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Altona - Gretna Trans Canada Trail Workshop (in conjunction with Ducks Unlimited & Prairie Originals)

  • Millennium Exhibition Centre 227 10th Ave NW Altona Canada (map)

Tall Grass Prairie & Intrinsic Value

A Relationship to the Trans Canada Trail Reclamation Plan

Free Event!

What you’ll learn

Workshop A - Tall Grass Prairie History & Intrinsic Value

Presenter: Glen Koblin @ 1pm

  • Presentation will include a value-added discussion of regional native plant species and their benefits. This will include education on the beneficial ecosystem services provided by Ducks Unlimited, with reclamation using native plants, and some suggested easy-to-grow plant species for different site characteristics.

  • The takeaway of the presentation will end with homeowner information and what they need to know to start their own native planting at home.

Workshop B _ Native Plants In Our Own Backyard

Presenter: Kelly Leask @ 2:15pm

  • ACAN welcomes in person Kelly Leask, owner and manager of Prairie Originals native plants in Selkirk, Manitoba.

  • This presentation will provide a further introduction for how to establish and care for  native plants in our yards and gardens.

  • Identifying, collecting seed, and preparations for spring planting will be featured.

  • Kelly's enthusiastic and knowledgeable way of presenting thrilled zoom participants in 2021 as she introduced native plants to us, and we are eager to learn more from her.

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April 13

Fruit Jam - Fundraising Concert for the Altona Community Orchard