This monument, dedicated in Autumn 1980 by the Manitoba Chapter of the Wildlife Society, commemorates wildlife biologist Allan John Pakulak, who helped to restore the Oak Hammock Marsh from the formerly drained St. Andrews Bog which had existed in the region prior to the arrival of European settlers in the 19th century.
Pakulak conservation commemorative monument at Oak Hammock Marsh (2010)
Two monuments to the right of it relate to establishment of the Wildlife Management Area
Source: Dale WrubleskiSite Coordinates (lat/long): N50.16948, W97.12824
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Wildlife Biologists Commemorative Cairn (Netley Creek, RM of St. Andrews)
This page was prepared by Dale Wrubleski and Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 27 March 2024
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