Programs and Initiatives

West Souris River Conservation District - Shelterbelt Studies Program

http://www.wsrcd.com/

Students learn to identify various shelterbelt tree and shrub species and learn  the values of shelter belts including control of wind erosion, distribution of snow,  protection of yard sites for energy savings, as well as, the benefits to wildlife and  the environment.  Students get the opportunity to see how shelter belts are planted  and maintained and are given a chance to ride the tree planter.

The Current

The Current is an annual publication produced by Manitoba Conservation Districts  Association (MCDA). It features projects, partnerships and initiatives occurring throughout the Conservation District program. Each editorial features one of the 18 Conservation Districts within Manitoba. The Current is circulated through  Manitoba, to the Conservation Districts and at MCDA’s Annual Conservation  Conference.

http://www.mcda.ca/the-current
http://www.mcda.ca/

Trees for Tommorrow

Through the Trees for Tomorrow program, the province and its partners has planted  over one million trees every year between 2008 and 2012. It’s the province’s action  plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 2012.

http://www.thinktrees.org/Trees_for_Tomorrow.aspx

Westman Agricultural Diversification Organization

http://www.manitobacooperator.ca/tag/westman-agricultural-diversification-organization/

Scott Chalmers
scott.chalmers@gov.mb.ca
139 Main St P.O. Box 519 Melita, MB
R0M 1L0 Phone: 204-522-3256 Fax: 204-522-8054

The Brandon Research Centre (BRC)

The Brandon Research Centre (BRC) is one of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada's national network of research and development centres. The main facility of the centre is located in the Parkland region of the Canadian Prairies in the city of Brandon, and  is one of the original five experimental farms established by the Government of Canada in 1886 under The Experimental Farm Station Act.

http://www.agr.gc.ca/eng/science-and-innovation/research-centres/manitoba/
brandon-research-centre/?id=1180705255780

A Rocha

A Rocha is pleased to continue its current season of Nature Conservation Talks with an informative presentation by Louise Bellet, a Master of Science candidate from the University of Manitoba, and Richard Warkentin of Stanley Soil Management Association. Bellet and Warkentin’s presentation, The Importance of Shelterbelts in the Community, will give an overview on how shelterbelts contribute to the sustainability of the community. For a community to be sustainable there needs to be a balance in social, economic and environmental factors. Shelterbelts are an important contribution to achieving that balance. Their presentation will be of interest to farmers, acreage owners and the general public.

http://www.arocha.ca

Agroforestry Development Centre

http://www4.agr.gc.ca/AAFC-AAC/display-afficher.do?id=1186517615847&lang=eng

The Greening of the West: Horticulture on the Canadian Prairies, 1870-1930

by Lyle Dick
Parks Canada, Victoria, BC

http://www.mhs.mb.ca/docs/mb_history/31/prairiehorticulture.shtml

Prairie Shelterbelts -  A History of Farming Practices

Archives of Agricultural Experience

http://umanitoba.ca/libraries/units/archives/collections/subject/agriculture/index.html

Benefits of Shelterbelts

http://www4.agr.gc.ca/AAFC-AAC/display-afficher.do?id=1307729421559&lang=eng

Parks Canada, Victoria, BC

http://www.mhs.mb.ca/docs/mb_history/31/prairiehorticulture.shtml