May 28th, 2024
The Dreamer Who United Four Nations to Protect a Watershed: Remembering Ernie Bussidor
Manitoba lost a champion of nature when Ernie Bussidor died in his sleep on January 27, 2024 at the age of 67. And I lost a friend.
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.
May 21st, 2024
What Does It Mean to Protect Manitoba’s Wild Spaces? It Means a Lot
Protecting the Hudson Bay Lowlands benefits people who live in nothern Manitoba along with wildlife like polar bears, caribou and birds.
May 1st, 2024
CPAWS Manitoba Position on Critical Minerals
Can Manitoba do mining right? We have 7 key recommendations for what needs to be included in Manitoba’s upcoming critical minerals strategy.
April 22nd, 2024
Op-Ed: Lack of Climate Investment has High Cost
The provincial government’s lack of investment in nature could cost Manitobans dearly. Conserving nature is an essential and cost-effective part of the climate solution and it needs to be acted on immediately.
April 4th, 2024
Bird Recorders Will Support Conservation in FRCN
Two wildlife audio recorders were set up in FRCN as part of a project to study how birds migrate through, breed, and live in the Interlake.
March 22nd, 2024
Teaching Kids About Nature With Outdoor Games and Activities
CPAWS Manitoba’s Environmental After School Program helps children get outside and appreciate the wonders of nature.
March 8th, 2024
Manitoba Needs to Invest in Nature in Upcoming Budget
Premier Kinew’s government needs to make a substantial investment to achieve its ambitious target of protecting 30% of Manitoba by 2030.
February 26th, 2024
A Budget to Help Manitoba — and the Planet: OP-ED
The upcoming Manitoba budget needs to show a strong investment in protecting nature, CPAWS and Audubon wrote in a Winnipeg Free Press op-ed.
February 15th, 2024
Seal River Watershed: Get to Know the Animals and Birds We Are Working to Protect
There are 261 known species in the Seal River Watershed, of which 19 are at risk. Here are some of the beautiful animals whose habitat could be preserved thanks to the stewardship of the Seal River Watershed Alliance.
February 9th, 2024
Put Spending Time in Nature on Your New Year’s Resolution List: OP-ED
Most people don’t need a meta-analysis of scientific research to tell them they feel good when they’re out in the woods or listening to waves lapping on the shore of the lake.
January 22nd, 2024
Watershed a Gem: Letter to Editor
The joined hands of Indigenous leadership and the governments of Manitoba and Canada to protect nature is conservation done right.
January 18th, 2024
Indigenous-led Conservation Initiative Protects 50,000 sq km in Northern Manitoba
Four First Nations secured interim protection for the Seal River Watershed, a pristine wilderness nearly as large as Nova Scotia.