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Monthly archives for June, 2012

RBC donates $225,000 to keep Lake Winnipeg healthy – Winnipeg Free Press



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Lynette Gillen – RBC Regional Vice President, Gord Mackintosh – Minister of Conservation and Water Stewardship, and Tim Sopuck – MHHC CEO on the banks of Netley Creek

The board and staff of the Manitoba Habitat Heritage Corporation, joined by program partners and the Minister of Conservation and Water Stewardship, gathered on the banks of Netley Creek where the RBC Royal Bank announced funding for the Green Bank: Clear Waters project. This project was awarded funding as part of RBC’s $50 million Blue Water Project funding initiative. The event took place on June 22, 2012.

Read the article here: RBC donates $225,000 to keep Lake Winnipeg healthy – Winnipeg Free Press.

View the Manitoba Government news release. For more information on the Green Banks: Clear Waters project, visit the project page.

Browse photographs take at the event in the photo gallery below. All photos by M. Neumann, MHHC. For more information about a photo, click on the “ i ” button located on the top right corner of the gallery.  On the bottom right, click on “ FS “ for a full screen view or “ SL “ for a slide show.

GBCW June 22, 2012

The MHHC board and staff were joined by program partners and the Minister of Manitoba Conservation and Water Stewardship as RBC presented funding for the the GBCW project as part of the RBC Blue Water Project funding initiative.

[img src=http://www.riparianhealth.ca/wp-content/flagallery/gbcw-june-22-2012/thumbs/thumbs_1tim_welcome.jpg]2740CEO - opening remarks
Tim Sopuck, CEO of MHHC, welcomes guests. Pictured on left is Harold Foster (Board Member - EICD), Gord Mackintosh (Minister - Manitoba Conservation and Water Stewardship), Lynette Gillen (RBC - Regional Vice President), and John Whitaker (Chair - MHHC Board). [img src=http://www.riparianhealth.ca/wp-content/flagallery/gbcw-june-22-2012/thumbs/thumbs_2rbc.jpg]160RBC - remarks
Lynette Gillen, Regional Vice President RBC Royal Bank discusses RBC's commitment to water protection by funding project like GBCW through the RBC Blue Water Project funding initiative. [img src=http://www.riparianhealth.ca/wp-content/flagallery/gbcw-june-22-2012/thumbs/thumbs_3minister.jpg]100Minister - Conservation & Water Stewardship remarks
Minister Gord Mackintosh congratulates MHHC and program partners on the recipient for the RBC Blue Water Project funding and suggests that RBC has set an excellent example of corporate environmental responsibility. [img src=http://www.riparianhealth.ca/wp-content/flagallery/gbcw-june-22-2012/thumbs/thumbs_4harold.jpg]100EICD - Remarks
Harold Foster is a board member of the East Interlake Conservation District (EICD). The EICD is a GBCW program partner, and the event was held along Netley Creek, which is situated in the EICD. [img src=http://www.riparianhealth.ca/wp-content/flagallery/gbcw-june-22-2012/thumbs/thumbs_5presentation.jpg]110Presentation
RBC's Lynette Gillen, Minister Gord Mackintosh and MHHC CEO Tim Sopuck pose with the cheque for $225,000 awarded to the GBCW project as part of the RBC Blue Water Project funding initiative. [img src=http://www.riparianhealth.ca/wp-content/flagallery/gbcw-june-22-2012/thumbs/thumbs_6riparian_minister.jpg]170Explaining riparian value
MHHC's Riparian Program Coordinator, Marilena Kowalchuk, explains riparian ecological functions and values to Minister Gord Mackintosh and his wife on the bank of Netley Creek. [img src=http://www.riparianhealth.ca/wp-content/flagallery/gbcw-june-22-2012/thumbs/thumbs_7riparian_grp1.jpg]180Riparian tour 1
Event participants learn about riparian health on the banks of Netley Creek. [img src=http://www.riparianhealth.ca/wp-content/flagallery/gbcw-june-22-2012/thumbs/thumbs_8riparian_grp2.jpg]100Riparian tour 2
Event participants learn about riparian health on the banks of Netley Creek. [img src=http://www.riparianhealth.ca/wp-content/flagallery/gbcw-june-22-2012/thumbs/thumbs_9riparian_grp3.jpg]100Riparian tour 3
Event participants learn about riparian health on the banks of Netley Creek. [img src=http://www.riparianhealth.ca/wp-content/flagallery/gbcw-june-22-2012/thumbs/thumbs_10riparian_grp4.jpg]150Riparian tour 4
Event participants learn about riparian vegetation along Netley Creek. [img src=http://www.riparianhealth.ca/wp-content/flagallery/gbcw-june-22-2012/thumbs/thumbs_11riparian_plants.jpg]100Riparian Plants
Ferns, violets, trilliums and columbines are just a few of the riparian plants found growing along Netley Creek.

 

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The Horse | Environmental Best Practices for Horse Owners



The Horse | Environmental Best Practices for Horse Owners

We talk about riparian areas and cattle grazing a lot…but what about other domestic grazing animals? Here is some great horse focused advice for environmental BMPs from the University of Kentucky College of Agriculture. They provide some great information for riparian and water quality protection, improving grazing distribution and improvements in other areas as well. As the authors mention…these BMPs are the most effective, practical and economical means of reducing and preventing pollution; they also tend to result in a cost savings, increase animal welfare and facilitate proper farm management.

Read the full article here: The Horse | Environmental Best Practices for Horse Owners.

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Students in Calgary ask…Are you drinking McLean Creek mud?



Calgary MLA Rick Fraser listens to a group of Grade 7 students from Rundle College at Ralph Klein Park on Tuesday, as the students make presentations to him on the effect of improper ATV use on the quality of water in McLean Creek.
Photograph by: Dean Bicknell, Calgary Herald

This is an article in the Calgary Herald about a group of seventh graders who recognized that their own use off-road vehicles affects riparian vegetation and soils.

These young people are making the connection between their activities and the health of the landscape and community. They are also realizing that awareness and simple modifications to how we use the land (e.g. sticking to the trail), can allow us to enjoy recreational activities in the riparian zone while allowing the vegetation to thrive and perform the multitude of ecological functions that keep our land and waters healthy.

Read the full article here: Are you drinking McLean Creek mud?.

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