The adult booklet includes detailed information and pictures of each of the plant species as well as some recipes for native species. For kids, we have added another booklet that provides basic information, pictures, a colouring page, a maze, and some fun facts!

To download your copy or to learn more about the RMBR Native Species Garden, click here.

Warblers to Waterfowl Weekend

May 25-27, 2012

A great weekend searching for life list birds and spending time with others who are bird enthusiasts! Riding Mountain Biosphere Reserve is home to great grey owls, herons and the rare golden winged warbler. From Proven Marsh to Whirlpool Lake, Mount Agassiz and the Minnedosa pothole country you will be treated to a host of wonderful warblers and other exciting boreal forest birds in the Biosphere Reserve’s core protected area, Riding Mountain National Park. Accommodations with local certified Bed and Breakfasts will give you a chance to meeting friends, old and new, enjoy great food and excellent accommodations. The weekend will be led by expert birder and enthusiastic raconteur Calvin Cuthbert.

Registration deadline is May 4, 2012.

For more information or to register, please click here!

If you have any questions, please call Valerie at 204-636-2085 or email rmbr@mts.net

For more information, please visit the Native Species Garden page by clicking here.

We’ve just posted all of our entries to the 2011 Riding Mountain Biosphere Reserve Photo Contest. Thank you to all those who submitted their pictures, they were great!

Click here to view the pictures.

For more information on the 2012 Photo Contest, please click here.

• May 10, 2012
• July 12, 2012
• September 13, 2012
• November 08, 2012

Time: 7:00 p.m.

Location: Riding Mountain Biosphere Reserve – Erickson Office. 61 2nd NE, Erickson MB

1:30pm to 3:30pm

Monday, December 5, 2011

McCreary Legion Hall

Presentations by Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Iniativies (MAFRI), Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), Manitoba Conservation and Parks Canada

Everyone is welcome to come gather information and ask questions.

More more information, call Valerie at (204) 636-2085

Are you looking to see the Riding Mountain Biosphere Reserve like you’ve never seen it before? Then the 6th Annual Caching Riding Mountain GPS Adventure Quest is the answer! Taking teams on a 26 hour long adventure throughout the Biosphere Reserve, this year’s Adventure Quest is guaranteed to take you to places you never knew existed. Whether you are an experienced or novice GPS user, this modern treasure hunt is fun for all ages!

If you are interested in participating in this year’s Adventure Quest or would like more information, please click on the Caching Riding Mountain link to go to the Caching Riding Mountain website! Online or mail-in registration is available and all registration forms must be received by June 5, 2012

For more information on the exciting activity of geocaching, please visit our Geocaching page.

If you have any questions, you can contact us by phone at (204) 636-2085 or by e-mail at rmbr@mts.net

5th Annual Caching Riding Mountain Adventure Quest – June 11th & 12th, 2011 

To celebrate the 100th Anniversary of Parks Canada, this year’s Adventure Quest took participants to 100 locations across the Riding Mountain Biosphere Reserve. Using handheld GPS (global positioning systems) and wits, eleven teams navigated their way to traditional, virtual, and activity caches scattered throughout the area.

First place was once again taken by Treasure Hunters, who returned to defend their title as number one!

Every year the Adventure Quest has different locations within the biosphere, the diverse landscape providing the perfect atmosphere to explore mixed terrains and see wildlife (one group spotted a moose cow and her triplets).

Please go to our Geocaching page to learn more about the exciting activity of geocaching. If you are interested in joining us please click on the Caching Riding Mountain link to go to the Caching Riding Mountain website!

If you are a business or organization interested in becoming an activity cache for the 2011 Adventure Quest, click for more information.

For more information call Valerie Pankratz

at (204) 636 2085 or

e-mail RMBR@mts.net

A photograph of one of the programs offered by the Riding Mountain Biosphere Reserve has made it into the newest edition of UNESCO’s “A World of Science” quarterly newsletter.

The newsletter, celebrating the 40th anniversary of UNESCO’s Man and the Biosphere (MAB) program, shows students from the Parkwest School Division participating in an archaeological dig and is the issue’s only photograph from a Biosphere Reserve in Canada!

To see the article, click here.

To see the results and the submitted pictures, please click here

Get Ready for our 2012 RMBR Photo Contest !!

Enter your favourite photograph or digital image from the Riding Mountain Biosphere Reserve (including the 15 rural municipalities surrounding Riding Mountain National Park).

Submissions for the 2012 RMBR Photo Contest will be accepted until July 1, 2012.

Winners will be announced July 20, 2012!

Prizes will be announced shortly.

Contest Details

Five Contest Categories:

1. Landscape
2. Wildlife
3. My Town (highlighting your community)
4. People
5. Junior Photographer (under age 16 as of June 1st, 2011)

Eligibility:
Contest open to all residents and visitors of the Riding Mountain Biosphere Reserve and of Riding Mountain National Park (except contest sponsors or judges, and immediate families of all these persons).

How to Enter:
A limit of five (5) entries per person please. Each photo or image submitted must be taken within the Riding Mountain Biosphere Reserve (which includes Riding Mountain National Park and the 15 Rural Municipalities that surround the Park), and must include the photographer’s name, address, telephone number and (if entering the junior category) date of birth. A title and a two or three sentence description of the image must be included and names of persons shown are appreciated, but not mandatory.

Entries can be submitted:

1. By mail to Riding Mountain Biosphere Reserve Photo Contest
   Box 232
   Onanole, Manitoba R0J 1N0
2. By email
   Digital images may be sent by email to: rmbr@mts.net

Ownership and Liability:
All photos or images submitted become the property of Riding Mountain Biosphere Reserve, which shall have the right, at any time, to publicly display, publish (on paper or electronically) or otherwise use any photo or image. Persons submitting entries are responsible to ensure the consent of any person shown in the photo or image. This year we received some so many terrific submissions it was really difficult to pick our winners. Thank you to everyone who sent in photos of life and landscapes so beautifully captured within the Riding Mountain Biosphere Reserve.

Judges Decisions:
All decisions of the judges with respect to all aspects of the contest are final.

Chances of Winning:
Chances of winning are dependent on the total number of entries received, and on the quality of photos or images entered.

We look forward to receiving the 2012 RMBR Photo Contest Submissions!

For more information call Valerie Pankratz
at (204) 636 2085 or
e-mail RMBR@mts.net

Time: 7:00 pm

Location: Riding Mountain Biosphere Reserve  - Erickson Office. 61 2nd NE, Erickson MB