The Myth of No Mow May
This time last year, I posted about why I’m not a fan of #NoMowMay. You can read it here (https://www.pei-untamed.com/post/early-spring-...
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katemacquarrie22
Apr 172 min read
Wetland Sheen
Welcome back to Ask a Naturalist: your own personal “Google” for information on all things natural on PEI. This time of year, I get a...
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katemacquarrie22
Apr 102 min read
Vernal Pools
PEI forests provide a critical but temporary habitat this time of year: vernal pools. Although you might think of them as just wet spots...
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katemacquarrie22
Mar 63 min read
Riparian Zones
Some of PEI’s natural habitats punch well above their weight – their importance far exceeds the area they occupy in the landscape....
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katemacquarrie22
Feb 283 min read
Offshore Islands
Sites where human and natural histories meet are always interesting, and PEI’s offshore islands are great examples of this. They tell...
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katemacquarrie22
Jan 243 min read
Springs
Bubbling Spring. The Healing Spring. Spirit Spring. Fountainhead. PEI’s springs are so culturally important that many have names. We may...
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katemacquarrie22
Jan 173 min read
Black Banks
I describe natural history as the story our land tells about itself. PEI’s bogs tell many interesting stories, and at Black Banks the...
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katemacquarrie22
Dec 26, 20232 min read
A New Year's Resolution: Nature Literacy
We’ve lost our nature literacy. Here’s why that matters. It wasn’t that long ago that just about every Islander knew how to catch a...
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katemacquarrie22
Nov 1, 20232 min read
Post-Fiona: Wetland to Sand Dune
Hurricane Fiona brought many changes to our Island landscape: some dramatic, others subtle, and a few that are – paradoxically – both. ...
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katemacquarrie22
Aug 20, 20232 min read
Post-Fiona Dune Recovery
Many people were heartbroken at the sight of PEI’s world-famous sand dunes following Hurricane Fiona last fall. At the time, I wrote...
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katemacquarrie22
Aug 13, 20232 min read
Portage Lake
Welcome back to my PEI Habitat Highlights series. You can find previous editions – including Grey Dunes, Krummholtz Forest, Peat Bogs,...
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katemacquarrie22
Jun 2, 20232 min read
Tree Foam
Welcome back to Ask a Naturalist: your own personal ‘Google’ for all things wild on PEI! I received these photos of foamy trees from...
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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
Mar 22, 20232 min read
Bark Photosynthesis
It’s spring and all my favourite signs are here: snow is melting, birds are returning, and tree bark is photosynthesizing. Wait – what?!...
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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 22, 20232 min read
Hoar Frost
Even if you’re not a fan of the PEI winter, I bet you’d agree that few things are more beautiful than hoar frost. Under certain...
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katemacquarrie22
Dec 28, 20222 min read
Grey Dunes
Today we have another of PEI's lesser-known coastal habitats: Grey Dunes (Photo 1). The sand dunes featured in Island photos are almost...
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katemacquarrie22
Dec 28, 20222 min read
Krummholz Forest
Let's look at one of PEI's lesser-known coastal habitats: krummholz forest (Photo 1). Although PEI isn’t far north or high-altitude, we...
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katemacquarrie22
Dec 28, 20222 min read
Peat Bogs
Peat Bogs (Photo 1) are one of the oldest habitats on the Island; we can trace their beginnings back to the end of the last Ice Age more...
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katemacquarrie22
Dec 28, 20222 min read
Black Marsh, North Cape
I have a post specifically on Peat Bogs, but there is one very special Island bog that merits its own post: Black Marsh at North Cape....
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