There are several plants not yet known to grow wild on PEI that I suspect are here somewhere. Although those in the photo have been...

Some of PEI’s rarest and most interesting plants are a bit like your favourite seasonal foods: you can only find them for a short time...

If you’re counting the days until you can enjoy vegetables fresh from your garden, I have good news: many of PEI’s wild greens and root...

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

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...

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...

This month we’re looking at some of PEI’s native wildflowers. So far, we’ve seen showy (Trilliums and Cherries), subtle (Blue-eyed...

This time of year, PEI’s landscape can look a little drab. It may seem like planted Magnolias, Daffodils, and Tulips are the only showy...

It’s fiddlehead season on PEI! If you have a favourite spot, now’s the time to check it out. If you’d like some tips on finding,...

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

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

Bubbling Spring. The Healing Spring. Spirit Spring. Fountainhead. PEI’s springs are so culturally important that many have names. We may...

There’s a pretty, useful, and downright fun plant flowering along PEI’s streams right now. Meet Spotted Touch-me-not (Impatiens...

Happy New Year and welcome back to my PEI wildlife track and sign series! Let’s start the year with a group of Island animals you may...