"The low thickets of the woods are swarming with Tree-sparrows, Redpolls, Robins, Hooded Sparrows, and the bare plains, a few yards away, are peopled and vocal with birds to whom a bush is an abomination. Lap-longspur, Snowbird, Shorelarks, and Pipits are here soaring and singing, or among the barren rocks are Ptarmigan in garments that are painted in the patterns of their rocks."

-Ernest Thompson Seton, (1860 - 1946) Noted author, wildlife artist, founder of the Woodcraft Indians, and a founding pioneer of the Boy Scouts of America. Seton was appointed Provincial Naturalist of Manitoba in 1892.

Photos from top: Riding Mountain, Manitoba, northern saw-whet owl, elk; all photos by NCC

Where the mountains meet the prairies

Many of the same birds that Ernest Thompson Seton found when he traveled north through Manitoba by canoe can still be found here today.

Forests, parkland, prairies and wetlands - the Riding Mountain Aspen Parkland are still excellent wildlife habitat.

Golden-winged warblers nest in the forests, while Sprague's pipit and loggerhead shrike nest in the grasslands. All three of these birds are now listed by the Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada. 

The Nature Conservancy of Canada is committed to protecting habitat for birds like these, as well as the wildlife corridors animals like the elk (pictured here) need to survive.

We couldn't do it without you

It's thanks to your support that we're able to work, every day, to protect lands like these across our beautiful country for the benefit of wildlife and our future generations.

Please visit our website if you'd like to learn more about the Riding Mountain Aspen Parkland, our other work in Manitoba, or our work across Canada.

Thank you for being a part of our force for nature!

Warmly,

Teva Harrison
Coordinator, Monthly Giving & Special Projects

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