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Upcoming Discovery Evenings

Pembina Valley

Every fall and winter, Nature Manitoba offers a series of indoor presentations featuring guest speakers on relevant, local, nature-related topics.

They are usually on Monday evenings at 7:30pm, and take place at the Franco-Manitoban Cultural Centre (340 Provencher Blvd) on the second floor (Salle Antoine-Gaborieau).

Admission is only $5 for members (non-member rate $10). No registration required!!

» Past discovery evenings

Caribou Calling

Date: 

Monday, December 3, 2018

Presenter: 

Vicki Trim, Northeast Region Wildlife Manager, Manitoba Sustainable Development

Come and hear about Manitoba's various caribou populations and how this species spends its life.  Information on the status and management of boreal woodland, eastern migratory woodland and barren-ground caribou populations will be presented.

The Crow Wing Trail and what it has to offer

Date: 

Monday, January 14, 2019

Presenter: 

Murielle Bugera, President of the Crow Wing Trail Association

Imagine being back in the mid-1800`s and what you would see as you are riding an ox cart. Tall grass prairie and pastures, crop lands and treed areas, wild flowers and rivers, and the rural communities grew from this land. Métis and First Nations people helped new immigrants learn to survive and thrive in this area of the province where Manitoba was born.

Grasslands, Tundra and Apartments: Discoveries and Adventures from Nature Manitoba's Bird Stewardship Programs

Date: 

Monday, February 25, 2019

Presenter: 

Tim Poole, Coordinator, Manitoba Important Bird Areas and Manitoba Chimney Swift Initiative

Nature Manitoba hosts two bird stewardship programs: The Manitoba Important Bird Areas (IBA) Program and the Manitoba Chimney Swift Initiative (MCSI). In 2018, the IBA Program has been busy working across Manitoba, from the Nelson River and Churchill in the north, to the native grasslands in the southwest, and the Chimney Swifts have been keeping everyone busy to say the least.