The Macphail Woods Ecological Forestry Project is a joint effort of the Environmental Coalition of Prince Edward Island and the Sir Andrew Macphail Foundation. It combines protection of the natural area along the streams with wildlife enhancement, forest stewardship, watershed protection, environmental education and ecological research. The project began in September of 1991 with a wildlife garden and native plant nursery. It includes three nature trails and demonstrations of innovative windbreaks, forest restoration and erosion control.

We offer regular workshops on a wide variety of natural history, silvi-cultural and related topics - birds, wildflowers, mushrooms, pruning, transplanting, paper making, basket making - as well as tours of the property and our work. The nursery and wildlife garden attract special attention, showcasing native trees, shrubs and wildflowers.

The sale of native trees and shrubs from our nursery helps fund many of our other programs at Macphail Woods. Why not come out for a walk or a workshop and pick up some trees for your property? From mid-April to the end of October you can even call us at the nursery (902)651-2575 for information, hours, or a catalog.

Would you like to help Macphail Woods? We rely heavily on donations of both time and money from the public. If you like to garden, maintain trails, plant trees and shrubs, or lead tours, please contact

Environmental Coalition of Prince Edward Island
126 Richmond St., Charlottetown, C1A 1H9
(902) 566-4696

Financial contributions will help us continue our research and educational efforts. The Environmental Coalition is a registered charity and issues receipts for tax purposes for all donations. If your interested in making a donation, here is a handy form in Adobe Reader format. Please contact Gary Schneider for more information.

Also, would you be interested in contributing to this web site? If you have an interesting article on gardening, birding, or something else with an environmental theme, we would like to see it, and may even add it to this site, with your permission of course. Also, if you have any good quality photos of birds, we would be happy to use them giving you full credit for them. If you are interested in any of these ideas, contact the Webmaster of this site.

Macphail Woods Nature Centre
The Macphail Woods Nature Centre restoration has been supported by the following:

PEI Wildlife Conservation Fund
Canada Trust
Friends of the Environment Foundation
Federal/Provincial Infrastructure Program
Province of Prince Edward Island
Regional Development Support Program
The Sir Andrew Macphail Foundation
The Environmental Coalition of PEI
Island Tel
MacLean's Ready Mix
Ben Livingstone and Sons
Jack Pennock & Bev Cody
Katherine Lockhart
Nancy & Florence MacPherson
Tanya Craig
Audrey Wilkinson
Wendell Profitt
Kevin Jeffrey
Avalon House Design
Barry King
Community Museum Association of PEI
Kings County Construction
and many other kind donors

Wildlife Enhancement Sheets

The Macphail Woods Ecological Forestry Project, a member of the Island Sustainable Forest Partnership Cooperative with assistance from Natural Resources Canada, the Canadian Forest Service and the Model Forest Program have put together this series of information sheets concerning Wildlife Enhancement on Prince Edward Island.

Ecological Forestry

From the "Wildlife and Woodlands - What you can Do" booklet a thanks to all the Friends of Macphail for their help and hard work; the descendants of Sir Andrew Macphail for permission to reprint material from The Master's Wife; the P.E.I. Department of Fisheries and the Environment; Canada Trust Friends of the Environment Foundation; the EJLB Foundation for help with our Biodiversity Monitoring plots; Holland College students and staff in the Renewable Resources and Urban and Rural Planning programs; the Island Nature Trust for original assistance on the Streamside Trail and brochure; and all the generous volunteers who helped with our trail and nursery work.

Macphail Woods Trails Phamplet

Special thanks to: Geoff, Daniel and Diane for their support and
expertise; Environment Canada; the Environmental Coalition's Environmental Education Project; all those who read various drafts of the booklet and made comments; Bob Bancroft of the N.S. Department of Lands and Forests for permission to reprint nest box pages from Wildlife and Forestry; and everyone who has shared their love and knowledge of forests with me.

We would like to take the opportunity to single out sponsors and other donors that have made significant contributions to the Macphail Woods.

Would you like to help Macphail Woods? We rely heavily on donations of both time and money from the public. If you like to garden, maintain trails, plant trees and shrubs, or lead tours, please contact us.

Financial contributions will help us continue our research and educational efforts. The Environmental Coalition is a registered charity and issues receipts for tax purposes for all donations. If your interested in making a donation, here is a handy form in Adobe Reader format. Please contact Gary Schneider for more information.

Donor's Rights

Macphail Woods Ecological Forestry Project Fund-raising Campaign operates in conjunction with the Environmental Coalition of Prince Edward Island and is a registered charitable organization with the Canada Revenue Agency.

Statement of Donor Rights

To ensure that donors to Macphail Woods have full confidence in the Fund-raising Campaign and its appeals, the following donor's rights are recognized. All donors have the following rights:

• to be clear about our mission and how Macphail Woods intends to spend their donations
• to know that their donation will be used for the purpose for which it was given
• to trust that information about their donation will remain confidential to the Campaign to the extent provided by law
• to be assured that their donation will be banked promptly and spent within a reasonable time
• to receive appropriate thanks and recognition
• to receive, upon request, all published financial statements
• to know that complaints will be taken seriously, handled promptly and responses will be sent swiftly
• to seek accurate professional advice on tax efficient giving methods
• to receive prompt and accurate answers to questions
• to be provided with reports on the way that funds have been spent
• to be treated professionally and with respect during fund-raising campaigns
• to choose to be excluded from any future solicitations
• to expect that there is a fair and proper balance between the interests of donors and the aims and objectives of Macphail Woods
• to know that there is no obligation to buy an incentive or to return it
• to know whether an individual soliciting funds is a volunteer, an employee, a hired solicitor or other
• to have the right to remain anonymous
• to know that donor names will never be sold
• to request that their name not be exchanged for fundraising purposes
• to have the right to escalate a complaint to Macphail Woods Board of Directors and if still not satisfied to submit a complaint directly to the Canadian Centre for Philanthropy.