March 22nd, 2024
Teaching Kids About Nature With Outdoor Games and Activities
CPAWS Manitoba’s Environmental After School Program helps children get outside and appreciate the wonders of nature.
Manitoba Nature Notebook
Welcome to our Manitoba Nature Notebook Blog, where conservation meets curiosity.
Explore stories, insights, and updates focused on protecting Manitoba's lands and waters. Through campaign updates, hike highlights, and inspiring nature fun, we aim to deepen your connection to Manitoba and empower you to take action.
Whether you’re a student, educator, or nature enthusiast, join us in learning, protecting, and celebrating the places we call home—one blog post at a time.
Visit every Friday for a new story.
March 8th, 2024
Manitoba Needs to Invest in Nature in Upcoming Budget
Premier Kinew’s government needs to make a substantial investment to achieve its ambitious target of protecting 30% of Manitoba by 2030.
February 26th, 2024
A Budget to Help Manitoba — and the Planet: OP-ED
The upcoming Manitoba budget needs to show a strong investment in protecting nature, CPAWS and Audubon wrote in a Winnipeg Free Press op-ed.
February 15th, 2024
Seal River Watershed: Get to Know the Animals and Birds We Are Working to Protect
There are 261 known species in the Seal River Watershed, of which 19 are at risk. Here are some of the beautiful animals whose habitat could be preserved thanks to the stewardship of the Seal River Watershed Alliance.
February 9th, 2024
Put Spending Time in Nature on Your New Year’s Resolution List: OP-ED
Most people don’t need a meta-analysis of scientific research to tell them they feel good when they’re out in the woods or listening to waves lapping on the shore of the lake.
January 22nd, 2024
Watershed a Gem: Letter to Editor
The joined hands of Indigenous leadership and the governments of Manitoba and Canada to protect nature is conservation done right.
January 18th, 2024
Indigenous-led Conservation Initiative Protects 50,000 sq km in Northern Manitoba
Four First Nations secured interim protection for the Seal River Watershed, a pristine wilderness nearly as large as Nova Scotia.
December 19th, 2023
Dozens of Ways to Get Outside With CPAWS Manitoba in 2024
Want to get outside and explore Manitoba? We’ll be offering dozens of Nature Club events in 2024 like free group hikes and $5 paddle nights.
December 18th, 2023
24 Reasons to Be Hopeful About Nature in 2024
There has never been a better time to make big changes – and big impacts – in the world of conservation. Especially right here in Manitoba.
December 14th, 2023
CPAWS Fall Litter Challenge 2023:
A total of 144 students from 7 classrooms, after-school programs, and student groups in Winnipeg participated in the CPAWS fall 2023 Litter Cleanup Challenge.
November 23rd, 2023
How Does Spending Time in Nature Improve Our Physical Health and Mental Well-Being?
Science has come up with some fascinating ways to show how spending time in nature improves mental and physical health, sometimes in surprising ways.
October 19th, 2023
Tell New MLAs to Protect Manitoba’s Lands and Waters
We welcomed incoming MLAs with a caribou stuffie and a reminder that Manitobans are counting on them to protect our lands and waters.