Island Nature Trust

09/06/2026

Did you know September 6th is World Shorebirds Day?

World Shorebirds Day is a globally recognized day to celebrate, raise awareness, and take initiative in shorebird conservation.

🏖️Shorebirds are indicators of healthy coastal ecosystems like the beaches and tidal flats that surround PEI.

🌍Unfortunately, these coastal ecosystems shorebirds so heavily rely on are being impacted by pollution, development, and other human disturbances, contributing to declines in many shorebird populations.

🔎Fortunately, there are ways you can help get involved with shorebird conservation!

- Keep beaches clean and safe for shorebirds by staying off the dunes, leashing your dogs, and not littering.

- Participate in citizen science projects such as eBird and bird counts. To participate in our upcoming 32nd Annual Neil Bennett Autumn Birding Classic visit: islandnaturetrust.ca/bennett_birding

- For more information and ways you can get involved and help visit: https://www.worldshorebirdsday.org/

09/01/2026

Join the conversation at our 2026 Annual General Meeting for an engaging review of last year's conservation achievements.

When: Wednesday, September 23, 2026 at 6:00 pm (doors open at 5:30 pm)

Where: Charlottetown Library Learning Centre, Rotary Auditorium

Open to the public

Please visit our website for more information: https://islandnaturetrust.ca/agm/

We look forward to seeing you!
The Island Nature Trust team

08/30/2026

🦉 Save the date! Island Nature Trust and Nature PEI are hosting the 32nd Annual Neil Bennett Autumn Birding Classic on September 26 (rain date: September 27).

🦅 It's a fundraiser and a citizen science event rolled into one, and WE NEED YOU to make it a success! Here's how:

💲Donate to support natural areas conservation on PEI, or

Form a birding team ( solo or in a team) and collect pledges: do a backyard bird count, or teams can travel to any part of PEI and spend up to 24 hours in the quest to find as many species as possible.

Every dollar raised helps protect the wild places PEI's birds call home. Join us!

To register or donate, visit: islandnaturetrust.ca/bennett_birding

08/28/2026

🌳 Join us in West Prince on Saturday, September 19th for the second annual Up West Forest Fest, celebrating the unique watersheds and forests in western PEI!

📢 More details announced in the coming week at the main website http://www.upwestforestfest.ca!

🤔 Any questions? Contact [email protected]

🌲 The Up West Forest Fest is a collaboration of western PEI watersheds, Nature PEI: The Natural History Society of Prince Edward Island , PEI Woodlot Owners Association , Lennox Island First Nation, Island Nature Trust, the PEI Watershed Alliance and more, with funding from the PEI Wildlife Conservation Fund

08/26/2026

Dolly’s wise words will forever live in our hearts as we remember her today 🤍.

Dolly’s love, appreciation, and work for mother nature is a reminder to us all to pay more attention to how we treat our world and others.

Rest in peace Dolly Parton 🕊️.

-From Dolly’s interview with National Geographic in 2022

08/20/2026

We think it’s pretty chic to care about the environment and protect it 🐦🌳🦋

08/10/2026

📢 We are thrilled to announce Island Nature Trust will be participating in the Up West Forest Fest in September!

📅 Save the date and stay tuned for more updates soon about the interpretive walks and other activities that will be going on!

Nature PEI: The Natural History Society of Prince Edward Island PEI Wildlife Conservation Fund

07/30/2026

Come say hello to us and other great partners this Saturday at Southeast Environmental Association's Open House!

Environmental Exhibitor Spotlight:

🌳We're excited to welcome Island Nature Trust to SEA's Open House on August 1st!

For over 45 years, Island Nature Trust has been protecting Prince Edward Island's most important natural areas for wildlife and future generations. Through land conservation, stewardship, and partnerships with landowners and working with the government, they're helping to create a lasting network of protected natural spaces across the Island.🤝

Stop by their booth to learn more about their inspiring conservation work and how you can help protect PEI's natural heritage.

📅 SEA Open House
🗓️ Saturday, August 1
🕐 1:00–4:00 PM
📍 112 Fraser Street, Montague, PEI

We look forward to seeing you there!

Island Nature Trust

07/30/2026

🎓 PEI's piping plovers are on their way to graduating from chick to juvenile!

🏖️ These small endangered birds call our island beaches home over the summer and are preparing for a long journey back to South America.

🪱 Over the next month, feeding is the top priority for piping plovers, as it is critical to ensuring they have adequate fuel to survive their long migrations.

✅ You can help ensure plovers and other shorebirds have a successful migration by leashing your pets at the beach and giving foraging shorebirds ample space.

💚 A big thank you to the PEI Wildlife Conservation Fund for supporting our piping plover monitoring efforts this season!

🥰 Another big thank you to our Coastal Guardian volunteers for all of the work they do for our coastal species at risk!