Dan talked about his own experiences with W 
     
     red oak - our provincial tree. He plants acorns 
     
     3—6" apart, about 1-2" deep in a bed and places 
     
     a 6" board between rows. Then he transplants 
     
     them the next year, because they send down such 
     
     a long taproot. One of his seedlings is 10' tall 
     
     and on its way up! 
     
    
   
   
    
     All the nut trees, including heartnut (not 
     
     native, but seed is available from trees grown 
     
    
   
   
    
        
     
    
   
   
    
         
     
         
     
    
   
   
    
     on P.E.I.) are good for wildlife, as is trembling 
     
     aspen. 
     
    

    
     The expertise provided at this meeting was 
     
     very much appreciated, and many listeners asked 
     
    
   
   
    
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     questions and inspected the various field guides  .._ 5‘ 
     
     and samples. And everyone was given a golden ly/é/' 4&v'gi-EFE 
     
     opportunity to try out their new knowledge and ‘3‘ ., ‘_]i£§; 
     
     skills - each received a white pine seedling to ‘v1;, "“ ' ' 
     
     start them on their way.  RED OAK 
     
    
   
   
    
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     Which reminds me...I recently received a copy of the newest booklet 
     
     in the Brooklyn Botanical Garden's series on Plants and Gardens. It is 
     
     called Gardening for Wildlife, and features everything from an article 
     
     on a wildlife garden in Newfoundland to beautiful colour photographs 
     
     of birds, insects and plants. 
     
    

    
     Some of the articles that caught my attention were attracting 
     
     cavity-nesting birds to gardens and woodlots, a garden fit for humming— 
     
     birds (with 2% pages just on what types of plants they prefer), and one 
     
     called Bright Berries for the Garden, Food for the Birds, by noted 
     
     author Helen Van Pelt Wilson. . 
     
    

    
     The 64-page publication is available from the Brooklyn Botanical 
     
     Garden, 1000 Washington Ave., Brooklyn, N.Y. 11225, and should be around 
     
     $5.00 Canadian. The rest of their gardening series is wonderful, so you 
     
     may want to ask for a complete list. 
     
    
   
   
    
     Operation Lifeline Comes +0 life 
     
    
   
   
    
     In the last issue of the Island Naturalist readers had a chance 
     
     to learn a bit about Operation Lifeline, and how children can learn 
     
     about endangered species and conservation. At that time, we were trying 
     
     to get the project used in Island schools, and the Natural History 
     
     Society had decided to buy six kits to give to teachers who might be 
     
     interested in using them in their classes. 
     
    

    
     Now, with the help of an Environment Week grant and P.E.I. Science 
     
     Curriculum Coordinator Don Norman, Operation Lifeline is on its way! 
     
     The grant ($2,075) will be used to purchase 85 English and 15 French 
     
     kits, one for every grade 6 teacher, and to bring Tim Beatty over from 
     
     New Brunswick to give 3 workshops to Island teachers. Mr. Norman was 
     
     extremely helpful in setting up the workshops, which will be held the 
     
     first three days of Environment Week, May 30, 31 and June 1. For this 
     
     project to be a suCcess, it will need the help of Island naturalists 
     
     who are willing to spend some time with teachers, and perhaps students, 
     
     and share their expertise and interests with others. This is a great 
     
     opportunity, and if you're interested in helping out, please contact 
     
     someone in the NHS executive and we can work together to bring . 
     
     Operation Lifeline to life on P.E.I. 
     
    
   
   
    
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