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Hurricane Fiona Forestry Recovery Program
Post-tropical storm Fiona hit Prince Edward Island on September 23-24, 2022 with hurricane-force winds and significant rainfall. As a result, our island experienced widespread and substantial damage to its coastlines and forests. Post-storm satellite imagery, acquired by the Department of Environment, Energy and Climate Action, showed the forest area affected by blowdown exceeds 32,000 ha (79,000 acres), with some variation across Prince, Queens, and Kings counties. This caused losses, damages, and cleanup-costs to many of PEI’s 16,000 private woodlot owners; these losses included damage to...
Province offers hunting workshop
Island residents are invited to register for the annual provincial hunting workshop to learn more about safety while hunting. Taking place Saturday, September 9, 2023 from 8:30am-2:00pm at the Charlottetown Trap & Skeet Club in Mount Albion, the free workshop is open to all ages...
Changes to regulations to enable progress in renewable energy
New changes to regulations under the Renewable Energy Act give the province clear authority to issue development permits for renewable energy developments. “We need to invest heavily in renewables, and our government is prepared to do that. We can’t wait multiple years to do the...
Net Zero Funding Summary Handout
A two-page summary of financial incentives related to the path to net zero.
2024 Envirothon - Current Environmental Topic
2024 Envirothon: Renewable Energy for a Sustainable Future New York, host of the 2024 NCF-Envirothon International Competition, was chosen as the theme "Renewable Energy for a Sustainable Future" as its Current Environmental Issue (CEI). In the modern world we live in, energy...