Belfast Area Watershed Group

by Victoria Hawkins Spring is an exciting time for everyone. The sun is warmer, leaves are unfurling, grass is growing,and fishing season opens! Angling is a popular sport across PEI. However, when heading out, remember that your favorite fishing spot is part of a natural ecosystem that supports many kinds of wildlife and plants, all …

by Sherry Pelkey Finding presence, perspective, and purpose through a moment with a sandpiper and the retreating tide. A beach, with its smooth, sun-warmed sand and a blissful clam bed mottled with shades of beige and tan, offers a silent invitation to explore the water’s edge. The gentle breeze carries the fresh scent of salt …

  For the second year, funding was secured from the PEI Forested Landscape Priority Place for Species At-Risk initiative. The project focused on at-risk forest bird species within the Rural Municipality of Belfast. In June, a total of 31 point count songbird surveys were conducted on private lands, resulting in the identification of 350 individual …

By Jenna Smith, Field and Stewardship Coordinator Another field season has wrapped up, and this one was jam-packed! From amphibian and smelt surveys to water testing and bird banding, this year was busy. But that’s the best part of this job; you’re always doing something different. A major highlight for me this year was getting …