WINNIPEG More than a hundred acres of natural wetland near Brandon, Man., will now be protected by the Nature Conservancy of Canada. Announced on Tuesday, the Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) is doubling the size of its Douglas Marsh protected area by purchasing an additional 115 new hectares. The conservation charity said marshes like the Douglas Marsh act as the earth s sponges, regulating water flow through the year. It said the new purchase ensures that the largest wetland system in the Assiniboine Delta can continue to help nourish and protect its neighbours from spring melts and summer droughts. According to the NCC, Douglas Marsh not only receives water from surrounding lands, but it is also one of the few locations where the waters of the Assiniboine Delta aquifer occurs at the surface, playing a critical role in sustaining and protecting the water quality of the aquifer.
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Skeena Resources Limited: Tahltan Land to be Protected in Partnership with Conservation Organizations, Skeena and the Province
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( Skeena or the Company ) A new conservancy to protect the environment and wildlife on Tahltan territory has been created in an area of northwestern B.C. historically known as the Ice Mountain Lands, adjacent to Mount Edziza Provincial Park.
The Tahltan Central Government, the Province, Skeena Resources Limited, the Nature Conservancy of Canada, and BC Parks Foundation have worked in partnership to create the conservancy. Mount Edziza and the surrounding area has always been sacred to the Tahltan Nation. The obsidian from this portion of our territory provided us with weaponry, tools and trading goods that ensured our Tahltan people could thrive for thousands of years, said Chad Norman Day, President of Tahltan Central Government. Working alongside Skeena Resources, the Province, BC Parks Foundation, and the Nature Conservanc