Zebra Mussels Headed Toward Manitoba

They’re tiny, they’re destructive and they’re headed this way. Zebra mussels have been found in the upper U.S. watershed of the Red River and could arrive in Manitoba as early as this summer, Manitoba Water Stewardship warns. Their presence could produce an “ecological Armageddon” along the Red River and its connecting waterways, Candace Parks, a

Snowfall Days And Snowfall Events

Acouple of articles ago I wrote about when we should normally expect winter to start, and I added a little bit of information about the probability of receiving different amounts of snow in a single day. Well, it seems my snowfall probability comments have prompted a fair bit of discussion, as I have received a


Wetlands vital to nutrient management

The Government of Manitoba’s March 25 throne speech includes a statement identifying more research being undertaken to reduce nutrient loading into Lake Winnipeg. This comes at the right time as Ducks Unlimited Canada’s (DUC) new water quality research in the Broughton’s Creek watershed in southwest Manitoba shows the need to assist landowners as a critical