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TRUTH AND RECONCILIATION: Conservation project marries agricultural and Indigenous interests
Project renamed to reflect Indigenous contributions to conservation
Protecting Prairie grasslands
The Nature Conservancy of Canada has committed to conserving 500,000 hectares of native Prairie grassland by the end of the decade
Rangelands to get global spotlight
2026 will be the UN International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists, and local forage advocates are glad to see it
Nature Conservancy of Canada inks massive land deal
Grazing will remain an integral part of the 6,700 acre Lake Ranch project
Home to roost
Wildlife habitat on the Cuthberts’ land along Delta Marsh will last, no matter who holds the title
What’s the driving force behind Manitoba farmland values?
KAP is going over the Manitoba Farm Lands Ownership Act with a fine-tooth comb
New towers to track shorebirds
Southwestern Manitoba a key stopping point in birds' annual migration
Manitoba Forage Council adds grasslands to name
Lack of biodiversity leaves ecosystems vulnerable
A study of long-standing pasture grasslands on southern Vancouver Island showed more diverse plots resisted woody plant invasions
You don’t know what you’ve got ’til it’s collapsed.” That’s how University of Guelph integrative biologists might recast a line from an iconic folk tune for their new research paper warning about the perils of ecosystem breakdown. Their research, published Feb. 5 as the cover story in Nature, suggests farmers and resource managers should notReeve slams province for not taking flood threat seriously
Sifton Reeve Rick Plaisier wants the premier to light a fire under his officials and deal with the threat posed by increased drainage in Saskatchewan
Fearing a repeat of 2011’s unprecedented flooding in the not-too-distant future, reeves representing southwestern Manitoba municipalities are demanding a meeting with Premier Greg Selinger to find out what is being done to prevent it. “What are they doing about water coming in from Saskatchewan?” asked Rick Plaisier, reeve of the RM of Sifton. “Are they