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Greetings from PCAP!
It has been a busy few months for PCAP, considering the world has turned upside down for many. I've completed the year-end reporting, and I'm currently working on the 2020/21 Workplan.
The 2019/20 Annual Report is available to view on our website!
PCAP also created three Species At Risk workplans this year, for the Little Brown Myotis, Monarch and Swift Fox. They will be available on our Resources webpage soon!
Coming up this week, is World Migratory Bird Day, I have fond memories of spending the day at the Last Mountain Bird Observatory 2 years ago with my daughter and later that evening, our youngest daughter was born. It was a good day and I look forward to bringing them out to LMBO next year.
The next Native Prairie Speaker Series webinar will be May 19th, where Jody Daniel, PhD candidate from the University of Waterloo, will be discussing grassland songbirds! Register here. Jody's presentation will be recorded and available on our YouTube Channel. You can also register for the June NPSS webinar, where Dr. Ryan Brook will be discussing tracking the spread of wild pigs. Register here.
Native Prairie Appreciation Week 2020 (June 14th - 20th) is coming up fast! The tour, that was supposed to be held in conjunction with the Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture and the Society for Range Management, was cancelled. Instead we have a week of webinars planned to appreciate native prairie and provide some training for those interested. There is more information below and on on our
NPAW webpage.
We'll also be doing our Youth Poster Contest and
Native Prairie Photo Contest again this year!
And finally, we would like to thank our sponsors for their generous support : Camp Wolf Willow, EcoFriendly Sask, K+S Potash, Ranchers Stewardship Alliance, Saskatchewan Cattlemen's Association, SaskEnergy, SaskWater, Wildlife Habitat Canada and Environment and Climate Change Canada, as well as the continuous support of all the PCAP's
Partners
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Have a wonderful month everyone! Stay safe and healthy!
Carolyn Gaudet, SK PCAP Manager
Ph. 306 352 0472
pcap@sasktel.net
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Online resources
Explore.org -
bison cam at Grasslands National Park
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PCAP Partner Spotlight...
Saskatchewan Wildlife Federation
Submitted by Chelsea Walters, SWF-Director of Communications & Marketing
Established in 1929, Saskatchewan Wildlife Federation (SWF) is a non-government, charitable organization made up of over 33,000 members from across the province. Our mission is to ensure the wild life legacy we leave to our children surpasses that which we inherited, and we do this through our 3 main programming tiers: habitat acquisition, fisheries enhancement, and outdoor education.
Through our Habitat Trust program, SWF has secured over 70,000 acres of habitat lands for wildlife, and helps to manage an additional 167,000 acres through the Fish & Wildlife Development Fund.
Our outdoor education programs have served over 60,000 youth in Saskatchewan over the last 5 years, with initiatives including our Conservation Camps, Youth Conservation Leadership Program, Classrooms in the Marsh/Classrooms on Ice, the Fish in Schools program, National Archery in Schools Program, poster programs, fish artwork contests, and more. Each of these programs leads youth toward a greater appreciation for Saskatchewan's natural landscape and wild inhabitants, under the framework that developing a connection with nature translates into stronger support for conservation practices.
As the administers of the Saskatchewan Fish Hatchery, and with the support of the Ministry of Environment, SWF is on the cutting edge of fisheries management and aquatic habitat enhancement in the province. We have over 120 active enhancement projects around the province, with more being added every year, and take an active role in advocating for the aquatic species of our province through advisory committees, species at risk recovery teams, and aquatic invasive species prevention.
SWF is also leading the way for women in conservation across the country through spearheading the national Advancing Women in Conservation Summit, a gathering to discuss women's issues and empower female leaders in conservation, set to be held late fall, 2020. Follow us on
Facebook to stay up to date.
Throughout the Covid-19 epidemic, SWF has become a community leader in providing quality Saskatchewan-based outdoor education solutions to families through the development of several activity books, new interactive online programs, and backyard habitat activities. Find these and many more online at
swf.sk.ca
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Native Prairie Appreciation Week Webinars
More information coming soon!
June 17th - Range Health Assessment continued -
Forest and Riparian
Register here.
June 18th - Webinar by Candace Savage, awar
d-winning author
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SK PCAP Native Prairie Speaker Series
Plan to attend our May Native Prairie Speaker Series webinar!
Save the date for the June Native Prairie Speaker Series Webinar
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World Migratory Bird Day
Join Nature Saskatchewan Saturday May 9th, to celebrate World Migratory Bird Day 2020.
To honour this year's theme, "Birds Connect Our World", they will be starting the day with a photo sharing webinar and hearing stories of birds that you or your neighbours have observed this spring.
The online event will be from 9:30 -10:00 AM ending with a variety of activities for all ages to partake in their own neighbourhoods. Nature Saskatchewan will also be engaging followers on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter in additional activities and contests throughout the day.
If you have a photo you would like to share, it does not have to be professional, please email Rebecca:
rmagnus@naturesask.ca
for more details.
We can't wait to see the birds in and around your naturehoods!
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2020 Speaker Series
Supporting Sponsors
Camp Wolf Willow
Ranchers Stewardship Alliance Inc.
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2020 Education Programs:
Presenting Sponsors:
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2020 Education Programs
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Carolyn Gaudet, Editor, Saskatchewan Prairie Conservation Action Plan Newsletter
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SK PCAP gratefully acknowledges financial support in 2020-2021 from:
Camp Wolf Willow, Ducks Unlimited Canada, EcoFriendlySask.ca, K+S Potash, Parks Canada - Grasslands National Park of Canada, Ranchers Stewardship Alliance Inc., Saskatchewan Cattlemen's Association,
Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture, Saskatchewan Ministry of Environment - Fish and Wildlife Development Fund,
SaskEnergy,
SaskPower, SaskWater, University of Saskatchewan - College of Agriculture and Bioresources, Water Security Agency and Wildlife Habitat Canada.
SK PCAP gratefully acknowledges in-kind support for 2020-21 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 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 Reserve, 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 Forage Industry Network, Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture, Saskatchewan Ministry of Environment, Saskatchewan Ministry of Energy and Resources, Saskatchewan Science Centre, 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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