The Swan Lake Watershed Conservation District is the 17th CD in Manitoba dedicated to regional land and water issues in a co-operative, long-term planning. The conservation district formed in 2006 is about 1,630 square miles (4,220 km2). The District is located in western Manitoba between the Duck Mountain Provincial Park and forest and Porcupine Provincial Forest. Municipal partners include the rural municipalities of Minitonas, Mountain and Swan River, the towns of Birch River, Minitonas and Swan River and the villages of Benito and Bowsman.
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