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Paddle Wavey Creek (rescheduled from September 18)
Contact / Registration: Kevin & Anita Miller -- register at k.a.miller@mts.net . 15 people have registered as of October 1.
Location / Time: Launch from along Wavey Creek Road at 10:00 AM. There are actually many places to launch along that road. Please plan to arrive at 9:30. Kevin & Anita will arrive very early to help guide you to the exact launch location.
Carpooling: It is customary for paddling partners to carpool together. Otherwise, if you are bow paddler who'd like to catch a ride with someone carrying a canoe or kayak, let us know.
Description: We've launched from Wavey Creek Road 4 times in the past 4 years. There are 4 different possible routes -- plus variations -- and many possible distances. (GPS tracks are available on request.) Distances and lengths of time from launch to takeout have ranged from 13K to 19K and 3 hours to 5 hours. When you register, you can indicate your preference for route and/or distance and/or time. Wavey Creek, Medicine Creek, Muckle Creek, and Netley Creek are very wide in most places -- much wider than the Seine River and the La Salle River, and backflow from Lake Winnipeg and the Red River provides reliable water depth with minimal current.
Lunch: We’ll stop for lunch at an appropriate location at an appropriate time.
Toilets: There aren't any formal toilets along our paddling route.
Boats: If you don’t have a canoe or kayak, we can try to partner you with a canoe owner who is looking for a bow paddler.
Rating: Novice (bow paddler in the canoe of an experienced stern paddler) to intermediate.
Bring: Lunch, water, sunscreen, your name tag, and extra warm clothes.
Hike with Jack in Birds Hill Park (dog friendly)
Location / Time: Meet at the Nimowin parking lot in Birds Hill Park at 1:00 PM.
Description: Dog-friendly hike -- Jack is Ed's dog -- to the hwy 206 cabin and return. Some of the trails are narrow and/or rugged. 5 to 6 km 2½ hours.
Toilet: There is a toilet at the parking lot and at the cabin.
Bring: Bring water, your name tag, sturdy boots, hiking poles (if you like), and your favourite beverage for a social gathering at the parking lot after the hike.
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Elma – Seven Sisters
Contact / Registration: Garry Budyk at 204-667-1062 or gbudyk@shaw.ca for carpool information for Winnipeg participants and for a rendezvous location.
Garry Budyk will lead this outing, which was highly successful in recent years, with sightings of numerous Bald Eagles, two Golden Eagles, Sandhill Cranes and more. Scoters are possible. Contact Garry Budyk at 204-667-1062 or gbudyk@shaw.ca for carpool information for Winnipeg participants and for a rendezvous location.
Pine Points Rapids Hike in Whiteshell Provincial Park
Contact / Registration: To register please call Roger at 204-451-1219.
Join Roger for hike to the pretty Pine Point Rapids area of Whiteshell Provincial Park .
Wear clothing for the weather including a hat or tuque and appropriate footwear . Bring water and lunch .
Meet at 9 am at McDonald's and COOP Foodstore parking lot off FermorAve and Lakewood Blvd in Southdale part of Winnipeg . Carpooling will be arranged and driver should have valid provincial park pass.
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A Natural Legacy: What's New at Living Prairie
Presenter: Marika Olynyk and Josh Pearlman Date: Tuesday, October 22, 2024 Location: Westworth United Church at 1750 Grosvenor Avenue in Winnipeg Admission: $5 for members (non-member rate $10) Living Prairie Museum is a unique urban nature preserve that protects endangered tall grass prairie. Join us to learn more about caring for this beautiful and unique site, and about conserving Winnipeg’s prairie legacy. We'll discuss caring for the prairie, including the challenges of a dynamic and rare ecosystem facing many threats. Less than 1% of this incredibly diverse ecosystem still remains in Manitoba. We will review some of Living Prairie Museum’s prairie restoration and plant propagation projects, including work recently supported by Nature Manitoba. We also discuss how to help build and support prairie within the city.
Marika Olynyk is the Curator of Living Prairie Museum with the City of Winnipeg’s Natural Services Branch. An environmental educator and ecologist, she has worked in education and outreach with Parks Canada, Nature Conservancy of Canada, and Alberta Parks. She holds a Master’s degree in Natural Resources Management, and has worked extensively on prairie ecology, including pollination and avian studies, and land management planning. A Nature Manitoba board member since 2019, Marika also sits on the Steering Committees for two Nature Manitoba partner programs: Important Bird Areas Program and Bridging the Gap Program.
Josh Pearlman is a Technical Assistant and acting Education Coordinator with the City of Winnipeg's Naturalist Services Branch. His educational background includes programs in landscape design, environmental studies and botanical science. For over fifteen years he has been fortunate to work in roles that combine habitat conservation and public education around the tall grass prairie and boreal forest ecosystems of Manitoba.
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Mushroom Walk at Birds Hill Park
Contact / Registration: Donna Kurt -- register at dkurt@mymts.net . 204-334-3111 (voice). 204-299-2489 (text).
Location / Time: Birds Hill Provincial Park. Meet at 9:30 at the 59er Esso service station north parking lot (PTH 59 about 1 km south of the west entrance to Birds Hill Park).
Description: Hike for 2 to 3 hours. There is a chance of finding some edible mushrooms. Rain is forecast for Tuesday, so there is a chance we will get some mushrooms flushing on Wednesday.
We will be doing some off-trail walking.
Donna has bear spray and bear bangers.
A Manitoba Parks vehicle permit is required.
Bring: Some mesh bags, a knife to cut mushrooms, warm clothing/layers, boots for hiking and maybe gators if you have them, a pack, some lunch and snack, hot drinks, warm gloves, a whistle on your neck, and your name tag.
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Lake Winnipeg Beaches
Late fall is a good time to look for lingering waterfowl, raptors and gulls along the beaches of S.E. Lake Winnipeg. Winter passerines, such as Snow Buntings and redpolls, should also be present. In 2023 the outing turned up a Vermilion Flycatcher, so anything is possible. Meet at the Safeway parking lot at the southeast corner of Chief Peguis Trail and Henderson Hwy. at 7:45 a.m.
Contact Garry Budyk at 204-661-1062 or gbudyk@shaw.ca or Rudolf Koes at 204-661-0763 or rkoes@mymts.net for information or to register.
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Grand Beach -Ancient Beaches Hike
Contact / Registration: To register please call Roger at 204-451-1219.
Join Roger for hike at Grand Beach Provincial Park and area.
Please dress appropriately for the weather including hat and proper footwear . Bring water and lunch .
Meet at 9 am at McDonald's and COOP Foodstore parking lot off Fermor Ave and Lakewood Blvd in Southdale part of Winnipeg .
Carpooling will be arranged and driver should have valid provincial park pass.
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Chickadee Trail guided walk
Location: Birds Hill Provincial Park, Chickadee trailhead (parking lot) on North Drive. A Manitoba Parks vehicle permit is required.
Time: Meet at 9:45 AM. The guided walk is from 10:00 AM to noon.
Description: A Birds Hill Park staff interpreter will lead a guided walk of the 4 km Chickadee Trail.
Toilet: There is a pit toilet at the Chickadee trailhead.
Bring: Your name tag.
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