It's the time of year when many people are thinking about New Year's resolutions. Often our goals at this time of year focus on things we would like to change about ourselves and our lives - lose a few pounds, pay off that credit card, or maybe actually getting to those books you've been meaning to read.

By: Tim Poole, Manitoba Chimney Swift Initiative Coordinator

2016 has been a busy and successful year for the Manitoba Chimney Swift Initiative and as the first snows of winter finally join us, this seems to be an opportune moment for an update to the Nature Manitoba membership.

Monitoring Successes

If you’re hiking any of Manitoba’s great trails in the future, you may come back with something very valuable – information. The Manitoba Trails Project (MTP) is a brand new non-profit organization and they are looking for the help of outdoor enthusiasts to submit photos and details about the trails they use.

Thank you to all who took the time to complete our survey! Your input gives us valuable information and we appreciate it. The survey is now closed, but if you have questions or comments about your Mantario Wilderness Education Centre experience you can email us. You can find more info about our Centre and programs here.

Written by: Lynsay Perkins  Photographs by: Dennis Swayze

You may have heard that feeding birds in the winter causes them to be dependent on feeders or can interfere with migration, but according to Paula Grieef, Resident Naturalist at Oak Hammock Marsh, there isn’t really a down side to properly feeding birds in the winter.

Hawk Watch results – 10 and 11 September 2016

In June of this year ten lucky Manitoba Nature members had the chance to savour this great adventure on Vancouver Island's rugged west coast for seven days.