Winter is the best time for finding wildlife tracks and sign, but before leaf-out in spring is second on my list.  Being able to see...

Of all the plants on PEI, I think Mayflowers (Epigaea repens) are the ones with which Islanders have the deepest connection.  If you...

In early spring, flashes of green in the PEI landscape can be welcome reminders that longer days and warmer weather are returning....

PEI forests provide a critical but temporary habitat this time of year: vernal pools. Although you might think of them as just wet spots...

There’s not much in the way of fresh greens in PEI’s landscape yet, but there are a few wild plants that can be eaten year-round.  One of...

Welcome back to Ask a Naturalist: your own personal “Google” for information on all things natural on PEI.  My recent post featuring...

Some of PEI’s natural habitats punch well above their weight – their importance far exceeds the area they occupy in the landscape....

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

As a professional botanist, I don’t know my mushrooms well, but I am working to learn more.  This fall, I’m sharing some easily...

PEI’s colourful fall leaves are mostly gone, but one native tree is still putting on a show: Eastern Larch, also known as Juniper,...

As a professional botanist, I don’t know my mushrooms well, but I am working to learn more. This fall, I’m sharing some easily...

As a professional botanist, I don’t know my mushrooms well, but I am working to learn more. This fall, I’m sharing some easily...

As a professional botanist, I don’t know my mushrooms well, but I am working to learn more. This fall, I’m sharing some easily...

As a botanist, I don’t know my mushrooms well (fungi are more closely related to animals than they are to plants). But I am working to...

Hurricane Fiona took many things from PEI last year, including our fall leaf colour. As we move into the shorter, cooler days of...

Through 12 chapters of my ‘Permian to Present’ series, we’ve explored PEI from the formation of its bedrock 300 million years ago,...

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...