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katemacquarrie22
Jan 153 min read
The Story of PEI Part 2: Fossils
Some may say that PEI is geologically boring, but I think nothing could be further from the truth! Our sandstone bedrock holds...
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katemacquarrie22
Jan 83 min read
The Story of PEI Part 1: Bedrock
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...
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katemacquarrie22
Sep 18, 20243 min read
Gingko
Humans think in decades, forests operate in centuries, but the land’s timeframe spans hundreds of millions of years. We can read...
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katemacquarrie22
Aug 21, 20242 min read
Sand Ripples
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...
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katemacquarrie22
Feb 28, 20243 min read
Offshore Islands
Sites where human and natural histories meet are always interesting, and PEI’s offshore islands are great examples of this. They tell...
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katemacquarrie22
Feb 7, 20242 min read
Rockhounding on PEI
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...
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katemacquarrie22
Jul 12, 20232 min read
Walchia Fossil Find
I’ve been checking my favorite coastal sites to see how they’re doing after Hurricane Fiona. As predicted, our sand dunes are recovering...
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katemacquarrie22
Dec 28, 20221 min read
Lobster Mushroom
I am *not* an expert on mushrooms, but do forage the common, easy-to-identify species including Chanterelles, Porcini, Oysters, and...
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katemacquarrie22
Dec 25, 20222 min read
Permian to Present 2: Fossils
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...
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