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 project. Since then we have completed more than 150 projects that protect more than 46,206 acres (18,699 hectares) of this province's most ecologically significant land and water. Today, the Manitoba Region continues to work with our partners to protect and steward Manitoba's natural heritage.
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Celebrating Nature Dinner 2012
NCC’s Manitoba Region held its ninth annual Celebrating Nature Dinner event on April 26 in Winnipeg.
Partnering for snapping turtles
NCC and Brandon University have entered into a research partnership to better understand common snapping turtles.
A summer frolic
Fieldwork doesn't get much better than frolicking in the Tall Grass Prairie in search of butterflies. For several summers I got fairly accustomed to mucking about in willow wetlands and mosquito-infested woodlands but more recently, the only fieldwork I found myself doing was assessing the stack of papers on my desk lit by bleak fluorescent lights. So when an opportunity to get out to the field comes up I jump at it regardless of what it may be for!
Tall grass prairie fires
In early October 2011, three separate wildfires burned close to 60,000 acres (24,000 hectares) of land in southeastern Manitoba.
For the squeamish...beware!
Rustling sounds in the bush behind you. Sudden movement of grass in front of you. Eerily quiet all around. And then you feel it -- in a flash something brushes past your pant leg. You shriek, you run. A few moments later, repeat it all over again...
Rediscovering Manitoba's lost Tall Grass Prairie
By the 1980s, biologists believed the Tall Grass Prairie had been completely wiped out of Manitoba. Then a small patch was discovered, and the Nature Conservancy of Canada joined others to protect and restore what remains of this beautiful native habitat.
Partnerships for conservation - Nevistiuk Conservation Agreement
The Nevistiuk Conservation Agreement is a wonderful example of how conservation is achieved through partnerships.
Gifts from Canadians - Habok project
The Habok property is situated approximately 14 kilometres west of the City of Brandon, within the Kemnay Sandhills.
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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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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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Riding Mountain Aspen Parkland, MB
