Dragonflies of Manitoba

Welcome to the Manitoba Dragonfly Survey website on NatureNorth.com!

Dragonfly Festival time again!
Mark down July 19 & 20 on your calendar and head out to Oak Hammock Marsh Interpretive Centre for a great odonata experience. Oak Hammock Marsh Interpretive Centre is celebrating the third Dragonfly Festival on July 19th and 20th. Discover the lifecycle of these amazing insects that call wetlands home. Many activities are planned for all ages including dragonfly safaris, a dragonfly art workshop using food, live nymphs in an aquarium display, a collection of beautiful photographs, informative presentations and films, dipping for dragonfly nymphs, playing a life size dragonfly board game, dress up costumes and more. Our Café will be serving a special lunch and dragonfly jewelry and other items may be purchased in our Giftshop. Take home a beautiful event poster as a keepsake.

Last Year's Festival was held on July 19 and 20. You can still download the festival poster: Festival of Dragonflies 2007 Poster (PDF 2 Mb).

Follow this link for more information on the Festival of Dragonflies: Schedule of Activities.

Introduction

Dragonflies have been used as indicator species for assessing habitat and water quality in a variety of wetlands, riparian forests, and lakeshore habitats around the world. Scientists in Europe, Japan and the U.S. have had good success in establishing citizen monitoring networks to collect data for regional or national dragonfly survey and environmental monitoring projects. Teachers, school groups, nature societies, and other interested citizens groups or individual volunteers have been recruited for these projects. Monitoring guides are made available to recruits so that data is recorded and specimens are collected according to a survey standards. Over the course of several years, the data and specimens collected usually result in the compilation of local dragonfly atlases and field guides, as well as contributing to an international database. Inspired by the success of a dragonfly survey now underway in Minnesota, we decided to initiate a dragonfly survey here.

Significant efforts have been made in assessing the diversity of dragonflies in Manitoba, especially in urban areas. Many questions remain, however, about the occurrence of dragonfly species throughout the province. The results of this survey will be compiled in a dragonfly atlas and field guide, and will become part of the Conservation Data Centre database. The results will also contribute information to the database and mapping project of the Dragonfly Society of the Americas and the Odonata information network of the Worldwide Dragonfly Association. A detailed Manitoba dragonfly atlas and field guide will be one of the products of the survey. Interested volunteers are invited to become involved to help us achieve these goals. Survey participants in all areas of the province are welcome.

Survey Objectives

1) To survey and inventory Manitoba dragonflies.

2) To compare dragonfly diversity in undisturbed, disturbed, or managed habitats.

3) To identify uncommon dragonfly species and to determine if specific habitats are important for their conservation.

4) To cooperate with other monitoring efforts in Manitoba and elsewhere.

Survey Organization

The Manitoba Dragonfly Survey, based in Winnipeg, was established in 1999 and is being coordinated by Jim Duncan. We would like to encourage your continued feedback to evaluate this guide book and the methods described. Your efforts are greatly appreciated. Please send your comments, data and specimens to:

Dragonfly Survey
Manitoba Wildlife and Ecosystem Protection Branch,
Box 24, 200 Saulteaux Crescent,
Winnipeg, MB R3J 3W3
Telephone: 204-945-7465 email: James.Duncan@gov.mb.ca

Getting Involved in the Survey

The Manitoba Dragonfly Survey has been operating since 1999 with the aid of over 300 volunteers. We are always looking for new volunteers. If you'd like to get involved in the survey as an individual or with a group or school follow this link:

Join the Dragonfly Survey

To view our Dragonflies of Manitoba Education Program, click the green dragonfly.

Dragonflies of Manitoba Education Program

The Beauty of Dragonflies

Manitoba has at least 98 species of dragonflies and damselflies, and they're all gorgeous! In our Photo Gallery there is a checklist of species and pictures of a few of these beauties.

Photo Gallery

Other Dragonfly Resources

There are a number of good books available on the Odonata as well as many internet web sites. Here's a few to get you started.

Hardcopy and On Line Resources
Conferences and Meetings

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Credits

© Copyright NatureNorth.com and the Manitoba Dragonfly Survey 2004. Web site design and layout, and image processing by Doug Collicutt. We are indebted to the following who have contributed images for use on this web site: James Lasswell, Marjorie Hughes, Blair Nikula, Doug Collicutt, Glen Corbiere, John Abbott and Giff Beaton. (A full "credits" section will follow as this site evolves. Images currently being displayed may or may not be present in the final version. All photographers will be notified prior to the final inclusion of their images in this work.)

