The Langford Escarpment is a 440-acre parcel of grasslands, treed areas and wetland located in northwestern Manitoba
Glacier FarmMedia – A Neepawa family has partnered with the Nature Conservancy of Canada to safeguard an ecologically significant piece of grassland. The site, designated as the Langford Escarpment, is 15 kilometres southeast of the town in northwestern Manitoba and is now protected to preserve its endangered ecosystem, the NCC has said. The 440-acre parcel […] Read moreTag Archives Nature Conservancy of Canada
Ranching has vital role in Prairie conservation
Born and raised in Calgary, we took many family camping trips into the Prairies. I was always awed by the massive expanses of grasslands, the endless blue skies and the diversity of birds, mammals and insects we would see. I remember having to clean our windshield at every stop along the way because the dead […] Read more
Pasture provides space for cattle, nature lovers
The Nature Conservancy of Canada’s Cave Pasture is adjacent to Swift Current, Sask., which provides easy access
SWIFT CURRENT, Sask. — It’s almost unbelievable that a large piece of native grassland lies exactly north of Swift Current’s city boundary. Much of the province’s native grass has been lost over time, but anyone driving in and out of the city on Highway 4 passes by the 707 acre pasture on the west side […] Read more
Provincial, national groups at odds over proposed conservation initiative
SWIFT CURRENT, Sask. — A Grasslands Conservation Initiative announced last fall has created tension between Saskatchewan cattle producers and the Canadian Cattle Association. The CCA, along with Ducks Unlimited and the Nature Conservancy of Canada, plan to protect grasslands by offering producers conservation agreements and easements ranging from short-term to perpetuity. They will contain no-break, […] Read more
Grassland payment proposal gains momentum
Canadian Cattle Association says Ottawa appears open to a program that would pay producers to maintain grasslands
BRANDON — The Canadian Cattle Association has been getting a “warm” reception from the federal government as it proposes a new strategy to preserve the country’s grasslands, says vice-president Tyler Fulton. Last fall, the CCA, Ducks Unlimited and the Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC)developed an idea called the Grasslands Conservation Initiative. The basic concept is […] Read more
Ranches reach conservation agreements in Alberta
New Nature Conservancy of Canada deals will preserve more than 6,178 acres of grassland in the Porcupine Hills
Three cattle ranches in operation for generations have joined a network of conserved lands in Alberta that protects grasslands essential to everything from watersheds to wildlife. “I think ranchers are what make these projects possible,” said Sean Feagan, media and communications co-ordinator for the Nature Conservancy of Canada, Alberta Region. “They’ve stewarded the land. They’ve […] Read more
Hopes are high for protected pasture
The Nature Conservancy of Canada has developed a plan to protect 1.2 million acres of threatened prairie by 2030
MELITA, Man. — They might be known to humans as the “Poverty Plains,” but this windswept patch of southwestern Manitoba is rich with wildlife. Even on a cold, late October day, faced with a harsh northwestern breeze, and with half a foot of snow having fallen over the past day, this rolling territory hosts numerous […] Read more
Initiative aims to protect country’s grasslands
The Grasslands Conservation Initiative is designed to create a unified front in the effort to stem native pasture loss
Three organizations with a history of conservation on the Prairies have launched a new initiative to protect one of the most threatened agricultural and ecological landscapes in the West. The Grasslands Conservation Initiative is the product of joint discussions between the Canadian Cattle Association, Ducks Unlimited Canada and the Nature Conservancy of Canada that were […] Read more
Program hopes to prevent pronghorn deaths
Alberta and Saskatchewan work with other organizations to make Trans-Canada Highway crossings safer for the animals
Wildlife crossings in the Rockies are a regular sight but a group of conservation and government officials in Alberta and Saskatchewan are looking to install safe areas for migrating pronghorn herds to cross the Trans-Canada Highway. The PronghornXing program is a joint initiative between the Miistakis Institute, Alberta Conservation Association and National Wildlife Federation with […] Read more
Initiative hopes to protect grasslands
Three organizations with a history of conservation on the Prairies have launching a new initiative to protect one the most threatened agricultural and ecological landscapes in the West. The Grasslands Conservation Initiative is the product of joint discussions between the Canadian Cattle Association, Ducks Unlimited Canada and the Nature Conservancy of Canada that were held […] Read more
