katemacquarrie22Apr 73 min readWhite Pine SodaThere’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...
katemacquarrie22May 31, 20232 min readEarly Spring Greens: Spruce TipsIt’s conifer tip season on PEI! The soft, bright green, new growth on members of the Pine Family (Pinaceae) is both edible and packed...
katemacquarrie22May 17, 20232 min readPost Fiona: Tree PlantingWelcome back to Ask a Naturalist: your own personal ‘Google’ for all things wild on PEI! I’ve gotten lots of great questions since...
katemacquarrie22Jan 11, 20232 min readPermian to Present 8: Pre-settlement forestsIn the last edition of PEI: Permian to Present, we learned what ancient pollen and early Indigenous sites tell us about the Island...