No matter where I go on PEI this winter – town or country – the most common tracks I see are from Snowshoe Hare. It’s been like this for...

This winter we’ve been looking at PEI’s natural history – the story our landscape tells about itself. So far, we’ve read chapters written...

This winter’s frequent bouts of fresh snowfall have made for some ideal tracking conditions. While Red Squirrels are very common, it’s...

My new book, Wild Foods of Prince Edward Island is coming out this spring and now available for pre-order. Published by The Acorn Press,...

So far this winter, we’ve explored the formation of the Island’s sedimentary sandstone, fossils that can be found within it, a unique...

One of my favourite things about winter tracking is coming across a wildlife intersection: a spot used by a variety of animals. Often...

PEI has experienced many ice ages over its long history, but the landscape we know and love today was shaped by the most recent – the...

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...

Welcome back to Ask a Naturalist, your own personal Google for information on all things natural on PEI. Winter is great time to spot...

Reading wildlife tracks and sign has very practical uses. For example, even with the recent cold snaps this winter, the Striped Skunks on...

The first chapters in the story of PEI are written in sandstone, and they tell us about the environment and the plants and animals that...

When you think about wildlife tracks and sign, I bet mammals immediately come to mind. But all sorts of wildlife leave tracks, including...

Welcome back to Ask a Naturalist, your own personal Google for information on all things natural on PEI! Today’s topic is courtesy of...

This winter, we’re looking at how to identify PEI wildlife tracks and sign. Raccoons often stay in their dens and rely on fat reserves...

Some may say that PEI is geologically boring, but I think nothing could be further from the truth! Our sandstone bedrock holds...

Whether it’s the potential for Bobcats here on PEI or reports of Eastern Cougar on the mainland, wild cats have a mystique that makes...

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...

Happy New Year and welcome back to my Wildlife Tracks & Sign series. Each week for the next few months, we’ll look at how to identify...

It’s been a busy year: more than 100 educational posts on the plants, fungi, and wildlife of PEI, and 48 in-person events at 25 locations...

Welcome back to Mushroom Monday, your weekly look at some of PEI’s fascinating fungi. We’ve reached the end of mushroom season – and this...