Featured Projects
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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. Read more »
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Elk Glen
The Elk Glen property, located just south of Riding Mountain National Park, spans 1,596 acres (646 ha) and is defined by hilly topography and a diverse mixture of habitat types which include forest, wetlands and prairie. Read more »
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Fort Ellice Property
When it comes to biodiversity, the Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) has just attained a true treasure with the purchase of the Fort Ellice Property. The 3500 acre piece of land overlooks the Assiniboine River valley in Manitoba. Read more »
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Hydrology in the tall grass prairie
In 2015, the Nature Conservancy of Canada initiated a multi-part project to explore how water moves in the tall grass prairie natural area. Read more »
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Kurian Property
The 320-acre (130-hectare) Kurian property is located in the northern portion of the Whitemouth River Natural Area, and is characteristic of black spruce bog and tamarack larch fen habitats that are found in the lowlands of the Canadian Shield. Read more »
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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. Read more »
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Proceedings of the Manitoba Tall Grass Prairie Preserve Research Symposium
Proceedings are now available for your review and use from the Manitoba Tall Grass Prairie Preserve Research Symposium held Tuesday, October 21, 2013 at the Weston Family Tall Grass Prairie Interpretive Centre in Stuartburn, Manitoba. Read more »
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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. Read more »
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The Weston Family Tallgrass Prairie Interpretive Centre
Located in the heart of the Manitoba Tall Grass Prairie Preserve, the Interpretive Centre (a redesigned 3,000-square-foot home) is located on a 160-acre (65-hectare) site representing the beauty and diversity of the surrounding rare ecosystem. Read more »
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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. Read more »
