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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.

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July 17th, 2018

Annual Parks Report outlines roadmap for meeting land and freshwater protection in Manitoba

Winnipeg – The Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS) released its annual Parks Report today, What’s Next: Parks and Protected Areas to 2020 and Beyond, which recommends how governments in Canada – federal, provincial, territorial and Indigenous – can work together to almost double our current protected areas to achieve

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July 10th, 2018

Huge Manitoba Conserved Boreal Forest Achieves World Heritage Site Status

CPAWS congratulates First Nations and the provincial government for their tremendous efforts in achieving a United Nations World Heritage Site on the east side of Lake Winnipeg. We also want to thank the thousands of Manitobans who expressed their support for the initiative, which includes large-scale conservation of our boreal

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Eighteen-year-old paddler attempting solo kayak trip around Lake Winnipeg

Alex Martin, an 18-year-old kayaker from Winnipeg who is graduating from high school this June, is attempting to circumnavigate the entire shoreline of Lake Winnipeg by kayak – a 1,750 km trip that he will be attempting solo which will take approximately two months to complete.

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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