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4 minute read Updated: 8:44 AM CDTEXPERIENCE BIRDING with 90-minute midday Birding Walks, offered from UM’s Fort Garry campus by Justin Rasmussen and Bailey Hendry, UM alum and co-founders of UM Indigenous Birding Club. Participants learn about birds in Indigenous storytelling, while also discovering the benefits of birding on mental health.
A GOOD TIME TO GET TO KNOW CHURCHILL IS SUMMER, according to UM alum, John Gunter of Frontiers North Adventures. Enjoy the opportunity to view northern lights, paddleboard with belugas and possibly see a polar bear. Visitors are also eager to discuss climate change, says Stephen Petersen, UM adjunct professor in biological sciences, who has been guiding tourists in Churchill for the last decade.
THE BRUCE D. CAMPBELL FARM AND FOOD DISCOVERY CENTRE, a half-hour drive south of Winnipeg at UM’s Glenlea Research Station, offers interactive exhibits and hands-on displays that bring to life Manitoba’s agricultural scene. It also highlights ongoing research of the Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences.
DISCOVER WINNIPEG’S HUMAN RIGHTS HISTORY through a self-guided tour developed for the Masters of Human Rights Program in UM’s Faculty of Law. This tour leads participants to key landmarks, including Louis Riel’s grave in St. Boniface, the Gandhi statue outside the Canadian Museum for Human Rights and a residential schools monument at The Forks.
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