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.
August 2024 Associated Press: While orchids are found all over the world, the western prairie fringed orchid is specifically adapted to the tallgrass prairie.
August 2024 Dawson Trail Dispatch: Bank swallows will nest in groups of anywhere from ten individuals to many thousands. It’s mesmerizing to watch.
August 2024 News Release: The Manitoba Tall Grass Prairie Preserve is hosting its annual Prairie Day event on Saturday, August 10, 2024.
Join us on Adventures with Nature Norm as we celebrate tall-grass prairie flora.
July 2023 Steinbach Online: A team of conservationists recently released Poweshiek Skipperling into the Manitoba Tall Grass Prairie Preserve near Vita.
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.
Join us on Adventures with Nature Norm as we celebrate tall-grass prairie orchids.
June 2024 Dawson Trail Dispatch: There is no greater symbol of global conservation in the tall-grass prairie than the monarch butterfly.
Join us on Adventures with Nature Norm as we celebrate tall-grass prairie butterflies.
May 2024 Dawson Trail Dispatch: If you are lucky enough to see a Canada warbler hopping through the foliage, it can be a highlight of the birding season.