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Newspaper
Rivers Banner
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 03, 1999
Page
7
The piece highlights Kerry Wood's poultry of birds returning to prairies and their ecological roles. It notes broad wings hawks kill many gophers and crops and sparrows eat weed seeds, illustrating how predators and seed eaters support farms and reduce human impact on ecosystems.
Recreation director Claudia Nohr outlines a pond building program in Rivers on June 5 and 12 from 10 am to 2 pm with May 21 registration, plus golf lessons in Rivers on May 28 June 5 12 and 19 at 7 30 pm with May 19 deadline. Babysitting references available via Deborah Ostryzniuk at 328 7447 and rec office contacts. The article also advocates sustainability in farming with hedgerows perennial forages and wildlife friendly practices.
Environment Canada notes European settlers found vast grasslands now reduced by cultivation. Over decades conservation groups and governments protected more than 2,000 hectares in southeast Manitoba, home to the Manitoba Tall-grass Prairie Preserve with endangered plants and wildlife including western prairie fringed orchids and Powesheik Skipper butterflies. Local programs assist landowners in preserving mixed grass prairie while rare species such as the small white lady's slipper and ferruginous hawk remain at risk.
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