Want to ask a question or send a comment? General email enquiries may be sent to info@wintertracadie.ca or you may contact any of the people listed below.
Watershed Coordinator
Raena Parent, Charlottetown
Phone: 902-439-5512
Email: wrtb.watershed@gmail.com
Board of Directors
volunteer positions, Elected MAY 2022
Dwayne McNeill – Chairperson, Charlottetown
dwaynejmcneill@gmail.com
Clare Martin – Vice-Chair, Millcove
ctamartin135@gmail.com
Jean-Paul Arsenault – Secretary, Charlottetown
jean-paul_arsenault@hotmail.com
Lowell Vessey – Treasurer, York
vessey@pei.sympatico.ca
Jeff Bysterveldt, Millcove
jeff.winterbay@hotmail.com
Matt Steeves, Charlottetown
matt_steeves@hotmail.com
Philip Murphy, Suffolk
philmanching@gmail.com
Shauna Barry, Blooming Point
shaunalee49@hotmail.com
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Office location:
13977 St. Peters Road
Marshfield, PEI
(First building past fence)
Mailing address (UPDATED in 2022):
PO Box 87
York, PEI
C0A 1P0
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Brook Trout AKA speckled trout, or spotted trout, are native to PEI. PEI has sea-run trout which are anadromous. This means they spawn in freshwater and migrate to saltwater for other parts of their life cycles. PEI also has freshwater resident brook trout which never leave freshwater.![]()
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Brook Trout can vary in appearance based on sex, diet and habitat. Most are recognizable by their dark green to brown color and pale spots on the upper part of their bodies. As you move lower the color becomes an orangey red, and spots may be red with blue borders. The bottom fins are red with a white strip on the front edge. ![]()
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Brook Trout are most active at dusk and dawn. They eat a variety of aquatic and terrestrial insects. They have also been known to eat smaller fish. ![]()
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This is a photo still from a video one of our technicians Benjamin took with his GoPro in 2021.
The photos shown above are two of our island salamanders: The red backed salamander and the yellow spotted salamander. A few fun facts about them are:![]()
🦎Every year, salamanders make impressive journeys back to their birthplace to mate. 🦎they are nocturnal 🦎they are often considered to be a “canary in a coal mine” species, because they only thrive in ecosystems that are healthy and have high levels of oxygen supply 🦎PEI has four types of salamanders which include the Eastern Red-Backed Salamander, the Eastern Newt, the Yellow-Spotted Salamander and the Blue-Spotted Salamander![]()
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WRTBWA has been managing some invasive species within the watershed. Check out this post to learn more!![]()
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For more information on glossy buckthorn, black knapweed or invasive species in general, check out PEIISC's website! peiinvasives.com/