RRBC "Action Around the Basin"

Seine River Riparian Enhancement Project

The SRRCD’s Mission Statement is to promote the stewardship of our land and water resources to ensure a healthy and prosperous lifestyle for all watershed residents, now and into the future. The SRRCD operates under the authority of the Conservation Districts Act and Regulations and follows the CD Program Mandate to support and promote the sustainable management of the land, water, and related resources in Manitoba

With funding from Manitoba Water Stewardship and the Lake Winnipeg Basin Stewardship Fund, the SRRCD was able to complete the Seine River Riparian Enhancement Project in the summer of 2009. Catherine Gerardy, Seine River Project Supervisor, spent three weeks kayaking down the Seine River starting in Marchand, MB, and ending at the Manitoba floodway. During this project Gerardy marked 249 sites needing riparian fencing, off site watering systems for livestock, tree planting or river clean up (fallen trees and garbage)

To date the SRRCD has been successful in involving two landowners in projects requiring riparian fencing and off-site watering systems from the data base created through this project. The SRRCD hopes to work with additional landowners to aid in the completion of these projects.

PICTURE (Above): Catherine Gerardy, Seine River Project Supervisor,
kayaking down the Seine River.
PICTURE (Upper Left): Map of Seine River Watershed
Source: http://www.saveourseine.com/page3/page17/page17.html