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Five watershed districts expand borders
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Five watershed districts expand borders

The provincial government announced the expansion on World Water Day 2024

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The provincial government announced it is expanding the boundaries of five watershed districts in the province. “Water is life, and our government is committed to protecting Manitoba’s lakes and rivers for generations to come,” said Environment and Climate Change Minister Tracy Schmidt on March 22. “Expanding watershed districts and making new resources available to help
Manitoba Association of Watersheds chair Garry Wasylowski.
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The evolution of the watershed district

Government program delivery has been a change of direction for Manitoba’s watershed districts

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It’s been a different time for the Manitoba Association of Watersheds. The organization, whose network of 14 districts is only four years past its transition from the former conservation district system, is used to running conservation and water management projects. But it recently branched into being the vehicle for government programs, many of which come
Manitoba’s watershed districts have been flagged for extra funding.
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Manitoba watersheds on expansion track

New funds announced to spread watershed district reach

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Manitoba’s watersheds districts have been given money to expand. On Dec. 4, Manitoba Environment and Climate Change Minister Tracy Schmidt announced $294,000 for the province’s watershed district network. “Improving watershed health is such an important part of building a resilient environment and fighting climate change,” Schmidt said. “Watershed districts help Manitobans connect what is happening
Dan Cox presents highlights from the first year of the Prairie Watersheds Climate Program during the Manitoba Forage and Grassland Association’s annual regenerative agriculture conference in Brandon Nov. 13-15.
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PWCP inaugural uptake numbers in

Prairie Watersheds Climate Program funds were handed out to 731 Manitoba producers in 2023

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[UPDATED: Nov. 15, 2023] The first year of the Prairie Watersheds Climate Program has given its administrators reason for optimism. Dan Cox, program manager for the Manitoba Association of Watersheds, was on hand during the opening day of the Manitoba Forage and Grassland Association’s Regenerative Ag Conference in Brandon Nov. 13 to give an update
Grazing mentors offer expert advice, path to on-farm funding
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Grazing mentors offer expert advice, path to on-farm funding

Mentorship program takes aim at rotational grazing knowledge gap

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A new mentor program may prompt more farmers to add rotational grazing to their management plans. The Manitoba Forage and Grassland Association (MFGA) has provided the Manitoba Association of Watersheds with access to roughly 15 grazing experts. Those experts are spread across the province and will be made available for one-on-one mentorships through the program.
Stephen Carlyle, CEO of the Manitoba Habitat Heritage Corporation, speaks to media on the banks of the Red River in East St. Paul during the funding announcement.
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Grazing projects receive major funding

Rangeland projects scoop $1.2 million out of larger funding announcement

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[UPDATED: May 1, 2023] Projects related to the Manitoba grazing sector were big winners in the latest round of funding from the province’s conservation trusts. Projects totalling $1.2 million, including $400,000 to the Manitoba Beef producers, will support various conservation efforts on the province’s rangelands. “We were very happy with this announcement,” said Carson Callum,
Keynote speaker, Amanda Fitzsimmons.
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Watersheds anticipate near-normal annual conference

After two years of COVID-affected events, the group looks forward to a return to normal

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With a little luck, the 2022 Manitoba Association of Watersheds (MAW) annual conference will be unencumbered by COVID restrictions this time around. In 2020, like most other conferences held in that calendar year, MAW’s conference was a strictly virtual event. However, in 2021, MAW hosted their festival in a brief window during last year’s conference
"No luck for me for shelterbelt funding or anything else.” – Dane Froese.
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Farmers frozen out of climate funds

They say RM-watersheds wrangling has left them out in the cold

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A group of farmers are locked out of a federal funding pool for emissions reduction because their municipalities don’t have agreements with their local watershed districts. Two farmers from the RM of Roland, one from the RM of Portage la Prairie and one from the RM of Morris told the Co-operator they didn’t qualify for funding under the Prairie
FaRM program cover crop group facilitators Karen Klassen and Scott Beaton during a tour of Klassen’s farm on July 11.
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Cover crop learning program seeks to provide community

Manitoba Association of Watersheds rolls out federal funds for cover crops

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A new cover crop mentorship program will provide the location-specific support that books and Google can’t, says one farmer. “It was just another avenue to get in more knowledge and to be able to work with peers to see what’s worked and not worked for them for our specific geography,” said Kim Wilton, who farms
A new provincial fund promises to help train staff, provide expert support, and meet other wide-ranging needs without cutting into project funds.
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New provincial trust to help build watershed districts’ capacity

The $2.5 million-fund means better staff training without tapping project funds

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A new provincial trust will mean training staff to better help landowners without having to dip into project funding, says a watershed district manager. “It means we don’t have to… rob our project dollars to be able to deliver them more effectively,” said Justin Reid, manager of the Redboine Watershed District. “We’re able to put

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