Sites where human and natural histories meet are always interesting, and PEI’s offshore islands are great examples of this. They tell...

Once you have the basics of PEI wildlife track identification, it can be useful to think about gait. How an animal moves tells you a lot...

Over the past few centuries, PEI has lost some native animals and seen introductions of new, non-native ones. One of the most interesting...

I get lots of questions about track identification, but one animal leads the pack when it comes to fooling people: Red Squirrel!  Many...

Releasing new species into the wild is generally frowned upon today, but this wasn’t always the case, and the 1940s were the heyday of...

Some PEI wildlife travel our fields and forests all winter, leaving conspicuous tracks in their wake. Others prepare a cozy, well-stocked...

You may not think of PEI as a rockhounder’s paradise, but there are interesting geological finds here. Sure, you’re not likely to come...

The most abundant wildlife tracks I’m seeing these days are from Snowshoe Hare, and I’ve been getting quite a few questions about them....

Welcome back to Ask a Naturalist: your own personal “Google” for information on all things natural on PEI!  In October, I posted about...

Reading wildlife tracks on PEI has very practical uses. For example, this mild winter has allowed our Striped Skunks to stay active, and...

Bubbling Spring. The Healing Spring. Spirit Spring. Fountainhead. PEI’s springs are so culturally important that many have names. We may...

It’s not unusual to see Eastern Coyotes on PEI at any time of the year, but reported sightings tend to go up in late fall and winter as...

I describe natural history as the story our land tells about itself.  PEI’s bogs tell many interesting stories, and at Black Banks the...

Canine track identification tops the list of questions I get this time of year, but “is this a cat track?” is a close second.  Whether...

The highlight of this year’s natural calendar is the total eclipse on April 8th.  PEI will be in the path of totality, making this among...

I’m no fan of winter, but it does have one redeeming feature: snow gives us ideal conditions to see what our neighbours of other species...

I hope you didn’t find a lump of coal in your Christmas stocking, but did you know you can find it along PEI’s shores?  Let’s start the...

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...

It’s been a busy year! I want to thank the hundreds of people who attended my public walks and talks, the thousands who follow me, and...

To me, Natural History is the story our land tells about itself. PEI’s oldest stories are told by our sandstone cliffs and go back some...