Summerberry marshes a development proposal to the government of Manitoba. Ducks Unlimited Canada
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TextPublication details: MB : 1979Online resources: Abstract: The Summerberry Marshes have had a long history of management to optimize the resource potential of the area. In the early 1930's the Government of Manitoba granted a lease on approximately 50,000 acres of land between the Head and the Summerberry Rivers to Thomas Lamb, Jr. to be used as a muskrat ranch. Mr. Lamb developed a number of water controls and conveyances with the view to controlling water levels for the intensive managemet of muskrat habitat. In the late 1930's by agreement between the Provincial and Federal Governments, a fur management area was developed between the Summerbery, Head and Saskatchewan Rivers ecompassing 140,000 acres. This management area was later expanded to 900,000 acres and became know as the Summerberry Fur Rehabilitation Block. Development of additional controls, channels and dykes took place and the entire area was managed by the Government of Manitoba, Wildlife Branch. The development of the Grand Rapids Hydro Electric Project and the creation of th
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The Summerberry Marshes have had a long history of management to optimize the resource potential of the area. In the early 1930's the Government of Manitoba granted a lease on approximately 50,000 acres of land between the Head and the Summerberry Rivers to Thomas Lamb, Jr. to be used as a muskrat ranch. Mr. Lamb developed a number of water controls and conveyances with the view to controlling water levels for the intensive managemet of muskrat habitat. In the late 1930's by agreement between the Provincial and Federal Governments, a fur management area was developed between the Summerbery, Head and Saskatchewan Rivers ecompassing 140,000 acres. This management area was later expanded to 900,000 acres and became know as the Summerberry Fur Rehabilitation Block. Development of additional controls, channels and dykes took place and the entire area was managed by the Government of Manitoba, Wildlife Branch. The development of the Grand Rapids Hydro Electric Project and the creation of th