Picking thistles!

One Friday November 5th approximately 40 students along with Mme. Lépine and myself headed out to the One with the Biosphere project. Our mission: pick the invading thistles to try to allow native species to replace them. We were successful in picking 10 garbage bags full of the prickly invaders thanks to some very hard work from the students.
We also collected seeds form mature Tall Grass Prairie species that will be planted at a later date. We collected seeds from both Big Bluestem and Little Bluestem.
A beautiful warm fall day spent out in our own little patch of Manitoba Prairie!

Spring Planting and Clean-Up

On April 22nd we spent the morning planting about 35 specimens of transplanted native prairie species. Some of the species planted were from the following: lady slippers, 3 flowered avens, blazing stars, wolf willow, and many more... The specimens were taken from the future Chief Peguis trail extension last fall. Thanks to Paul and Curtis from the city who brought the plants, shovels and water. Hopefully the se plants survive and flourish!

The next day, April 23rd, btoh classes spent a good part of the afternoon cleaning the trail from Munroe north towards Kimberley, but we only made it Concordia. Hopefully we will have time to return to finnish the job in May.