Total number of
properties secured:
19
Acres (hectares) secured:
3,923 (1,588)
Land value:
$1,435,251
Number of stewardship
volunteers:
102
“We enjoy nature and always have.
We fear that too many people take
for granted the vast and diverse
ecosystems that we, as Canadians,
enjoy and claim as part of our
heritage and identity. Despite our
relatively small population, many
of these ecosystems are coming
under pressure through resource
exploitation. We perceive a need
for balance between economic
growth and conservation. Sharon
and I are pleased to support orga-
nizations such as NCC, whose aim
it is to maintain biodiversity. While
not the only organization with
conservation goals, NCC is some-
what unique in its commitment to
science in identifying the most
threatened ecosystems and through
land purchase or partnership
agreement, ensuring they will
be managed into the future.”
PRAIRIE LILiES, tall grass prairie
Photo by NCC
Ken and Sharon Mould
land securement
july 1, 2012–June 30, 2013
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Discovering occurrences of new and previously un-
identified species on the recently acquired 4,616-acre
(1,868-hectare)
during a bioblitz
this summer. Volunteers included entomologists,
birders, botanists, wildlife technicians and amateur
biologists (and one archaeologist!). The species they
recorded included stemless Townsend-daisy and
dense spikemoss. In addition, they documented more
than 65 birds, including the at-risk chestnut-collared
longspur and threatened Sprague’s pipit.
•
Introducing more than 7,400 individuals of all ages to
the tall grass prairie this summer, through our curricu-
lum-focused and community-based programming.
NCC offered almost 250 presentations in southern
Manitoba and Winnipeg and field trips at the
and
n Winnipeg. The Prairie Studies Educa-
tion Program offers prairie habitat presentations and
workshops on how to protect monarch butterflies
and leads field trips within various communities.
Last September, the Manitoba Region opened the
doors of the
Located in the heart of the
Manitoba Tall Grass Prairie Preserve, the centre
sits on a 160-acre (65-hectare) site that show-
cases the beauty and diversity of the rare eco-
system around it. Developed with support from
The W. Garfield Weston Foundation, the C.P.
Loewen Family Foundation, the Conserve
Native Plants Society and private suppor ters
C. Jean Britton and Ransom Slack, it is the
headquarters for NCC’s stewardship work at the
preserve and for education and outreach pro-
gramming for the region.
Other accomplishments in this province
last year included:
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