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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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August 6th, 2011

What future for our national parks?

Parks Canada celebrates its 100th anniversary this year, and Canadians have much to be proud of. The planet’s oldest national parks service has established a reputation as one of the best; its conservation practices are studied and imitated the world over. Yet its first priority, “to protect the natural and

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July 28th, 2011

Seven an unlucky number for piping plovers

For a bird on the endangered species list, seven is not necessarily a lucky number. According to those tracking the piping plover, only seven of the stocky shorebirds have been identified to date in the province. “Last year, we had seven birds, and in 2006… we counted eight birds,” said

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July 23rd, 2011

Cross Canada Canoe Trek Makes a Stop at The Forks

Youth raise awareness about need to protect watersheds A CPAWS and Trans CanEAUda event The Forks, Winnipeg – A team of 8 young nature enthusiasts will be arriving by canoe to The Forks Historic Port as part of a 7,000km trek that began in Ottawa this May. The group, paddling

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July 22nd, 2011

Blaikie bows out… for real

MLA’s first shot at retirement didn’t work out as planned Bill Blaikie is calling it quits. Really. The 60-year-old career politician said Monday he won’t run as the NDP candidate for Elmwood in the Oct. 4 provincial election. “It was just time,” Blaikie said. “I still have lots of interest

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July 18th, 2011

Take a stand for wetlands

The Manitoba Election is in 77 days. We have lost 4305 wetland acres in Manitoba since October 4, 2010. Now is the time to take a stand In Manitoba we are confronted by unprecedented levels of flooding and overwhelming water quality problems in our lakes and rivers. We are also

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The Great Baldy Mountain Climb!

Baldy Mountain is in the Duck Mountains, north of Dauphin. It is beautiful, and on July 4th I climbed it in a world record setting 5 minutes 58 seconds. Someone even added it to Wikipedia which is awesome. Here’s the entire Wiki entry: Baldy Mountain is the highest peak in

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First Nations, Métis get behind prohibition on moose hunting

Wolves, ticks and a deadly parasite are killing so many Manitoba moose that hunters, including those from First Nations and Métis communities, are ready to lay down their riflles. This week, Manitoba announced a ban on moose hunting near the Duck and Porcupine Mountains of western Manitoba, expanding a ban

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TEMPORARY CLOSURE ON MOOSE HUNTING INSTITUTED IN AREAS OF MANITOBA

Wolf Management Planned to Help Moose Populations Recover, Stabilize: Blaikie The Manitoba government is closing all moose hunting near the Duck and Porcupine Mountains following the advice of wildlife experts, Conservation Minister Bill Blaikie announced today. The full conservation closure on moose hunting comes a year after licensed hunting was

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FRCN and CPAWS Celebrate New Fisher Bay Park

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June 28th, 2011

PUBLIC CONSULTATIONS BEGIN ON BLOODVEIN LAND-MANAGEMENT PLAN

Manitoba Conservation advises the Bloodvein River First Nation’s proposed Pimitotah Management Plan for its 3,482 square kilometre traditional land-use area is going to the public consultation stage. In December 2009, Bloodvein River’s renewed interest in the Pimachiowin Aki World Heritage Project was announced. The project is a partnership of the

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June 28th, 2011

Fisher Bay – Who decides?

Oh. My. Goodness! It’s so wet and windy in Winnipeg that I’m not able to get out on the boat and see Fisher Bay, one of the Seven Small Wonders of Canada, which is too bad, as this is one of the most beautiful and ecologically valuable places in Canada!

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June 25th, 2011

CPAWS Cheers New Park at Manitoba’s Caribbean-blue Lake

Today representatives from the Mosakahiken Cree Nation, the Manitoba government, CPAWS, and Nature Manitoba visited Little Limestone Lake to announce the Caribbean-blue lake and its surrounding landscape as Manitoba’s 85th provincial park. A Memorandum of Understanding was signed on site by the Manitoba government and Mosakahiken Cree Nation that includes