ENVIRONNIENTAL CALENDAR: Note: All Society presentations and field trips are open to the public. Society meetings start at 7:30 PM at the Farm Centre on University Avenue in Charlottetown. YN = young naturalists encouraged to attend or participate

Sept. 26 - The Neil Bennett Autumn Birding Classic

Oct. 5 - Linda Thomas will be the Society’s guest speaker with the presentation - A Helping Hand for Piping Plovers. The meeting starts at 7:30 PM at the Farm Centre on University Avenue in Charlottetown. YN

Oct. 9 - Provincial Forest Fall Frolic will be hosted at the New Harmony Demonstration Woodlot in conjunction with the RBI. Roadrunners Association. Meet at the parking lot at 9 AM

Nov. 2 - Karen Wilson will be the Society’s guest speaker with the presentation- Hedgerows Do Help, Song Birds between the Fields. The meeting starts at 7:30 PM at the Farm Centre on University Avenue in Charlottetown. YN

Dec. 7 - Ray Cooke will be the Society’s guest speaker with the presentation - Thinking about Christmas, the CBC Story. The meeting starts at 7:30 PM at the Farm Centre on University Avenue in Charlottetown.

Dec. 14 to Jan. 5 - The 105'“ Audubon Christmas Bird Count period with counts to be held at P.E.I. National Park, Hillsborough, East Point, and Montague. Some will have associated pot-lucks. For registered counts, field counters must pay a $5 registration fee while feeder watchers within the count area can participate free of charge. Contact Dan McAskill at 569—4351 or E-mail at nhspei@isn.net for information or to register. YN

Jan. 4 - Members night - An Evening of Shared Natural History Images and Memorabilia. The Society’s members will be the speakers at the Natural History Society's Annual Meeting. Come and tell us about your sightings on the Island or elsewhere and bring along some natural history props (slides, pictures, sketches, etc) if you have them. Please contact Eric Marcum to arrange audio visual equipment and to book a space on the presentation program. The meeting starts at 7:30 PM at the Farm Centre on University Avenue in Charlottetown. YN

Feb. 1 - Gary Schneider will be the Society’s guest speaker with the presentation - Meanderings Along Macphail‘s Trails. The meeting starts at 7:30 PM at the Farm Centre on University Avenue in Charlottetown. YN

Mar. 1 - Randy Dibblee will be the Society’s guest speaker with the presentation - The Wylie Coyote, Sights and Sounds. The meeting starts at 7:30 PM at the Farm Centre on University Avenue in Charlottetown.

Apr. 5 - Rick Hawkins will be the Society’s guest speaker with the presentation - Finding Frogs in the RBI. National Park. The meeting starts at 7:30 PM at the Farm Centre on University Avenue in Charlottetown. YN

May 3 - The Society’s guest speaker will be announced soon. The meeting starts at 7:30 PM at the Farm Centre on University Avenue in Charlottetown.

Jun. 7 - Pierre D'Aoust will be the Society’s guest speaker with the presentation - Marine Mammals on P.E.I. The meeting starts at 7:30 PM at the Farm Centre on University Avenue in Charlottetown.

DISPLAY AND VIEWING LOGS: from The Forest Wildlife Manual by Dan McAskill & Illustrations by Kate Poole

Certain species of wildlife use raised logs as display areas or as watching platforms.

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