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Greetings!
I am back from my maternity leave and want to thank Diego, Caitlin, Julie-Anne and the rest of the PCAP partnership for keeping things going while I was away. It feels good to be back in the office and I've been spending my time catching up on what I missed in the last year and planning a number of events for Native Prairie Appreciation Week!
June is going to be an incredibly busy month for PCAP! Since 1999, Saskatchewan's Ministry of Agriculture and the Ministry of the Environment have proclaimed the third week in June as Native Prairie Appreciation Week (NPAW) and this year, NPAW takes place from June 16-22, 2019.
Also acknowledging the importance of our native prairie ecosystems are the Cities of Regina, Saskatoon, Moose Jaw, and Weyburn. As we all know, grasslands are the world's most endangered ecosystem. NPAW is an important time to recognize, appreciate and celebrate this valuable resource, and also the producers and land managers who carefully steward the land.
We are also organizing a number of activities to celebrate the 2019 Native Prairie Appreciation Week, including our annual Photo and Poster Contests, booth displays at different Farmers Markets, a webinar presentation and a field tour. Please visit our website for details on all these events! Make sure to also have a look at the Upcoming Events section that is full of interesting, prairie-related events!
This year, PCAP is celebrating our Framework Renewal for 2019-2023. On June 20th, our partners will be meeting in Regina to formally renew their commitment to prairie conservation and PCAP. The renewal process has allowed PCAP and its partners to reflect on the good work that has been completed and shift our focus to areas that continue to need attention.
Finally, we would like to thank the generous support from our sponsors: Crescent Point Energy, SaskPower, SaskEnergy, SaskTel, SaskWater, TransCanada, Mosaic, Enbridge, EcoFriendly Sask, Wildlife Habitat Canada and Environment and Climate Change Canada, as well as the continuous support of all the PCAP's Partners.
Please feel free to contact us at any time!
Have a great month!
Carolyn Gaudet, SK PCAP Manager
Ph. 306 352 0472
pcap@sasktel.net
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Native Prairie Appreciation Week
Tons of opportunities to get out and connect with the prairie!
June 16-22, 2019 marks the 21st Annual Native Prairie Appreciation Week, which is affectionately known as NPAW (pronounced "en-paw"). SK PCAP has many activities planned for this special week, including a youth poster contest, awareness and information booths at farmers' markets in Regina, Moose Jaw and Swift Current during the week and a pasture tour on Saturday the 22nd.
To officially recognize the 2019-2023 SK PCAP Framework Renewal, SK PCAP and its partners will formally renew our commitment to prairie conservation in Saskatchewan with a Partner Signing Ceremony & Reception on Thursday, June 20, 2019 at the University of Regina Campus Science & Innovation Atrium.
Visit our website for an updated list of events including:
Wednesday, June 19, 2019 - PCAP Booth at Regina Farmer's Market, Regina, SK
Thursday, June 20, 2019 - PCAP Framework Renewal Ceremony, 11:00am - Research & Innovation Centre, University of Regina campus, Regina, SK contact
pcap@sasktel.net
for more information.
There will be an NPAW webinar at 12:00pm MDT:
Help the Bats: Citizen Science and Bat Conservation
by James Page, Canadian Wildlife Federation, register here.
Friday, June 21, 2019 - PCAP booth at the National Indigenous Peoples Day in Regina.
Saturday, June 22, 2019 - PCAP Booths at the Moose Jaw Farmers Market and the Swift Current Farmers Market and pasture tour (Discovering Native Prairie: A Pasture Tour) to the Caledonia-Elmsthorpe Community Pasture.
We will also announce the winners of the Native Prairie Photo Contest (see below).
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Photo Contest details
here! Make sure to vote for your favorites, June 17-21 on our Facebook page!
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Discovering Native Prairie: A Pasture Tour
Spots are still available for the pasture tour but they are filling up quickly!
You can find more information,
here.
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PCAP's Webinar Presentations Online!
Prairie's Got the Goods Week (March 18-22, 2019) was
a week-long series of webinars about the ecological goods and services provided by Native Prairies. You can watch the presentations online now in the following links:
8. "The influence of grazing management on plant community diversity and production across Western Canada", by Jessica Grenke (U of Alberta).
We have over 100 webinars on species at risk and native prairie conservation on our PCAP YouTube Channel!
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The Nature Conservancy of Canada have a few upcoming Volunteer Events:
Hole in the Wall Bioblitz and Fence Pull on June 22:
Join us as we identify as many plants and wildlife as we can on this beautiful new property in the Bug Muddy! Register soon - only five spots left!
Register here!
Range and Forest Health Assessments at Asquith on July 20:
Join NCC staff as we teach you how we conduct range and forest health assessments on our properties so that you can help us complete them on Asquith!
Register here!
Native Seed Collection at May on July 27:
Join us as we collect native seeds for our future restoration projects. There may also be opportunity for you bring seeds home for personal use!
Register here!
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Non-profit groups and organizations who would like to grow out their own seed or are looking for plant material for special reclamation projects please contact SaskPower Shand Greenhouse at 306-634-9771 or 1-866-778-7337 for more details about our Native Plant Program.
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SK PCAP Native Prairie Speaker Series
Plan to attend our June Native Prairie Speaker Series webinars! More information can be found
here.
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Upcoming Events!
June 9-11, 2019
Moose Jaw, SK
PCAP Webinar
by Christopher Somers (U of R)
June 11th, 12:00 pm MST
June 14-16, 2019
Eastend, SK
June 15th 9:00 am to 3:00 pm
Big Valley, Regina, SK
June 16-22, 2019
Sask Forage Council
June 19, 2019
Kisbey, SK
Native Plant Society of SK
June 21-23, 2019
Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park
PCAP Webinar
by James Page (CWF)
June 20th, 12:00 pm MST
PCAP and Public Pastures-Public Interest
June 22, 2019
Nature Conservancy of Canada
June 22, 2019
Native Plant Society of SK
July 6, 2019 at 9 am
Avonlea, SK
Nature Conservancy of Canada
July 20, 2019
Asquith, SK
Nature Conservancy of Canada
July 27, 2019
August 8, 2019
Hanley, SK
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2019 Education Programs:
Presenting Sponsors:
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2019 Education Programs
Supporting 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 2019-2020 from:
Ducks Unlimited Canada, Canada North Environmental Services, EcoFriendlySask.ca, Information Services Canada, Parks Canada - Grasslands National Park of Canada, Rancher's Stewardship Alliance Inc., Saskatchewan Cattlemen's Association,
Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture, Saskatchewan Ministry of Environment - Fish and Wildlife Development Fund,
SaskEnergy,
SaskPower, SaskTel, University of Saskatchewan - College of Agriculture and Bioresources, Water Security Agency.
SK PCAP gratefully acknowledges in-kind support for 2019-20 from:
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada - Science and Technology Branch, Canadian Parks and Wilderness Association, Canadian Western Agribition, Environment Canada - Canadian Wildlife Service, 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 Reserve, Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities, Saskatchewan Association of Watersheds, Saskatchewan Cattlemen's Association, Saskatchewan Environmental Society, Saskatchewan Forage Council, Saskatchewan Forage Industry Network, Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture, Saskatchewan Ministry of Environment, Saskatchewan Ministry of Energy and Resources, Saskatchewan Ministry of Education, Friends of the Royal Saskatchewan Museum, Saskatchewan Stock Growers Association, Saskatchewan Wildlife Federation, Saskatoon Nature Society, 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, Wild About Saskatoon-Nature City Festival.
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