Some new proposed initiatives will create a new model for the province.

New era beginning for conservation work, says MCDA chairman

Meetings held to talk over future boundary changes, new programming

It’s a new day for conservation efforts in Manitoba, according to the chair of the Manitoba Conservation Districts Association. Ray Frey, who’s also an executive member of the Little Saskatchewan Conservation District, says there are a number of new and proposed initiatives that are going to create a new paradigm in the province. There’s the

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ALUS returning to Manitoba’s Little Saskatchewan River Conservation District

The Manitoba-born conservation program has new funding

ALUS is coming home. Thanks to new government and private funding the Manitoba-born Alternate Land Use Services (ALUS) program is returning as a demonstration conservation program to the Little Saskatchewan River Conservation District north of Brandon, which includes the RM of Blanchard where ALUS was first piloted from 2006 to 2008. ALUS, a community-developed, farmer-delivered


Habitat Heritage Corporation signs 600th conservation agreement

The Manitoba Habitat Heritage Corporation (MHHC) marked Earth Day Apr. 22 with the signing of its 600th conservation agreement, which will permanently conserve 93 privately owned acres of uplands and 51 acres of wetlands in the Turtlehead Creek watershed in the Turtle Mountains. The agreement brings the total under conservation agreements to 110,000 acres of

ALUS program boosted by new funding

ALUS doesn’t live here anymore, but the Manitoba-born conservation program might again thanks to grants from the W. Garfield Weston Foundation. “We’re looking at delivering ALUS (Alternate Land Use Services) to eight new communities, four of which will be in Ontario and four in the West,” said Jim Fisher, Delta Waterfowl Foundation’s director of conservation


Good Spot For Birdwatching

With spring’s arrival, many of us can hardly wait to start enjoying the great outdoors. It’s a little early for camping, but not too early for a nice drive and a short walk or two. Last year in April I enjoyed an outing to a couple of spots along southern Lake Manitoba: St. Ambroise Beach