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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.

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October 7th, 2010

Letters to the Editor: Boreal wilderness

Re: Province accused of dragging its feet on wilderness park (Oct. 2). The Manitoba government’s request to delay the designation of a provincial park in Fisher Bay is unacceptable on several grounds. Environmentally speaking, Fisher Bay is a healthy boreal wilderness; many rare and threatened species make it their home.

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October 5th, 2010

Manitoba ‘stalling’ on new park, groups say

Native and environmental groups are angry the province has backed away from creating a new provincial park around Fisher Bay. The groups claim they were led to believe a provincial park would be created, but are concerned the government wants to extend a consultation process on the matter by five

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October 1st, 2010

Province backpedaling on promise to establish park

Last day for public comments The Manitoba government is attempting to back down on its commitment to designate a Fisher Bay provincial park by the end of this month by asking Manitobans for their views on extending the park proposal process for up to 5 years. FRCN and CPAWS say

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September 29th, 2010

Poaching blamed for decline of moose

The Manitoba Wildlife Federation says it suspects poaching is partly responsible for big drops in moose numbers in two regions of the province that are now off limits to licensed hunters. John Williams, the organization’s president, said his members are hearing that there is “fairly substantial meat trafficking going on,”

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September 28th, 2010

Urgent! Your Comments Needed Immediately on Creating Fisher Bay Park. 3 Days Remaining

The Piping Plover, one of Canada’s most endangered species, requires Fisher Bay’s seldom-used beaches for its survival The Manitoba government is asking for public comments on the proposed Fisher Bay provincial park. Specifically, the province is only asking you how you feel about extending the decision-making process for another 5

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August 23rd, 2010

Mining, logging halt urged to help caribou recover

Environmentalists want the Manitoba government to order an immediate year-long pause on logging and mining in a sweeping area northwest of Grass River Provincial Park to help woodland caribou recover from a massive forest fire earlier summer. The fire burned about 55,000 hectares north of Cranberry Portage and destroyed a

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August 19th, 2010

At-risk species get fed support

The Harper government said today it will spend $780,000 to protect species at risk and their habitats in Manitoba. Vic Toews, Canada’s minister of public safety and Manitoba’s most senior MP, said money will go towards 10 projects being supported by the Habitat Stewardship Program this year. They include conserving

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August 12th, 2010

Urgent! Help Protect Manitoba’s Colour-changing Lake

The biggest and best marl lake in the world! Comments to the government needed by August 31. Please don’t delay. Do it now! Little Limestone Lake is the largest and most outstanding marl lake on Earth Marl is created when calcite, a constituent of limestone, is chemically precipitated from warm

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August 12th, 2010

Green slime can be toxic, experts say

Lake Winnipeg researchers are warning the giant mass of blue-green algae washing up on beaches on the east side of Lake Winnipeg is producing poison. Research biologist Hedy Kling, an algae specialist, said water samples taken offshore from Grand Beach by scientists on the MV Namao research ship last week

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August 3rd, 2010

Letter of the Day: A jewel like this needs a ring

Re: Colourful lake a jewel of new park (July 16). A jewel needs a proper ring. What starts out in the morning turquoise and becomes powder blue by mid-afternoon? Manitoba’s Little Limestone Lake, the biggest and best marl lake in the world. It is fitting that our provincial government has

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July 19th, 2010

CREATION OF LITTLE LIMESTONE LAKE PROVINCIAL PARK WOULD PROTECT AMAZING MARL LAKE: BLAIKIE

A new provincial park at Little Limestone Lake in north-central Manitoba is being proposed and the public is invited to have input in the process from mid-July to late August, Conservation Minister Bill Blaikie announced today.

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July 19th, 2010

Little Limestone Lake Requires Proper Protection

The present boundaries of the proposed Little Limestone Lake provincial park are inadequate to ensure the lake’s water quality. If polluted waters enter from outside of the protected boundary they will cause irreparable damage to Little Limestone’s delicate eco-system. Protecting Little Limestone’s water sources is required to ensu