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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 8th, 2007

Look at us, world

IT has been described as the northern lungs of our planet. It is the largest source of fresh water in the world. One of the biggest, untouched swaths of it sits right in our own backyard. “It” is the boreal forest, 15 million square kilometres of trees, lakes, rivers and

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September 13th, 2007

Manitoba’s newest Park Reserve protects unique colour-changing lake

Little LimestoneLake, the largest colour-changingand most uniquelake of its kind in theworld, is now protected asManitoba’s newest provincialpark reserve, ConservationMinister StanStruthers announced recently. “Little LimestoneLake is a natural worldtreasure and this governmentis moving to fulfilour commitment to protectour own ‘Lake Louise ofthe prairies,’” Strutherssaid. Little Limestone Lakeis located about 450

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September 5th, 2007

Canadians fear climate change: poll

OTTAWA—Canadians are now expressing alarm about climate change in greater numbers than in any developed nation except France, according to a poll released Tuesday. Unless politicians respond with aggressive action to curb greenhouse gas emissions, they risk paying a heavy price, warns the president of the polling firm that commissioned

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August 30th, 2007

Parks group calls for action to protect Manitoba caribou

THE Manitoba government has made the right noises about protecting the woodland caribou but so far it hasn’t followed up with any action says the local arm of the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society. The society and the Sierra Club of Canada reviewed Manitoba’s recovery strategy for the Woodland Caribou

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August 30th, 2007

Park reserve expansion urged

The provincial government should permanently expand and protect the boundaries of an Interlake park reserve, say members of the Fisher River Cree Nation and environmental group leaders. Chief Dave Crate of Fisher River Cree Nation said the Ochiwasahow (Fisher Bay) park reserve needs to be preserved for future generations. The

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August 29th, 2007

First Nation Calls for Park

The Fisher River Cree Nation (FRCN) is proposing a scenic wilderness park four times the size of Winnipeg (160,000 ha) be created to permanently safeguard the area from all industrial developments. This initiative is part of the community’s journey to protect nature, culture, and economic opportunity. “Securing the area in

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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