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Prairie Habitats Inc.
supplies efficient, low impact harvesters for
native grass & wildflower seed. Interested in
harvesting local native seed from remnants,
ecological reserves & seed nurseries? We
produce rugged, portable & economical machines
for local native seed collection. Our main goal is
to encourage the use of locally-collected native
seed in reclamation, landscaping, restoration and
wildlife habitat enhancement.We also sell several
species of grass seed native to the northern Tall
Grass Prairie.
Prairie Habitats Inc.
native seed harvesting equipment, manufactured
right here in Manitoba, Canada, is in use worldwide
in 18 countries (see world map to left). We also
supply high quality restoration and reclamation
equipment from Truax Company Inc., Seedburo
Equipment Company and Smucker Manufacturing
Inc.
Prairie Habitats Inc. services include
residential and commercial native landscape planning & design,
schoolyard naturalization, interpretation, environmental impact
assessment, native plant & wildlife monitoring, research &
inventory. Our staff and associates specialize in Manitoba's native
prairies, their restoration & management. Pick a topic from
the menu on the left to see more of what we offer.
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Wildflower Gardening & Native Landscaping
Workshops
Details for 2009
workshops will be posted soon! Learn how to garden &
landscape with native Manitoba wildflowers & grasses. Topics
covered include an introduction to using native plants in the
home, cottage & acreage landscapes, their propagation, native
landscape design, planting, maintenance & identification.
Part of the 3 hour workshop will be an actual hands-on planting
lab, so you will have a whole tray of seedlings to take home.
No previous gardening or native plant experience is necessary.
Workshops are taught by Prairie Habitats Inc. staff & held
at Winnipeg's beautiful Living Prairie Museum, 2795 Ness Avenue.
For more information or
to register, please call the Museum at 204-832-0167
or visit: Living
Prairie Museum News.
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