Turtle River Watershed Conservation District

04/28/2021

'Since TRWCD is now known as Inter-Mountain Watershed District, with offices in both Ste. Rose and Ethelbert, you can find up-to-date Inter-Mountain info at our primary FB page. Please consider liking and following us here https://www.facebook.com/intermountainwd "

"Promoting local co-operation and education to sustainably manage the land and resources in our watershed, for now and the future."

04/28/2021

SUMMER JOB POSTING - Project Technician

We are looking for an individual interested in working with the Inter-Mountain Watershed District (former Turtle River Watershed Conservation District) based out of our Ste. Rose office.

Job Description:
- Assisting in surveying flights by drone and post-processing of elevation data for District infrastructure and projects
- Assist with fisheries-related research and projects
- Update our culvert inventory (photos, measurement, GPS location, condition)
- Assist with infrastructure maintenance
- Other duties as assigned

Must possess a valid Manitoba driver's license.

Must have been registered as a full-time student during the preceding academic year and have the intention of returning to school on a full-time basis in the next academic year.

This job is likely of interest to students in Natural Resources, Fisheries, Engineering, and Environmental Sciences.

Start Date: potential to start May 10/21; start date is flexible

Please send your resumes to [email protected] by May 5/21. If you are looking for additional information, please call our office @ 204-447-2139.

Thank you and we look forward to hearing from you.

02/19/2021

We are once again offering a low-cost option for planting seedling trees. Ten trees/bundle delivered to Ethelbert, MB in May. Be sure to order your trees by March 10th - get your application here - https://forms.gle/EiT3aPjtyB9gsZWf7

02/03/2021

Cheap trees!

We are pleased to announce that we are again running a seedling tree program, now for the 4th season. Trees offered are hardy and of low cost, in order to promote larger plantings within our District. Take a look at the application form, and if you have any questions let us know: https://forms.gle/EiT3aPjtyB9gsZWf7

10/30/2020

The freshly merged mega-corp wants a crucial pesticide ban overturned. We can’t let that happen.

03/17/2020

With the current COVID-19 situation, the Inter-Mountain Watershed office in Ste. Rose will be closed to the public until further notice. At this time, we are still in the office but restricting access. If you require assistance, please call (204) 447-2139 and we will be happy to meet with you.

03/04/2020

Last open water season, water samples were regularly collected across the Dauphin Lake watershed. These samples were tested for phosphorus concentration. To see the results, check out the link below!

02/07/2020

Hey all there's fun to be had for the whole family on Sunday February 16th in Ste. Rose. Check out the poster!!

02/03/2020

We have the order form printed and ready to go at the front desk. You can pick up order forms at Turtle River Watershed Conservation District most days from 8:30 to 12 and 1 to 4:30. DEADLINE is Feb. 28!

We are once again offering trees for planting in our District. $2 for a young tree seedling, with delivery to our Ethelbert office in May. We are accepting orders all of February, see the application form here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1___nk-03OQdkBaBX7nKhrZsNVpnxH-Q5KjX70ra4zkw/edit?usp=sharing

Minimum order of 10 trees per species. Eligible planting locations include the City of Dauphin, Rural Municipality of Dauphin, the Municipalities of Gilbert Plains, Grandview, Ethelbert, Ste.Rose, and parts of the Municipalities of Mossey River, McCreary, Roblin, Alonsa, Lakeshore, Mountain, Riding Mountain West, and Rosedale.

11/23/2019

UPDATE: Congrats to Rob Brunel! If you haven’t checked out the trails on the west side of the Turtle River you should. It’s beautiful. Stay tuned next week for another “WHERE IN THE WATERSHED????”!
ORIGINAL POST: Let’s play a new game... “WHERE IN THE WATERSHED?????”...... the first person to give a proper location will win some swag. The pics are all from somewhere within the Watershed unless otherwise noted. Here’s the first photo.... The first person who guesses correctly gets their choice of some hats! This is a tough one!! Here it is:

11/08/2019

If anyone has time to help there is a work bee happening today at the Beaver Dam Cabin anytime after 10:00. Lots of trees and debris to clean up after the storm. Come on down and help the Ste Amelie Ridge Riders out!