	Welcome to the Manitoba Dragonfly Survey website on NatureNorth.com! Dragonfly Festival time again! Mark down July 19 & 20 on your calendar and head out to Oak Hammock Marsh Interpretive Centre for a great odonata experience. Oak Hammock Marsh Interpretive Centre is celebrating the third Dragonfly Festival on July 19th and 20th. Discover the lifecycle of these amazing insects that call wetlands home. Many activities are planned for all ages including dragonfly safaris, a dragonfly art workshop using food, live nymphs in an aquarium display, a collection of beautiful photographs, informative presentations and films, dipping for dragonfly nymphs, playing a life size dragonfly board game, dress up costumes and more. Our Café will be serving a special lunch and dragonfly jewelry and other items may be purchased in our Giftshop. Take home a beautiful event poster as a keepsake. Last Year's Festival was held on July 19 and 20. You can still download the festival poster: Festival of Dragonflies 2007 Poster (PDF 2 Mb). Follow this link for more information on the Festival of Dragonflies: Schedule of Activities. Introduction Dragonflies have been used as indicator species for assessing habitat and water quality in a variety of wetlands, riparian forests, and lakeshore habitats around the world. Scientists in Europe, Japan and the U.S. have had good success in establishing citizen monitoring networks to collect data for regional or national dragonfly survey and environmental monitoring projects. Teachers, school groups, nature societies, and other interested citizens groups or individual volunteers have been recruited for these projects. Monitoring guides are made available to recruits so that data is recorded and specimens are collected according to a survey standards. Over the course of several years, the data and specimens collected usually result in the compilation of local dragonfly atlases and field guides, as well as contributing to an international database. Inspired by the success of a dragonfly survey now underway in Minnesota, we decided to initiate a dragonfly survey here. Significant efforts have been made in assessing the diversity of dragonflies in Manitoba, especially in urban areas. Many questions remain, however, about the occurrence of dragonfly species throughout the province. The results of this survey will be compiled in a dragonfly atlas and field guide, and will become part of the Conservation Data Centre database. The results will also contribute information to the database and mapping project of the Dragonfly Society of the Americas and the Odonata information network of the Worldwide Dragonfly Association. A detailed Manitoba dragonfly atlas and field guide will be one of the products of the survey. Interested volunteers are invited to become involved to help us achieve these goals. Survey participants in all areas of the province are welcome. Survey Objectives 1) To survey and inventory Manitoba dragonflies. 2) To compare dragonfly diversity in undisturbed, disturbed, or managed habitats. 3) To identify uncommon dragonfly species and to determine if specific habitats are important for their conservation. 4) To cooperate with other monitoring efforts in Manitoba and elsewhere. Survey Organization The Manitoba Dragonfly Survey, based in Winnipeg, was established in 1999 and is being coordinated by Jim Duncan. We would like to encourage your continued feedback to evaluate this guide book and the methods described. Your efforts are greatly appreciated. Please send your comments, data and specimens to: Dragonfly Survey Manitoba Wildlife and Ecosystem Protection Branch, Box 24, 200 Saulteaux Crescent, Winnipeg, MB R3J 3W3 Telephone: 204-945-7465 email: James.Duncan@gov.mb.ca Getting Involved in the Survey The Manitoba Dragonfly Survey has been operating since 1999 with the aid of over 300 volunteers. We are always looking for new volunteers. If you'd like to get involved in the survey as an individual or with a group or school follow this link: Join the Dragonfly Survey To view our Dragonflies of Manitoba Education Program, click the green dragonfly. Dragonflies of Manitoba Education Program

	The Beauty of Dragonflies Manitoba has at least 98 species of dragonflies and damselflies, and they're all gorgeous! In our Photo Gallery there is a checklist of species and pictures of a few of these beauties. Photo Gallery

	Other Dragonfly Resources There are a number of good books available on the Odonata as well as many internet web sites. Here's a few to get you started. Hardcopy and On Line Resources Conferences and Meetings

	Return to NatureNorth.com Credits © Copyright NatureNorth.com and the Manitoba Dragonfly Survey 2004. Web site design and layout, and image processing by Doug Collicutt. We are indebted to the following who have contributed images for use on this web site: James Lasswell, Marjorie Hughes, Blair Nikula, Doug Collicutt, Glen Corbiere, John Abbott and Giff Beaton. (A full "credits" section will follow as this site evolves. Images currently being displayed may or may not be present in the final version. All photographers will be notified prior to the final inclusion of their images in this work.)