Conservation projects

Conservation Trust Projects supported include:

• $400,000 to Manitoba Beef Producers to support projects that help cattle producers conserve grasslands and enhance habitat for threatened and endangered birds.

• $100,000 to Save our Seine to support the restoration and enhancement of the Seine River Greenway.

• $500,000 to Ducks Unlimited Canada to conserve and restore wetland and grassland habitats in the province.

• $50,000 to FortWhyte Alive to support an open-air classroom that will connect new audiences to the outdoors and enhance experiences in nature in all seasons.

• $85,000 to Birds Canada – Manitoba Office to support the implementation of the Bird-friendliness Index, an outcomebased indicator of biodiversity.

GROW Trust Projects supported include:

• A record investment of $2.2 million dollars to Assiniboine West Watershed District to conserve wetlands and focuses on improving water quality and building flood and drought resiliency.

• $1.3 million dollars to Souris River Watershed District to enhance flood

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• $672,500 to Central Assiniboine Watershed District to support the conservation of wetlands, as well as the enhancement and restoration of riparian and upland habitat.

The $10.36 million in Trust funds is being matched by $16.9 million in funds and services by the groups, which will result in $27.26 million of conservation activity in Manitoba.

Since the inception of the trust funding in 2019, a total of $38.6 million has been committed to 182 conservation projects delivered by 47 Manitoba-based groups. Serving its mandate to conserve fish and wildlife habitat in Manitoba for the past 37 years, MHHC is a not-for-profit charitable organization, focusing on the implementation of conservation actions in our Province. In addition to administering annual Trust grants, MHHC delivers a range of producer-friendly conservation programs.

For more details regarding funded projects see https://www.mhhc.mb.ca/funded-projects/

For more information about MHHC see https://mhhc.mb.ca/