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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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August 28th, 2007

Manitoba’s Caribou Strategy Will Fail to Save Threatened Species

(Winnipeg/Ottawa) The Manitoba government has the right goals to recover its threatened boreal woodland caribou, but its current strategy will not achieve the recovery of the species, according to a report released today by Sierra Club of Canada and the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society. The groups state the province

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August 27th, 2007

Re: Boreal beauty in city

The lungs of the planet Re: Boreal beauty in city (Aug. 24). I’m thrilled to see the boreal forest celebrated in such a stunning way at The Forks. It’s a great reminder of the importance of Manitoba’s boreal forests and why we need to protect them. The boreal forest is

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August 27th, 2007

Re: Doers Green Commitment Questioned

Although Manitoba’s 2002 Provincial Climate Change Action Plan has received accolades from across the country, our government’s true commitment to reducing climate change has been widely questioned. As mentioned in the article, Manitoba is nowhere near meeting our targets for 2010 and our outdated l Plan needs to be revised.

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August 24th, 2007

Boreal beauty in city

A vibrant photo exhibit at The Forks lets people visit the boreal forest without leaving the city limits. RESPECT: Assignment to the Heart of the Boreal Forest gives people an aerial view of the boreal forest, which stretches east to west across Canada. The 66 aerial photographs were unveiled at

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August 23rd, 2007

Atlantic-to-Arctic voyage ends in The Pas

AT 4:16 p.m. on Aug. 18, Jay Morrison paddled his canoe on the Saskatchewan River into The Pas. It marked the end of a 7,020 kilometre, 150-day journey along Canada’s waterways from the Atlantic Ocean to the Arctic to promote wilderness conservation. “I don’t think there is a more important

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July 23rd, 2007

Photo Contest Promotes Conservation

As industrial developments such logging and mining continue to penetrateundisturbed wilderness regions, the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Societyis urging shutterbugs to help protect Manitoba’s natural spaces.The grouphopes its photo contest and subsequent 2008 calendar, that will be createdfrom the winning images, will inspire Manitobans and political leaders tomake wilderness and

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July 21st, 2007

CPAWS CELEBRATES CANADA’S PARKS DAY

On Saturday, July 21, 2007, urban, provincial and national parks staff,conservation groups, including CPAWS, and hundreds of dedicated volunteersand park visitors will celebrate our parks and protected areas andnational historic sites across the country. On this year’s Canada’s Parks Day, CPAWS is taking the time to celebrateour parks and protected

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July 20th, 2007

Colour-changing Lake becomes a Park Reserve

After years of promoting conservation within the Interlake region, the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS) welcomes Park Reserve status for Little Limestone Lake and surrounding lands.During the Park Reserve process, the designated area is protected from industrial activities while the province consults local First Nations and considers input from

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June 18th, 2007

East side forests essential

Eva Pip hit the nail on the head with her statement about industrial logging and its negative effects on Lake Winnipeg. The boreal forests in eastern Manitoba capture phosphorus that would otherwise enter the lake, causing increased algae blooms and reduced oxygen levels. In other words, the east side forests

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June 16th, 2007

Whiteshell clearcut a benefit, says province

A wilderness watchdog group says it has learned the province is allowing clear-cutting to break up rare stands of old growth forest in Whiteshell Provincial Park. “There are very few (patches of) old-growth trees,” said Eric Reder, Manitoba campaign director for the national Wilderness Committee. After his organization hounded the

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1,500 scientists urge saving Canada’s boreal forest

This week 1,500 scientists from around the world are pleading with Canada to save our boreal forest, underscoring the irresponsibility of Hugh McFadyen’s threat to force a new bipole transmission line through the pristine East Side of Lake Winnipeg. “Canada’s boreal forest is the largest intact forest and wetland ecosystem

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Save trees, help world, Canada told

FIFTEEN hundred of the world’s most respected scientists on climate change yesterday called on Canada to take political action to protect its vast boreal forests from development. The boreal forest, stretching across Manitoba’s northern and central regions, is the province’s biggest forest zone. The life of the planet may depend