CPAWS Manitoba adventures with Cree nation youth at colour-changing lake – Cpaws

Sep 19 2017

Fifteen high school students as well as community members and educators from Mosakahiken Cree Nation are with CPAWS Manitoba and Twin River Travel this week at Little Limestone Lake; the world’s largest and most dramatic colour-changing marl lake. In 2011, after many years of CPAWS working together with Mosakahiken, the lake and its surrounding landscape was protected from industrial developments as a provincial park but now neglect and visitor misconduct are posing a challenge to the lake.

Though Little Limestone Lake is within Mosakahiken’s traditional territory and Resource Management Area, it is 6 hours by vehicle from the community. As a result, the majority of Mosakahiken members have never experienced this unique waterbody and thus community stewardship of the lake is minimal.

With its close proximity to a major highway, and insufficient monitoring and upkeep, the lake has become a popular informal gathering location. This has unfortunately left part of the shoreline and surrounding forest in a somewhat littered state. To keep the lake and area healthy, we will be conducting a clean-up activity this week.