This Sunday, July 15th, is the 5th Annual Monarch Butterfly Festival at The Living Prairie Museum (2795 Ness Ave). The event is being held from 12-4 pm. It is free to attend and promises to be a lot of fun for the whole family. Here is the tentative schedule:
- 12:15 Guided Prairie Hike- learn why Living Prairie Museum is prime habitat for butterflies with a knowledgeable naturalist
- 12:30 Storytelling – join Joe McLellan as he recounts his traditional tale of "Nanabosho and the Butterflies"
- 1:15 Presentation- "Flying zoos: the fauna that lives on birds" with University of Manitoba entomologist Terry Galloway
- 1:45 Guided Prairie Hike-learn why Living Prairie Museum is prime habitat for butterflies with a knowledgeable naturalist
- 1:45 Storytelling – join Joe McLellan as he recounts his traditional tale of "Nanabosho and the Butterflies"
- 2:15 Presentation "Insects in the City"- meet City Entomologist Taz Stewart as he discuss insects of Winnipeg.
- 3:00 Butterfly Gardening Workshop- prairie expert John Morgan shows you how to bring butterflies to your backyard.
- 3:45 Butterfly Release
All-day activities include: face painting, butterfly life-cycle station, crafts, street painting, geocaching, native prairie plant sale and more.
We hope to see you here. Please call 823-0167 should you wish to volunteer or if you have any questions about the event.
Thank you.
The Living Prairie Museum