Duck Mountain Provincial Forest

The Duck Mountain Provincial Forest[1] is located on the Saskatchewan / Manitoba border.[2] The forest sits atop the Duck Mountains, which rise 200-500m above the surrounding prairie, and are part of the larger Manitoba Escarpment.

Both Manitoba's Duck Mountain Provincial Park and Saskatchewan's Duck Mountain Provincial Park are contained within the forest. The majority of the forest is located in Manitoba's Census Division No. 20, but substantial portions of the forest lie in the rural municipalities of Ethelbert, Roblin, Grandview, Swan Valley West, Minitonas – Bowsman, and Mountain, and in Saskatchewan's rural municipalities of Cote and St. Phillips.

The forest is designated as a provincial forest on both sides of the border. The Manitoba portion of the forest has an area of 3,770 km2 (1,455 sq mi), which includes all of the park's area of 1,424 km2 (550 sq mi).[3] The forest was established in 1906. It is the largest Provincial Forest in Manitoba, slightly larger than the next largest Swan-Pelican Provincial Forest.

Duck Mountain Provincial Forest is surrounded by agricultural land, making it an important protected area for numerous species, including some under Manitoba's Endangered Species and Ecosystems Act.[4][5] The forest was historically shaped by frequent fires.[6] Soil found in this area has a disproportionately high amount of carbon relative to trees.[4]

Logging is permitted in Manitoba's portion of the provincial forest and provincial park by Louisiana-Pacific Corporation.[7] The decision to extend this logging permit was heavily criticized by environmentalist, including by the Pine Creek First Nation.[8] An audit published by Wilderness Committee uncovered numerous logging concerns that broke provincial forest use regulation and could result in biodiversity loss.[9][10]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Government of Canada, Natural Resources Canada. "Place names - Duck Mountain Provincial Forest". www4.rncan.gc.ca.
  2. ↑ "The Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan | Details". esask.uregina.ca. Retrieved 25 March 2026.
  3. ↑ "The Duck Mountain Provincial Park" (PDF). Government of Manitoba. 25 March 2026. Retrieved 25 March 2026.
  4. 1 2 "Louisiana Pacific Canada LTD. – Environmental Assessment of 20-Year Forest Management Plan" (Public Registry). Government of Manitoba. 29 July 2019.
  5. ↑ "Natural Resources and Indigenous Futures". Province of Manitoba. Retrieved 31 March 2026.
  6. ↑ Tardif, Jacques (31 March 2004). Fire history in the Duck Mountain Provincial Forest, western Manitoba (Report). University of Alberta. doi:10.7939/R3WH2DF2M. Retrieved 31 March 2026.
  7. ↑ "Economic Development, Investment, Trade and Natural Resources 240329 Forest Act 552024" (PDF). Province of Manitoba. 29 March 2024. Retrieved 31 March 2026.
  8. ↑ Annable, Kristin (23 April 2024). "Manitoba First Nation seeks court order to halt logging in Duck Mountains". CBC. Retrieved 31 March 2026.
  9. ↑ Reder, Eric (May 2023). "Manitoba Duck Mountain Region Audit" (PDF). Wilderness Committee. Retrieved 31 March 2026.
  10. ↑ Rutgers, Julia-Simone (4 May 2023). "Duck Mountain Provincial Park: Manitoba's only logged park". The Narwhal. Retrieved 31 March 2026.

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