January 2025 | Volume 17 Issue 1

Happy New Year! I hope everyone had a great holiday season and are well rested to take on a new year!

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 Early Bird Registration deadline is January 21st! Prices are below.

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. Links for both draft programs as below.

December's Native Prairie Speaker Series webinar was about Loggerhead Shrikes with Nature Saskatchewan's Emily Putz. The recording is available on our YouTube Channel.

The first Native Prairie Speaker Series presentation of 2025 will be about Ord's Kangaroo Rats, by U of R's MSc Candidate Jessie Bainbridge! You can register here.

The February webinar will be about the Piping Plover census that occurred in 2024, you can register here.

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, SaskEnergy, SaskWater, 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

Mark your calendars for the 11th Native Prairie Restoration/Reclamation Workshop and the Prairie Fire Summit 2025!

The 11th Native Prairie Restoration/Reclamation Workshop and the Prairie Fire Summit 2025 will take place February 11-13, 2025 at the Atlas Hotel, Regina, SK.

The theme is "Collaborative Approaches to Prairie Conservation"

Prairie Fire Summit Program

Draft NPRRW Program

Registration

Registration is open. Various ticket types are available, make sure to choose the appropriate one.

Early bird deadline is January 21st at 5 PM (SK time)

Early Bird Prices valid until January 21st

Early bird: 2 days (NPRRW – 12th-13th) = $335 + (taxes & fees)

Early bird: 3 days (NPRRW and Fire Summit) = $400+(taxes & fees)

Regular Prices in effect starting January 22nd

Regular: 2 days (NPRRW–12th-13th) = $385+(taxes & fees)

Regular: 3 days (NPRRW and Fire Summit) = $450+(taxes & fees)

One Day Only

Tuesday Only (Prairie Fire Summit) = $110 + (taxes & fees)

Wednesday Only (NPRRW) = $230 + (taxes & fees)

Thursday Only (NPRRW) = $160 + (taxes & fees)

Student/Landowner

Student/Landowner (2 days of NPRRW) = $275 + (taxes & fees)

Student/Landowner (Fire Summit Only) = $75 + (taxes & fees)

Tradeshow

A limited number of tradeshow booths are also available.

Corporate booth (add on ticket) $500 + (taxes and fees)

Non-profit booth (add on ticket) $ 200 + (taxes and fees)

A booth must be purchased with a ticket for NPRRW on the PheedLoop website.

Sponsorship Opportunities

The Sponsorship Package can be found here.

NPRRW Sponsorship Agreement Form

NPRRW T-shirts!

T-shirts are available to order with your registration!

They are $31.53 (+taxes and fees)

NPRRW Trivia Night

Come socialize with other NPRRW participants at the Knotted Thistle Pub, February 11th at 6:30 PM. You can bring your own team, get set up with a team or play on your own!

Register for trivia night by marking your interest on your NPRRW Registration Form!

Job Opportunities

Meewasin Valley Authority is hiring a new Senior Program Coordinator with the Canadian Prairies Prescribed Fire Exchange. Apply by January 13th, 2025.

Nature Saskatchewan is hiring a new Office Coordinator. Submit your applications by January 12th, 2025.

EDI Environmental Dynamics Inc is hiring a Senior Wildlife Lead, Prairies Region in their Saskatoon office.

Wildlife Resource Consulting (WRCS) is hiring for several wildlife technician positions. Deadline for applications is January 30th, 2025.

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

Habitat quality and the genetic population structure of the Ord’s kangaroo rat

Speaker:Jessie Bainbridge, MSc Candidate, University of Regina, Dept of Biology

January 30th, 2025 12PM

Register Free

More information

Save the Date!

Piping Plovers and the 2024 Prairie Canada Piping Plover Census Results

February 6th, 2025 12PM

Speaker: Ashley Vass, Nature Saskatchewan

Register Free

More information

SK Association of Watershed's Rotational Grazing Workshop

January 14, 2025 @ 10AM-4PM

Elks Hall, Maple Creek, SK

Saskatchewan Beef Industry Conference

January 28-30, 2025

Saskatoon, SK

In-Person Native Prairie Speaker Series presentation

February 6th, 2025 @ 7PM

Grasslands Inn,

Mankota, SK

Native Prairie Restoration/ Reclamation Workshop and the Fire Summit 2025

February 11-13, 2025

Regina, SK

SK Ministry of Agriculture's Invasive Species Webinar Series - Leafy Spurge

February 20, 2025 @ 12PM

SK Ministry of Agriculture's Invasive Species Webinar Series - Absinthe

February 25, 2025 @ 12PM

SK Ministry of Agriculture's Invasive Species Webinar Series - Common Tansy

February 27, 2025 @12PM

Native Plant Society of SK AGM and Conference

March 8-9, 2025

Saskatoon, 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.