Permian to Present | PEI Untamed

Nov 15, 20232 min read

Sandstone Oxidation

With the change of seasons, my plant and fungus posts are coming to an end and my two popular winter series – PEI natural history and...

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...

Dec 26, 20222 min read

Permian to Present 6: Metamorphic rock

So far in ‘PEI: Permian to Present’ we’ve looked at the Island’s sedimentary sandstone, our only igneous outcrop, some of our common...

Dec 26, 20222 min read

Permian to Present 5: Post-glacial evidence

In the last edition of ‘PEI: Permian to Present’ we looked at the Island during and just after the last ice age. Today, let’s examine a...

Dec 26, 20222 min read

Permain to Present 4: Ice Age

For this fourth edition of ‘PEI: Permian to Present’, let’s jump ahead about 246.9 million years to the time of the last Ice Age. Our...

Dec 25, 20222 min read

Permian to Present 3: Iron Rock

Welcome to the third edition of “PEI: Permian to Present”. So far, we’ve looked at the Island’s famous red sandstone, learned why it is...

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...

Dec 25, 20222 min read

Permian to Present 1: Reading Bedrock

Welcome to the first installment of my new series “Natural History of PEI: Permian to Present”. I’ll be posting these occasionally among...