Bois-des-Esprits is home to the finest forest sculptures in Winnipeg. Get a guided tour to Woody, the 3 metre high carved spirit tree that guards the forest and discover 7 recently completed bird and wood spirit carvings embedded in dead tree stumps. Also come and meet the carvers. ComeoutforafuntimewithSaveOurSeineonthetrailsoftheSeineRiverGreenway’smagicalforest,theBois-des-Esprits—Winnipeg’slargestcontiguousriver-bottomanduplandforest.
Date: Saturday, June 5, International Trails Day Time: 11:00 am to 1:45 pmMain gathering location; Greens space east of the Royalwood Bridge, next to Bois-des-Esprits
PARKING:•ExtraFoodsParkinglot,abuttingSt.Anne’sRoadnext
toSouthglenDrive.•MorrowGospelChurch,onSt.Anne’sRoad,southof
ShorehillDrive.
ACTIVITIES: 11:00am:CeremonialopeningofnewBois-des-Esprits
Trail,nexttoRoyalwoodBridge12:00pm:Enjoyafreeoutdoorlunchatthe
greenspaceeastofRoyalwoodBridge.AlsoMetisfiddler,Metisinterpreters,meetthecarvers,greathornedowl
12:45pm:GuidedwalkingtoursofBois-des-EspritsandalongSeineRiver.Enjoytrails,discovercarvings,seetheforest
ABOUT SAVE OUR SEINESaveOurSeinedependsoncommunityvolunteersandcontributionstohelpprotect,preserveandenhancetheSeineRiverenvironment.AsSOSisasmallenvironmentalorganization,yourcontributioncanmakeabigdifference. Forinformationonhowtodonateorvolunteer,andtokeepabreastofSOSevents,call970-9247orvisitourwebsite:www.saveourseine.com
SOS is a registered charitable organization. All contributions of $20+ will receive a tax receipt.
20TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION EVENTJoinSaveOurSeineaswecelebrateour20thAnniversaryofprotecting,preservingandenhancingtheSeineRiverGreenway. •Saturdayevening,October2,2010 •SeineRiverRetirementResidence •1095St.Anne’sRoad
Tickets are $60 per person, and can be purchased by e-mailing:[email protected]
EVENT PARTNERS: SaveOurSeine,CityofWinnipeg,WinnipegTrailsAssociation,CaseraCreditUnion,LesGensdeBoiscarvers,MurrayWatson,UnionNationaleMétisseSaint-JosephduManitoba,WildlifeHavenRehabilitationCentre.
Checkwww. WinnipegTrails.comformoreInternationalTrailsDayeventsthroughoutWinnipegonJune5. Discover the Secrets
of Bois-des-Esprits:
Winnipeg’s Magical Forest
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