Inter-Mountain Watershed District (IMWD) News Release, September 7, 2021
The Inter-Mountain Watershed District is pleased to announce their new website! A new website was needed after the recent amalgamation of the Turtle River Watershed and Intermountain Conservation Districts. Be sure to check out it out at www.imwd.ca. Did you know that the new District now encompasses 14 municipalities, and that the IMWD is now more than twice the size of Prince Edward Island?
You can find all of the IMWD’s program applications on the new website. Some of the popular ones for the fall season are the Cover Crop, and Abandoned Well Programs. Be sure to apply!
You will also find details on LiDAR (the newest and one of the largest endeavours to date), and on IMWD focus areas of Water Retention and Watershed Management. Their larger infrastructure maintenance projects are featured as well.
There is also a Water Festival page, a highlight of the year that the Watershed District runs annually for Grade 5 students in their District. Unfortunately, the Watershed District had to cancel this year's festival, but spruce seedlings will be delivered to all students in lieu.
Inter-Mountain Board Chair Jack Bremner explains further, "It is an exciting time for conservation - with expanded funding we can improve the health of our soils and rivers and lakes. Our website is full of new programs and includes the application for our popular Community Tree Program".
Inter-Mountain Watershed District has offices in Ethelbert and Ste. Rose, and operates as a partnership with fourteen local municipalities and the Province of Manitoba.
Contact information is available at imwd.ca.