December 2021 | Volume 13 Issue 12 |
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Happy December!
Registration for the 9th Native Prairie Restoration/ Reclamation Workshop, February 8-10, 2022 is open! You can find the link below! And there's more information about the Native Prairie Restoration/Reclamation Grant in a link below as well! The Call for Posters is open and the deadline is January 11th! Please see more information about the virtual workshop below!
There are many job opportunities with PCAP Partners (and others) currently listed... see below!
We had two Speaker Series presentations in November, NCC discussing the Weston Family Prairie Initiative and Canadian Prairies Prescribed Fire Exchange discussing prescribed fire as a management tool. They are both available on PCAP's YouTube Channel!
For our December Native Prairie Speaker Series (today!), we have Dana Green from the U of R, discussing bats in Saskatchewan. You can register here! We also have the registration links for the January, February and March webinars available, you can register today! More information to come!
And finally, we would like to thank our sponsors for their generous support: Camp Wolf Willow, EcoFriendly Sask, K+S Potash, Pembina Pipelines, Saskatchewan Cattlemen's Association, SaskEnergy, SaskPower, SaskTel, Wildlife Habitat Canada and Environment and Climate Change Canada, as well as the continuous support of all the PCAP Partners.
Please note the PCAP office will be closed from December 22nd, 2021 - January 3rd, 2022.
Stay safe and take care! From everyone at SK PCAP, we hope you all have a wonderful holiday season!
Carolyn Gaudet, SK PCAP Manager
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The 9th Native Prairie Restoration/ Reclamation Workshop will occur virtually February 8-10, 2022!
Theme: "Restoration, Reclamation, Resilience - Improving Soil, Water and Habitat"
Registration is open!
Early bird (by January 21st at 6 PM) : $120.00 + GST
Students : $60.00 + GST
Regular registration (after January 21st) : $160.00 + GST
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Call for Poster Abstracts
The Call for Poster Abstracts is still open! The deadline is January 11th, 2022. You can find details here!
Tradeshow:
Corporate booth : $200 + GST
Non-profit booth : $160 + GST
More information on the tradeshow can be found here!
Native Prairie Restoration/Reclamation Grant:
For years, instead of offering speaker gifts, SK PCAP has been making a donation on the speakers' behalf to a prairie-focused charity, such as the Alicia Hargrave Memorial Scholarship, who helps train the next generation of rangeland experts. This year we decided to combine the awards and the speaker gift donation, so that the award-winning project would receive a cash prize to put towards their restoration or reclamation project.
You can find the Native Prairie Restoration/Reclamation Grant criteria here! The deadline is January 25th!
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Nature Conservancy of Canada is looking for a Development Officer. Application deadline is December 17th, 2021
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PCAP Partner Spotlight
College of Agriculture and Bioresources - University of Saskatchewan
Submitted by Eric Lamb, U of S
The College of Agriculture and Bioresources’ mission is to advance the responsible use of land, water and bioresources to provide products and services that ensure food, water and soil security at the local, national and global scales. By focusing on adapting to changing environments, we can promote the resilience the world needs to address environmental and social change in a rapidly growing global population.
Our College trains the next generation of ranchers, grassland ecologists, and rangeland managers through our undergraduate and graduate programs including Applied Plant Ecology, Environmental Science, Renewable Resource Management, and Animal Science. We strive to provide our students with a dynamic and practical university experience that provides the skills they will need in the workplace. Our graduates include a number of PCAP partner representatives who are active in rangeland management and conservation.
The AgBio College is dedicated to protecting renewable resources and the environment to ensure a healthy future. Grasslands and rangeland management have long been a focus for our researchers with notable former faculty including Dr. Robert Coupland (PhD), Dr. Stan Rowe (PhD), and Dr. Jim Romo (PhD). Current researchers include specialists in rangeland management, forages, ecology, and conservation. These experts are cultivating methods for responsible management and conservation of the province’s and world’s grassland ecosystems for future generations.
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In case you are looking to do some Christmas shopping, check out these prairie themed online shops!
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The Saskatchewan Association of Watersheds and member stewardship groups need your help! We are looking for individuals to fill in our short survey about Climate Change. Results from the survey will be used to understand public opinion of climate change and help guide educational material! By filling in the survey, people will be entered to win a $500 gift card! Have your say – fill in the Climate Change Survey today!
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Plan to attend our upcoming Native Prairie Speaker Series webinars! |
Bats in Saskatchewan: Conservation, Collaboration, and Current Research
Speaker: Dana Green, PhD Candidate, U of Regina
Dec 7, 2021 @ 12PM CST
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Habitat occupancy by breeding Pied-billed and Horned Grebes in Prairie Canada: correlates of pond use and breeding success
Speaker: Dan Routhier, Stantec Consulting Ltd
Jan 27, 2022 @ 12PM CST
More information is on the way! Stay tuned!
SAVE THE DATE
for the February and March webinars:
Topic: Riparian Health and Invasive Species
Wed Feb 2, 2022 @ 12PM
Topic: overview of the Alberta Invasive Species Council and their biocontrol release program
Speaker: Paige Kuczmarski, Alberta Invasive Species Council
Wed, Mar 2, 2022 12PM
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Dec 14-17, 2021
Dec 14-16, 2021
Feb 8-10, 2022
Celebrating Rural Ranching Women
Feb 10-11, 2021
July 12-15, 2022
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2021/22 Speaker Series Supporting Sponsors
Camp Wolf Willow
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2021/22 Education Programs:
Presenting Sponsors:
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Carolyn Gaudet, Editor, Saskatchewan Prairie Conservation Action Plan Newsletter |
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SK PCAP gratefully acknowledges financial support in 2021-2022 from:
Camp Wolf Willow, Ducks Unlimited Canada, EcoFriendlySask.ca, Parks Canada - Grasslands National Park of Canada, Pembina Pipelines, Saskatchewan Cattlemen's Association, Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture, Saskatchewan Ministry of Environment - Fish and Wildlife Development Fund, SaskEnergy, SaskPower, SaskTel, 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 2021-22 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, Friends of Wascana Marsh, 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 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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