Riding Mountain Biosphere Reserve

Riding Mountain Biosphere Reserve

The official logo of the Riding Mountain Biosphere Reserve, a UNESCO World Biosphere Reserve in Manitoba, Canada.

Official Logo of the Riding Mountain Biosphere Reserve.
The location of the Riding Mountain Biosphere Reserve main office in Manitoba, Canada.

Location of the Riding Mountain Biosphere Reserve main office in Manitoba, Canada.

Location Manitoba, Canada
Nearest city Dauphin
Coordinates 50°30′0.935″N 99°54′44.686″W / 50.50025972°N 99.91241278°W / 50.50025972; -99.91241278Coordinates: 50°30′0.935″N 99°54′44.686″W / 50.50025972°N 99.91241278°W / 50.50025972; -99.91241278
Area 15,000 km2 (5,800 sq mi)
Designated 1986
Governing body UNESCO
Website http://www.rmbr.ca

Riding Mountain Biosphere Reserve (RMBR) is a UNESCO World Biosphere Reserve designated by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in 1986 as part of its Man and the Biosphere Programme. The RMBR, which encompasses Riding Mountain National Park and twelve surrounding municipalities in the province of Manitoba, is one of 16 Biosphere Reserves in Canada.[1] Ecologically sensitive ecosystems include the grasslands, deciduous forest and boreal forest.[2] The Biosphere Reserve extends the protection of these ecosystems outside of park boundaries.

Geography

Geographically the Riding Mountain Biosphere Reserve includes the Shell River Valley in the west, Manitoba Escarpment in the East, and Valley River and Wilson River in the North. It covers 15,000 square kilometers of land in Southwestern Manitoba.

The core area of the Riding Mountain Biosphere Reserve is Riding Mountain National Park, which covers nearly 3,000 square kilometers. The Park, established in 1933, has a town site, Wasagaming, and several trails. There is a wild bison enclosure at Lake Audy inside the Park. Parks Canada is its governing body. Biosphere Reserve land situated outside of Riding Mountain National Park is both privately and publicly owned and managed.

Municipalities in the Riding Mountain Biosphere Reserve include Clanwilliam – Erickson, Dauphin, Gilbert Plains, Grandview, Harrison Park, Lakeshore, McCreary, Rosedale, St. Rose, Riding Mountain West, Rossburn, and Yellowhead.[3] First Nations in the Biosphere Reserve include Rolling River First Nation, Keeseekoowenin First Nation, Waywayseecappo First Nation, and Tootinaowaziibeeng First Nation. Asessippi Provincial Park and Duck Mountain Provincial Forest also border the Biosphere Reserve.[4]

Organization

The Riding Mountain Biosphere Reserve is a non-profit volunteer organization. Its stated mission is "to foster and encourage, through research, information exchange, education and communication, a sustainable regional economy with high biodiversity and landscape values, with Riding Mountain National Park as a key component.” [5] The Biosphere Reserve participates in promotion of locally grown foods in its "At The Farm Gate" Spring Market.[6] It has hosted children from elementary schools in the region and has run local geocaching programs through Caching Riding Mountain.[7]

Public workshops held by the Biosphere Reserve have covered topics such as climate change, beaver problems, sustainable agriculture, and the potential of poplar. In 1996 when Louisiana Pacific received hardwood cutting rights, the Biosphere Reserve researched "the impact of timber harvesting on cavity nesting birds and other species found in the corridor between the Ducks and Riding Mountain."[8] Other activities include the rehabilitation of fish spawning areas on the Milk River and monitoring of ungulates.[9]

Events

Held one weekend each summer in Sandy Lake, Manitoba, in the Rural Municipality of Harrison Park, this family festival includes bed races, a pancake breakfast, fireworks display, and an interdenominational hymn.[10]

The Clear Lake Chamber Music Festival is a classical live music festival in Manitoba. The first Festival, held in 2006, featured pianist Alexander Tselyakov, cellist Yuri Hooker, violinists Daniel Scholz, and Philippe and Mark Djokic.[11]

This Canadian prairie music festival, held in Kelwood, Manitoba, features local musicians and was first held in 2006. It has featured musicians such as Fred Penner, Sierra Noble, Old Bones Buffalo, Burnt Project, Don Amero, Al Simmons, Carly Dow Band, and Scott Nolan Band.[12]

DUKE Fest is a music festival held annually in Rossburn, Manitoba since 2014. It has featured musicians such as Ryan Keown Band, Jake Boreskewich, Sonny and the Hurricanes, In Too Deep, and Tom Dowden.[13]

Recreation

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Welcome to the Biosphere". Riding Mountain Biosphere Reserve. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
  2. ↑ Riding Mountain Ecosystem Community Atlas. Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society. 2004. pp. 1–2. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
  3. ↑ "Partners and Related Organizations". Riding Mountain Biosphere Reserve. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
  4. ↑ "Maps and Resources". Riding Mountain Biosphere Reserve. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
  5. ↑ "About Riding Mountain Biosphere Reserve". Riding Mountain Biosphere Reserve. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
  6. ↑ "'At the Farm Gate' program links buy-local consumers, producers". Brandon Sun. 10 June 2010. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
  7. ↑ "Riding Mountain hosts students for three-day trip". Brandon Sun. 9 June 2010. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
  8. ↑ Stilwell, Bill (November 16, 1999). "Riding Mountain biosphere reserve". Russell Banner.
  9. ↑ "Riding Mountain hosts students for three-day trip". Brandon Sun. 9 June 2010. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
  10. ↑ Irwin, Candy (July 29, 2011). "Sandy Lake is Worth the Trip". South Mountain Press.
  11. ↑ Villeneuve, Joanne (July 29, 2006). "There's a Lot of Depth to what he Does". Brandon Sun.
  12. ↑ "Sierra Noble Will Headline at Kelwood Fest in August". Brandon Sun. May 4, 2015.
  13. ↑ "Meet the 2015 Bands". Rossburn DUKE Fest. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
  14. ↑ "Onanole Trail Officially Opens". The Municipality of Harrison Park. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
  15. ↑ Drinkwater, John (August 13, 2015). "New trail connect park to Trans-Canada Trail". Neepawa Banner. Retrieved August 31, 2015.
  16. ↑ Drinkwater, John (August 13, 2015). "New trail connect park to Trans-Canada Trail". Neepawa Banner. Retrieved August 31, 2015.
  17. ↑ Huck, Dawn. "Official Opening of the Elk Link Trail". Trails Manitoba. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
  18. ↑ "Member Curling Clubs and Associations in Manitoba". CurlManitoba. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
  19. ↑ "Gold Manitoba - Member Directory". Golf Manitoba. Retrieved 31 August 2015.

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