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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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    Featured image for “Your Voice Needed Now to Protect Manitoba’s Provincial Parks From Logging and Mining!”
    May 22nd, 2018

    Your Voice Needed Now to Protect Manitoba’s Provincial Parks From Logging and Mining!

    Add your voice to the campaign to protect nature in Turtle Mountain and Duck Mountain provincial parks from industrial activities such as logging, mining, and oil/gas extraction.
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    Featured image for “Little Limestone Lake Youth Stewardship Initiative”
    May 11th, 2018

    Little Limestone Lake Youth Stewardship Initiative

    New video on Little Limestone Lake, the world’s largest colour-changing marl lake right here in Manitoba!
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    Featured image for “The Government of Canada and the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society reach an important agreement”
    May 8th, 2018

    The Government of Canada and the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society reach an important agreement

    The Government of Canada and the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society reach an important agreement on species at risk reporting
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    Featured image for “Protect Hudson Bay for the future (letter to the Editor)”
    May 7th, 2018

    Protect Hudson Bay for the future (letter to the Editor)

    With the largest concentration of beluga whales and polar bears on the planet, western Hudson Bay presents a spectacular opportunity to protect these animals and a vast richness of wildlife while building our economy and maintaining a treasured way of life.
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    Featured image for “Temporary Protection for Amisk Park Reserve could lapse without public comments”
    March 23rd, 2018

    Temporary Protection for Amisk Park Reserve could lapse without public comments

    The province is requesting your input by April 1 on their proposal to renew the protected status of Amisk Park Reserve. Without expressed support for continued protection, Amisk may once again be open for industrial resource activities that would impact the area’s pristine natural state.
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    March 20th, 2018

    New conservation trust holds potential

    The province will create a $102-million Conservation Trust Fund intended to support the goals and objectives of our provincial climate strategy, particularly those related to conserving ecosystems and using natural solutions — such as restoring wetlands — to improve water quality.
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    Featured image for “Federal budget gives huge boost to conservation”
    March 9th, 2018

    Federal budget gives huge boost to conservation

    The Winnipeg Free Press deserves high praise for its comprehensive coverage of the federal budget and what it means to Canadians, which includes conserving our incredible diversity of natural landscapes and wildlife. As reported, the federal budget allocates 1.3 billion dollars over 5 years “to expand protected areas and help
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    Featured image for “CPAWS MB celebrates “historic investment” in nature conservation in Federal Budget 2018”
    February 27th, 2018

    CPAWS MB celebrates “historic investment” in nature conservation in Federal Budget 2018

    CPAWS applauds today’s announcement of 1.3 billion dollars over 5 years to protect Canada’s land, freshwater, and wildlife. This unprecedented investment will enable Canada to achieve its commitment to protect at least 17% of our land and freshwater by 2020. To date, Canada has protected 10.6% of our landscape; Manitoba
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    Featured image for “Re: Strange way to honour World Wetlands Day (Feb. 8)”
    February 20th, 2018

    Re: Strange way to honour World Wetlands Day (Feb. 8)

    These initiatives demonstrate that our provincial government has the know-how to become a leader in Canada in the conservation and stewardship of wetlands. The test will be in how this knowledge is implemented on the ground. I look forward to the new legislation and to the boreal conservation policy for
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    Featured image for “Made-in-Manitoba climate solution”
    January 23rd, 2018

    Made-in-Manitoba climate solution

    Manitoba’s Parks and Protected Spaces branch has hard-working and talented staff but there simply aren’t enough of them. They also don’t have the funds to accelerate the efforts required with communities and stakeholders to identify and conserve the wild places that would secure wildlife populations, sustain local cultures and continue
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    Featured image for “Climate revenues for carbon rich conservation”
    November 22nd, 2017

    Climate revenues for carbon rich conservation

    Conservation of vast complexes of undisturbed boreal wetlands and forests needs to be top priority because if the carbon they hold is disturbed and released into the atmosphere, it would accelerate climate change. These complexes are also critical as natural flood mitigation infrastructure necessary for adapting to the impacts of
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    Featured image for “180 Days in the Wild – a presentation in conjuction with the CPAWS Manitoba AGM”
    November 8th, 2017

    180 Days in the Wild – a presentation in conjuction with the CPAWS Manitoba AGM

    It’s been a wild ride navigating the conservation challenges and opportunities of a landscape as rich and varied as the Boreal in Manitoba. We are incredibly proud of the conservation successes that we couldn’t have achieved without the generosity and passion for wild nature that our supporters exude. That’s why
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