Assiniboine West Watershed District
111 Sarah Avenue R0M 1M0 Miniota, MB, Canada

If you are looking to improve your grazing paddocks by moving toward AMP grazing or even cross fencing into a few more paddocks, put your plan together this summer, send us an expression of interest form (http://myawwd.ca/programs/forms/) this summer/fall and we will review it over the winter and work with you to provide funding to get you started! https://understandingag.com/the-accrued-benefits-of-adapti/

Wondering how groundwater is responding to these dry conditions? Daily Groundwater Levels graphs are available from the province for shallow sand and gravel aquifers like the Oak Lake and Assiniboine Delta Aquifers. The solid black line indicates the current levels, while the rest of the data (colours and grey dotted line) indicate long term trends. Groundwater levels were normal or above normal coming into this dry spring. In the Oak Lake Aquifer water levels are currently... within normal range and trending along the median water level for this time of year. In the Assiniboine Delta Aquifer, groundwater levels are currently within the normal range and above median levels.

Pick up is at 111 Sarah Avenue Miniota, just off the ramp. Cash or Cheque only. If you are looking for Scots Pine, Lilac, Cotoneaster, Sharpleaf Willow, Currant, and small numbers of assorted flowing shrubs other tree species give us a message here or call tomorrow (Friday) morning @ 204-567-3554. Limited amounts available. First come first serve, need a number and a species to reserve. Available for pickup in Miniota from about 8 to 4 Friday if you want them before the long weekend!

https://www.gov.mb.ca/water/watershed/grow/index.html

Happy World Water Day www.worldwaterday.org

We circled the class 1 & 2 wetlands in this video

The Class 1 & 2 wetlands are very visible in this video. Gives you a better understanding of what class 1 & 2 wetlands are.

AWWD staff confirming Class 1 & 2 wetlands for Shallow Wetland Incentive Program using a drone today

Prairie wetlands act like a filter in the ecosystem. From run-off, they receive chemicals and excess nutrients. These wetlands can breakdown compounds into less... toxic by-products and incorporate excess nutrients. They filter out these undesirable compounds and improve water quality downstream! #PGTGW #pcapprairie #nativeprairie #grasslands #AgMoreThanEver #KeepSaskWild #NatureSask #Nature4All #climatechange #egs #ecologicalgoodsandservices #carbontax #carbon #greenhousegas #saskbeef #saskag #CanadianAg #CanadianBeef #SaskLife #AlbertaLife #PrairieLife #farmlife #ranchlife #wildlife #GrasslandsNationalPark #SaskParks #exploresask #agriculture #environment Image: Flickr Creative Commons/ USFWS Mountain-Prairie

This International Women's Day, lets celebrate the good work of Lesli Burke, Kayla Moore and Colleen Cuvelier at Assiniboine West Watershed District.

Clink on link below if you live or your interested in the Assiniboine West Watershed District Online GIS web viewer you can search by legal land description, print maps, calculate acres and much more. https://uarcd.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html

First landowner in AWWD to signup for the Shallow Wetland Incentive Program for 2021 for more information about this program see link https://storymaps.arcgis.com//825685f3999044d084630c07ede2

All producers are encouraged to help provide a better understanding of soil health initiatives by completing this 2020 Prairie Cover Crop survey from the University of Manitoba. If you are interested in implementing cover crops in 2021 contact our offices to discuss funding opportunities.

If you are looking to try some new practices to improve soil health we have funding available. Check out our 'Expression of Interest' form at http://myawwd.ca/forms/ or give us a call at one our of offices.

The AWWD is interested in conservation solutions that work for landowners. This program pays you to conserve your low spots that are wet some years and farmable in others (defined as Class I and II wetlands). Payments per acre in the AWWD range from $50-$70 for 10 years. Cancel anytime and no requirement to register to land titles. If you are interested in knowing what your annual payment might be send us an e-mail ([email protected]), message here, or call us at 204-567-3554 with your land descriptions.

AWWD is proud to be a partner in this AAFC Research initiative to bring producer-driven solutions and ideas to improve soil health in our local landscape. https://pembinavalleyonline.com//federal-government-announ