Plans are in place for our fall woodwalk and seminar series. Please mark your calendar and stay tuned for details on more woodwalks to be announced. Please let us know if you plan to attend an event by emailing peiwoodlotowners@gmail.com.
When: July 5 8-10am
Where: Jenkins Complex. 48 Road
What: Bird watching. Bird identification.
Who: Julie-Lynn Zahavich, forest conservation specialist with Forest, Fish and Wildlife Division
When: Sept. 21st 2-4pm
Where: MacPhail Woods
Why: Tips for growing your own trees
What: Seed collection & stratification/small nursery planning
Who: Becky Lyons, MacPhail Woods nursery manager
When: Sept. 28th 2-4pm
Where: Bonshaw Hills Trail (meet in the parking lot of the prov’l park)
What: Active Transportation Trail Walk. Trail planning/ building
Who: Albert Flavell
When: Friday, Oct. 4th 2-4pm
Where: Royalty Oaks Natural Area in Charlottetown. Meeting at the entrance of the woodlot next to the KFC parking area in East Royalty.
What: Invasive species identification.. showcasing techniques to survey your woodlots for invasive species
Who: Chase Guidon and clay Cutting of the Invasive Species Council.
When: Oct. Saturday, 5th 2-4pm
Where: Cardigan, woodlot of Reg Conohan. Please register by emailing peiwoodlotowners@gmail.com. Directions here.
What: Biodiversity wood-walk.
Who: Reg Conohan
When: Saturday, Oct 12th 10am-12pm
Where: Trout River Natural Area in Coleman (Prince County), 36927 Western Rd
What: Edible and medicinal plants
Who: Kate MacQuarrie
When: Saturday, Oct. 19th 2-4pm
Where: Tignish – wooded area beside Tignish Elementary School.. Take highway 2 to Tignish in Prince County. Turn left onto Church Street (Rt. 14) heading North. Turn right into Tignish Elementary School.
What: Active Transportation Trail Walk. Trail planning/ building. Learn about effective trail design through effective water flow management techniques, handling ascending/descending terrain grades and the ongoing maintenance requirements of a woodlot trail
Who: Albert Flavell (Master Trail Builder) who has designed trails for hikers and cyclists throughout Prince Edward Island.
When: Saturday, Oct 26 2-4pm
Where: Woodlot of Sid Watts, South Montague. Please register by emailing peiwoodlotowners@gmail.com for location details.
What: Tour of Sid’s sustainable approach to woodlot management.
Why: Amazing mixture of sustainability and resource capitalization.
Who: Sid Watts is the 2024 PEIWOA Woodlot Owner Of The Year.
When: Saturday, Nov.16th 9am-5pm
Where: Genaladale Estate
What: Full day seminar and tour of Glenaladale home and Estate
Why: PEIWOA 1st annual Fall symposium
Who: Main Speaker: Ryan Dickie, Forest Operations Coordinator with
Nova Scotia’s Family Forest Network