Shared Legacy

Adventures with Nature Norm - Tracking Wildlife
2026-01-17 10:00 - 12:00 (America/Winnipeg) | Weston Family Tall Grass Prairie Interpretive Centre, Stuartburn, Manitoba, Canada
Join us on Adventures with Nature Norm as we learn more about tracking wildlife on the tall-grass prairie. You will be provided a pair of binoculars, a set of walking sticks and snowshoes (if necessary) to use during the event (limited supplies). Sizes of snowshoes are limited, so reserve yours early. And it’s all FREE!
This program has been sponsored by Southern Health-Sante Sud Public Health, Healthy Living and Healthy Together Now funding.
SPECIAL NOTE: This is also Vita & Area Winter Festival weekend, so plan to come out and spend the rest of your day in Vita enjoying dog sled races, curling, kids activities and so much more.

Adventures with Nature Norm - Overwintering Birds
2025-12-20 10:00 - 12:00 | Weston Family Tall Grass Prairie Interpretive Centre, Stuartburn, Manitoba, Canada
Join us on Adventures with Nature Norm as we learn more about overwintering birds during a short walk on the tall-grass prairie followed by an indoor presentation. You will be provided a pair of binoculars and a set of walking sticks to use during the event (limited supplies). And it’s FREE!
This program has been sponsored by Southern Health-Sante Sud Public Health, Healthy Living and Healthy Together Now funding.

Adventures with Nature Norm - Manitoba's Fox
2025-11-22 10:00 - 12:00 | Weston Family Tall Grass Prairie Interpretive Centre, Stuartburn, Manitoba, Canada
Join us on Adventures with Nature Norm as we celebrate Manitoba’s fox and learn about the Tall Grass Prairie. You will be provided a pair of binoculars and a set of walking sticks to use during the event (limited supplies). And it’s FREE!
This program has been sponsored by Southern Health-Sante Sud Public Health, Healthy Living and Healthy Together Now funding.

Adventures with Nature Norm - Spooky Wildlife
2025-10-11 10:00 - 12:00 | Prairie Shore Interpretive Trail, Manitoba, Canada
Join us on Adventures with Nature Norm as we celebrate the spooky wildlife of the Tall Grass Prairie. You will be provided a pair of binoculars and a set of walking sticks to use during the event (limited supplies). And it’s FREE!
This program has been sponsored by Southern Health-Sante Sud Public Health, Healthy Living and Healthy Together Now funding.

Adventures with Nature Norm - Summers Last Harrah
2025-09-13 10:00 - 12:00 | Agassiz Interpretive Trail, Stuartburn, Manitoba, Canada
Join us on Adventures with Nature Norm as we celebrate summers last harrah and learn about this transition in the Tall Grass Prairie. You will be provided a pair of binoculars and a set of walking sticks to use during the event (limited supplies). And it’s FREE!
This program has been sponsored by Southern Health-Sante Sud Public Health, Healthy Living and Healthy Together Now funding.

Adventures with Nature Norm - Learning From Nature
2025-08-30 10:00 - 12:00 | Weston Family Tall Grass Prairie Interpretive Centre, Stuartburn, Manitoba, Canada
Join us on Adventures with Nature Norm as we learn the benefits of spending time in nature and how we can learn from the Tall Grass Prairie. You will be provided a pair of binoculars and a set of walking sticks to use during the event (limited supplies). And it’s FREE!
This program has been sponsored by Southern Health-Sante Sud Public Health, Healthy Living and Healthy Together Now funding.

Prairie Day 2025
2025-08-09 10:00 - 16:00 | Prairie Shore Interpretive Trail, Manitoba, Canada
Prairie Day is an exceptional chance for the public to experience the tall grass prairie in person with guided walks in the morning and presentations in the afternoon. Confirmed speakers and topics to be announced.
Details to be confirmed:
Guided walks will be about an hour long. Meet at the Prairie Shore Interpretive Trail (6 km west of Gardenton on PR209).
Lunch will be hosted at Gardenton Park, catered by their exceptional volunteers. Please bring a lawn chair or blanket to sit in the shade of the oak trees for the afternoon presentations.
Admission: $10.00 for adults, free for children 12 years and under (cash only for admission and food)

Adventures with Nature Norm - Conservation Photography
2025-07-05 09:00 - 12:00 | Weston Family Tall Grass Prairie Interpretive Centre, Stuartburn, Manitoba, Canada
Join us on Adventures with Nature Norm as we learn about conservation photography on the tall-grass prairie from special guest Ethan Freese. Enjoy a presentation on Ethan’s photographic work throughout North America followed by a walk on the Agassiz trail. You will be provided a pair of binoculars and a set of walking sticks to use during the event (limited supplies). And it’s FREE!
This program has been sponsored by Southern Health-Sante Sud Public Health, Healthy Living and Healthy Together Now funding.

