The Nature Norm Report: Fox of Manitoba
November 2025 Dawson Trail Dispatch: Foxes are one of three canine species that live in the tall-grass prairie area, the others being coyotes and wolves.
Eerie sounds and misunderstood creatures: Exploring fall in the tall grass prairie
October 10, 2025 Steinbach Online: The rustle of dry grasses, the hoot of an owl, and the distant yodel of a coyote can make even the bravest hiker look over their shoulder.
The Nature Norm Report: Eerie Wildlife of the Tall-grass Prairie
October 2025 Dawson Trail Dispatch: This season lends itself to all things eerie, and over time people have associated certain wildlife as falling into this category.
Signs of fall emerge across the tall grass prairie
September 22, 2025 Steinbach Online: From hummingbirds to wood frogs, prairie wildlife prepares for winter.
The Nature Norm Report: Summer’s Last Hurrah
September 2025 Dawson Trail Dispatch: This is summer’s last hurrah, a very enjoyable time for us and an important time of year for all species that spend time in the tall-grass prairie.
The Nature Norm Report: Learning in the Tall-grass Prairie
August 2025 Dawson Trail Dispatch: The Shared Legacy Partnership was thrilled to support the Gerhard E. Dekker Regenerative Education Center (GEDREC) this spring to offer a Forest and Nature School.
The Nature Norm Report: Prairie Photography
July 2025 Dawson Trail Dispatch: Adventures with Nature Norm will include friends this month. Ethan Freese is a conservation photographer and filmmaker, once again visiting the Manitoba Tall Grass Prairie Preserve, from Lincoln, Nebraska.
Nature Norm explores conservation photography and Nightjar Survey
July 3, 2025 Steinbach Online: On this month’s adventure, Nature Norm will be joined by Ethan Freese, a conservation photographer from Nebraska, who will serve as a co-guide for the event.
The Nature Norm Report: Lady’s-slippers of Manitoba
June 2025 Dawson Trail Dispatch: There are six different species of lady’s-slipper that can be found in the province, including the endangered small-white lady’s-slipper that grows in the tall-grass prairie.
The Nature Norm Report: World Migratory Bird Day
May 2025 Dawson Trail Dispatch: It’s bird migration season, and with every passing day more and more species are rediscovered.