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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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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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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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October 6th, 2017

Federal caribou deadline passes without provincial action

As of this month, the province of Manitoba has received over 21,000 petitions and letters collected in the province that call for stronger efforts to protect and recover threatened boreal woodland caribou. The correspondences, facilitated by the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS), were delivered in advance of yesterday’s federal

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September 18th, 2017

CPAWS Manitoba adventures with Cree nation youth at colour-changing lake

Fifteen high school students as well as community members and educators from Mosakahiken Cree Nation are with CPAWS Manitoba and Twin River Travel this week at Little Limestone Lake; the world’s largest and most dramatic colour-changing marl lake. In 2011, after many years of CPAWS working together with Mosakahiken, the

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September 8th, 2017

Re: Hunting Moose in Canada to Save Caribou From Wolves (August 30, 2017)

Robert Serrouya is correct in his assertion that killing wolves to save caribou is a band-aid solution and we need to deal with the cause.

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September 5th, 2017

As Birds Head South, Biodiversity is on Display

Biodiversity (the variety of life on the planet) is reflected across all levels of organization – from whole ecosystems, to individual species, to microscopic gene sequences. As summer slowly turns to fall, we’re treated with a parade of biodiversity at the species level as migratory birds (over 300 species and

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September 1st, 2017

Indigenous inclusion in NAFTA negotiations

The inclusion of Indigenous peoples from the three countries involved in its development is the right thing to do to honour nation to nation relationships while making NAFTA a better deal for all.

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August 18th, 2017

Saving Lake Winnipeg

I remember the moment when my heart felt what my mind already knew: our beloved Lake Winnipeg is in big trouble. This sad feeling was sparked when I overheard a woman, after reading a sign on the beach about the risks involved with swimming in the lake, tell her children

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August 16th, 2017

Arctic fox dens have room to sprawl in vast intact landscape

The arctic fox raises large litters, with an average 11 pups, in dens that can have as many as 100 entrances. In contrast, my modest house has 3 doors and I often have to text my teenage daughter to find her at dinnertime. How does the Arctic Fox manage to

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August 15th, 2017

Vintage videos remind us how park creation has changed

On one hand, I am glad these areas are conserved for nature and visitor experience. On the other hand, the fact that some parks failed to include consultations with Indigenous people was terribly unjust.

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July 24th, 2017

Canada lags the world in land protection. Manitoba urged to commit to lands planning, new protection

In its latest annual report on the state of protected areas in Canada, the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS) is calling upon Manitoba to step up efforts to preserve more land by 2020. CPAWS’ 2017 report “From Laggard to Leader? Canada’s renewed focus on protecting nature could deliver results”

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July 19th, 2017

Short-sighted critter wields 30,000 sharp objects, wants habitat protected

What has poor eye sight, is slower than a turtle, but would win in any fight? The creature with 30,000 pointy hairs…. a porcupine!