August 2022 | Volume 14 Issue 8 |
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Happy August, Grassland Enthusiasts! I hope everyone had a great long weekend!
We had one Native Prairie Speaker Series webinar in July, where Victoria Hartley-Cox discussed great horned owls. You can find Victoria's presentation on PCAP's YouTube Channel.
We will have one Native Prairie Speaker Series webinar in August, Clark Brenzil will discuss invasive species in native prairie! Later this month, Caitlin is also planning another #InvasiveWeeds Week social media campaign that will tie-in with Clark's presentation at the end of the month! Register here!
Speaking of social media campaigns, if you remember I mentioned the Central Grasslands Roadmap Summit back in May, their communication team launched a Grasslands and You campaign in July, running July 27th to September 18th. It is a coordinated effort to spread the word about grasslands to grassland conservation supporters as well as the general public, so you may see the same posts across various social media channels. Feel free to share and spread the word on your own social media, the Grasslands and You resources can be found here!
And finally, we would like to thank our sponsors for their generous support: Camp Wolf Willow, Canadian Forage and Grasslands Association, EcoFriendly West, Enbridge, Information Services Corporation, Mosaic Company, Saskatchewan Cattlemen's Association, SaskEnergy, SaskPower, SaskTel, SaskWater, Wildlife Habitat Canada and Environment and Climate Change Canada, as well as the continuous support of all the PCAP Partners.
Have a great month!
Carolyn Gaudet, SK PCAP Manager
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Canadian Prairies Prescribed Fire Exchange is happy to share that their Introduction to Prescribed Fire in the Grassland Environment course is now live on the University of Saskatchewan website and is available for anyone and everyone to take.
The course is online, self-paced and should take about 15-hours to complete. Registration is $150.
The material provides participants with the understanding of basic principles for planning, conducting, and assessing a prescribed fire, with a specific focus on grassland ecosystems.
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Prairie Wind & Silver Sage 25th Anniversary Celebration - September 3 & 4
This is an open invitation to everyone, including visitors, founders and members, to join us in Val Marie Labour Day weekend as Prairie Wind & Silver Sage celebrate 25 years of promoting prairie conservation and appreciation of prairie culture.
Founded in 1997, Prairie Wind & Silver Sage - Friends of Grasslands Inc. will be celebrating the successes of the last 25 years, and setting the stage for the next 25!
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Partner Spotlight:
Saskatchewan Association of Watersheds
The Saskatchewan Association of Watersheds (SAW) is a non-profit organization that is working towards a vision of protecting and conserving the natural resource of water in Saskatchewan and ensuring that there will be a healthy source water supply of ground and surface water for future generations. Guided by our Board of Directors, we have experienced tremendous growth in the past three months as we have created and hired fifteen new staff positions and we have also opened our head office at 817 High Street in Moose Jaw. We are looking forward to hosting an official grand opening of our head office very soon, so be sure to watch for details in the near future. You can also now find us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.
In addition to our existing programing, including Tree for Life, WSA Wetland Retention Program, and Aquatic Invasive Mussel Monitoring, SAW is excited to be delivering the Prairie Watersheds Climate Program (PWCP) in Saskatchewan. The PWCP is led by the Manitoba Association of Watersheds (MAW) and funding for this project has been provided by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada through the Agricultural Climate Solutions – On-Farm Climate Action Fund.
The PWCP provides up to $40 million in financial support, through the On Farm Climate Action Fund (OFACF), to producers in Manitoba and Saskatchewan to accelerate their adoption and implementation of on-farm beneficial management practices (BMPs) to reduce Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions, support production efficiency, sustainability, and resiliency on their farm operations. To assist producers with their adoption of new BMPs, the program offers producers resources to support BMP implementation and provide BMP design recommendations.
The three eligible BMP streams in the PWCP program are:
For more information about SAW and/or the PWCP in Saskatchewan:
Phone: 1-306-541-9902
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PCAP Recap: Native Prairie Appreciation Week, June 19-25, 2022
We would like to thank the following organizations again for generously donating prizes for the Youth Poster Contest and the Social Media Photo Contest :
Friends of the Royal Saskatchewan Museum, Friends of Wascana Marsh, Nature Saskatchewan, Prairie Wind & Silver Sage, SK Burrowing Owl Interpretive Centre, Saskatchewan Science Centre, Saskatchewan Tourism, Saskatchewan Wildlife Federation, SaskParks and the Western Development Museum
We would like to thank our Presenting Sponsor for
Native Prairie Appreciation Week:
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Plan to attend our upcoming Native Prairie Speaker Series webinars! |
Invasive Weeds in Native Prairie
Speaker: Clark Brenzil P.Ag, Government of SK, Provincial Specialist Weed Control
Tuesday Aug 30 @ 12 PM
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Sask Pasture Tour
August 4, 2022
St Brieux area
August 4, 2022 @ 7 PM
August 13, 2022, 2-9 PM
Sceptre, SK
Aug 16-18, 2022
Penticton, BC
August 20, 2022
Prairie Wind & Silver Sage -
25th Anniversary Celebration
Sept 3 & 4, 2022
Val Marie, SK
Nature Saskatchewan Fall Meet
Sept 23 & 24, 2022
Transboundary Grasslands Partnership Workshop
Nov 15 & 16, 2022
Medicine Hat, AB
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In the News
Mark Boyce also presented on this topic at our Prairie's Got the Goods Week in 2020. You can find the recording here.
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2022/23 Education Programs:
Presenting Sponsors:
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2022/23 Education Program Supporting Sponsors
Camp Wolf Willow
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Carolyn Gaudet, Editor, Saskatchewan Prairie Conservation Action Plan Newsletter |
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SK PCAP gratefully acknowledges financial support in 2022-2023 from:
Camp Wolf Willow, Ducks Unlimited Canada, EcoFriendlySask.ca, Environment and Climate Change Canada, Parks Canada - Grasslands National Park of Canada, Saskatchewan Cattlemen's Association, Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture, Saskatchewan Ministry of Environment - Fish and Wildlife Development Fund, SaskEnergy, SaskPower, SaskTel, SaskWater, University of Regina, University of Saskatchewan - College of Agriculture and Bioresources, Water Security Agency and Wildlife Habitat Canada.
SK PCAP gratefully acknowledges in-kind support for 2022-23 from:
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada - Science and Technology Branch, Canadian Parks and Wilderness Association, Environment Canada - Canadian Wildlife Service, Friends of the Royal Saskatchewan Museum, Meewasin Valley Authority, Native Plant Society of Saskatchewan, Nature Conservancy Canada, Nature Saskatchewan, Parks Canada - Grasslands National Park, Prairie Wind & Silver Sage, Ranchers Stewardship Alliance Inc., Redberry Lake Biosphere Region, Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities, Saskatchewan Association of Watersheds, Saskatchewan Bison Association, Saskatchewan Burrowing Owl Interpretive Centre, Saskatchewan Cattlemen's Association, Saskatchewan Environmental Society, Saskatchewan Forage Council, Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture, Saskatchewan Ministry of Environment, Saskatchewan Ministry of Energy and Resources, Saskatchewan Ministry of Parks, Culture and Sport, Saskatchewan Stock Growers Association, Saskatchewan Stock Growers Foundation, Saskatchewan Wildlife Federation, SaskEnergy, SaskOutdoors, SaskPower, Society for Range Management - Prairie Parkland Chapter, South of the Divide Conservation Action Program Inc., University of Regina, University of Saskatchewan - College of Agriculture and Bioresources.
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