The Nature Conservancy of Canada's first project in Manitoba was the acquisition of the Kulyk Property in 1992 as part of the Manitoba Tall Grass Prairie Natural Area. Today, the Manitoba Region continues to work with our partners to protect and steward Manitoba's natural heritage across southern Manitoba. By the end of June 2012, the Manitoba Region had completed 172 projects, protecting more than 53,000 acres (21,450 hectares) of this province's most ecologically significant natural areas.
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Giving monarchs a wing and a prayer
In recent years, scientists across North America have become increasingly concerned about the status of the monarch, which is listed as a species of special concern by the Committee on the Status of Endangered Species in Canada. And this winter, scientists in Mexico reported a decline in their wintering habitats as well as in the number of individuals found there of close to 60 percent.
Teaching & learning with monarch butterflies
Join Cathy Shaluk in an unforgetttable two day workshop on teaching & learning with monarch butterflies.
Thinking about Canada’s Prairies
The Canadian Prairies provide important habitat for countless grassland species. Yet this habitat is one of the most threatened ecosystems in North America, with close to three quarters of Canada’s native prairies and associated wetlands having been converted due to development and agriculture.
NCC and the health of Lake Winnipeg
COSEWIC lists five new species relevant to Manitoba
Recently COSEWIC (the Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife In Canada) listed five new species relevant to Manitoba: mottled duskywing, greenish white grasshopper, eastern wood pewee, American badger and western tiger salamander.
Partnering with landowners for prairie conservation
NCC is a strong believer in the synergy between nature and agriculture. Our science-based conservation partnerships show how taking care of nature can help farmers.
A family of volunteers
The Yaremchuk family have been volunteering for NCC since 2003, when NCC bought the property known as Elk Glen next door and became neighbours.
Tracking a lynx
Spending summers working with NCC is a wildlife tracker's dream. Besides broadening your experience overall in field science, firsthand experience on tracking and seeing animals in their natural environments is invaluable.
My summer as an NCC intern
The internship program at the Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) is vital to conservation on the whole for two main reasons. First, NCC is able to have essential work completed (such as baseline inventories) so that their land conservation activities are able to continue efficiently. At the same time interns such as me gain the skills and experiences necessary to further their own future careers in conservation and bring these valuable skills and experiences into wherever they may go.
My second summer as an NCC Intern!
This was my second year as a Shell Conservation Intern for the Nature Conservancy of Canada and the experience was just as great as last year. This summer I worked out of three natural areas in Manitoba: the Interlake Region between Lake Winnipeg and Lake Manitoba, the Oak Lake Sandhills and Wetlands and West Souris Mixed-Grass Prairie in the Southwest corner of the province. Despite being an intern last year, I have again learned many new things this summer and have had the chance to work in places I had never seen before.
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Alvar in Manitoba
The Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) announces the discovery of a globally uncommon habitat in the Interlake region of Manitoba. The existence of this habitat only recently confirmed as ”Alvar” is a plant community found only in a few countries in Europe and only a few provinces and states in North America.
Canadian Council on Ecological Areas (CCEA) 2012 Gold Leaf Award
The 2012 Gold Leaf Award by the Canadian Council on Ecological Areas (CCEA) was presented to Manitoba Conservation and Water Stewardship.
Happy Canada Day
In celebration of the many gifts from Canadians who care about our natural heritage, and in time for Canada Day, the Nature Conservancy of Canada announces the protection of 160 acres (64 hectares) of sand dune habitat.
The Nature Conservancy of Canada Protects Land Near Riding Mountain National Park
The lands are located eight kilometres northwest of the national park and contain important habitat for moose, bear, fox, wolf, elk and many species of waterfowl.
Conserving prairie heritage
Important habitat for black bear, elk and cougar has been protected through new conservation agreements signed by the Nature Conservancy of Canada.
A Gift Big Enough for a Nation
The Nature Conservancy of Canada has secured two properties consisting of a total of 1,352 acres (541 hectares) of natural habitat near Whitemouth, Manitoba.
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Interlake Parkland Natural Area
Nestled between Manitoba's "Great Lakes," the Interlake's mosaic of woodlands, wetlands, unique karst features and native prairie supports a wide variety of wildlife.
Oak Lake Sandhills and Wetlands Natural Area
This area supports a high diversity of habitat types which, in turn, create a hotspot for biodiversity.
Riding Mountain Aspen Parkland Natural Area
Species and habitats of northern, western and eastern Canada meet in this unique area.
Souris River Valley Grassland
This nearly treeless plain contains buffalograss, a nationally and provincially threatened plant known to occur in only one other location in Canada.
Tall Grass Prairie Natural Area
The largest intact blocks of tall grass prairie in Canada occur in the Tall Grass Prairie Natural Area.
West Souris Mixed-grass Prairie Natural Area
Located in the southwest corner of Manitoba, this area contains a band of grasslands, mixed with pothole wetlands, stretching west and south of the town of Melita to the U.S. border.
Whitemouth River Watershed Natural Area
Located in southeastern Manitoba, this unique landscape is the meeting place of the boreal coniferous forest, the eastern Superior mixed forest and the western prairie.
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Alvars in the Interlake
An alvar was recently discovered in the Interlake region of Manitoba thanks to the work of the Alvar Initiative.
The Forks Prairie Garden
Just a stone's throw from the pulsing heart of the City of Winnipeg, at the junction of the Red and Assiniboine Rivers, lies the Nature Conservancy of Canada's Forks Prairie Garden project.
Maple Lake Project
The Maple Lake property, purchased from Mr. and Mrs. Vinck, is one of our first fee simple projects completed in the unique Oak Lake Sandhills and Wetlands region of southwest Manitoba.
Yellow Quill Prairie
The Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) established the Yellow Quill Prairie Preserve south of Brandon, Manitoba, in 1998 to give the few remaining species at risk in this area a better chance for survival, and to maintain the last intact remnants of their natural habitats.
The Weston Family Tall Grass Prairie Interpretive Centre
With the support of the W. Garfield Weston Foundation and the Government of Manitoba, NCC purchased a 160-acre property containing a two-storey house to add to its holdings in Manitoba's endangered Tall Grass Prairie.
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Click on the image to enlarge.Meadow fritillary, MB (Photo by NCC) -
Click on the image to enlarge.Purplish copper butterfly, MB (Photo by NCC) -
Click on the image to enlarge.Three flowered avens, aka prairie smoke, MB (Photo by NCC) -
Click on the image to enlarge.Manitoba CV Event: A Bio Blitz to complete data collection! (Photo by NCC) -
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Click on the image to enlarge.Julie Pelc, manager of stewardship programs, MB Region (Photo by NCC) -
Click on the image to enlarge.Julie Pelc, manager of stewardship programs, MB Region (Photo by NCC) -
Click on the image to enlarge.Bryana Nicolas working in the Riding Mountain Natural Area (Photo by NCC) -
Click on the image to enlarge.Bird survey in south west Manitoba shows common yellowthroat (Photo by NCC) -
Click on the image to enlarge.Dr. David Punter & NCC intern Chris Hay on Baseline Inventory (Photo by NCC)
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Riding Mountain Aspen Parkland, MB
