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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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    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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    December 13th, 2012

    Your Voice Needed to Save Manitoba’s Caribbean Blue Lake!

    The provincial government is asking you to share your thoughts about the future of Manitoba’s Little Limestone Lake – the biggest and best colour-changing waterbody on earth! Comment period ends January 7th.CPAWS and our partners Mosakahiken Cree Nation worked to ensure Little Limestone Lake provincial park was established in 2011.
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    November 1st, 2012

    CPAWS Provides Comments and Recommendations on Manitoba’s Green Plan

    CPAWS Manitoba has provided our input into the draft Tomorrownow – Manitoba’s Green Plan. Our key recommendations are: 1) The Manitoba government embraces the opportunity to create a large landscape scale conservation framework that is based on “protect, connect, restore and monitor.” Protect an adequate network of core protected areas;
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    October 19th, 2012

    Green Plan Forum a Success!

    Conservation and Water Stewardship Minister Gord Mackintosh spoke to a full house of environmentally concerned citizens at a forum to discuss Manitoba’s draft Green Plan Tomorrownow. “It was great to see so many people at the event. As the deadline for public input to the Green Plan draws near, it’s
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    October 18th, 2012

    Manitoba well positioned to save caribou

    Fortunately, in Manitoba we don’t have to consider placing a big fence around our threatened woodland caribou populations to prevent them from going locally extinct, as is currently being considered in Alberta. We just need to ensure that their habitat is properly protected. We are blessed to still have vast
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    October 8th, 2012

    CPAWS responds to federal caribou recovery strategy

    Ottawa — The Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS) welcomes the release today of the final federal Boreal Woodland Caribou Recovery Strategy. Overall, CPAWS notes an improvement from the draft recovery strategy released in August 2011, particularly in the way it proposes to manage the most imperilled caribou ranges. However,
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    October 2nd, 2012

    2013 Manitoba Boreal Calendar – NOW HALF PRICE! – includes a FREE $28 gift certificate

    The Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society – Manitoba Chapter is pleased to offer our 2013 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 Manitoba chapter
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    September 24th, 2012

    TomorrowNow Public Forum

    Manitoba Eco-Network, Canadian Parks & Wilderness Society, and the First Unitarian Universalist Church of Winnipeg invite you to a public forum on the Government of Manitoba’s new environmental plan, TomorrowNow.
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    September 12th, 2012

    To build or not to build?

    The public debate has largely centered on the question of where do we erect a Bipole III major hydro transmission line – on the east or west side of the province? Now we are asking the most important questions, the ones we should have discussed first. To build or not
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    July 30th, 2012

    CPAWS MB speaks to youth on the Manigotagan River

    In partnership with the Canadian Canoe Foundation, Paddle Manitoba and Northern Soul Wilderness Adventures , CPAWS Manitoba worked to provide an incredible wilderness experience for 7 enthusiastic youth participants. From July 9th-15th, these intrepid individuals learned, laughed, sweat through a one of Manitoba’s most pristine river canoe routes. 70 km
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    July 21st, 2012

    Small Change Big Help to Little Limestone Lake

    CPAWS gives huge thanks to the Small Change Fund for helping to protect Little Limestone Lake. CPAWS and Mosakahiken Cree Nation are working to add additional lands to the new provincial park that surrounds the Lake so that we can ensure it stays healthy forever. The unique Little Limestone Lake
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