There is going to be public meetings on the proposed highway relocation project that will move the highway through the heart of the Strafgartney Provincial Park.

Tuesday, October 25, 2011
2:00 to 4:00 pm and 7:00 to 9:00 pm
Dutch Inn, Cornwall
100 Trans Canada Highway

Thursday, October 27, 2011
2:00 to 4:00 pm and 7:00 to 9:00 pm
Crapaud Hall, Crapaud
Civic #36, Route 13

Take a look at this site for more information, including detailed maps of the proposed changes.

http://www.gov.pe.ca/tir/gateway

From the Tourism PEI website

Strathgartney has one of the most beautiful scenic views of all the Provincial Parks with self-guided nature trails, playground, kitchen shelters and washroom facilities.

http://www.tourismpei.com/provincial-park/strathgartney

You may want to participate in this on-line petition:
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/3/stop-highway-construction-through-strat...

Why can't they just upgrade the existing highway. That new stretch of pavement they laid did a lot to help and I am sure it would be cheaper just to upgrade what we have. Would it not be better to update our existing highway and leave Strafgartney provincial park alone? I think so.

The PEI Model Forest Network is holding a photo contest "What does the Forest Mean to Me". Take a picture of what the forest means to you and enter it into the contest. Deadline for entries is February 29, 2012. For more information, please visit www.peiforests.ca

The PEI Model Forest Network will also be hosting a photo workshop on Oct 22, 2011 from 9am to 11am at the Beach Groove Forestry Office. Located at 170 Beach Groove Rd. This 2 hour workshop will have experts on hand to provide demonstrations and answer questions. For more information, please visit www.peiforests.ca

If we could show the earth a little respect, we would be all better for it !

ORWELL – The times, they are a changin,' says the manager of the Macphail woods ecological forestry project.

While Bob Dylan first sang the words to that iconic song in 1963, Gary Schneider has been sounding a similar anthem since he started the ecoproject about 20 years ago.

At that time, protecting and preserving ecosystems were not at the top of people’s minds.

Respecting the earth
http://www.theguardian.pe.ca/News/Local/2011-04-22/article-2450040/Respe...

Bats can eat a lot of insects, espically mosquitoes. If we lose bats, we are losing an important component of our ecosystem. Do you care ?

It is probably only a matter of time before a disease decimating bats in the United States reaches Prince Edward Island, says a wildlife pathologist.

Bats in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick are being threatened by white-nosed syndrome, a fungal disease that kills bats while they hibernate in large groups in caves. In caves infected in the U.S.—50 to 90 per cent of the bats have died.

Scott McBurney of the Atlantic Veterinary College believes it is just a matter of time before the disease affects bats on P.E.I. McBurney told CBC News Tuesday little is known about where P.E.I. bats overwinter, but it's possible they could migrate to neighbouring provinces.

Deadly bat disease likely to strike P.E.I.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/story/2011/04/20/pei-...

I knew rainbow trout could be found in some waterways around the Island, but I didn't realize that they are spreading. I am not sure if this is a bad thing, but if rainbow trout do out-compete Atlantic salmon, that would not be good.

Rainbow trout are not from here, but they sure like it on P.E.I. which might be a problem for Island fish, says a student looking for answers.

Scott Roloson is a masters candidate at the University of Prince Edward Island. His study into rainbow trout is co-funded by the Atlantic Salmon Federation.

“Prince Edward Island in recent decades has had rainbow trout, which is non-native to P.E.I., establish in over 20 rivers,” said Roloson.

“My study is an investigation into why the rainbow trout has succeeded on Prince Edward Island and not done so anywhere else in the Atlantic provinces.”

Rainbow trout, native to the West Coast, grow much bigger than brook trout and most of them live a dual lifestyle. For part of their life they may take to the ocean during which time they are known as steelhead salmon. When they live in fresh water, they take on the name of rainbow trout.

Rainbow trout pushing way into P.E.I. streams
http://www.theguardian.pe.ca/News/Local/2011-04-17/article-2433602/Rainb...