District Projects
The Swan Lake Watershed District's Fiscal Year is April 1 - March 31.
Example: April 1, 2023 - March 31, 2024
Example: April 1, 2023 - March 31, 2024
2025/26 Projects Completed
*To be updated most accurately after fiscal end*
Funding was made possible by the following funders:
The following is a breakdown of all the projects completed in 2025/26:
Funding was made possible by the following funders:
- Municipality of Swan Valley West
- Town of Swan River
- Municipality of Minitonas-Bowsman
- RM of Mountain
- Various landowners
- Province of Manitoba - GROW Trust
- Manitoba Habitat Conservancy
- Resilient Agricultural Landscape Program
- Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
- Urban/Hometown Green Team
- Canada Summer Jobs
The following is a breakdown of all the projects completed in 2025/26:
- 7,500 Trees Planted through Annual Tree Program
- 1 Erosion Control Structure project
- 2 Well Establishment for Livestock projects
- 3 Livestock Crossing projects
- 1 Rotational Grazing Fencing project
- ? Nitrogen Management projects
- ? Rotational Grazing projects
- 7 Cover Crop projects (615 acres)
- 7 Alternative Livestock Watering projects
- 13 Temporary (Electric - Razer or Power Grazer) Fencing projects
- 12 Abandoned Wells sealed
- 180 Surface Water Samples Collected for Phosphorus
- 2 R.M. Surveys Completed
- ? Drinking Water Samples Tested
- 13 Environmental Farm Plans Completed with Landowners
- 85 kilograms of Batteries Recycled (Jan 1/25 - Dec 31/25)
- 8 GROW Incentive projects
- 1 Summer Student
2024/25 Projects Completed
Funding was made possible by the following funders:
The following is a breakdown of all the projects completed in 2024/25:
- Municipality of Swan Valley West
- Town of Swan River
- Municipality of Minitonas-Bowsman
- RM of Mountain
- Various landowners
- Province of Manitoba - GROW Trust
- Manitoba Habitat Conservancy
- Lake Winnipeg Basin Program
- Resilient Agricultural Landscape Program
- Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
- Urban/Hometown Green Team
- Canada Summer Jobs
The following is a breakdown of all the projects completed in 2024/25:
- 5,000 Trees Planted through Annual Tree Program
- 8 Streambank Stabilization projects
- 2 Grassed Waterway project
- 1 Pasture Pipeline project
- 1 Rotational Grazing Fencing project
- 53 Nitrogen Management projects
- 45 Rotational Grazing projects
- 9 Cover Crop projects (620 acres)
- 9 Alternative Livestock Watering projects
- 8 Temporary (Electric - Razer or Power Grazer) Fencing projects
- 8 Abandoned Wells sealed
- 168 Surface Water Samples Collected for Phosphorus
- 2 R.M. Surveys Completed
- 128 Drinking Water Samples Tested
- 13 Environmental Farm Plans Completed with Landowners
- 260 kilograms of Batteries Recycled (Jan 1/25 - Dec 31/25)
- 14 GROW Incentive projects
- 2 Summer Students
2023/24 Projects Completed
Funding was made possible by the following funders:
The following is a breakdown of all the projects completed in 2023/24:
- Municipality of Swan Valley West
- Town of Swan River
- Municipality of Minitonas-Bowsman
- RM of Mountain
- Various landowners
- Province of Manitoba - GROW Trust
- Manitoba Habitat Conservancy
- Lake Winnipeg Basin Program
- Resilient Agricultural Landscape Program
- Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
- Urban/Hometown Green Team
- Canada Summer Jobs
The following is a breakdown of all the projects completed in 2023/24:
- 8,750 Trees Planted through Annual Tree Program
- 4 Streambank Stabilization projects
- 4 Grassed Waterway project
- 1 Livestock Crossing project
- 1 Erosion Control Structure
- 4 Alternative Livestock Watering projects
- 33 Nitrogen Management projects
- 8 Rotational Grazing projects
- 5 Cover Crop projects (297 acres)
- 3 Temporary (Electric - Razer or Power Grazer) Fencing projects
- 15 Abandoned Wells sealed
- 130 Surface Water Samples Collected for Phosphorus
- 3 R.M. Surveys Completed
- 90 Drinking Water Samples Tested
- 4 Environmental Farm Plans Completed with Landowners
- 141 kilograms of Batteries Recycled (Jan 1/25 - Dec 31/25)
- 11 GROW Incentive projects
- 1 Summer Student
2022/23 Projects Completed
Funding was made possible by the following funders:
The following is a breakdown of all the projects completed in 2022:
- Municipality of Swan Valley West
- Town of Swan River
- Municipality of Minitonas-Bowsman
- RM of Mountain
- Various landowners
- Province of Manitoba - GROW Trust
- Manitoba Habitat Conservancy
- Lake Winnipeg Basin Program
- Ag Action Manitoba
- Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
- Urban/Hometown Green Team
The following is a breakdown of all the projects completed in 2022:
- 6,000 Trees Planted through Annual Tree Program
- 6 Streambank Stabilization projects
- 1 Grassed Waterway project
- 2 Livestock Crossing projects
- 6 Alternative Livestock Watering projects
- 42 Nitrogen Management projects
- 3 Rotational Grazing projects
- 1 Cover Cropping project (320 acres)
- 6 Abandoned Wells sealed
- 116 Surface Water Samples Collected
- 3 R.M. Surveys Completed
- 144 Drinking Water Samples Tested
- 5 Environmental Farm Plans Completed with Landowners
- 96 kilograms of Batteries Recycled (Jan 1/25 - Dec 31/25)
- 4 Disaster Financial Assistance (DFA) Applications Assisted
- 11 GROW Incentive projects
- 1 Summer Student
2021/22 Projects Completed
Funding was made possible by the following funders:
The following is a breakdown of all the projects completed in 2021:
- Municipality of Swan Valley West
- Town of Swan River
- Municipality of Minitonas-Bowsman
- RM of Mountain
- Various landowners
- Province of Manitoba - GROW Trust
- Manitoba Habitat Conservancy
- Lake Winnipeg Basin Program
- Ag Action Manitoba
- Fish and Wildlife Enhancement Fund
- Urban/Hometown Green Team
- Canada Summer Jobs
The following is a breakdown of all the projects completed in 2021:
- 7,700 Trees Planted
- 1 Water Retention project
- 6 Streambank Stabilization projects
- 2 Grassed Waterway projects
- 2 Erosion Control Structure (Crossings) projects
- 4 Alternative Livestock Watering projects
- 1 Ford Crossing Feasibility Study
- 11 Abandoned Wells sealed
- 3 R.M. Surveys Completed
- 8 GROW Incentive projects
- 2 Summer Students
2020/21 Projects Completed
Funding was made possible by the following funders:
The following is a breakdown of all the projects completed in 2021:
- Municipality of Swan Valley West
- Town of Swan River
- Municipality of Minitonas-Bowsman
- RM of Mountain
- Various landowners
- Province of Manitoba - GROW Trust
- Manitoba Habitat Conservancy
- Lake Winnipeg Basin Program
- Ag Action Manitoba
- Urban/Hometown Green Team
- Canada Summer Jobs
The following is a breakdown of all the projects completed in 2021:
- 1 Water Retention project
- 6 Streambank Stabilization projects
- 5 Grassed Waterway projects
- 5 Alternative Livestock Watering projects
- 8 Abandoned Wells sealed
- 2 Summer Students
