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Whitemouth Island Ecological Reserve
Whitemouth Island Ecological Reserve is an ecological reserve which is the largest island of Whitemouth Lake in Manitoba. It was established in 1999 under the ''Manitoba Ecological Reserves Act''. It is in size. The island is the most western example of a largely undisturbed deciduous forest of the St. Lawrence - Great Lakes region in Canada. It contains eight examples of eastern deciduous plants that are considered rare in Manitoba such as Dutchman's Breeches, green adder's mouth, blue cohosh, New Jersey tea, and enchanter's nightshade. See also * List of ecological reserves in Manitoba * List of protected areas of Manitoba This list of protected areas of Manitoba groups the protected areas of Manitoba by the agency that is responsible for their protection. National Protected Areas Two national parks, overseen by Parks Canada, have been established within Mani ... References External links Whitemouth Island Ecological Reserve, BackgrounderiNaturalist: Whitemouth ...
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Whitemouth Lake
Whitemouth Lake is a freshwater lake in the Eastman Region of Manitoba, located close to the United States and Ontario border of the southeast of the province. The lake is situated in the Rural Municipality of Reynolds with the Rural Municipality of Piney on its western shore. The lake feeds the Whitemouth River, which is a large tributary of the Winnipeg River, while the lake itself is primarily fed by underground springs. The lake contains the Whitemouth Island Ecological Reserve, which is a relatively untouched and pristine example of a Great Lakes hardwood forest. Whitemouth is a large but shallow lake in Eastman Manitoba. The lake is a popular recreational fishery for walleye, though in recent years, as a result of shallow depths and high nutrient levels, the lake can be susceptible to winter die offs of the fish population as the oxygen supplies dwindle in the lake. See also * List of lakes of Manitoba This is an incomplete list of lakes of Manitoba, a province of Canada. ...
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Manitoba
Manitoba ( ) is a Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada at the Centre of Canada, longitudinal centre of the country. It is Canada's Population of Canada by province and territory, fifth-most populous province, with a population of 1,342,153 as of 2021, of widely varied landscape, from arctic tundra and the Hudson Bay coastline in the Northern Region, Manitoba, north to dense Boreal forest of Canada, boreal forest, large freshwater List of lakes of Manitoba, lakes, and prairie grassland in the central and Southern Manitoba, southern regions. Indigenous peoples in Canada, Indigenous peoples have inhabited what is now Manitoba for thousands of years. In the early 17th century, British and French North American fur trade, fur traders began arriving in the area and establishing settlements. The Kingdom of England secured control of the region in 1673 and created a territory named Rupert's Land, which was placed under the administration of the Hudson's Bay Company. Rupe ...
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Dicentra Cucullaria
''Dicentra cucullaria'', Dutchman's britches, or Dutchman's breeches, is a perennial herbaceous plant, native to rich woods of eastern North America, with a disjunct population in the Columbia Basin. The common name Dutchman's breeches derives from their white flowers that look like white breeches. Description The rootstock is a cluster of small pink to white teardrop-shaped bulblets (more precisely, miniature tubers). Leaves are long and broad, with a petiole (leaf stalk) long. They are trifoliate, with finely divided leaflets. The flowers are usually white, rarely suffused with pink, long. They are produced in early spring in racemes of 3 to 14 flowers on peduncles (flower stalks) long. Unlike the closely related ''Dicentra canadensis'' (squirrel corn), the flowers lack fragrance. The pistil of a pollinated flower develops into a slender pod long and , narrowed to a point on both ends. The capsule splits in half when the seeds are ripe. The seeds are kidney-shaped ...
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Malaxis Unifolia
''Malaxis unifolia'', or the green adder's-mouth orchid, is a species of orchid occurring from eastern and central Canada (Newfoundland to Manitoba), the central and eastern United States (Maine to Florida, west as far as Minnesota, eastern Kansas, and eastern Texas), Mexico, Central America and the Greater Antilles (Cuba, Jamaica, Dominican Republic The Dominican Republic ( ; es, República Dominicana, ) is a country located on the island of Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles archipelago of the Caribbean region. It occupies the eastern five-eighths of the island, which it shares wit ...). ''Malaxis unifolia'' generally has only one leaf, but rarely two. Flowers are green, in a raceme, often resembling an umbel at first before it elongates. References * unifolia Orchids of Canada Orchids of the United States Orchids of Central America Flora of the Caribbean Plants described in 1803 Orchids of Mexico {{Epidendroideae-stub ...
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Caulophyllum Thalictroides
''Caulophyllum thalictroides'', the blue cohosh, a species of ''Caulophyllum'' (family Berberidaceae) is a flowering plant in the Berberidaceae (barberry) family. It is a medium-tall perennial with blue berry-like fruits and bluish-green foliage. The common name cohosh is probably from an Algonquian word meaning "rough". The Greek-derived genus name ''Caulophyllum'' signifies "stem-leaf", while the specific name ''thalictroides'' references the similarity between the large highly divided, multiple-compound leaves of meadow-rues (''Thalictrum'' spp.) and those of blue cohosh. Description From the single stalk rising from the ground, there springs a single, large, three-branched leaf, giving rise to a yellow-flowered inflorescence, followed by bluish berries, coated with a glaucous, waxy bloom, somewhat similar in appearance to sloes. The bluish-green leaflets are three-lobed and entire at the base, but serrate at the tip. Habitat and Distribution The plant is found in hardwood ...
