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Part of your City of Winnipeg,
Public Works Department, Parks and Open Spaces Division, Naturalist Services Branch
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The Living Prairie Museum is a 12 hectare (30acre) tall grass prairie preserve located
inside the City of Winnipeg. Set aside in 1968, this preserve is home to over 160 species
of prairie plants and a great array of prairie wildlife. Prior to European settlement,
tall grass prairie covered one million square kilometres in central North America,
stretching from Texas to southern Manitoba. Today, tall grass prairie is all but gone.
In Manitoba only 1/20th of 1% of the original tall grass prairie remains. The Living Prairie
Museum is one of the few remaining fragments of this once vast ecosystem.
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The goal of Living Prairie Museum is to provide awareness and conservation of natural areas, specifically tall grass prairie, through environmental education. To download a copy of our
Environmental Education Brochure for print,
click here.
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Living Prairie Museum News
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| Spirit of the Prairie Celebration
On Sunday, September 12th from 12:00 noon to 4:00 p.m. join us in honouring the beauty of the tall grass prairie, its cultures and all its gifts during Living Prairie Museum¿s 17th Annual Spirit of the Prairie Celebration. Enjoy watching the release of a rehabilitated bird of prey at 3:00 p.m., listen to the engaging storytelling of Métis author Joe McLellan, and take a stroll through the tallgrass prairie preserve during a guided hike. Try your arm in the atlatl competition, make your own bannock over an open fire, and check out the many displays including a traditional Red River Cart. Take part in a fun-filled afternoon of activities for the whole family. Admission is by donation.
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Admission is Free
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The Living Prairie Museum Interpretive Centre opens for the season with the blooming of the
Prairie Crocus,
Manitoba's provincial flower. During
Crocus Day, usually the latter weekends in April (weather permitting),
special programs and guided hikes are available to celebrate spring's arrival. The Interpretive Centre has
displays on prairie history and ecology and a second story observation deck that offers a great view of the prairie. Books and wildflower
seeds are available for purchase through our
Prairie Bookstore.
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May to June - open Sundays only from 10:00
a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
July - August - open daily from 10:00
a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
The Interpretive Centre is located at:
2795 Ness Avenue
Winnipeg, Manitoba
R3J 3S4
Phone: (204) 832-0167
Fax: 311
Everyone is welcome to visit the prairie year-round from dawn until dusk whether or not the Museum Interpretive Centre is open.
Self -guiding trail booklets are available at the front entrance to the
Interpretive Centre.
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