Researching Arctic Species in Churchill
The Assiniboine Park Conservancy’s (APC) Conservation and Research team recently travelled to Churchill, MB as part of two exciting research projects concerning arctic species.
APC Celebrates a Successful 2020 Garden Party and Online Auction
This summer, Assiniboine Park Conservancy celebrated our first ever at-home Garden Party event and Online Experience Auction.
Plant of the Month: Joe Pye Weed
Joe Pye Weed (Eupatorium purpureum) is a wonderful late-summer herbaceous perennial that is at its finest from mid-August through fall. If you're looking to create a pollinator-friendly garden, Joe Pye is an absolute bee magnet!
Animal of the Month: Red Panda
As red pandas mature, hair grows and covers their entire foot, including the foot pads! This helps to give them traction in order to walk on ice, or climb wet slippery branches.
Saving the Poweshiek Skipperling from Extinction
The Assiniboine Park Conservancy has released 19 critically endangered Poweshiek skipperling butterflies at the Nature Conservancy of Canada’s properties located in the Tall Grass Prairie Preserve in the RM of Stuartburn in southeastern Manitoba.
Donors Step Up to Support The Leaf and Canada’s Diversity Gardens
The Canada’s Diversity Gardens project is the final major phase in the redevelopment of Assiniboine Park and Zoo that was launched in 2009.
