Finding snakes is one of my favourite springtime activities. Cooler weather means they spend more time sunning themselves in the open,...

Fall is a great time to collect some of PEI’s aromatic wild leaves, perfect for spicing up food and drink during the cold winter months....

PEI’s gardens and farm fields may be winding down for the year, but there’s still lots of fresh wild food in the landscape. It’s the...

Most of PEI’s deciduous trees and shrubs are still in the process of leafing out, but one is well ahead of the game.  American Fly...

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

Welcome back to my PEI Habitat Highlights series. You can find previous editions – including Grey Dunes, Krummholtz Forest, Peat Bogs,...

It’s Orchid season on PEI! To celebrate, I’d like to introduce you to some of the Island species whose paths I’ve crossed recently. The...

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...

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....