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Honey Mushrooms
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...
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Nov 5, 20233 min read


Yellowfoot Mushrooms
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...
katemacquarrie22
Oct 29, 20232 min read


Hen of the Woods
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...
katemacquarrie22
Oct 8, 20232 min read


Autumn Leaf Colour
Hurricane Fiona took many things from PEI last year, including our fall leaf colour. As we move into the shorter, cooler days of...
katemacquarrie22
Oct 4, 20232 min read


Permian to Present 13: The 20th Century
Through 12 chapters of my ‘Permian to Present’ series, we’ve explored PEI from the formation of its bedrock 300 million years ago,...
katemacquarrie22
Feb 22, 20232 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...
katemacquarrie22
Dec 28, 20222 min read
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