Many of the wild plants and pollinators in this virtual exhibit can be seen in The Manitoba Museum’s dioramas and exhibits. Information about each exhibit and links to the web pages that feature the plants and animals found in them can be viewed here.
The Red River Buffalo Hunt – Orientation Gallery
This diorama depicts Mixed Grass Prairie in southwest Manitoba in late summer. Most of the plant species are in their seed stage. See if you can find the plants that appear in this diorama:
A Sampling of Rich Natural Diversity – Parklands/Mixed Woods Gallery, second floor
A variety of plants and pollinating insects found in the parklands can be seen in this case. See if you can find the following plants and pollinators that appear in this exhibit:
Birdtail Creek, Western Manitoba – Parklands/Mixed Woods Gallery, second floor
This diorama depicts in Fescue Prairie in Riding Mountain National Park in early fall. Most plants are in the seed stage but one of the late-flowering asters can still be seen. See if you can find the following plants that appear in this diorama:
The Sandhills of Carberry – Parklands/Mixed Woods Gallery, second floor
The Carberry Sand Hills are a unique habitat in Manitoba. The spectacular sand dunes that are protected in Spruce Woods Provincial Park are depicted here in early July. Many plants are in flower and the pollinators are busy obtaining nectar and pollen. See if you can find the following plants and pollinators that appear in this diorama:
Ukrainian Rye Farm/Delta Marsh – Parklands/Mixed Woods Gallery, first floor
In the Stuartburn area much of the Tall Grass Prairies were broken by farmers. But a remnant strip of prairie persists at the edge of the field. Some of the late blooming asters can be seen here. See if you can find the following plants that appear in this diorama:
Pronghorn: The Last New World Antelope – Grasslands Gallery
The Souris River Valley historically contained Mixed Grass Prairie. This diorama depicts what the area looked like when the Pronghorn Antelope were still present and the land completely uncultivated. See if you can find the following plants that appear in this diorama:
