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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 “CPAWS Manitoba Annual General Meeting”
    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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    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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    January 16th, 2013

    CPAWS comments about the future of Little Limestone Lake

    The Canadian Parks & Wilderness Society would like to thank you for your invitation to comment about the future of Little Limestone Lake Provincial Park. We are generally pleased with the Little Limestone Lake Provincial Park draft management plan. Thanks to Mosakahiken Cree Nation, CPAWS was given the opportunity to
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    Featured image for “CPAWS comments on the future of Manitoba’s Caribbean-blue lake”
    January 16th, 2013

    CPAWS comments on the future of Manitoba’s Caribbean-blue lake

    CPAWS recently sent our comments to the Manitoba government about how to keep Little Limestone Lake – the biggest and best colour-changing lake on earth – healthy and well forever. The most important recommendation we are making is for the government to get moving on its commitment to explore expanding
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    January 16th, 2013

    New Large Protected Areas on Manitoba’s East Side

    First Nation’s plans approved January 14, 2013 “We are delighted the plans have been approved through legislation,” said Ron Thiessen, executive director of the Canadian Parks & Wilderness Society’s Manitoba chapter. “The thousands of square kilometers of wild lands and waters that are now protected in their natural state is
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    December 21st, 2012

    Chief David Crate Receives Diamond Jubilee Award

    CPAWS congratulates Chief David Crate of Fisher River Cree Nation for receiving the prestigious Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Award. The award was given to him for his many contributions and outstanding service to his community. CPAWS worked with Chief Crate and Fisher River Cree Nation to establish the Fisher Bay provincial
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