Shared Legacy at Vita Canada Day
2025-06-28 12:00 - 18:00 | Vita, Manitoba
Shared Legacy Partnership is excited to be participating in the Vita Canada Day festivities on both Saturday, June 28 and Sunday, June 29, 2025.
SATURDAY, JUNE 28, 2025
noon-6 pm > We’ll have our booth up at the vendor market to answer questions and provide conservation and tourism information – enter to win a Shared Legacy prize pack
1 pm & 4 pm > Join one of our two free guided tours of the tall-grass prairie and marvel at the spectacular western prairie fringed orchid – the only place in Canada you can see them

SUNDAY, JUNE 29, 2025
10 am > Look for the Shared Legacy float in the parade – our flatbed trailer is being pulled by the Nature Conservancy of Canada truck

Adventures with Nature Norm - CANCELLED
2025-06-07 15:00 - 17:00 | Prairie Shore Interpretive Trail, Manitoba, Canada
EVENT CANCELLED. Due to the wildfire risk across Manitoba, all trails on the tall-grass prairie have been closed until further notice. As a result, the Nature Norm tour has been cancelled. The situation is being closely monitored to reopen the trails as soon as it is safe to do so.
Join us on Adventures with Nature Norm for a morning of celebrating lady’s slippers in the tall-grass prairie while enjoying the great outdoors. You will be provided a pair of binoculars and a set of walking sticks to use during the event (limited supplies). And it’s FREE!
This program has been sponsored by Southern Health-Sante Sud Public Health, Healthy Living and Healthy Together Now funding.

Manitoba Tall Grass Prairie & Aspen Parkland Prescribed Fire Exchange (TREX)
2025-05-12 - 2025-05-16 | Rural Municipality of Stuartburn, Stuartburn, Manitoba, Canada
Nature Conservancy of Canada has teamed up with Canadian Prairies Prescribed Fire Exchange to organize the 3rd Manitoba Tall Grass Prairie & Aspen Parkland Prescribed Fire Exchange (TREX) from May 12-16, 2025 in Stuartburn, Manitoba.
We’re currently accepting applications for participants! Please register no later than March 21, 2025.

View the full training announcement: https://www.grasslandfire.ca/…/2025-MB-TREX-Training…
Apply here: https://forms.gle/RCTjeZpCC5yFXd15A

Adventures with Nature Norm - World Migratory Bird Day
2025-05-10 10:00 - 12:00 | Weston Family Tall Grass Prairie Interpretive Centre, Stuartburn, Manitoba, Canada
Join us on Adventures with Nature Norm for a morning of celebrating migratory birds in the tall-grass prairie while enjoying the great outdoors. You will be provided a pair of binoculars and a set of walking sticks to use during the event (limited supplies). And it’s FREE!
This program has been sponsored by Southern Health-Sante Sud Public Health, Healthy Living and Healthy Together Now funding.

Adventures with Nature Norm - Amphibians
2025-04-26 10:00 - 12:00 | Weston Family Tall Grass Prairie Interpretive Centre, Stuartburn, Manitoba, Canada
Join us on Adventures with Nature Norm for a morning of celebrating amphibians in the tall-grass prairie while enjoying the great outdoors. You will be provided a pair of binoculars and a set of walking sticks to use during the event (limited supplies). And it’s FREE!
This program has been sponsored by Southern Health-Sante Sud Public Health, Healthy Living and Healthy Together Now funding.

