Standing on the shore of Lake Winnipeg, the Minister of Environment and Climate Change Canada, the Honourable Catherine McKenna, announced $400,000 in funding for MHHC over the next two years. “The Government of Canada is making historic investments in protecting nature, including freshwater resources such as Lake Winnipeg. Clean water is an essential resource for Canadians: It’s critical for our … Read More
Improving Water Quality One Wetland at a Time
For so many of us, when we’re thirsty we walk into the kitchen turn on the tap, fill our glass with water and quickly quench our thirst. We don’t often think of where that water comes from, how it got to our house or what it took to make it potable. I think most would agree that in this part … Read More
Hunting for Habitat
Without habitat…there is no wildlife. It’s that simple! One of MHHC’s most consistent financial supporters have been Wildlife Habitat Canada and the Canadian waterfowl hunters that fund conservation across the country. This partnership has resulted in initiatives benefiting more than 55,000 acres of waterfowl habitat in Manitoba. Since 1985, Wildlife Habitat Canada (WHC), a national non-profit, charitable conservation organization, has … Read More
Landowners Benefit from Wetland Restoration
The concept behind wetland restoration is to redevelop water basins that have been previously drained. ‘Water basins’ are also known as wetlands, sloughs, potholes, swamps, ponds, bogs or marshes. “Quite often, the wetland was drained with the intent to crop the area. However, drained wetlands don’t always provide ideal land for growing productive crops, and eventually the area becomes a … Read More
Preserving land in its natural state
Ducks, geese, deer…. These are just a few of Mother Nature’s pets that can be found on Nester Tutkaluk’s property northeast of Oakburn, Manitoba. The property, which is representative of the area, is an excellent habitat for many different species and is especially attractive to ducks. As such, it is a targeted wetland region of Manitoba that is ideal for … Read More
Lazaruks Conserve Valuable Duck Habitat in the Shoal Lake Area
Len and Vicki Lazaruk have partnered with MHHC to protect 190 acres of waterfowl and wildlife habitat in the Shoal Lake, Manitoba area. This region is one the best in Manitoba for waterfowl breeding, with up to 50 pairs of waterfowl per square mile. Focusing on protecting the wetlands, and allowing cultivated areas to continue in crop production, this project … Read More
The Hagan Family Receives the Blue-winged Teal Award
The Manitoba Habitat Heritage Corporation is pleased to recognized a long supporting family Virden, MB for their ongoing contribution to wildlife and habitat conservation! In recognition of their efforts, MHHC presented the Hagan family with the National Blue-winged Teal Award, presented on an annual basis by the North American Waterfowl Management Plan through, Environment and Climate Change Canada and the … Read More
The Birds and the Beef
New species at risk funding for Manitoba was announced today, bringing together the beef industry, bird experts and conservation delivery organizations in an effort to manage and preserve native grasslands. With $750,000 in funding from Environment and Climate Change Canada’s Species at Risk Partnerships on Agricultural Lands (SARPAL) initiative, The Manitoba Beef Producers (MBP) is leading a voluntary, incentive-based habitat … Read More
New High-Resolution Wetland Data Available
The Manitoba Habitat Heritage Corporation (MHHC) is pleased to announce that it has publicly released the first of four high-resolution wetland datasets covering the Assiniboine River Valley and surrounding region, extending from the Manitoba-Saskatchewan border to the City of Brandon. MHHC has been participating in a Province-wide wetland inventory project, part of a larger national Canadian Wetland Inventory mapping initiative. … Read More
Manitoba Farmers’ Voice highlights MHHC landowner Alistair Hagan
The Keystone Agricultural Producers magazine The Farmers’ Voice featured an interview with long-time Conservation Agreement holder Alistair Hagan and some discussion on what it means to work with MHHC in protecting your natural habitat. To read the article just turn to page 22 in the Spring 2016 issue, if you have a physical copy, or you can download the magazine … Read More