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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 “The Globe’s efforts to protect the boreal forest”
    April 12th, 2012

    The Globe’s efforts to protect the boreal forest

    Stretching from the Atlantic to the Pacific, the boreal forest is a vital part of Canada’s landscape, economy and cultural heritage. The ecosystem is unique in its capacity for carbon storage, is the world’s biggest freshwater reservoir, and contains the world’s largest remaining tract of intact forest. More than half
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    April 4th, 2012

    CAMPGROUND RESERVATIONS HIT RECORD NUMBERS FOR 2012 SEASON: MACKINTOSH

    Manitobans booked campground reservations in record numbers this year with thousands of reservations made through the Manitoba Parks Reservation Service website this morning, Conservation and Water Stewardship Minister Gord Mackintosh announced today. “Our reservation system is again showing its worth, connecting Manitobans with the wide range of quality camping opportunities
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    March 27th, 2012

    PARK UPGRADES WELCOME FAMILIES AS NEW CAMPING SEASON OPENS

    Campground Reservations Service Begins April 2 Campers interested in reserving a provincial park campsite can start making bookings at 7:30 a.m., Monday, April 2, as Manitoba’s Parks Reservation Service opens for the season, Conservation and Water Stewardship Minister Gord Mackintosh announced today.
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    March 20th, 2012

    Last Chance to Act for Threatened Manitoba East Side Caribou

    Today is the final opportunity for citizens to comment on the Manitoba government’s proposed plans for recovering threatened woodland caribou populations on the southern east side of Lake Winnipeg. CPAWS believes there are strengths to the plans but also serious deficiencies so we have made several recommendations in the hope
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    March 5th, 2012

    Meet to Talk about Peat

    Restoring Lake Winnipeg, curbing climate change, and protecting wildlife were part of the conversation as experts converged in Winnipeg on Feb. 28th to view Manitoba’s preliminary vision for a Boreal Peatlands Stewardship Strategy. As water filters, carbon stores, and vital habitat, peatlands have an important role to play in all
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    February 22nd, 2012

    Caribou recovery plan swamped by public feedback

    The iconic image of the woodland caribou has graced one side of Canadian quarters since 1937 and environmentalists are worried that may be the only way to see this endangered species in the future. Public consultations on a caribou recovery strategy come to an end Wednesday but Environment Minister Peter
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    Featured image for “Baffled biologists scramble to unlock secrets of disease killing millions of hibernating bats”
    February 11th, 2012

    Baffled biologists scramble to unlock secrets of disease killing millions of hibernating bats

    If you're trying to evoke sympathy for the plight of threatened animals, it's relatively easy to drum up support for charismatic creatures like pandas, polar bears or baby seals. Hence the frustration of biologists trying to raise awareness about the biggest disappearance of mammals in North America today — the
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    February 10th, 2012

    MWF Calls For Full Moose Hunting Closure

    A large decline in the moose population on the east side of Lake Winnipeg has the Manitoba Wildlife Federation calling for a full closure of a key moose-hunting area. The Federation wants Game Hunting Area 26 completely shut down to hunting in order to allow the population in that region
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    February 6th, 2012

    Award Won by CPAWS Manitoba Executive Director

    Ron Thiessen is the 2012 Manitoba Eco-Network “Protecting Our Earth” award-winner! The award honours significant contributions to the awareness and protection of Manitoba’s environment. Ron’s efforts to protect the largest and best marl lake in the world – Little Limestone Lake – and healthy wildlife habitat on the southwest basin
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    Featured image for “Thiessen speaks at ‘For Peat’s Sake’ Event”
    February 2nd, 2012

    Thiessen speaks at ‘For Peat’s Sake’ Event

    CPAWS’ Ron Thiessen was a guest speaker today at the Manitoba Legislative Building at a gathering organized to address a proposed peat mine in Hecla/Grindstone provincial park and to express the importance of peatlands. His key messages were: Industrial activity is not appropriate in parks, including peat mining. All industrial
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    January 26th, 2012

    Protecting Peatlands, Parks, and Lake Winnipeg

    Congratulations to Gord Mackintosh on his new post as Manitoba’s Conservation Minister. His many years in Manitoba politics, his accomplishments, and his specific experience make him capable of this challenging role. CPAWS is pleased to hear that Minister Mackintosh is going to make the issue of the proposed peat mine
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    Featured image for “PARKS CANADA TO CONSULT ON PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO RIDING MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK MANAGEMENT PLAN”
    January 24th, 2012

    PARKS CANADA TO CONSULT ON PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO RIDING MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK MANAGEMENT PLAN

    WASAGAMING, MANITOBA, January 24, 2012 – Parks Canada is initiating public consultation on a proposed amendment to the 2007 Riding Mountain National Park Management Plan. If approved, the amendment will allow Parks Canada to consider proposals for the re-opening of a ski hill operation and possible multi-season recreational activities at
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