FUNDED PROJECTS LIST - APRIL 2019

CATEGORY 1: WATERSHEDS

Organization Project Name Amount Cooks Creek Conservation District Ste Genevieve Water Retention Area $84,150 Canada Prairie Pothole and Grassland Restoration Project $125,000 East Interlake Conservation District Integrated Waterway and Roadside Native Vegetation Project $25,000 East Interlake Conservation District Wetland and Riparian Area Restoration/Protection $50,000 Intermountain Conservation District Expansion of IMCD Burdeniuk Tree Plantation $6,000 La Salle Redboine Conservation District Mill Creek Retention Project $75,000 Improving Watershed Health in Little Saskatchewan River Conservation District by Engaging Farmers and Ranchers on the Little Saskatchewan River Conservation District $125,000 Working Landscape Conservation Districts Association (MCDA) Planning & Building Natural Infrastructure Networks Based on Value for Money Principles in the SRRCD $50,000 Manitoba Forestry Association Sustainable Slopes $105,000 Seine-Rat River Conservation District Improving Watershed Health in the SRRCD by Engaging Farmers and Ranchers on the Working Landscape $125,000 Swan Lake Watershed District Streambank Stabilization and Enhanced Vegetated Buffer $54,000 Upper Assiniboine River Conservation District Gopher creek water retention & wetland creation project $100,895 Upper Assiniboine River Conservation District Protecting Water, Riparian Habitat and Biodiversity $22,475 West Interlake Watershed Conservation District Building Resilience and Improving Lake Manitoba Watershed $20,000 West Souris River Conservation District Improving Water Quality and Advancing Climate Change Adaptation in the Lower Souris River Watershed $78,000 Whitemud Watershed Conservation District WWCD Distributed Multi-Functional Water Storage $100,000

CATEGORY 2: HABITAT AND WILDLIFE

Organization Project Name Amount Association of Manitoba Community Pastures Alonsa and McCreary Community Pastures Range Health Project and Land Management Planning $32,500 Bird Studies Canada Enhancing Avian Species At Risk Applicability in Conservation Delivery $50,000 Brandon Riverbank Discovery Centre East Area Wetland Restoration $100,000 Delta Waterfowl Foundation Wetlands and Waterfowl Conservation Project $100,000 FortWhyte Alive Watershed Restoration and Habitat Management $17,500 FortWhyte Alive North Prairie Control Burn and Renewed Habitat Management $29,000 Manitoba Forage & Grassland Association Kirkella Community Pasture Association Grassland Habitat Enhancement Project $100,000 Save Our Seine Seine River Greenspace Enhancement Project- Enhancing Natural Habitats Along The Seine $50,000 Seven Oaks School Division - Ozhaawashkwaa Animikii- Seven Oaks School Division Learning and Service Centre: Ecological Restoration Project $100,000 Bineshi Aki Onji Kinimaagae' Inun The Manitoba Burrowing Owl Recovery Program Engaging landowners in southwestern Manitoba to improve and protect habitat for Burrowing Owls $12,500 The Nature Conservancy of Canada Habitat & wildlife enhancement in working landscapes $100,000 West Souris River Conservation District Establishment of Pollinator Habitat in the Mixed Grass Prairie Region of Manitoba $60,000

CATEGORY 3: CONNECTING PEOPLE TO NATURE

Organization Project Name Amount Assiniboine Hills Conservation District Douglas Marsh Interpretive Center $5,000 La Salle Redboine Conservation District Cypress River Wetland Trail Enhancement $20,000 La Salle Redboine Conservation District Pinkerton Lakes Wildlife Refuge Trail Restoration $20,000 Lake Indigenous Collective and Indigenous Youth Leadership for Lake Winnipeg $50,000 Foundation Oak Hammock Marsh Interpretive Centre Connecting People with Wetlands $11,000 Pembina Valley Conservation District Conservation of Natural ecosystems through Education at the Binney Nature Preserve $4,000 Save Our Seine Seine River Greenspace Enhancement Project- Connecting People to The Seine $50,000 The Nature Conservancy of Canada Nature & You: Making a Connection $25,000 Wildlife Haven Rehabilitation Centre Interactive Youth Program with Wildlife Haven: Wildlife Stewardship and Environmental Responsibility $50,000

CATEGORY 4: INNOVATION AND CONSERVATION PLANNING

Organization Project Name Amount Assiniboine River Basin Initiative Assiniboine River Basin Initiative Framework for Watershed Stewardship Strategic Plan Development $25,000 International Institute for Sustainable Development Prioritizing Natural Infrastructure in Manitoba Watersheds $25,000 Pembina Valley Conservation District Transforming watershed action plans into on-the-ground BMPs - A made-in-Manitoba EG&S program $10,000 Whitemud Watershed Conservation District Planning for restoration and protection of water quality in Lake Manitoba $25,000