WINTER RIVER - TRACADIE BAY WATERSHED ASSOCIATION
Supporting The Watershed,
So It Can Support You
Past Events
L.M. Montgomery Student Tree Planting
2025
On October 24th, we teamed up with the City of Charlottetown and L.M. Montgomery Elementary School for a tree planting event. The grade six students planted over 200 native trees, helping us restore the Island's Wabanaki-Acadian forest.
Seniors College
2025
This October, we hosted a presentation for the Seniors College of Prince Edward Island. We discussed what a watershed is and the hydrological cycle, demonstrated how groundwater flows with a groundwater simulator, and took a walk down to the Tracadie Bay shoreline to talk about how bays are formed and how they benefit humans and wildlife. A great way to spend a beautiful fall morning!
Birds of Glenaladale: Their Lives in Summer
2025
​On June 21, we hosted a walk around the Glenaladale Historic property with Ornithologist Dr. Kathy Martin to observe birds and their nests, followed by a talk on the nesting ecology and other activities of birds during the summer.
This event was hosted in partnership by the Winter River-Tracadie Bay Watershed Association and Glenaladale PEI.
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Lady's Slipper Hike
2025
On June 14th at the Winter River Trail, we hosted a Lady's Slipper Hike to see the stunning display of Lady's Slippers that bloom along the trail.
This event was hosted in partnership by the Winter River-Tracadie Bay Watershed Association and the City of Charlottetown.
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Winter Hike
2025
The Winter River-Tracadie Bay Watershed Association and the City of Charlottetown hosted a hike of the beautiful Winter River trail February 8th at 10:00 AM following a 4km route to the cabin and back.
Snowshoes and ice cleats were available, and hot chocolate and treats were provided.
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Invasive Species Basic Identification and Management Practices
2025
The Winter River-Tracadie Bay Watershed Association and the PEI Invasive Species Council hosted an informative talk on common invasive species identification and proper management techniques.
This was a hybrid event, available either online or at the Glenaladale Schoolhouse.
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Seniors College
2024
In October 2024, our team hosted a plant identification course for the seniors college! This course focused on plant and tree ID, their importance within the ecosystem, as well as traditional and medicinal uses. Thank you to all who came out!
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L.M. Montgomery Student Tree Planting
2024
We completed another successful planting event with Tree Canada and students from L.M. Montgomery Elementary School! The students planted over 200 native trees and shrubs.
Thank you to the City of Charlottetown, Charlottetown Home Hardware, PEI Farm Centre, and Lawns and Beyond Landscaping for their support in making this happen!
Birds of Glenaladale: Heading South
2024
Did you know that 85% of birds that spend their summers in PEI leave Canada for the fall and winter? Ornithologist, Dr. Kathy Martin, lead a walk to the shores of Tracadie Bay to see birds that were gathering or stopping over on PEI from local and further north locations where they spent the summer. Many of these birds spend their winters in the southern USA, Central America and South America. After the field trip, Kathy gave an illustrated talk revealing the many ways that birds undertake these extensive journeys in the fall.
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Birds of Glenaladale: Their Lives in Summer
2024
Our crew had an amazing time hosting our birding event in partnership with Glenaladale House! 30+ people were in attendance, and we got to see some very active nests, including a barn swallow and chickadee nest, followed by a talk on the nesting ecology and other activities of birds during summer. We’d like to extend a special thank you to Dr. Kathy Martin for making this event possible!
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Lady's Slipper Hike
2024
Thank you to everyone who attended our Lady Slipper Hike on Saturday! We had a great turn out of over 50 people, and saw some beautiful Pink lady slippers. The Pink lady slipper is our provincial flower, but 2 other species of Lady slipper are native to PEI, the Showy lady slipper and the Yellow lady slipper. This event was hosted in partnership by the Winter River-Tracadie Bay Watershed Association and the City of Charlottetown.
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Winter Hike
2024
Thank you to everyone who came out to our winter hike of the Winter River Trail! Snow shoes and hot chocolate were provided for this 45 minute hike to a cabin along the Winter River trail. What a beautiful day with a bunch of great hiking partners!
Also, a big thank you to the City of Charlottetown for co-hosting this event and to Prince Edward Island Trails Inc. volunteers for maintaining this great trail.
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