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What is the Manitoba Purple Loosestrife Project (MPLP)?


Initiated in 1992, the Manitoba Purple Loosestrife Project (MPLP) is a nonprofit coalition between Agriculture Canada, City of Winnipeg Parks and Open Spaces, Canadian Wildlife Service, Ducks Unlimited Canada, Manitoba Conservation (environment and wildlife branches), Manitoba Agriculture, The Manitoba Naturalists Society, the Manitoba Weed Supervisors Association and Delta Waterfowl and Wetlands.

The project contains four broad objectives:

  • Community education
  • Habitat restoration campaigns
  • Loosestrife mapping and monitoring
  • Delivery of action-oriented, sustainable management strategies

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