by NOCI Admin | Jan 24, 2017 | Uncategorised |
Here’s a link to some upcoming events sponsored by Gardens Manitoba: Upcoming Events
by NOCI Admin | Jan 14, 2017 | Uncategorised |
A lovely article by Colleen Zacharias was published in the Winnipeg Free Press this morning (Jan 14/17). It highlights orchids on the prairies and Lorne Heshka’s efforts to share the wonderful variety of orchids and other wildflowers in Churchill. There’s...
by NOCI Admin | Dec 10, 2016 | Uncategorised |
It’s time to renew your membership. Your membership and any donations are key for NOCI to continue its important conservation work. Your paid-up membership also ensures that you will receive all the benefits of membership in NOCI including voting at the Annual...
by NOCI Admin | Dec 10, 2016 | Uncategorised |
On November 3rd Peggy represented NOCI at a public hearing of the Brandon and Area Planning District. A proposal to change the zoning of a parcel of land just outside the Brandon city limits from “agricultural” to “rural residential” was under...
by NOCI Admin | Dec 10, 2016 | Uncategorised |
Donna and Heather at sign in table. Dr. Richard Staniforth explaining how to recognize Manitoba’s ferns. Nature Manitoba table. Ryan Wakshinski talking about the evolution of the Brokenhead Wetland Interpretive Trail. NOCI held its annual Open House on October...
by NOCI Admin | Dec 10, 2016 | Uncategorised |
On September 30th about 60 NOCI members, friends and family gathered to celebrate the launch of the 2nd edition of our book, Orchids of Manitoba, a field guide at McNally Robinson. Peggy Bainard Acheson, President introduced the new book with a short background on our...
by NOCI Admin | Dec 9, 2016 | Uncategorised |
In September Peggy Bainard Acheson and John Dyck attended a public consultation session hosted by the Roseau River Integrated Watershed Management Team in Dominion City. We contributed input to the watershed management plan from NOCI’s perspective on orchid...
by NOCI Admin | Nov 22, 2016 | Uncategorised |
Tiger salamander Birds on display from Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre The tall-grass prairie is a complex ecosystem with an amazing variety of grasses, flowers and wildlife. Before settlers came it was the most productive type of prairie in North America. Grasses...
by NOCI Admin | Nov 22, 2016 | Uncategorised |
On July 30th Peggy attended the Victoria Beach Country Market along with Karen Paul who was promoting the Lake Winnipeg Foundation and the Bergman prints in support of both the Lake Winnipeg Foundation and Debwendon Inc. Peggy brought the display of the opening of the...
by NOCI Admin | Nov 22, 2016 | Uncategorised |
We were very pleased to have Marilyn Light visit us for a couple of days in late July. Marilyn, who hails from Gatineau, PQ, is a member of the Canadian Orchid Congress and editor of Orchid Conservation News, the Newsletter of the Orchid Specialist Group of the IUCN...
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