Upcoming Events
Next event
Celebrate Spring with Friends on Wednesday, March 28 See fabulous photos and hear from the experts -- Do orchids eat bugs? When will the butterflies be back? Doris Ames and Richard Reeves present on "Native Orchids of Birds Hills Park and surrounding areas" and Cathy Shaluk discusses "Conserving Monarch Butterflies." Event begins at 7 pm in the Multi-Purpose Room of Red River Community Club, 293 Murray Avenue (corner of Murray and Main Street), Winnipeg. Please Contact Us to register.

2012 Calendar

Dates and details on the following events will be sent to members in Bulletins and NEWS. These will be archived for easy access at our NEWS/Event link.
SPRING
• Guided walk with botanist Chris Friesen to learn how to distinguish rare species from common plants. Chris will show us where rare species are known to occur in the Park and will lead a search for other rare species’ habitats.
• Bicycle Clinic in the Park.
SUMMER
• Events to eradicate/control invasive species are targeted for June and July but may take place earlier because of the unseasonable warm weather this March. Look for "Invasive Species" on the links page for help to identify invasives in the Park and in your own yard or pasture.
FALL
• Pitch in and have fun at our 11th Annual Park Clean-up and Complimentary Barbeque on Sunday, September 30.
• The Board will unveil a new Strategic Plan at the AGM on Thursday, October 25th. Future NEWS will include an invitation for members to be involved in its development.

Membership Fees are Due
Your cordial invitation to re-new
Friends' 2011-12 speaker events shared information on the owls and crawling critters of BHP, cougar populations and groundwater conservation. Our guided walk focused on local birds and the environmental value of tracking bird populations. We accomplished our 10th Annual Park Clean-up, coordinated our first event to control invasive species, and provided a cross-country ski clinic for fans of one of our favourite low impact activities. THANK YOU to our members, partners and sponsors for the continuing support that makes our events possible!

Please help the organization conserve volunteer time, paper and postage by paying your 2012-13 dues now, before a mail-out. The membership structure adopted at the 2011 AGM provides for individual voting members and non-voting associate members. Visit our membership page to download a mail-in membership form or to pay online.

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Thanks to Board member Cary Hamel, you can friend Friends on Facebook.

We bid a friend Farewell
Nancy Barr (1955-2011)
Nancy Barr lived in accordance with her strong beliefs. She was a committed naturalist, a loving mom who had home-schooled her boys, a healer and a warm and accepting friend. Nancy both worked in Birds Hill Park and spent much of her free time there. She freely shared her knowledge and appreciation of the natural world and the Board is grateful for how she helped to support this organization. Nancy is missed and will be remembered as an inspiration and guide on the path less taken.