ASSINIBOINE FOREST PROJECT

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     Being a natural area, the Assiniboine Forest does not require highly manicured lawns or intensive upkeep.  However, an increase in public use of the forest has led to its deterioration in more accessible areas.

      In 1991, the Charleswood Rotary Club, along with the City of Winnipeg, Naturalist Services Branch, designed the Assiniboine Forest Project to alleviate these stresses and to ensure preservation, education and year round recreation without having to sacrifice resource quality.  In support of this commitment, the following objectives have been set:

• To maintain the area as a viable aspen/oak community

• To restore degraded areas to native vegetation

• To develop an interpretive trail system, allowing visitors to safely explore each of the forest communities

• To provide access to the area for all visitors

• To develop the area in such a way that access is available for fire control

• To meet goals and project objectives through public awareness and community involvement

• To create awareness of the many benefits the Assiniboine Forest has to offer