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Natural vegetation on and above the slopes of the Manitoba Escarpment slows run-off, reducing erosion.
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Sustainable slopes project renewed

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Aproject to preserve natural cover on the steep slopes of the Manitoba Escarpment is being renewed and reconfigured with new funding. Funds will concentrate on outreach, education, and providing research management planning for landowners willing to preserve tree cover on slopes. Clearing the slopes of the Pembina Valley and Manitoba Escarpment reduces the land’s ability
This great horned owl was at the festival last year.
Country Crossroads, Other

2018 declared the Year of the Bird

A good way to celebrate is by attending La Rivière’s Raptor Festival


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This year has been declared the Year of the Bird. National Geographic, the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, and over 100 other organizations have announced this as a way to mark the centennial of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act. This bird-protection law was passed 100 years ago, and the centennial is an occasion to recommit to
A root wad buffers the bank from erosion and simultaneously provides fish habitat.
Local news, Other

Project stabilizes creek bank, enhances fish habitat

Roseilse Creek is home to a state-of-the-art project 
that looks like an all-round winner

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A riverbank stabilization project on the Roseilse Creek is demonstrating how to restore, rebuild, rehabilitate and enhance fish habitat and the riparian area along the waterway. The project, which involves the Pembina Valley Conservation District (PVCD), Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO), the Recreational Fisheries Conservation Partnership program, AAE Tech Services and the Rural Municipality of
Local projects for multi-beneficial water management were cited by staff with Seine-Rat River Conservation District speaking at the 42nd annual Manitoba Conservation Districts Association convention in December.
Local news

CDs cite need for multi-benefit water control projects

Flood preparations alone won’t buy a litre of drought protection, 
say MCDA speakers


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Will there be flooding? Will there be drought? Planning for both is essential to help ward off the financial hits these weather extremes bring, speakers at last month’s Manitoba Conservation Districts Association convention said. In the Seine-Rat River Conservation District (SRRCD) they’re looking at ways to be ready for whatever climate change brings, and to
Woman Pouring Glass Of Water From Tap In Kitchen
Local news, Weather

Dry spell sparks call for voluntary water use reduction in Pembina Valley area

Longer-term plan needed to avoid water shortages in more drastic situations, officials say

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Parts of the Pembina Valley were asked last week to reduce their water use as a dry spell across the region endured and demand for water peaked as farmers sprayed fields and residents watered lawns. The Pembina Valley Water Co-op’s CEO Greg Archibald said the request was voluntary and came after they had problems with
A Swainson’s hawk rests on it’s handlers arm at the raptor festival.
Country Crossroads, Local news

Raptor festival soars to new heights

People flock to the Pembina Valley to watch raptors float on thermal air

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The term “raptor” might conjure up “Jurassic Park-like” visions of huge flying dinosaurs, but alas, that is not the case. Raptor is simply the term used to describe birds of prey. Each year a massive raptor migration takes place as these magnificent birds return to Manitoba from their wintering grounds. Usually the best place to
Spotted wing drosophila (SWD) is a vinegar (fruit) fly of East Asian origin that can damage many crops by piercing healthy fruit and laying its eggs.
Crops, News

Spotted Wing Drosophila an unwelcome visitor to fruit farms this summer

MAFRD began monitoring for SWD in 2013 and this is the worst year yet, say provincial fruit crops specialist

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Altona-area fruit grower Waldo Thiessen knew what was wrong immediately when his U-pick customers started calling back a few hours after their first day in his raspberry patch in mid-July. “They said they’d started to make jam, and, well, there was a lot of protein (in the raspberries),” he said. It was larvae of spotted
These eight women make up half the current number of Valley Harvest Maids, a non-profit group of volunteer cooks who’ve been baking and cooking traditional meals at the Pembina Threshermen’s Museum since the late 1960s. Pictured (l to r) are Judy Thiessen, Esther Wieler, Mary Penner, Tina Holenski, Gert Hiebert, Katharina Peters, Mary Zacharias and Tina Friesen. Jake Buhler, in back, is the vice-president of the Pembina Threshermen’s Museum who was helping out in the kitchen last week.  PHOTO: LORRAINE STEVENSON
Country Crossroads, Local news

VIDEO: Forty years of ‘old-fashioned food’

Women in the cheerful kitchen of the Valley Harvest Maids at the Threshermen’s museum between Morden and Winkler keep everyone very well fed with the traditional recipes

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Would you be calm with 1,000 or more expected for dinner, bringing with them big appetites and even bigger expectations that your cooking will be just as good as it’s always been for over 40 years? You are if you’re a Valley Harvest Maid. On a sunny August afternoon, a half-dozen women from the farms

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