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Cattail harvesting shows promise to aid province’s water woes
The cattail-harvesting project taking place at Pelly’s Lake sees progress in extracting overloaded nutrients and processing the biomass crop

Atlas showing future climate change under development
An online resource of maps and data will help planners adapt to climate change
New centre for climate risk reduction on the Prairies
The centre will focus on building community resilience

Pelly’s Lake watershed management project complete
Officials visit site to see the gates opened on the now complete Pelly’s Lake Watershed Management Project

Wetland count begins in southwestern Manitoba
Project will reveal distribution and interaction of wetlands in agro-Manitoba

Prairie agriculture in for even more change: U of M agriculture dean
Adapt to climate change rather than trying to mitigate its effects, says Karin Wittenberg

Prepare now for future climate havoc, IISD report urges
Coulter-Waskada bridge to be repaired by early spring, says province
Annual sustainability awards recognize local efforts
Netley-Libau project wins innovation award
Surface water management strategy a sustainable development imperative
It sure would be great to have access to the agricultural nutrients carried away by flood waters, as fertilizer prices continue to climb
What a difference a year makes. Last year at this time all of southern Manitoba was in various stages of panic as forecasts revealed just how bad the 2011 flood might be. Ultimately our traditional flooding hot spot, the Red River Valley was mostly spared with a combination of manageable flows and decades of preparation.