| International Day for Biodiversity: May 22, 2011 | 23 May 11 |
Groups & organizations in every province and territory in Canada will be holding outreach and education activities for International Day for Biodiversity on May 22, 2011.In Winnipeg, the Living Prairie Museum is partnering with schools to plant pockets of butterfly gardens. Each garden will have at least ten indigenous tall grass prairie plant species beneficial to butterflies and caterpillars. In addition, Winnnipeg and area gardeners can purchase native prairie plants to their yards from the Living Prairie Museum, located at 2795 Ness Avenue, Winnipeg, Manitoba, on Saturday May 21 & Sunday May 22 from 10am-4pm, and every Sunday till June 26 between 12-4pm. The United Nations proclaimed May 22 International Day for Biological Diversity (IDB) in 1993 to increase understanding and awareness of biodiversity issues, and to commemorate the adoption of the text that formed the Convention on Biological Diversity. The 2011 theme for Biodiversity Day is Forest Biodiversity to coincide with the United Nations declared 2011 International Year of Forests. View Canadian Environmental Network, "2011 International Day for Biodiversity Events" webpageView Living Prairie Museum webpage View Prairie Flora, "2011 Plant Sales, Living Prairie Museum, 2795 Ness Avenue" View Biodiversity Canada, 2011 International Day for Biological Diversity View Convention on Biological Diversity, 2011 International Day for Biological Diversity View United Nations, 2011 International Year of the Forests Source:
Canadian Environmental Network
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