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A Busy Intersection
One of my favourite things about winter tracking is coming across a wildlife intersection: a spot used by a variety of animals. Often...
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Feb 162 min read
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Beaver Tracks
It’s hard to find near-perfect examples of tracks from terrestrial mammals, let alone from semi-aquatic ones. That’s why I was thrilled...
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Feb 93 min read
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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...
katemacquarrie22
Jan 83 min read
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Jack-in-the-Pulpit
This month we’re looking at some of PEI’s native wildflowers. So far, we’ve seen showy (Trilliums and Cherries), subtle (Blue-eyed...
katemacquarrie22
Jun 19, 20242 min read
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Spring Ephemerals
This time of year, PEI’s landscape can look a little drab. It may seem like planted Magnolias, Daffodils, and Tulips are the only showy...
katemacquarrie22
May 12, 20243 min read
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Fiddleheads
It’s fiddlehead season on PEI! If you have a favourite spot, now’s the time to check it out. If you’d like some tips on finding,...
katemacquarrie22
May 8, 20242 min read
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Garlic Mustard
In early spring, flashes of green in the PEI landscape can be welcome reminders that longer days and warmer weather are returning....
katemacquarrie22
Apr 14, 20243 min read
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Riparian Zones
Some of PEI’s natural habitats punch well above their weight – their importance far exceeds the area they occupy in the landscape....
katemacquarrie22
Mar 6, 20243 min read
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Springs
Bubbling Spring. The Healing Spring. Spirit Spring. Fountainhead. PEI’s springs are so culturally important that many have names. We may...
katemacquarrie22
Jan 24, 20243 min read
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Spotted Touch-me-not
There’s a pretty, useful, and downright fun plant flowering along PEI’s streams right now. Meet Spotted Touch-me-not (Impatiens...
katemacquarrie22
Sep 17, 20232 min read
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Freshwater Mussels
Happy New Year and welcome back to my PEI wildlife track and sign series! Let’s start the year with a group of Island animals you may...
katemacquarrie22
Jan 2, 20232 min read
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