Ducks Unlimited Canada announced the renaming of Oak Hammock Marsh Interpretive Centre to the Harry J. Enns Wetland Discovery Centre on Sept. 10.
According to the province, Enns was an MLA from 1966 to 2003 and championed the development of the Oak Hammock Marsh Interpretive Centre, which is also the national headquarters for Ducks Unlimited Canada.
In addition to the re-naming celebration, the province announced it will invest $6 million as a way to help support local interpretive centre. The funding is part of a newly created endowment fund with the Interlake Community Foundation.
Background
Located east of Stonewall, Oak Hammock Marsh is a 36-square-kilometre marsh featuring a restored prairie marsh, aspen-oak bluff, artesian springs and some of Manitoba’s last remaining patches of tall-grass prairie. It also features a theatre, a scenic cafe, a gift shop, meeting rooms, rooftop observation deck and interactive exhibits. Its interpretive centre welcomes close to 100,000 students, tourists and environmental professionals annually who can explore 30 kilometres of trails and lush natural habitat that is home to 25 species of mammals, 300 species of birds, numerous amphibians, reptiles, fish and invertebrates.
For more information on Oak Hammock Marsh, visit www.oakhammockmarsh.ca/.
