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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 19th, 2009

Reflecting on the deer departed

When it comes to hunting deer, you could say the weapon for 25 per cent of Manitobans is the front grille of their vehicle. That’s because while hunters armed with rifles, bows and muzzle-loaders bagged an estimated 33,000 deer during the 2007/08 hunting season, about another 10,000 were killed after

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October 18th, 2009

First Nations get funds to protect species at risk

THE Harper government made more money available for Manitoba First Nations communities to protect species at risk. The $281,000 funding was announced Thursday in Winnipeg by Charleswood MP Steven Fletcher, minister of state for democratic reform. The money is part of a larger $532,500 commitment for 12 projects in Western

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October 18th, 2009

Winnipegger wins environmental award

A Winnipeg forest activist has won North America’s top environmental prize for youth. Robin Bryan, 21, is among the six recipients of the 2009 Brower Youth Award for his effort to protect nearly one million acres of boreal forest in Manitoba from industrial logging. A student at the University of

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October 14th, 2009

Trust fund backs up UN heritage bid

The Doer government put its money where its mouth is Tuesday with a $10-million contribution to a new trust fund aimed at winning a United Nation’s world heritage status for a 40,000-square-kilometre area of forest on the east side of Lake Winnipeg. The fund will be managed by the Winnipeg

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October 14th, 2009

Doer announces $10-M UNESCO trust fund

WINNIPEG — The Manitoba government is contributing $10 million towards a new trust fund in support of winning a UNESCO World Heritage status for the east side of Lake Winnipeg. Premier Gary Doer said the fund, to be managed by the Winnipeg Foundation, will support four east side First Nations

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October 14th, 2009

$10 million trust fund set up for world heritage site

The proposal to establish a UNESCO world heritage site on the east side of Lake Winnipeg received a big financial boost today, with the Manitoba government kick-starting a new trust fund with $10 million. The fund will be administered by the Winnipeg Foundation and is designed to pay for staff

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October 14th, 2009

First Nations UNESCO bid gets $10M

The provincial government will set aside $10 million for the boreal forest on the east side of Lake Winnipeg, Manitoba Premier Gary Doer said Tuesday. Four First Nations communities are preparing a bid to secure a World Heritage designation from the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization for lands

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October 14th, 2009

PROVINCE ANNOUNCES TRUST FUND ESTABLISHED TO SUPPORT PIMACHIOWIN AKI WORLD HERITAGE PROJECT

Manitoba will contribute $10 million to establish a trust fundexpected to be worth a minimum of $20 million in support of thePimachiowin Aki World Heritage Project, Premier Gary Doerannounced today. “I commend our First Nations partners for their vision andleadership toward securing UNESCO World Heritage status for theunique place they

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October 7th, 2009

Doer Speaks on Protecting the East Side of Lake Winnipeg

On October 6th, 2009, outgoing Premier Doer was asked by the Winnipeg Free Press about preserving the east side of Lake Winnipeg. Here’s what he said: “You only get one chance to set this stuff aside. That’s all you get. If you don’t do it, it’s gone. It’s gone.” –

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October 7th, 2009

Selinger Vows to Protect East Side Boreal Forests

Premier candidate Greg Selinger has announced his commitment to work with communities on the east side of Lake Winnipeg to protect the region’s boreal forests and establish sustainable economic opportunities. “It is a responsibility for all of us to protect the boreal forest and get it established as a UNESCO

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October 7th, 2009

Eco-tourism eyed by NDP leadership hopeful Selinger

NDP leadership candidate Greg Selinger has promised to develop the boreal forest on the east side of Lake Winnipeg into a world-class eco-tourism destination if he is chosen as premier. The Manitoba government has been pursuing a bid to have the area designated as a UNESCO world heritage site, the

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October 7th, 2009

Selinger confirms commitment to east Manitoba UNESCO site

WINNIPEG – Greg Selinger reaffirmed his commitment to protect the boreal forest on the east side of Lake Winnipeg this afternoon and unveiled a plan for aboriginal-led economic development and eco-tourism for the area. “It is a responsibility for all of us to protect the boreal forest and get it