Some may say that PEI is geologically boring, but I think nothing could be further from the truth! Our sandstone bedrock holds...

Humans think in decades, forests operate in centuries, but the history of the land around us spans eons. This winter, we’ll look at the...

Humans think in decades, forests operate in centuries, but the land’s timeframe spans hundreds of millions of years.  We can read...

Few things say PEI more than the expanses of red, ripple-marked sand on our shores at low tide.  One of my favourite things about those...

Sites where human and natural histories meet are always interesting, and PEI’s offshore islands are great examples of this. They tell...

You may not think of PEI as a rockhounder’s paradise, but there are interesting geological finds here. Sure, you’re not likely to come...

I’ve been checking my favorite coastal sites to see how they’re doing after Hurricane Fiona. As predicted, our sand dunes are recovering...

I am *not* an expert on mushrooms, but do forage the common, easy-to-identify species including Chanterelles, Porcini, Oysters, and...

In the first edition of “PEI: Permian to Present” we looked at what the Island’s famous red standstone tells us about the environment in...