Historic Sites of Manitoba: Tall Grass Prairie Monument (RM of Stuartburn)

A monument along Highway 209 in the Rural Municipality of Stuartburn commemorates one of the few remaining areas of tall grass prairie in North America. The land was purchased in 1992 by the Manitoba Naturalists Society (now Nature Manitoba) and was funded by Prairie Patrons, an initiative where people could donate $50 to buy one acre of prairie and, in return, they would receive a tax receipt and a certificate. The plaque also honours the families who settled in this area.

The land is a part of the larger Manitoba Tall Grass Prairie Preserve, a multi-partner project to protect and manage the largest remaining tract of remnant tall grass prairie in Manitoba. The title to the 320 acres to which the monument is dedicated was donated to Nature Conservancy of Canada (along with another 565 acres elsewhere in the Tall Grass Prairie Preserve) on 22 April 2021.

Tall Grass Prairie commemorative monument (September 2026) Source: Harry Telfer Plaque on the Tall Grass Prairie commemorative monument (September 2026) Source: Harry Telfer Site Coordinates (lat/long): N49.07517, W96.75941 denoted by symbol on the map above

See also:

Historic Sites of Manitoba: Tall Grass Prairie Monument (Oak Hammock Marsh, RM of Rockwood)

Historic Sites of Manitoba: Tall Grass Prairie Monument (Regent Avenue, Winnipeg)

Sources:

“35 years of habitat conservation,” Nature Manitoba, 30 December 2019.

“Tall grass prairie land transfer celebration,” Nature Manitoba, 31 March 2021.

This page was prepared by Harry Telfer.

Page revised: 2 November 2026

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