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NATIVE FERNS of MANITOBA

Posted: Monday, November 23, 2015

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Workshops

Event Date: Tuesday, February 2, 2016

Start Time: 7:30 pm

Fee: $5 for Nature Manitoba members, $10 for non-members (students: $3 for members, $5 for non-members).

Instructor: Richard Staniforth, Retired Professor of Botany from the U of W

Location: Kelvin High School, Room 31

Leathery grapefern growing in Sandilands Provincial Forest. (R. Staniforth)Get to know some of Manitoba’s most ancient plants! Despite our harsh climate, about 30 species of ferns are found in Manitoba swamps, rich woods and even on dry rock out-croppings. Find out about their curious life histories, where to search for them and how to grow them from spores.

 

**Please call the office no later than Feb. 1st to register as the office will be closed on Feb. 2nd.**