Welcome to a new series I’m trying out for 2023 – Ask a Naturalist! Do you have a question about plants, animals, or habitats but Google...

Common Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale) is the poster child for edible spring greens, with good reason: it’s everywhere, hard to mistake...

Common Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale) is the poster child for edible spring greens, with good reason: it’s everywhere, hard to mistake...

PEI’s wild greens are popping up so fast this spring it’s hard to keep up! However, I always have time to stop and collect one of my...

Most of us are several weeks away from planting our backyard gardens. Fortunately, wild leafy vegetables are appearing everywhere around...

Of the seven species of Docks known to occur here on Prince Edward Island (Canada), many are too bitter when mature to be enjoyed. But...

It can be hard to find a commercial dressing that pairs well with wild greens. Some plants are easily overpowered by a strong dressing,...

PEI’s snow is almost gone here on Prince Edward Island, and my Winter Wildlife Tracks and Sign series is winding down. Before it does, I...

The 20th century was the ‘Wild West’ of wildlife introductions on PEI. You can read more about the Island’s White-tailed Deer experiment...

The sound of Canada Geese returning to their northern breeding grounds is one of my favourite signs of spring – “goose music”, as Aldo...

Let’s take a look at some tracks and scat from an animal that is a sure sign of spring: Canada Goose (Branta canadensis). Elsewhere in...

PEI wildlife leave all sorts of signs that they’ve been around: tracks, scat, dens, nests, and feeding spots, among others. Some of my...

The recent snowfall has extended PEI’s winter tracking season a bit longer. It’s always fun to come across a wildlife intersection: a...

It’s spring and all my favourite signs are here: snow is melting, birds are returning, and tree bark is photosynthesizing. Wait – what?!...

Dogs, Foxes, and Coyotes navigate the world far more with their noses than with their eyes or ears. Canines have 20 times more sensory...

During the 20th century, no fewer than six species of game birds were released on PEI with hopes they would establish. The most...

Winter track identification isn’t limited to mammals; birds leave tracks, too! There’s one entire family of birds on PEI whose tracks...

The lack of snow and ice this year has encouraged more than the usual numbers of ducks and geese to overwinter. I recently found signs...

Here are some PEI wildlife tracks that I’m seeing more often this winter due to the lack of snow and ice: Meadow Vole (Microtus...

I recently received this lovely photo from Joyce Dewar, granddaughter of Walter Jones who was Premier of PEI from 1943 to 1953. This is...