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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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    April 28th, 2014

    Canada is caribou country

    It has been 4 months since the release of CPAWS’ report on provincial efforts to recover Canada’s threatened Woodland Caribou populations. Manitoba was praised for strong commitments they planned to incorporate into their recovery strategy. We have worked directly with the province on developing the strategy and we understand that
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    December 20th, 2013

    Fisher Bay: Protecting Crucial Habitat for Manitoba’s Bats

    Spanning over 800 km2, the Fisher Bay Reserve is located 2 hours north of Winnipeg and sits within a vast stretch of boreal forest. In order to preserve the healthy landscape, the Fisher Bay Provincial Park was established in 2011, keeping the wide range of natural features – from forests,
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    December 17th, 2013

    Santa’s reindeer’s cousins faring better in Manitoba than most other jurisdictions

    Winnipeg – In the first annual assessment of how well provinces and territories are enacting the requirements for conservation plans under the federal government’s National Recovery Strategy for Boreal Woodland Caribou, the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS) and David Suzuki Foundation (DSF) find the majority are lagging behind badly.
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    December 11th, 2013

    World calling on Manitoba to protect 20% by 2020

    Over 1000 delegates from more than 65 nations have passed a resolution commending Manitoba for our progress on establishing protected wilderness areas and urging the province to commit to working with all Manitobans to safeguard 20% of our wild lands and waters from industrial developments by 2020. Signatories to the
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    November 13th, 2013

    CPAWS Manitoba Annual General Meeting

    The Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society – Manitoba Chapter will be holding it’s Annual General Meeting on Thursday Nov. 14, 2013 at 8pm on the 3rd floor of 303 Portage Avenue. Come for an Executive Directors report on our current conservation initiatives and stay for refreshments (on us!), conversation and
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    October 4th, 2013

    2014 Manitoba Boreal Calendar – Now Available!

    AVAILABLE NOW – Only $14.95! Bring home the boreal with the sensational imagery of our 2014 Manitoba Boreal Wilderness Calendar! Enjoy a year of beautiful landscapes and wild creatures as you are educated on some of the most important conservation issues facing the province. All proceeds go to the CPAWS
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    September 18th, 2013

    Ottawa and Manitoba join forces to protect bears

    Seal River watershed habitat needs protection Recently, the Manitoba and federal governments agreed to work together to increase efficiencies and combine efforts to protect polar bears in Manitoba’s north. This is good news, as this will increase the possibilities in saving our world-acclaimed populations. To help safeguard polar bears and
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    August 27th, 2013

    Losing Biodiversity: An Ethical, Ecological, and Political Issue

    Our imperiled global environment is highly recognized by Canadians and people from all over the world, yet our actions are failing to adequately address one of the direst, tangible consequences: that of biodiversity loss. Due to vast environmental degradation, we have entered into an era commonly referred to as the
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    May 27th, 2013

    Celebrating the Canadian Boreal Forest Agreement

    Last week marked the 3rd anniversary of the historic Canadian Boreal Forest Agreement (CBFA), originally signed by 9 environmental groups including CPAWS, and 24 forestry companies. We signed the agreement with the goal of working together with industry to find lasting solutions for protecting woodland caribou habitat and increasing sustainable
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    April 1st, 2013

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    March 19th, 2013

    Better protection for parks

    CPAWS recently joined government officials at a press conference to establish 2 protected areas, the release of the provincial parks strategy, and to celebrate that peat mining is banned in our parks forever.
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    Featured image for “MANITOBA BANS PEAT MINING IN PARKS, NOMINATED UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITE”
    February 26th, 2013

    MANITOBA BANS PEAT MINING IN PARKS, NOMINATED UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITE

    Manitoba is banning peat mining in provincial parks and in the nominated UNESCO World Heritage Site on the east side of Lake Winnipeg as one of several new peatland protection initiatives through TomorrowNow – Manitoba’s Green Plan, Conservation and Water Stewardship Minister Gord Mackintosh announced today. Source: Manitoba government news
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