Learn about bear safety with Nature Norm
November 2024 Steinbach Online: Adventures with Nature Norm is back to share advice on how to stay safe and navigate the wilderness with confidence.
The Nature Norm Report
November 2024 Dawson Trail Dispatch: Although the “Species at Risk Spotlight” column is over, there is still a lot of tall-grass prairie content to share. I am happy to introduce this newest column from the Shared Legacy Partnership “The Nature Norm Report”!
Explore the Changing Colours of the Prairies
October 2024 Steinbach Online: Nature Norm is welcoming in fall with a tour showing off the fall colours in the tall-grass prairie.
Species at Risk Spotlight: Northern Leopard Frog
October 2024 Dawson Trail Dispatch: This species at risk, that is usually well known by visitors, is always a favourite when we see them hopping on the trail.
Hope amid decline: Many Monarchs seen in SE Manitoba
September 2024 Steinbach Online: A large number of Monarch butterflies have been noticed in southeastern Manitoba during their fall migration in September.
Golden tamaracks and colourful Poison Ivy steal the show this fall
September 2024 Steinbach Online: Southeast Manitoba is witnessing a breathtaking change as fall approaches.
Species at Risk Spotlight: Great Plains Ladies’-tresses
September 2024 Dawson Trail Dispatch: Great Plains ladies’-tresses are often smelled before being seen, described as everything from vanilla to sweetgrass.
Nature Norm Connecting nature and neighbours
September 2024 The Carillon: There’s no place Norm Gregoire would rather be on an early September Saturday morning as the Tall Grass Prairie, and it shows.
A rare orchid survives on a few tracts of prairie. Researchers want to learn its secrets
August 2024 Associated Press: While orchids are found all over the world, the western prairie fringed orchid is specifically adapted to the tallgrass prairie.
Species at Risk Spotlight: Bank Swallow
August 2024 Dawson Trail Dispatch: Bank swallows will nest in groups of anywhere from ten individuals to many thousands. It’s mesmerizing to watch.