Ward Christianson and Marlene Waldron, Nature Manitoba Birders
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Join Ward and Marlene to learn how to separate Manitoba's thrushes from each other and their look-a-like cousins. Ward will also discuss where and when to find these varied songsters.
Christian Artuso, MB Program Manager, Bird Studies Canada and Chair of Manitoba IBA Committee
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Most nature lovers are familiar with birds and other vertebrates, but aside from a few groups such as butterflies, know little about the vastly more numerous and diverse invertebrates (animals without backbones) that live in Manitoba. This workshop aims to help you put a name to invertebrates that we encounter in the countryside, in our yards and that share our homes.
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Kateryn Rochon, Ass't Professor of Veterinary & Wildlife Entomology, U of M
Wood tick, deer tick, dog tick, blacklegged tick: what's the difference and why do you need to know? Come learn all about ticks! The program will cover common human pet biting species in Manitoba, their life cycle, some of the pathogens they can transmit, how to protect yourself from tick bites and what to do if you get a bite anyway.
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Dr. Jason Gibbs, Assistant Professor in Department of Entomology at U of M
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Dr. Emily McKinnon, Biologist and Science Educator
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*Please note: This workshop is now full. Continue through registration to have your name added to the waitlist. We will contact you if a spot opens up.*
Dr. David Punter, Retired Professor of Botany from the University of Manitoba
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Morels are the mushrooms that appear in the spring while most other fungi can be found in late August and September. Participants in this workshop will begin learning to identify mushrooms in time for the morel season.
Simone Hébert Allard, Author of “Manitoba Butterflies: A Field Guide
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Tom Nagy, Manitoba Ecologist and Foraging Enthusiast
*Please note: This workshop is now full. Continue through registration to have your name added to the waitlist. We will contact you if a spot opens up.*
*Please note: This workshop is now full. Continue through registration to have your name added to the waitlist. We will contact you if a spot opens up.*
*Please note: This workshop is now full. Continue through registration to have your name added to the waitlist. We will contact you if a spot opens up.*
Do you enjoy watching birds, but think identification of sparrows (“little brown jobs”) is for someone else? Come and learn to be that someone! Ward will help you sort out the important field marks for successful sparrow identification.
*Please note: This workshop is now full. Continue through registration to have your name added to the waitlist. We will contact you if a spot opens up.*
This workshop will describe the variety of birds, from permanent residents to occasional visitors, which may be found in urban and suburban yards. We will also discuss ways to increase the attractiveness of your garden to birds
