Ohio State University is hosting a series of "pollinator-friendly" webinars throughout October and November. Click here register and view the exciting topics they will be discussing! 

Prairie Day at Manitoba Tall Grass Prairie Preserve is this Saturday, Aug 13th 10am to 3pm! Guided walks and guest speakers will highlight special species and other aspects of the tall grass prairie ecosystem. Guided walks will take place at the Prairie Shore Trail, 3km east of TOlstoi MB on PR 2. This is a great opportunity to visit and learn about one of Manitoba's best examples of tall grass prairie!

Admission is $10 per adult (children free). Activities will carry on, rain or shine! For more information, please e-mail mbtgpp@gmail.com

On June 21, the University of Manitoba Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences hosted an exciting informational webinar called "The buzz about bees: What is bugging our honey bees and native bees and what can we do about it?". There were three key speakers featured in the webinar:

• Rob Currie - Professor and Head, Department of Entomology
• Jason Gibbs - Associate Professor, Department of Entomology
• Ian Steppler - Farm President & Farm Apiarist, Steppler Farms Ltd.

The session was recorded on YouTube and is available for everyone to watch! Click here to access the recording.

In celebration of Pollinator Week (June 20-26), we invited you to ask our panel of experts on any questions you have on insects and pollinator-friendly plants. We would like to thank everyone for submitting questions! ...We've got answers for you!

Click here to see the list of questions answered by our experts!

The folks at HC Avery, HC Marigold Market, and Seven Oaks School Division are hosting a student-led farmers and makers market on June 11, 10am-2pm. They've teamed up to produce 400 Indigenous Plants to give away at their market! The plants are 100% native ecotype.

Please see the graphic below and visit their Instagram pages @hcaveryfarm @hca_marigoldmarket @7oaksgrows for more information and updates!