Manitoba's Porcupine Provincial Forest lies adjacent to the province's western border (with
Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan ( ; ) is a province in western Canada, bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, to the northeast by Nunavut, and on the south by the U.S. states of Montana and North Dak ...
). The forest has an area of 2,090 km² (807 sq mi) and is located mostly in an unorganized part of Census
Division No. 20, with small parts of it extending southward into the
Rural Municipality of Swan River
The Rural Municipality of Swan River is a former rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It was originally incorporated as a rural municipality on May 1, 1901. It ceased on January 1, 2015 as a result of its provincially mand ...
, and eastward into the
Rural Municipality of Mountain
The Rural Municipality of Mountain is a rural municipality in the Parkland Region of Manitoba, western Canada.
Its is split geographically into two large sections—Mountain (North) at , and Mountain (South) at —separated by approximately at ...
, both of which are in the same census division.
See also
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Porcupine Provincial Forest
The Porcupine Provincial Forest is a protected boreal forest in Canada which covers the Porcupine Hills on the border of Saskatchewan and Manitoba.
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History
By the end of the 19th century, Eastern Canada had essentially run out of marke ...
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Provincial forests (Manitoba)
Provincial forests are located within the Province of Manitoba, in Canada, as large areas of unpopulated and undeveloped forests. Under the Forests Act, provincial forests were developed primarily as a source of sustainable timber supply for fore ...
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Porcupine Hills
The Porcupine Hills refer to various groups of hills and uplands located in the prairie provinces of Canada, specifically the provinces of Saskatchewan and Manitoba. They are part of the Manitoba Escarpment, which was the shoreline of the anci ...
External links
Manitoba's Provincial Forests: Manitoba Conservation Department
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Forests of Manitoba