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Ceanothus Americanus
''Ceanothus americanus'' is a species of ''Ceanothus'' shrub native to North America. Common names include New Jersey tea, Jersey tea ceanothus, variations of red root (red-root; redroot), mountain sweet (mountain-sweet; mountainsweet), and wild snowball. New Jersey tea was a name coined during the American Revolution, because its leaves were used as a substitute for imported tea. Description ''Ceanothus americanus'' is a shrub growing between high, having many thin branches. Its root system is thick with fibrous root hairs close to the surface, but with stout, burlish, woody roots that reach deep into the earth—root systems may grow very large in the wild, to compensate after repeated exposures to wildfires. White flowers grow in clumpy inflorescences on lengthy, axillary peduncles. Fruits are dry, dehiscent, seed capsules. Habitat ''Ceanothus americanus'' is common on dry plains, prairies, or similar untreed areas, on soils that are sandy or rocky. It can often be loc ...
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Circaea Canadensis
''Circaea canadensis'', known as eastern enchanter's nightshade, Canada enchanter's nightshade, broad-leaved enchanter's nightshade, is a perennial herbaceous plant found in forests of eastern North America. It is very similar to its sister species, ''Circaea lutetiana ''Circaea lutetiana'', known as broad-leaved enchanter's nightshade, is a plant in the evening primrose family, Onagraceae. The genus name comes from the enchantress Circe of Greek mythology and the specific designation is derived from Lutetia, ...'', and was formerly considered conspecific (part of the same species). References {{Taxonbar, from=Q17600835 canadensis Flora of North America ...
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List Of Ecological Reserves In Manitoba
This is a list of ecological reserves in the Canadian province of Manitoba. Ecological reserves are designated by the Government of Manitoba under The Ecological Reserves Act. For a list of all protected areas in Manitoba, see the List of protected areas of Manitoba. References {{Manitoba parks Manitoba Manitoba ( ) is a Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada at the Centre of Canada, longitudinal centre of the country. It is Canada's Population of Canada by province and territory, fifth-most populous province, with a population o ... Ecological reserves ...
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List Of Protected Areas Of Manitoba
This list of protected areas of Manitoba groups the protected areas of Manitoba by the agency that is responsible for their protection. National Protected Areas Two national parks, overseen by Parks Canada, have been established within Manitoba: *Riding Mountain National Park *Wapusk National Park Riding Mountain National Park forms the core of the Riding Mountain Biosphere Reserve (RMBR), a UNESCO World Biosphere Reserve. Provincial Protected Areas Manitoba has 92 provincial parks. The provincial government has also established more than 50 protected areas under the ''Provincial Parks Act'', overseen by Manitoba Conservation and Climate. This legislation provides for parks to be dedicated for three purposes: The legislation distinguishes several types of park: Wilderness, Natural, Recreation, and Heritage. Land being considered for inclusion in a Provincial Park may be designated as a ' park reserve' for a limited period of time. Other legislation provides the gover ...
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Protected Areas Established In 1999
Protection is any measure taken to guard a thing against damage caused by outside forces. Protection can be provided to physical objects, including organisms, to systems, and to intangible things like civil and political rights. Although the mechanisms for providing protection vary widely, the basic meaning of the term remains the same. This is illustrated by an explanation found in a manual on electrical wiring: Some kind of protection is a characteristic of all life, as living things have evolved at least some protective mechanisms to counter damaging environmental phenomena, such as ultraviolet light. Biological membranes such as bark on trees and skin on animals offer protection from various threats, with skin playing a key role in protecting organisms against pathogens and excessive water loss. Additional structures like scales and hair offer further protection from the elements and from predators, with some animals having features such as spines or camouflage serv ...
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Ecological Reserves Of Manitoba
Ecology () is the study of the relationships between living organisms, including humans, and their physical environment. Ecology considers organisms at the individual, population, community, ecosystem, and biosphere level. Ecology overlaps with the closely related sciences of biogeography, evolutionary biology, genetics, ethology, and natural history. Ecology is a branch of biology, and it is not synonymous with environmentalism. Among other things, ecology is the study of: * The abundance, biomass, and distribution of organisms in the context of the environment * Life processes, antifragility, interactions, and adaptations * The movement of materials and energy through living communities * The successional development of ecosystems * Cooperation, competition, and predation within and between species * Patterns of biodiversity and its effect on ecosystem processes Ecology has practical applications in conservation biology, wetland management, natural resource managemen ...
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Eastman Region, Manitoba
Eastern Manitoba, or the Eastman Region (french: Région de Eastman), is an informal geographic region of the Canadian province of Manitoba. It is bounded on the north by the Winnipeg River and Lake Winnipeg, on the east by the Manitoba-Ontario border, on the south by the Canada–US border, and on the west by the Red River. The city of Steinbach is the largest population centre in the region. The Trans-Canada Highway runs through the middle of the Eastman Region. Major communities Urban municipalities: * Beausejour (town) * Lac du Bonnet (town) * Niverville (town) * Pinawa (local government district) * Powerview–Pine Falls (town) * St-Pierre-Jolys (village) * Ste. Anne (town) * Steinbach (city) Unorganized areas: * Unorganized Division 1 Rural municipalities First Nations and Indian reserves * Animakee Wa Zhing 37 * Buffalo Point * Iskatewizaagegan 39 * Roseau River Anishinabe ( Roseau Rapids 2A and Roseau River 2) * Shoal Lake 37A * Shoal Lake 39 ...
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