Peppery Bolete
Welcome back to Mushroom Monday, your weekly look at some of PEI’s easy-to-identify fungi. I’ve been seeing today’s mushroom all over the...
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katemacquarrie22
Jun 22 min read
Spruce Galls
Welcome back to Ask a Naturalist: your own personal “Google” for information on all things natural on PEI! Over the past week or so,...
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katemacquarrie22
May 293 min read
Spruce Berries
I’ve been enjoying the first berries of the season here on PEI. No not Wild Strawberries, though a quick glance at a handful might fool...
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katemacquarrie22
Nov 29, 20233 min read
Witches' Broom
Welcome back to Ask a Naturalist: your own personal “Google” for information on all things natural on PEI! Recently, we looked at the...
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katemacquarrie22
May 31, 20232 min read
Early Spring Greens: Spruce Tips
It’s conifer tip season on PEI! The soft, bright green, new growth on members of the Pine Family (Pinaceae) is both edible and packed...
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katemacquarrie22
May 31, 20232 min read
Spruce Tip Recipes
White Spruce is one of the most common trees on the Island and can be found almost everywhere: in fields, hedgerows, and forests; along...
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katemacquarrie22
May 17, 20232 min read
Post Fiona: Tree Planting
Welcome back to Ask a Naturalist: your own personal ‘Google’ for all things wild on PEI! I’ve gotten lots of great questions since...
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katemacquarrie22
May 5, 20232 min read
Safe and Sustainable Foraging
I often hear from people at both ends of the foraging spectrum: those who fear wild foods aren’t safe and those who feel that anything...
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katemacquarrie22
Feb 15, 20232 min read
Winter Adaptation: Trees
We’ve been looking at how PEI wildlife adapts to our frigid winter conditions, but what about trees? Unlike animals that take shelter or...
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katemacquarrie22
Jan 11, 20232 min read
Permian to Present 8: Pre-settlement forests
In the last edition of PEI: Permian to Present, we learned what ancient pollen and early Indigenous sites tell us about the Island...
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