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Outdoor Activities

Sunrise Walk photo by Karen Mackintosh

Nature Manitoba conducts a variety of outdoor activities throughout the year. Our activities include canoeing, hiking, cycling, snowshoeing, camping, cross-country skiing, and other outdoor recreational pursuits. All outdoor activities are free for members, with the exception of any cabin/park fees if applicable, and the Grey Hares group is listed separately. In order to explore the option of membership, non-members may attend a trip or two at no cost. Before registering for a trip please review the safety requirements and the difficulty rating using the following Trip Rating Guidelines. Activities will also follow the Nature Manitoba Dog Policy.

Please contact the trip leader directly with any questions, as listed below. We welcome people to try us out before becoming a member, so please consider coming out to one of our activities.

Please review trip descriptions carefully or contact the trip leader individually to confirm their requirements. 

Nature Manitoba Outings

Harvest Meals2Go volunteer opportunity

March 19, 2025
Grey Hares / NOVICE

Description: Harvest Meals2Go
We will be packing breakfast kits that will be delivered to schools and families across the province. Over 5,000 students are enrolled in this weekend breakfast program.

Time: 9:30 to noon. Please arrive by 9:15.

Contact / Registration: 

Christine Urban -- register at csurban52@gmail.com starting March 16.  The maximum number of volunteers is 20.

Mantario Ski Trip - FULL

March 22, 2025 to March 24, 2025
General Trips / ADVANCED

Join a group ski trip in the Mantario Wilderness of the Whiteshell Provincial Park. Trip departs Saturday morning and returns Monday evening (2 nights at the cabin). Your group will ski over 6 lakes, a distance of about 20km on ungroomed trails to get to the Mantario Cabin. This trip is for those with some backcountry experience and comfortable on cross-country skis.

Contact / Registration: 

Katrina Froese - mantario@naturemanitoba.ca

Tuesday Breakfast

Repeats every month on the second Tuesday 2 times.
April 8, 2025
May 13, 2025
Grey Hares / NOVICE

Date: The second Tuesday of every month at 9.00 AM
Location: Smitty’s Family Restaurant, 580 Pembina Hwy (near Grant Ave)
Registration deadline: The preceding Sunday at 6:00 PM. Charles needs to know who will be attending.
Bring: Your name tag.

Contact / Registration: 

Charles Begley -- register at ccbegley@shaw.ca

Oak Hammock Marsh

April 19, 2025
Bird Outings / NOVICE

The focus of this early spring outing will be on seeing waterfowl and raptors. Meet at the main parking lot at 8 a.m. Please be aware that the Interpretive Centre is currently closed for renovations, but the outdoor washrooms should still be open.

Contact / Registration: 

Please contact Josh Dewitt at josh.dewitt@live.ca or Nelson Chubey at noslen37@gmail.com to register.

Narcisse Snake Dens

May 7, 2025
Grey Hares / NOVICE

Location / Time: Meet at Tim Hortons on Davis Way (600 metres south of Jefferson) & Brookside Blvd (Route 90) at 9:00 for carpooling. Narcisse Snake Dens is 100 km / 1:10 north along PTH 9 and PTH 17.
Travel map

Description:

Contact / Registration: 

Ed Rajfur -- register by email at erajfur@gmail.com after April 25.

Tetrault Park Hike in La Broquerie

May 10, 2025
General Trips / NOVICE

Please join Patricia on hike in La Broquerie . Beautiful new trail SE of Winnipeg goes through park, around golf course and through town. Approximately 1 hour walk .

Dress for weather with proper footwear and hat .Bring water and something to nibble, Potential lunch spots includes  Putters Golf and LaBroquerie Hotel . 

Contact / Registration: 

To register please email Patricia Rudolph at marieprudolph@yahoo.ca

Tuesday Breakfast

April 8, 2025
May 13, 2025
Grey Hares / NOVICE

Date: The second Tuesday of every month at 9.00 AM
Location: Smitty’s Family Restaurant, 580 Pembina Hwy (near Grant Ave)
Registration deadline: The preceding Sunday at 6:00 PM. Charles needs to know who will be attending.
Bring: Your name tag.

Contact / Registration: 

Charles Begley -- register at ccbegley@shaw.ca

Birding at King's Park

May 14, 2025
Grey Hares / NOVICE

Location: Meet in the main parking lot at King's Park.

Time: 8:30 AM to ~11:00 AM

Description: We will walk through the park looking and listening for birds, with a particular focus on the spring migrants which should be peaking at this time.

Contact / Registration: 

Ward Christianson and Marlene Waldron -- regster at mjwaldron2016@gmail.com . There is a limit of 20 participants. This activity is subject to dry weather.

Potluck supper

May 15, 2025
Grey Hares / NOVICE

We are bringing it back!
Save the date for a Potluck supper to be held at the St James Legion, 1755 Portage Ave, on Thursday May 15.
More details to follow.
There will be a very minimal charge per person, and guests will be welcome.

Contact / Registration: 

June Thomson. Registration is not yet open.

Libau/Beaconia/Brokenhead Wetland

May 17, 2025
Bird Outings / NOVICE

We will look for prairie, wetland and woodland birds north of Libau. Red-headed Woodpecker, Yellow-throated Vireo, Orchard Oriole, Bobolink, Nelson’s Sparrow, Virginia Rail and a variety of warblers, raptors and shorebirds are all possible. We will finish the outing with a walk along the boardwalk at the Brokenhead Wetland Ecological Reserve.

Contact / Registration: 

For more info or to register contact Garry Budyk at gbudyk@shaw.ca or 204-667-1062.

Birding at La Barriere Park

May 21, 2025
Grey Hares / NOVICE

Location: Meet in the main parking lot at La Barriere Park.

Time: 8:30 AM to ~11:00 AM

Description: We will walk through the park looking and listening for birds, with a particular focus on the spring migrants which should be peaking at this time.

Contact / Registration: 

Ward Christianson and Marlene Waldron -- regster at mjwaldron2016@gmail.com . There is a limit of 20 participants. This activity is subject to dry weather.

Shoal Lakes, St. Ambroise and Delta

May 24, 2025
Bird Outings / NOVICE

This outing will provide a good chance for seeing many waterfowl, grebes and herons, raptors and shorebirds. A visit to the PR. 227 garbage dump may turn up a rare gull. We will depart (carpool) from the northwest corner of the Garden City shopping mall parking lot at 7:30 a.m. The outing will be led by Josh Dewitt and Nelson Chubey.

Contact / Registration: 

Contact Josh at josh.dewitt@live.ca or Nelson at noslen37@gmail.com to register or for more detail.

Camping / Paddling / Hiking at Tulabi Falls in Nopiming Provincial Park

June 9, 2025 to June 12, 2025
Grey Hares / NOVICE

This year's follow-up to the successes of car-camping / day-paddling / day-hiking  trips at Rushing River in 2022 (24 Grey Hares), Caddy Lake in 2023 (32 Grey Hares), and Black Lake in 2024 (31 Grey Hares) is a car-camping / day-paddling / day-hiking trip at Tulabi Falls in

Contact / Registration: 

Kevin & Anita Miller -- register at k.a.miller@mts.net  The 31 registered people received an email message about this activity on March 11, and travel / canoe / campsite partnerships have started to form. The deadline to register isn't until June 8.