Species at Risk Spotlight: Monarch Butterfly
June 2024 Dawson Trail Dispatch: There is no greater symbol of global conservation in the tall-grass prairie than the monarch butterfly.
Species at Risk Spotlight: American Badger
November 2023 Dawson Trail Dispatch: The American badger is a member of the weasel family. They are equipped with powerful front legs and claws, making them excellent diggers.
Species at Risk Spotlight: Olive-sided Flycatcher
October 2023 Dawson Trail Dispatch: One way to distinguish olive-sided flycatchers from other flycatchers is by their distinct call, which has been said to sound like “quick, three beers.”
Species at Risk Spotlight: Culver’s Root
August 2023 Dawson Trail Dispatch: Culver’s root was named after Dr. Culver, an early eighteenth-century physician who recommended the plant for various medicinal uses.
Introducing the Shared Legacy Partnership
July 2023: Our goal is to help advance understanding of the wonder of Manitoba’s Tall Grass Prairie Natural Area, its relationship with agriculture, and the natural heritage that benefits all residents.
“There are probably fewer than 500 globally”, butterflies released in the Southeast
August 2022 Pembina Valley Online: Nearly 200 endangered butterflies were released into the wild near Vita earlier this summer.
NCC/Assiniboine Park Conservancy set new record releasing over 200 endangered butterflies onto NCC lands
August 2022 News Release: Over the course of approximately three weeks in July, the Assiniboine Park Conservancy successfully released 191 critically endangered Poweshiek skipperling butterflies
Assiniboine Park Zoo sets new record with release of 47 critically endangered butterflies in expanded effort to save the Poweshiek skipperling from extinction
July 2021 News Release: After a very successful breeding and over-wintering season, the Assiniboine Park Conservancy has released 47 critically endangered Poweshiek skipperling butterflies.
Expanded efforts made to save critically endangered butterflies from extinction
July 2020 News Release: The Assiniboine Park Conservancy has released 19 critically endangered Poweshiek skipperling butterflies at the Nature Conservancy of Canada’s properties in the Tall Grass Prairie Preserve in the RM of Stuartburn in SE Manitoba.