ENVIRONMENTAL CALENDAR: 
     
    
   
   
    
     Mar. 25 - Birds in Your Back Yard, planting trees and shrubs to attract wildlife. A 
     
     presentation at the Southern Kings and Queens Regional Services Centre starting 
     
     at 7:00 pm. Presentation by the Macphail Woods Ecological Forestry Project of 
     
     ECOPEI with support from Environment Canada's Action 21 program . All 
     
     participants in this series of free workshops will receive a 10% discount on 
     
     purchases of trees and shrubs from Macphail nursery. 
     
    

    
     Mar. 26 - Birds in Your Back Yard, planting trees and shrubs to attract wildlife. 
     
     Presentation starts at 7:30 pm at Fire Hall on Fitzroy Street. 
     
    

    
     Mar. 28 - streamside Management, planting trees and shrubs to attract wildlife. A 
     
     presentation by the Macphail Woods Ecological Forestry Project of ECOPEI with 
     
     support from Environment Canada's Action 21 program . Presentation starts at 
     
     7:30 pm at Dunstaffnage Community Centre. 
     
    

    
     Mar. 26 - Birds in Your Back Yard, planting trees and shrubs to attract wildlife. 
     
     Presentation starts at 7:30 pm at Beaconsfield in Charlottetown. 
     
    

    
     Mar. 29 - deadline for nominations for Island Nature Trust’s 1996 Natural Areas 
     
     Award. Contact Trust at 892-7513 for nomination information or mail 
     
     documentation and nomination letter to Trust at P.O. Box 265, Charlottetown, 
     
     P.E.I. ClA 7K4. 
     
    

    
     Mar. 30 - Piping Plover workshop. For further information contact Jackie Waddell of 
     
     Island Nature Trust at 566—9150. 
     
    

    
     Apr. 2 - Chris Lecroix will be the Natural History Society’s guest speaker on the 
     
     Baltic Bog and Its Plants. The meeting starts at 7:30 pm at the Farm Centre on 
     
     University Avenue. 
     
    

    
     Apr. 7 to 13 - National Wildlife Week on the theme "Take Action for Ecosystems". 
     
    

    
     Apr. 12 — Island Nature Trust Fund Raising Dinner at the CP Prince Edward. No host 
     
     cocktails start at 6:00 pm and Dinner starts at 7:00 pm. Tickets $30. Auction 
     
     and prizes galore. Contact Trust at 566-9150 
     
    

    
     Apr. 12, 17 & 20 - Macphail Woods Ecological Forestry Project will host one day 
     
     workshops on Basket Making with Twigs. There is a $30 fee which covers 
     
     instruction and materials but participants will be required to bring some tools 
     
     and their lunch. Contact Ruth Richman at 902-583-2674 to register. 
     
    

    
     Apr. 22 - Earth Day. A variety of events are planned so call P.E.I. Coordinator 
     
     Sharon Labchuk at 566-4696 or 621-0719 for details or to register your event. 
     
    

    
     Apr. 27 - Second Annual Earth Day concert at Carrefour in Charlottetown. Cohosted by 
     
     ECOPEI and C080. Great entertainment and door prises. 
     
    

    
     May 1 — Doug Tarry Awards application for bird camp. See News from About article in 
     
     this issue. 
     
    

    
     May 7 - The Natural History Society's Annual Slide Show. Please drop your slides off 
     
     to Ray Cooke at 8 Shamrock Drive or to Meike Keunecke at the next meeting. The 
     
     deadline for slides is April 20th. The meeting starts at 7:30 pm at the Farm 
     
     Centre on University Avenue. 
     
    

    
     May 17 - Arbor Day - please plant a tree or shrub for wildlife. 
     
    

    
     May 25 - The Society will hold its annual Bain Bird Count. Please register your trip 
     
     with Dan McAskill at 569-4351. 
     
    

    
     Jun. 1 to 9 - Second International Piping Plover Survey. Contact Jackie Waddell at 
     
     566—9150 if you are able to assist with the census. 
     
    

    
     Jun. 1 to 9 - National Environment Week 
     
    

    
     Jun. 1 to 9 - Annual Moosehead Maritime Beach Cleanup and Litter Survey. Contact 
     
     ECOPEI at 566-4696 for information or free supplies to clean up a beack of your 
     
     choice. 
     
    

    
     Oct. 8 - First autumn meeting of the Natural History Society. The meeting starts at 
     
     7:30 pm at the Farm Centre on University Avenue. 
     
    
   
   
    
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