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Big Event May 28, 2025 6 pM

nEWS EVENTS

News Event Lily Society Seminar Sat. April 12, 2025 9 AM – 4 PM

News Event Living Prairie Museum Workshops: April 17, April 26, May 3, May 8, 2025

News Event RETLIFE: Slow Birding: A mindful Connection to Nature (All Ages) Wed April 23, 2025 7-8:30 pM Transcona Bioreserve. Initially Meet at Thomas F. Copeland Memorial Park, 300 Larche Av.

$20.00 All registrations are in person at 530 McLeod Ave.
For questions, call 204-667-6193

Instructor: Melissa Scouten – Assiniboine Park Conservatory

Join us for a Slow Birding workshop to explore the joy of observing birds with mindfulness and wonder. Open to all ages and abilities, this experience will help sharpen your senses, deepen appreciation, and bring a sense of calm. Slow down, tune in, let the birds lead the way

What to Bring: Dress for the weather including footwear —we’ll be outdoors and the trails can get wet!
No equipment required. Feel free to bring your binoculars or borrow a pair (while supplies last), optional notebook and your camera/phone. Please Note: There is no washroom access. Kids under 7 are free.

News Event Herb Society: Vertical Gardening. Monday April 28, 2025

Speaker Trina Semenchuk from Little Greenhouse That Could.

Presentation of the basics of indoor growing, benefits of vertical farming, how to make a local impact. Go to the links section and then go to their website for more information.

News Event RETLIFE: Discover Owls. (All ages) Tuesday April 29, 2025 6-7 pm Ecole Regent Park School Library, 411 Moroz St.

$20.00 All registrations are in person at 530 McLeod Ave. For questions call 204-667-6193

Instructor: James Duncan, Discover Owls

Discover the mysterious lives of owls by meeting one in person! Join James Duncan, biologist, global owl expert and Director of Discover Owls, and Rusty (a female Long-eared Owl) as you learn about owls and their role in the world (as well as enjoy some owl impressions and examine owl ‘puke’ (pellets). Cameras welcome to capture a shot or video of Rusty flying

News Event RETLIFE: Vermicomposting With Green Action Centre. Thursday May 8, 2025. 6-8 pM College Miles Macdonell, 757 Roch St.

$95.00 Register in person at 530 McLeod Ave. For questions call 204-667-6193

Learn how to compost indoors with Green Action Centre and red wiggler worms!!

This workshop teaches you how to convert your kitchen waste into vermicompost. You will create your own worm bin to take home and learn how to care for your worms and how to harvest and use your compost. This is a great option for those who are looking for options to compost indoors, reduce food waste in landfills, and create nutient-rich fertilizer for your garden and plants! All equipment is provided, but come prepared to get dirty! Don’t forget your garden gloves, notebook