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Conservation Technicians – Summer 2026
Latest Articles
- Seeing the Importance of Forest Features on Agricultural Lands
During the 2025 field season, thanks to Forested Landscape Priority Place (FLPP) funding, Island Nature Trust was able to look at the importance of forested features on agricultural lands, specifically in terms of our local avian… Read more: Seeing the Importance of Forest Features on Agricultural Lands - To Our Volunteers: Thank You
This year has been an impactful and exciting one for our volunteer Guardian program. Many new Guardians joined a steadfast and committed group of existing volunteers, who continue to be of invaluable support to us. - Jumpstarting Forest Regeneration
The majority of Island forests from tip to tip have had some degree of human disturbance, whether that be past agricultural use, intensive forest harvesting cycles, or habitat-altering plantations. These historic disturbances impact a forest’s natural… Read more: Jumpstarting Forest Regeneration - Analysis of a Surveyor’s Fieldbooks Tells Us a Lot About the Island’s Pre-settlement Forests
A brief summary of Dr. Doug Sobey‘s (Research Associate of the Institute of Island Studies at UPEI) most recent work, the analysis of the fieldbooks of Alexander Anderson, the surveyor for Prince County from the 1830s… Read more: Analysis of a Surveyor’s Fieldbooks Tells Us a Lot About the Island’s Pre-settlement Forests - McNeill Family Donates Land to Honor Parents and Their Family LegacyThe McNeill family of Days Corner, PE, has made a generous 80 acre donation of land on the Ellis River. This property, which lies just outside of Wellington, is an ecological hotspot, with over a kilometer… Read more: McNeill Family Donates Land to Honor Parents and Their Family Legacy
- The Importance of ConnectivityPrince Edward Island is a mosaic of small, privately owned parcels, with high road density and a history of deforestation for farmland. These factors have created fragmented habitat for wildlife in the remaining forest and wetlands,… Read more: The Importance of Connectivity
- Local Farmers Committed to Bobolink Conservation
The partnership between ALUS and Island Nature Trust has been one that has created a wonderful foundation for farmland bird conservation across Prince Edward Island. Local farmers are proving their commitment to wildlife by providing nesting… Read more: Local Farmers Committed to Bobolink Conservation - Remembering John SylvesterThe Staff and Board of Island Nature Trust wish to extend their condolences to the family of John Sylvester, a gifted photographer who captured the beauty of our Island’s ecosystems. John was an ardent supporter of… Read more: Remembering John Sylvester
- Portage Bog Natural Area ExpansionIsland Nature Trust is thrilled to announce the purchase and protection of 240 acres (97 hectares) of ecologically significant bog, salt marsh, and lowland forest that stretches from the Western Road to the Portage River in… Read more: Portage Bog Natural Area Expansion
