Don Gayton, ecologist and award­-winning nature and science writer, will be writer­-in-residence at UPEI during the week of February 3-­8, hosted by the English Department and Environmental Studies Program, with funding from The Canada Council for the Arts. Don will give a public reading from his recent writings on Thursday, February 6, at 7:30 pm in the Confederation Centre Public Library. A reception will follow the reading, which is co­hosted by the Library.