Wetlands are shallow, wet areas that support aquatic plants such as sedges, bulrushes and cattails, as well as shrubs and trees. These areas provide habitat for waterfowl, fish, amphibians and hundreds of invertebrate species. Why are wetlands important to PEI? Wetlands cover...
What is a forest management plan? A forest management plan provides a template or plan of action to guide the property owner or manager and help them meet a goal or set of goals for that forest land. These goals may be improving timber quality, creating wildlife habitat creation...
The Summary version of the Ecosystem-based Forest Management Manual was developed to explain the basic principles and goals of the Department's forest management programs.
Provincial Forests are public lands that are managed to provide high quality wood and non-timber forest products as well as to provide opportunities for recreation, education focused on land owners, the public and youth, public access and long term forest research. Provincial...
Prince Edward Island does not have vast expanses of wilderness but areas with high potential for wildlife habitat conservation and management have been designated as Wildlife Management Areas (WMAs) across the Island. What are Wildlife Management Areas? Wildlife Management Areas...
While 88 per cent of Prince Edward Island is privately owned, the remaining 12 per cent is publicly-owned and managed by the government for the benefit of all Islanders. The Forests, Fish and Wildlife Division manages four types of public land: Natural Areas Ponds and Wetlands...
The 2004 Public Forest Council report on Ground Hemlock harvesting on PEI supported the creation of harvest regulations under the Wildlife Conservation Act.
Tidal surveys were carried out in the Rustico Bay area in 2009 and 2011 using Hobo
level loggers to monitor tide heights.
The project initiated studies of fish and benthic macroinvertebrate responses to surface water abstraction for agriculture purposes in streams of PEI.
Heavy mats of sea lettuce (Ulva lactuca) tend to collect in upper estuary areas during the warmest months of the year on Prince Edward Island (P.E.I.).