Lake Winnipeg shoreline protected
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Ottawa and a conservation group have helped donors conserve parts of Lake Winnipeg’s shoreline near Gimli.
“Conserving these areas is an act of optimism and hope that Lake Winnipeg can be saved,” Cary Hamel, Manitoba head of the Nature Conservancy of Canada, wrote in a release. “By conserving the natural integrity of two more areas near Gimli, we can ensure that future generations can enjoy the lake and land.”
The group announced Friday a combined 111 acres in two sites have been protected: the Breda Bay shoreline and MapleCross Siglavik wetland.
The nature conservancy says both help to filter some of the nutrients that cause damaging algae blooms on the lake, while providing habitat for migratory birds and pollinators, in an area with few large, intact natural areas.
“The sandy and treed beach ridges found on these properties are also a rare forest type in Manitoba, and make up only 0.2 per cent of the Interlake region,” the group wrote.
The group said donations from the MapleCross Fund and the Dolhy family helped to pay for the private land in order to preserve it.
The federal government contributed to the project, as part of its goal to conserve one-quarter of land and ocean in Canada by 2025.