For the second year in a row the Pembina Valley Field Station in southern Manitoba played host to an Amazing Race called the Pembina Valley Challenge. This year’s theme: pirates! And for the second year in a row the A Rocha crew got top marks as one of the “best challenges” at the Pembina Valley Tourism Awards. This was just one of the unique groups hosted by the Field Station. Others came not to race, but to refresh–groups like the Calligraphy Guild who returned to enjoy A Rocha as a place for interpreting nature through the arts. Still others came for family reunions and conservation activities. Interns came to gain skills; volunteers came to restore the Station’s cabin for extended program use; and Doreen Cubie returned to band hummingbirds as part of her trans-continent research project.

We invite you to experience the beauty and opportunities of the Pembina Valley Field Station for yourself. Please contact Susan Pharaoh for more information: manitoba@arocha.ca.