ee Better Manitoba is a group of like-minded organizations who have come together with a common goal - to inspire and empower Manitobans to protect, conserve and create pollinator-friendly habitat at home and in their communities.
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Coleen Cirillo, of the David Suzuki Butterflyway Rangers, is an environmental educator, communicator and researcher with 25 years of experience. Hosted on May 25, this exciting and informative webinar provided information on many important aspects of habitat gardening and can be helpful to both new and experienced gardeners.
Click here to access the recording to the webinar! (Google Drive)
Applications are open until Feb 19 to join this growing volunteer-led movement to grow habitat for wild pollinators in homes, schools, businesses, parks and communities across Canada. Their free online training webinars, online Toolkit, and admin support are a great primer for getting involved in our Public Garden Program. Manitoba has over 80 Butterflyway Rangers to date - see the map on their website view the native gardens and Butterflyways planted by Rangers in Manitoba and across Canada.
Bumble Bee Watch is a community science project through the partnership of the Xerces Society,the University of Ottawa, and Wildlife Preservation Canada. It’s a collaborative effort to track and conserve North America’s bumble bees.Individuals can upload photos of bumble bees, ID bumble bees in your photos and have your ID verified by experts. This helps researchers determine status and conservation needs of bumble bees. Individuals can learn about bumble bees,their ecology and ongoing conservation efforts and connect with other community scientists. Click here to check out their website!
Linda Dietrick, a Manitoba Master Gardener, posted an article on where you can get native plants and seeds within the province. She provided a list of vendors, their contact info, sales logistics, and other additional info that might be helpful. Check out Linda's article here!
This article is part of the Manitoba Master Gardener Association's (MMGA) January 2025 newsletter. To learn more about the MMGA, their programs and the resources they offer, check out their website!
We are incredibly pleased to be included in the 1,000 Gardens Project through rare sites! This ambitious project seeks to create a pollinator highway across Canada. We thank the many dedicated participants in our Public Garden Program for making this possible.
To learn more about the 1000 Gardens Project, visit the rare sites website.
For more information on our public garden program, click here