Surface Water Issues

» Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives (MAFRI)

Synopsis: Surface water, in the form of lakes, rivers, streams and other wetlands, covers nearly 20% of the province and is a significant part of our identity and heritage as Manitobans. Protection of these resources is important to all of us. Impaired water quality may not only affect other uses and the way it looks or smells, but could result in degraded property values and also impact human health.

Find out more: http://www.gov.mb.ca/agriculture/livestock/publicconcerns/cwa01s01.html

Pasture Pumping Systems

» Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives (MAFRI)

Synopsis: Traditionally, livestock have had direct access to water, whether a steam, slough or man-made dugout. But more and more, producers are fencing livestock away from the water and pumping it to the animals. Many types of pumps can be used for livestock watering.

Find out more: http://www.gov.mb.ca/agriculture/soilwater/water/fbd01s10.html

Bitterroot Restoration

» Bitterroot Restoration, Inc. (BRI)

Synopsis: In 1986, Bitterroot Restoration, Inc. (BRI) pioneered an integrated approach to ecological restoration. Our goal is to use science to create conditions by which ecosystems heal themselves.

Find out more: http://www.revegetation.com/