| Fisher Bay and Birch Island Review | 13 October 05 |
 Manitoba's Park Branch is inviting Manitobans to voice their opinions about the proposal to extend interim protection for a further five years for two park reserves - Fisher Bay and Birch Island. Both were nominated to be protected land by First Nation communities. The Parks Act regulation is running down.The 79,000 ha Birch Island Park Reserve is on Lake Winnipegosis about 150 kilometres north of Dauphin. Fisher Bay Park Reserve is over 89,000 hectares in size, and has 29,000 hectares of land in protected status (the remainder being waters of Lake Winnipeg). The park reserve is located on the Northwest side of Lake Winnipeg about 200 kilometres north of Winnipeg. Manitoba Wildlands encourages members of the public to voice their support for this extension and for permanent protection of these lands. Visit the Parks Branch web site for information about the Fisher Bay and Birch Island park reserves and view the consultation letters Sources: Government of Manitoba |
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