Category: Manitoba

boreal forest. Manitoba Forests make up about 26.3 million hectares of the province’s 54.8 million hectare land base. The Northern Coniferous or boreal forest is our largest forest zone. Is Manitoba in the boreal forest? But more than three-quarters of Manitoba is actually boreal forest, part of the largest intact forest ecosystem remaining on the […]

The tallgrass prairie region in Manitoba extends from the US border, north through the Red River Valley, east to the Portage la Prairie area and into the Interlake. Where are grasslands located in Canada? In Canada, grasslands include the vast prairies that stretch from Manitoba into Alberta. Significant areas of grassland also occur in central […]

Since 1981, the average farm size has risen 39.4% from 639 acres. Since 1996, Manitoba’s total farm area has decreased 1.7% to 18,784,407 acres. Sharp decline in number of farms in Manitoba, according to 2001 Census of Agriculture. Home | Search | Contact Us | Français Date Modified: 2014-03-24 Important Notices How much farmland does […]

Manitoba mines produce a variety of mineral resources from base and precious metals such as nickel, copper, zinc and gold and specialty metals like cesium. In addition, Manitoba’s industrial minerals include dolomite, spodumene, silver, gypsum, salt, granite, limestone, lime, sand and gravel. What are the natural resources and the industries of Manitoba? Manitoba’s natural resources […]

Manitoba is divided by three of Canada’s seven physiographic regions. These three regions are the Hudson Bay Lowland, the physiographic regions and the Interior Plains. What are the major landforms in Manitoba? Manitoba’s unique terrain transforms from rolling hills and slopes (or escarpments) in the Riding, Duck and Turtle ‘mountains’ to wide fertile southern plains […]

Harvest generally begins the third week of July and lasts about two weeks. That’s when the U-pickers arrive and their orchard becomes a lively and frequently multicultural place. Word of mouth spread quickly among Winnipeg’s ethnic communities that fresh sour cherries are now grown in Manitoba. What fruits can be grown in Manitoba? Production And […]

White Clover is native to Europe and Asia, but this white wildflower is considered a naturalized species in Manitoba. It grows so well that it can take over lawns, roadsides, pastures, and waste areas. Are clovers native to Canada? Native Range: The true clovers or Trifolium genus contains nearly 250 species in the Fabaceae (pea) […]

The prairie crocus (Pulsatilla ludoviciana) was adopted as Manitoba’s floral emblem in 1906. What symbol represents Manitoba? The bison was used in the Canadian Coat of Arms to represent Manitoba, and has been on the Coat of Arms since 1905. The bison has become a majestic symbol of Manitoba’s pioneering spirit and is the official […]

The maple syrup that most are familiar with comes from the sugar maple tree. That tree doesn’t grow in Manitoba, but the Manitoba maple does. What kind of maple trees grow in Manitoba? Acer negundo is a species of maple native to North America. In Canada it is commonly known as Manitoba maple and occasionally […]

While it is well known that the sweet sap of sugar maples can be boiled down to the delicious syrup we Canadians are famous for, did you know you can also produce syrup using the sap from Manitoba maples (Acer negundo)? What does Manitoba maple syrup taste like? Manitoba maples can also be tapped for […]