Forest and Nature School
2025-04-24 10:00 - 15:00 | Weston Family Tall Grass Prairie Interpretive Centre, Stuartburn, Manitoba, Canada
FOREST AND NATURE SCHOOL
Spring Session: April 24 – June 26, 2025
Play, learn and connect with nature and the land!
APPLE BLOSSOMS COHORT Tuesdays, 10:00 am – 3:00 pm at Tetrault Park in La Broquerie, MB
SKIPPERLINGS COHORT Thursdays, 10:00 am – 3:00 pm at Weston Family Tall Grass Prairie Interpretive Centre in Stuartburn, MB

Ages 5.75 – 12
Registration open: www.gerhardcenter.org
info@gerhardcenter.org

Adventures with Nature Norm - Owls & Citizen Science
2025-03-15 10:00 - 12:00 | Weston Family Tall Grass Prairie Interpretive Centre, Stuartburn, Manitoba, Canada
Join us on Adventures with Nature Norm for a morning of celebrating owls & citizen science in the tall-grass prairie while enjoying the great outdoors. You will be provided a pair of binoculars and a set of walking sticks to use during the event (limited supplies). And it’s FREE!
This program has been sponsored by Southern Health-Sante Sud Public Health, Healthy Living and Healthy Together Now funding.

Adventures with Nature Norm - Love in the Tall-Grass Prairie
2025-02-15 10:00 - 12:00 | Weston Family Tall Grass Prairie Interpretive Centre, Stuartburn, Manitoba, Canada
Join us on Adventures with Nature Norm for a morning of celebrating love in the tall-grass prairie while enjoying the great outdoors. You will be provided a pair of binoculars and a set of walking sticks to use during the event (limited supplies). And it’s FREE!
This program has been sponsored by Southern Health-Sante Sud Public Health, Healthy Living and Healthy Together Now funding.

Adventures with Nature Norm - Wildlife Tracking
2025-01-18 10:00 - 12:00 | Agassiz Interpretive Trail, Stuartburn, Manitoba, Canada
Join us on Adventures with Nature Norm for a morning of learning about wildlife tracking while enjoying the great outdoors. You will be provided a pair of binoculars and a set of walking sticks to use during the event (limited supplies). And it’s FREE!
This program has been sponsored by Southern Health-Sante Sud Public Health, Healthy Living and Healthy Together Now funding.

Adventures with Nature Norm - Winter Solstice
2024-12-21 10:00 - 12:00 | Weston Family Tall Grass Prairie Interpretive Centre, Stuartburn, Manitoba, Canada
Join us on Adventures with Nature Norm for a morning of celebrating Winter Solstice while enjoying the great outdoors. You will be provided a pair of binoculars and a set of walking sticks to use during the event (limited supplies). And it’s FREE!
This program has been sponsored by Southern Health-Sante Sud Public Health, Healthy Living and Healthy Together Now funding.

Adventures with Nature Norm - Bears of Manitoba
2024-11-23 10:00 - 12:00 | Weston Family Tall Grass Prairie Interpretive Centre, Stuartburn, Manitoba, Canada
Join us on Adventures with Nature Norm as we celebrate the bears of Manitoba. All are welcome to join as we learn about the bears found in the tall grass prairie. You will be provided a pair of binoculars and a set of walking sticks to use during the event (limited supplies). And it’s FREE!
This program has been sponsored by Southern Health-Sante Sud Public Health, Healthy Living and Healthy Together Now funding.

Adventures with Nature Norm - Fall Colours
2024-10-12 10:00 - 12:00 | Prairie Shore Interpretive Trail, Manitoba, Canada
Join us on Adventures with Nature Norm as we celebrate the fall colours of the tall-grass prairie. All are welcome to join as we learn about species at risk and why the colours change. You will be provided a pair of binoculars and a set of walking sticks to use during the event (limited supplies). And it’s FREE!
This program has been sponsored by Southern Health-Sante Sud Public Health, Healthy Living and Healthy Together Now funding.

Adventures with Nature Norm - Tallest & Smallest
2024-09-07 10:00 - 12:00 | Agassiz Interpretive Trail, Stuartburn, Manitoba, Canada
Join us on Adventures with Nature Norm as we celebrate the tallest and smallest of the tall-grass prairie. September is when the native grasses are at their tallest height and is the peak blooming period of great plains ladies’-tresses, an orchid at risk which can be as small as 12 cm in height. You will be provided a pair of binoculars and a set of walking sticks to use during the event (limited supplies). And it’s FREE!
This program has been sponsored by Southern Health-Sante Sud Public Health, Healthy Living and Healthy Together Now funding.

