August 2024 | Volume 16 Issue 8

Happy August!

I'm excited to announce the 11th Native Prairie Restoration/ Reclamation Workshop, in conjunction with the Prairie Fire Summit 2025, will be occurring in Regina, February 11-13, 2025. The Call for Abstracts will open in September. Registration will open in October. Similar to past NPRRW events, there will be plenaries, break-out sessions, case studies, a tradeshow, poster session and banquet. The Canadian Prairies Prescribed Fire Exchange will be hosting a one-day workshop on February 11th. Stay tuned for more information!

We're also planning the next Transboundary Grassland Partnership Workshop in Shelby, Montana in October. Stay tuned for more details about that as well!

There's quite a few Partner and other grassland/conservation-related events coming up, you can check them out, under 'Upcoming Events' in the newsletter!

The July Native Prairie Speaker Series presentation was Mike Blom who spoke about the new happenings in the Redberry Lake Biosphere Region. The recording will be available August 7th at noon on our YouTube Channel.

The Native Prairie Speaker Series is taking the month of August off, make sure to check PCAP's social media feed for an announcement for the September webinar. The SK PCAP YouTube Channel has over 250 videos for you to enjoy while we wait for the September webinar.

I have mentioned The Warblers a Birds Canada Podcast before, but they have a new episode out about 'Grasslands, Birds and Beef', as well as one from earlier this spring with Trevor Herriot.

And finally, we would like to thank our sponsors for their generous support: Canadian Forage and Grasslands Association, K+S Youth+Us, North American Helium, Nutrien, Wildlife Habitat Canada and Environment and Climate Change Canada, as well as the continuous support of all the PCAP Partners!

Carolyn Gaudet, SK PCAP Manager 

pcap@sasktel.net

For Educators

SK PCAP has two free education programs available.

See more info here!

SaskOutdoors has a number of PD and facilitator training courses available this month. You can check them out here.

The SK and MB Native Seed Collaborative is a new initiative formed by a diverse group of native seed producers and users. The group meets 3 to 4 times per year and shares information related to all aspects of prairie restoration including such things as existing seed supply and demand, effective seed collection, cleaning, and storage. The goal of the collaborative is to increase the availability of locally adapted native plant seeds, through contracts, shared resources, and potentially seed exchanges. The hope is that members will eventually be able to share seed collection and cleaning equipment, storage facilities, experiences, and knowledge to ensure quality seed is not a limiting factor for restoration activities in the two provinces. If you or someone from your organization would like to participate in the discussions, please reach out to: prairieseedcollaborative@gmail.com

Stay tuned for news about our upcoming September Native Prairie Speaker Series webinars!

Native Plant Society of SK's 'Be a Weed Warrior' - Flowering Rush Removal

17 August, 2024

near Leader, SK

Native Plant Society of SK's Great Sandhills Tour

18 August, 2024

Canadian Beef Industry Conference

August 19-22, 2024

Saskatoon, SK

SaskOutdoors's Educator Tour

August 21-22, 2024

Little Red River Park near Prince Albert, SK

Sask Mycology's Wild Mushroom Foray

August 24, 2024

near Duck Lake, SK

Grassland Restoration Forum's How to Use Guides and Manuals for Project and Reclamation Planning

September 11, 2024

Brooks, AB

Nature Saskatchewan's Fall Meet

September 13-14, 2024

Regina, SK

Transboundary Grasslands Partnership Workshop

October 22-24, 2024

Shelby, Montana

SER North American Conference

October 28-November 1

Vancouver, BC

Native Prairie Restoration/ Reclamation Workshop

February 11-13, 2025

Regina, SK

2024/25 Education Programs:

Presenting Sponsors:

SK PCAP gratefully acknowledges financial support in 2024-2025 from:

Canadian Forage and Grassland Association, Ducks Unlimited Canada, Environment and Climate Change Canada, North American Helium, Nutrien, Parks Canada - Grasslands National Park of Canada, K+S youth+us, Saskatchewan Cattlemen's Association, Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture, Saskatchewan Ministry of Environment - Fish and Wildlife Development Fund, TC Energy, 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 2024-25 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 Aboriginal Land Technicians, 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.