This workshop will focus on Manitoba's diurnal raptors, with a few foreign birds and owls added for variety. Besides looking at images, we will also discuss the best places to find these birds and mention hawk watch activities.
Photo of raptor on tree by Michael Loyd. Photo of raptor on hydro pole by Rudolf Koes.
Manitoba is a great place to look for wildflowers. The diversity of habitats throughout the province provides an opportunity to see many different flowering plants, some of them rare and unusual. But what is that wildflower you've just seen? Join weekend botanist Marilyn Latta, to learn some tips on how to tell wildflowers apart, good reference books for Manitoba, and interesting locations to find wildflowers. The presentation will end with a visual parade of Manitoba Wildflowers from A-Z , and yes there really is one for every letter of the alphabet!
The workshop will present an exploration of major beetle families and their ways of living. Many species have been described as living jewels (as if dipped in gold or silver), as colourful as butterflies and coral-reef fishes. Ranging in size from 2 mm to the size of one's fist, beetles are one of the world's most-successful groups of organisms, with an unknown number of species, but surely surpassing several million. Manitoba's beetle fauna is over 2500 species. As such, they play important roles in almost every ecosystem.
Join Ward and Marlene as they take a look at some of the harbingers of spring. Learn how to identify Manitoba's thrushes and separate them from their look-a-like cousins. We will cover the timings of migration and discuss when and where to look for them in Manitoba.
Stu and Debbie will review lessons learned in establishing and maintaining gardens in Albrin Park including plant selection, maintenance, and getting others involved. More recent projects will be discussed including a native tall grass prairie, naturalized tree & shrub areas, shade tree additions, and greater use of native plants in gardens. Experience in working with various City groups will also be discussed.
Yan’s presentation will be focused on interesting facts about the Monarch butterfly; how to become a monarch citizen scientist; and what she has learned over the past 8 years in growing milkweed plants and wildflowers.
You would think that will all of the satellites in orbit and telescopes on the ground, that the Sun would be a very well understood local star. Mysteries still remain, and one of the most confusing is how the Sun manages to generate temperatures of two million degrees in its atmosphere from a surface temperature of only 6000 degrees. The answer likely lies in events very close to the solar surface—a region best studied during a solar eclipse.
The workshop covers identification of a variety of popular edible and medicinal mushrooms common to Manitoba and NW Ontario, differentiation from their non-edible or toxic look-a-likes, various aspects of their evolved relationships to other species as well as cultivation, preparation, and safety.
Manitoba is well known for its long, cold winters. Despite this, a surprising number of birds can be found here in this season, from hardy resident species to irruptive visitors from the north and waifs and strays lingering beyond the autumn. This workshop will introduce you to these birds and provide advice on helping them survive the harsh conditions.
If you have registered for this event, an email will be sent one week prior to confirm if the event will be held in-person or virtually. Last-minute cancellations may be necessary if a presenter becomes ill or needs to isolate. Please check your email or our site on the day of the event to confirm.
If you have registered for this event, an email will be sent one week prior to confirm if the event will be held in-person or virtually. Last-minute cancellations may be necessary if a presenter becomes ill or needs to isolate. Please check your email or our site on the day of the event to confirm.
If you have registered for this event, an email will be sent one week prior to confirm if the event will be held in-person or virtually. Last-minute cancellations may be necessary if a presenter becomes ill or needs to isolate. Please check your email or our site on the day of the event to confirm.
If you have registered for this event, an email will be sent one week prior to confirm if the event will be held in-person or virtually. Last-minute cancellations may be necessary if a presenter becomes ill or needs to isolate. Please check your email or our site on the day of the event to confirm.
If you have registered for this event, an email will be sent one week prior to confirm if the event will be held in-person or virtually. Last-minute cancellations may be necessary if a presenter becomes ill or needs to isolate. Please check your email or our site on the day of the event to confirm.
If you have registered for this event, an email will be sent one week prior to confirm if the event will be held in-person or virtually. Last-minute cancellations may be necessary if a presenter becomes ill or needs to isolate. Please check your email or our site on the day of the event to confirm.
