The Manitoba Bluebird Fund Committee is pleased to announce the continued subsidy program for shrubs and herbaceous plants. The object of this subsidy is to permit households who don’t have room to plant additional (or any) trees on their property to still promote the welfare of songbirds by adding bird-friendly shrubs and/or herbaceous plants to their landscape.
For 2025 the program will start on June 8th to subsidize the purchase by private individuals of shrubs and/or herbaceous plants, at our partner vendor Prairie Originals (prairieoriginals.com), NEW LOCATION at 82051 Rd 30 E, St. Clements, MB (see species list below).
The Fund will provide a subsidy of up to $50.00 per household. Thus if an individual purchased less than $50.00 of plants on the list, the staff of Prairie Originals, after recording their name and address, will give them an immediate credit at the cash register of the amount of purchase. For purchases over $50.00 the customer would receive a credit at checkout of $50.00 and pay the balance. Addresses are recorded to ensure that only one subsidy per household is granted, to ensure as many folks as possible can participate.
All Prairie Original grown shrubs, vines, grasses and wildflowers that are all native to Manitoba will be eligible. Shrubs and herbaceous plants may be combined to access the subsidy.
For 2025 we are offering subsidies to 100 households on a first-come, first-served basis.
Revised June 3, 2025