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Land Donation Will Protect Local Water Supply

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A rare remnant of river-bottom forest along the Dead Horse Creek in southern Manitoba donated this spring to the Manitoba Habitat Heritage Corporation is a great example of how preserving habitat can have far-reaching benefits. A new conservation agreement signed between a southern Manitoba farm family and the MHHC will help protect the regional water
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To Clear-Cut Or Not, That Is The Question

Tree huggers think clear-cutting is a sin, but woodlot foresters say it’s sometimes the right thing to do. “There’s basically two stand types in southern Manitoba,” Carol Graham, a MAFRI woodlot forester based in Souris, said at a recent presentation at the Forester’s Memorial Hall in Baldur. “The one that’s most prevalent is an even-aged
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Researchers Study Skink Habitat

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Many people have never seen a Northern Prairie Skink, an unusual little reptile with the amazing ability to escape predators by shedding and regrowing their tail. Unfortunately the skink is an endangered species and its future is uncertain. The Northern Prairie Skink (skink) is listed as a Species at Risk that is only found in
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Deal To Protect Langford Community Pasture Land Inked

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Aconservation easement has been inked to protect a portion of the 21,195 acres of native prairie at Langford Community Pasture. That’s good news for the endangered Prairie Skink, Manitoba’s only native lizard; residents of Neepawa, who are in the process of tapping the local aquifer for their water supplies; and about two dozen local ranchers
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Conservation Agreement A Milestone – for Sep. 9, 2010

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The habitat on a Basswoodarea farm is now permanently protected. While all habitat is important, this easement has additional significance as it is also the 500th Conservation Agreement (CA) held by the Manitoba Habitat Heritage Corporation. “Dad was a conservationist,” said Keith Proven. “That’s what drove him to always think that the bush would stay
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Farmers Putting In A Plug For Potholes

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Sloughs and potholes are popping up across the landscape near Minnedosa as more wetlands are restored. Landowners who are concerned about wildlife and willing to cash in on a new habitat incentive program are responsible. “In my instance, I have been a grain farmer and now I am in cattle so I am trying to
Country Crossroads

Will It Stay The Same After You Are Gone?

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Have you ever wondered what your place will look like long after you are gone? Well, that thought crossed the minds of Shirley and Ted Ross and they decided not to leave anything to chance. “There is quite diverse wildlife and plant life on our property,” said Shirley, a landowner near Roseisle. “We didn’t like
Country Crossroads, Livestock

Restoration Program Generates Interest

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Anew program is looking at righting old wrongs while putting some cash into landowners’ pockets. The new Wetland Restoration Incentive Program (WRIP) will help local landowners to restore drained wetlands while also compensating their efforts. “For me it was a fit for pasture land,” said Gord Beddome, a Shilo-area cattle producer. Beddome recently restored the
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Wetlands to return

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“The thrust of this program is to help Manitoba reach its targets for GHG reduction.” – Rhonda McDougal Expect to see more wetlands in Manitoba farm fields over the next four years. The Manitoba government rolled out its Wetland Restoration Incentive Program providing financial incentives to landowners to restore wetlands on their land. The program

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