     Editor’s Note: Webster’s New Collegiate Dictionary defines 
     
     stewardship as "the individual’s responsibility to manage his life 
     
     and property with proper regard to the rights of others". Each of 
     
     us has these choices on various scales. Its a pleasure to salute 
     
     the achievements John has made with the retention of riparian 
     
     zones, planting of hedgerows around fields, and the utilization of 
     
     a wide variety of other treatments to improve his properties. 
     
    
   
   
    
     NEWS FROM ABOUT by Dan McAskill 
     
    
   
   
    
     The Island Nature Trust’s Tenth Annual Fund Raising Dinner was 
     
     held on April 22nd at the Prince Edward Hotel. Thanks to the hard 
     
     work of the many volunteers and staff, the donors of the artwork, 
     
     services, and items for the action and raffles, and those who 
     
     bought raffle tickets, dinner tickets, and auction items, the 
     
     _dinner raised $ 14,000 towards the conservation work of the Trust. 
     
     As each dollar raised normally allows access to one or more 
     
     conservation dollars from other funds, the dinner has been one of 
     
     the primary events allowing the Trust to acquire the 701 acres of 
     
     natural areas in Prince Edward Island and to implement one of the 
     
     most successful conservation and natural areas education programs 
     
     in Canada. _ 
     
    

    
     Two of our newest Christmas 
     
     bird counters, Bryon Howard and 
     
     Shirley Wright have opened a new 
     
     business on the Island which 
     
     combines spectacular views of our 
     
     Island with a bit of adventure and 
     
     learning. They have opened Outside 
     
     Expeditions which is offering sea 
     
     kayaking for two to five day 
     
     periods. If you’re interested in a 
     
     brochure or rates, contact them at 
     
     892-5425. Trips commenced June 22. 
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
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