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The flatter land areas surrounding the forest have almost entirely been converted to cereal-grain farmland, making the forest (and the contiguous Saskatchewan Duck Mountain Provincial Park) an environmental refuge for such large animals as elk, moose, black bear, lynx, bobcat, and timber wolf.
Lynn Lake was founded in 1950, when a deposit of nickel ore was discovered. The nickel mine was developed, and soon after, gold was also discovered. Most of Lynn Lake's 208 houses and commercial buildings were moved from the town of Sherridon, 120 miles south, over cat train trails.
Falcon Lake in Whiteshell Provincial Park. This is a list of provincial parks in Manitoba.Manitoba's provincial parks are maintained by the Department of Natural Resources and Northern Development (previously by Manitoba Environment and Climate), a department of the Government of Manitoba.
Today there are 15 designated provincial forests in Manitoba, totaling almost 22,000 km 2. Provincial forests are managed for diverse economic, environmental, social and cultural uses. They are very popular places for berry picking, mushroom picking, hunting, hiking, skiing, snowmobiling, and exploring.
Turtle Mountain Provincial Park is situated on the Turtle Mountain (plateau), one of a number of significant geographic features located along the Manitoba Escarpment, the Canadian portion of the Pembina Escarpment. [citation needed] It is located in the Southwest Manitoba Uplands Ecoregion, within the Canadian Prairies. [9]
Manitoba has 92 provincial parks. [2] The provincial government has also established more than 50 protected areas under the Provincial Parks Act, [3] overseen by the Manitoba Department of Natural Resources and Northern Development (previously by Manitoba Conservation and Climate).
Egenolf Lake is a lake in northern Manitoba, about 75 kilometres south of the provincial boundary with Nunavut, Canada. Pike have been caught at Egenolf Lake measuring well over 50 inches. Egenolf Lake is the home base of Gangler's North Seal River Lodge and Outposts, a popular sportfishing and hunting operation. [1]
A rural municipality (RM) is a type of incorporated municipality in the Canadian province of Manitoba. [1] Under the province's Municipal Act of 1997, an area must have a minimum population of 1,000 and a density of less than 400 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,000/sq mi) to incorporate as a rural municipality. [2]