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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.

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Boreal forest inspires writers, photographer and composer

THE boreal forest covers nearly 60 per cent of Canada’s land mass, protects a large amount of the world’s fresh water and safeguards the planet’s atmosphere. So it’s not surprising that a group of Manitoba artists, including poets and fiction writers, have been inspired by the forest. Prairie Fire magazine

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Thousands Join National Black Out Speak Out Campaign

Every day, more Canadians and organizations are joining with environmental groups against the federal government’s attacks on nature and democracy. In the two weeks since Black Out Speak Out was launched by Canada’s leading environmental groups, the campaign has seen more than 100 groups and 13,000 people sign up to

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Budget cuts take the fun out of winter

Riding Mountain National Park will no longer maintain trails, rink Federal budget cuts have claimed Manitoba’s largest network of cross-country ski trails, as Riding Mountain National Park will no longer maintain its 218-kilometre winter trail system. Manitoba’s only road-accessible national park will stop grooming ski trails, operating a skating rink,

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April 20th, 2012

Wolf captured, killed near Birds Hill park

A wolf has been captured and killed near Birds Hill Provincial Park. The animal was caught Thursday night in a trap set out by Manitoba Conservation officials trying to nab the wolf that mauled a dog near the park earlier this month. Spencer, a chihuahua, miniature-pinscher-cross, was killed April 3.

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April 20th, 2012

Eagan fifth grader wins national art contest

Sky Waters, an 11-year-old fifth-grader from Eagan, has won the 2012 Endangered Species Day Youth Art Contest with his depiction of a woodland caribou. Sky will be going to Washington, D.C., next month for a reception and will have his name engraved on a special trophy. He’ll also get an

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April 17th, 2012

Region’s moose in trouble

In recent news (throughout Manitoba) announcements have been released concerning declining moose populations. Following these announcements, full conservation hunting closures were put in place for Game Hunting Areas (GHA’s) 13, 13A, 14, 14A, 18, 18A, 18B, and 18C (Porcupine Provincial Forest east to Lake Winnipegosis, and Duck Mountain) where moose

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April 17th, 2012

Bears could come out of woods

The unusually low snowfall this past winter and the early arrival of spring mean southern Manitoba is very dry at a time when the forest floor is usually moist. For starters, this means there’s a tremendous potential for an awful forest-fire season. And given Manitoba Conservation and Water Stewardship’s policy

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April 12th, 2012

The Globe’s efforts to protect the boreal forest

Stretching from the Atlantic to the Pacific, the boreal forest is a vital part of Canada’s landscape, economy and cultural heritage. The ecosystem is unique in its capacity for carbon storage, is the world’s biggest freshwater reservoir, and contains the world’s largest remaining tract of intact forest. More than half

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April 4th, 2012

CAMPGROUND RESERVATIONS HIT RECORD NUMBERS FOR 2012 SEASON: MACKINTOSH

Manitobans booked campground reservations in record numbers this year with thousands of reservations made through the Manitoba Parks Reservation Service website this morning, Conservation and Water Stewardship Minister Gord Mackintosh announced today. “Our reservation system is again showing its worth, connecting Manitobans with the wide range of quality camping opportunities

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March 27th, 2012

PARK UPGRADES WELCOME FAMILIES AS NEW CAMPING SEASON OPENS

Campground Reservations Service Begins April 2 Campers interested in reserving a provincial park campsite can start making bookings at 7:30 a.m., Monday, April 2, as Manitoba’s Parks Reservation Service opens for the season, Conservation and Water Stewardship Minister Gord Mackintosh announced today.

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March 20th, 2012

Last Chance to Act for Threatened Manitoba East Side Caribou

Today is the final opportunity for citizens to comment on the Manitoba government’s proposed plans for recovering threatened woodland caribou populations on the southern east side of Lake Winnipeg. CPAWS believes there are strengths to the plans but also serious deficiencies so we have made several recommendations in the hope

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March 5th, 2012

Meet to Talk about Peat

Restoring Lake Winnipeg, curbing climate change, and protecting wildlife were part of the conversation as experts converged in Winnipeg on Feb. 28th to view Manitoba’s preliminary vision for a Boreal Peatlands Stewardship Strategy. As water filters, carbon stores, and vital habitat, peatlands have an important role to play in all