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 to the 1870s.
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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.
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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 resiliency, reducing its ability to withstand natural disturbance events. This past field season, INT’s Stewardship Team implemented ecologically focused forest interventions on three different forest plantations on our Farmington Woodlands Natural Area, located in Farmington, PEI, close to St. Peter’s Bay.
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