Adventures with Nature Norm - Tall Grass Prairie Flora
2024-08-03 08:00 - 10:00 | Agassiz Interpretive Trail, Stuartburn, Manitoba, Canada
Join us on Adventures with Nature Norm as we celebrate tall grass prairie flora. All are welcome to join us this August when the tall grass prairie is at its best, with an amazing variety of flowers in bloom. You will be provided a pair of binoculars and a set of walking sticks to use during the event (limited supplies). And it’s FREE!
This program has been sponsored by Southern Health-Sante Sud Public Health, Healthy Living and Healthy Together Now funding.

Adventures with Nature Norm - Prairie Orchids
2024-07-06 10:00 - 12:00, 2024-07-06 08:00 - 10:00 | Agassiz Interpretive Trail, Stuartburn, Manitoba, Canada
Join us on Adventures with Nature Norm as we celebrate prairie orchids. All are welcome to join as we learn about unique orchids in Manitoba and view western prairie fringed orchid. You will be provided a pair of binoculars and a set of walking sticks to use during the event (limited supplies). And it’s FREE!
This program has been sponsored by Southern Health-Sante Sud Public Health, Healthy Living and Healthy Together Now funding.

Shared Legacy at Vita Canada Day
2024-07-01 10:00 - 17:00 | Vita, Manitoba
Shared Legacy Partnership is excited to be participating in the Vita Canada Day festivities.
10 am > Look for the Shared Legacy float in the parade – our flatbed trailer is being pulled by the Nature Conservancy of Canada truck
noon-5 pm > We’ll have our booth up at the vendor market to answer questions and provide information – enter to win a Shared Legacy prize pack
1 pm & 4 pm > Join one of our two free guided tours of the tall-grass prairie and marvel at the spectacular western prairie fringed orchid – the only place in Canada you can see them

Adventures with Nature Norm - Tall Grass Prairie Butterflies
2024-06-08 08:00 - 10:00 | Prairie Shore Interpretive Trail, Manitoba, Canada
Join us on Adventures with Nature Norm as we celebrate tall-grass prairie butterflies. All are welcome to join as we learn about butterflies and everything else that we come across on trail. You will be provided a pair of binoculars and a set of walking sticks to use during the event (limited supplies). And it’s FREE!
All attendees are entered into a draw to win a once in a lifetime opportunity: help release the critically endangered Poweshiek skipperling back into the wild.
This program has been sponsored by Southern Health-Sante Sud Public Health, Healthy Living and Healthy Together Now funding.

Adventures with Nature Norm - World Migratory Bird Day
2024-05-11 10:00 - 12:00, 2024-05-11 08:00 - 10:00 | Agassiz Interpretive Trail, Stuartburn, Manitoba, Canada
Join us on Adventures with Nature Norm as we celebrate World Migratory Bird Day. All bird lovers are welcome, whether you are an avid birder or just a beginner. You will be provided a pair of binoculars and a set of walking sticks to use during the event (limited supplies). And it’s FREE!
This program has been sponsored by Southern Health-Sante Sud Public Health, Healthy Living and Healthy Together Now funding.

Adventures with Nature Norm
2024-04-20 10:00 - 12:00 | Agassiz Interpretive Trail, Stuartburn, Manitoba, Canada
Join us for a morning of welcoming back spring with trail walking, bird watching and enjoying the great outdoors. You will be provided a pair of binoculars and a set of walking sticks to use during the event (limited supplies). And it’s FREE!
This program has been sponsored by Southern Health-Sante Sud Public Health, Healthy Living and Healthy Together Now funding.

Snowshoe Tour in the Tall Grass Prairie
2024-02-17 10:00 - 12:00 | Agassiz Interpretive Trail, Stuartburn, Manitoba, Canada
Who? Everyone is welcome

What? Beginner snowshoe tour focusing on learning how tall-grass prairie species survive harsh winters and searching for wildlife signs. If you have ever wanted to try snowshoeing, now is your chance!

Where? Agassiz Interpretive Trail, 7km west of Vita on highway 201.

When? Saturday, February 17th, 10am-12pm (weather dependent).

Why? The tall-grass prairie is an explosion of life in the summer months. During the harsh winter, life must find a way to survive. There is much to discover!

Things to Bring: Snowshoes provided! Weather-appropriate clothing and boots. Anything else you may need for a 2km walk.

Please contact Nature Norm to register, or for more information on this FREE event.

info@sharedlegacymb.ca
Call or Text 204-408-6166
