Island Lecture Series: “The Wild Side of PEI” with Kate MacQuarrie

The Island Lecture Series presents a free talk by Kate MacQuarrie, “The Wild Side of PEI,” on November 18. The lecture will begin at 7 pm in the Faculty Lounge, Main Building Room 201, UPEI. All are welcome.

PEI is known as the “million-acre farm” and “Canada’s food island,” but there is so much more to this province than farming and fishing. In this illustrated presentation, MacQuarrie will take you on a tour of some of PEI’s best remaining natural landscapes. From iconic coastal sand dunes and red sandstone cliffs to wetlands, ancient peat bogs, and old-growth forests, this presentation highlights the wild side of Canada’s smallest province. No matter how well you know PEI, you’ll learn something new and interesting from this talk.

MacQuarrie is an award-winning botanist, naturalist, and author with more than 30 years’ experience working with the plants, wildlife, and natural history of PEI. In addition to being PEI’s Director of Forests, Fish, and Wildlife, she runs PEI Untamed, a business dedicated to helping people learn, explore, and reconnect with the natural world around them. MacQuarrie has conducted research in PEI’s upland hardwood forests and coastal sand dunes, found plants not previously known to exist on the Island, published papers in national and international peer-reviewed journals, and has just released her first book, Wild Foods of Prince Edward Island, with Acorn Press. She is currently working on another book due out in Fall 2026.