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.
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.
Prairie Day at the Manitoba Tall Grass Prairie Preserve
August 2024 News Release: The Manitoba Tall Grass Prairie Preserve is hosting its annual Prairie Day event on Saturday, August 10, 2024.
Conservationists release rare butterfly species into Manitoba Tall Grass Prairie Preserve
July 2023 Steinbach Online: A team of conservationists recently released Poweshiek Skipperling into the Manitoba Tall Grass Prairie Preserve near Vita.
Species at Risk Spotlight: Small White Lady’s-slipper
July 2024 Dawson Trail Dispatch: A species at risk, the small white lady’s-slipper is a unique-looking flower that is hard to ignore.