Living Prairie Museum

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Living Prairie Museum is a unique urban nature preserve that protects endangered tall grass prairie in Winnipeg MB. The site has walking trails and an interpretive centre. Events and education programs are held year-round. www.winnipeg.ca/livingprairie

A white weasel in the snow stands on its hind legs facing the camera
A low one story building sits with a snowy field in front. Text reads "January Drop-in Activities. Jan 10 - Animals in Winter, Jan 17 - Free Snowshoe Rentals, Jan 24 - Wild Dogs of Manitoba, Jan 31 - Snowshoe Saturday - Free Snowshoe Rentals"
Silhouette of dry stems of flowers in a grassy field with a pink streaky sunset sky in the background.
Spiky purple flowers grow in the foreground with a green field and clear sky above in the background
A yellow insect with clear wings hovers in front of a large pink flower.
Text reads "Monarch Butterfly Festival, July 26 and 27, 10am-3pm" next to a picture of a striped caterpillar.
picnic tables sit under a shade roof with a green field in the background
A group of people stand in a field of grass and flowers and one person is gesturing towards something that they are all looking at.
A large bumblebee visits a hot pink wild rose flower, surrounded by greenery
a reporter holds a microphone to a person talking, in front of a green field of long grass
a herd of about 20 sheep eat in a field of green grass with trees in the background
an orange and black butterfly rests on a green plant
An orange and yellow bumblebee rests on top of a purple flower surrounded by tall green grass.
a black, yellow and green caterpillar sits on the stem of a plant that ends in a spray of reddish/green seeds.
A grassy field with a trail running through it fills the background. In the foreground is a sign reading "Living Prairie Museum. Welcome to One of the Rarest Ecosystems in the World"
A group of people stands in a field facing one person in a wide-brimmed blue hat, who is gesturing and explaining something.
a cluster of five-petaled orange flowers sit atop a stem with narrow leaves.
An orange and black butterfly perches on a flower in the foreground with a building behind. Text reads "Doors Open Winnipeg Portes Ouvertes" and "May 24 & 25 11m-4pm"
A tray of small plants in little black pots, each with a information tag stuck in.
A small brown and grey bird perches on the branches of a tree that is just starting to leaf out. The bird has its head thrown back and mouth wide open in song.
A picture of small plants with plastic tags. Text reads "prairie plant sales! Friday, May 16th 3:00 pm - 6:00 pm Saturday, May 17th 10:00 am - 4:00 pm Sunday, May 18th 10:00 am - 4:00 pm Sunday, May 25th 10:00 am - 4:00 pm Sunday, June 22nd 10:00 am - 4:00 pm"
Image shows the interior of a building with large windows showing an open field in the background. The inside of the building shows shelves and displays with antlers and skulls, a microscope, and sand table, along with various other artifacts.
A approximately 30 second video shows a fox walking quickly through a field of tall dead grass. In the background are buildings and trees.
A line of black burned areas with flames along the edge stretches across a grassy field. In the background the city is visible.
dry plant stalks stand upright with broad leaf-shaped seedpods that taper to a point.
A group of 10 people sit and stand around benches, facing the camera. They hold buckets and garbage bags.
Image of a child using a magnifying glass with text reading "City Nature Challenge. April 25-28 2025"
A rosette of green toothed leaves.
a hand holds some small seeds on its palm while a second hand places a seed on the soil in a small pot. Beside it is a container with more seeds and a paper that reads "Gaillardia aristata" along with a picture of yellow and red daisy-shaped flowers.
An image of a wildflower garden with a text box above that reads "1. Introduction to using Native Manitoba Plants - Thurs April 17 7:30pm 2. Introduction to Growing Native Plants from Seed - Sat April 26 1pm 3. Planning your Prairie: Preparation, Design, and Plant Selection - Sat May 3 1pm 4. Managing your Prairie - Thurs May 8 7:30pm" and a text box below that reads "Prairie Planting Workshops"
a small container with plant seeds sits on a surface next to a small pot with soil, and some papers with pictures of red and yellow flowers, with words reading "how to care for your seedling"
An adult and two children face a glass display case containing plants, flowers and butterflies.
An image on the left shows a variety of different coloured flowers growing together. At the top it reads "Prairie Planting Workshops", and on the left, it reads: "Thursday April 17 Introduction to Using Native Manitoba Wildflowers, Grasses, and Shrubs. Saturday April 16 Introduction to Growing Manitoba Native Plants from Seed. Saturday May 3 Planning your Prairie: Preparation, Design, and Plant Selection. Thursday May 8 Managing your Native Manitoba Landscape.
A group of 8 people work around tables, holding small items in their hands and surrounded by buckets and trays.
Text on the top reads "spring break at Living Prairie!" above an image of two prairie crocus flowers lit by sunlight.
A clear sky in the background and a large, mostly white hawk looks down at the camera with its wings outstretched as it soars overhead.
A black bird with a white shoulder and yellow hood is seen in profile perching amongst dry grass.
A sunflower fills the bottom half of the image. The top reads "Seedy Saturday 2025. March 8th, 10:30am-3:30pm, Millennium Library. Seed swap. Film screening. market. Kids' table. Skill sharing. At the top are the logos for Seeds of Diversity, City of Winnipeg, and Spence Neighbourhood Association. At the bottom it reads "For more info: greenhouse@spenceneighbourhood.org"
A bird with a black chest and a reddish-brown patch on the back of its neck stands atop a pink daisy-shaped flower, surrounded by tall grasses and other plants. It's wings are outstretched in motion.
A coyote with a closed mouth and pointed-looking face gazes off to the right in a field of frosty dead grass. The lighting suggests it is early morning or late afternoon.
A pair of modern snowshoes with tubular metal rims and stiff plastic webbing sit propped up in snow in a field with dry grasses and a clear blue sky in the background.
A calm grey and tan coyote stands on a lawn of dead grass looking slightly away and to the right.
A forest of trees in winter with snow on the trunks and branches.
A snow-covered field with grasses and dry plants sticking up through the snow. In the background a row of frost-covered trees.
Two white mushrooms sit on a forest floor surrounded by fallen leaves and pine needles.
A snowy field in the foreground with a low building with windows looking out onto the snowy prairie. Above a cloudless sky with a bright, low mid-winter sun.
The image is divided into four sections. The top right reads "Nature Comes to You", the bottom right shows a person with toque and glasses gesturing to a group of kids looking at a fur on the ground. The bottom left has a person seated in front of a large group of kids with the image of a butterfly on the screen at the front of the room, and the top left shows the hands of a kid holding a magnifying glass and a stick above a white tray full of loose soil.