June 2025 | Volume 17 Issue 6 | |
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It's June!
We are organizing the 27th Native Prairie Appreciation Week (NPAW, June 15-21)! We have our photo contest, a youth poster contest, we'll be handing out native seed packets at Farmer's Markets in Regina, Moose Jaw and Swift Current. More information on NPAW activities can be found here.
The May webinar was on leafy spurge control methods, by Sheila Taillon. You can find the recording on our YouTube Channel!
You can register for the two June webinars occurring during Native Prairie Appreciation Week. You can find the links for both webinars and other NPAW activities here.
Save the Date for the 2026 Prairie Conservation and Endangered Species Conference, which is occurring May 5 - 7, 2026 in Saskatoon, SK. The new website address is prairiecesc.ca. The registration costs are listed on the website if you need to submit a request for approval this far in advance!
And finally, we would like to thank our sponsors for their generous support: Innovation Credit Union, K+S Youth+Us, North American Helium, Ranchers Stewardship Alliance Inc., 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
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Native Prairie Appreciation Week!
Native Prairie Appreciation Week 2025 is June 15th - 21st!
We have two webinars planned! More details and links to register can be found here.
We'll also be doing our Native Prairie Photo Contest again this year! We can't wait to see your photos on social media! Categories: Best Native Prairie Wildflower,
Best Wildlife in Action and
Best Native Prairie Landscape.
Send your best shot to npawcontest@gmail.com by June 13th to be entered into the Social Media Photo Contest. The picture with the most votes in each category will be the winner!
Caitlin is working on a social media campaign, keep an eye on our social media channels for NPAW-related information!
We're also doing our Youth Poster Contest! The deadline for submissions was May 30th. We're excited to judge the submissions! We'll post the winners in the July edition of the newsletter.
We will be handing out packets of native wildflower seeds at various farmers' markets during NPAW! We are attending :
Regina Farmers Market on June 18th
Swift Current Farmers Market on June 21st
Moose Jaw Farmers Market on June 21st
Come visit us and get a few packets of native wildflower seeds from Blazing Star Wildflower Seed Company!
We would like to thank our Presenting Sponsor for Native Prairie Appreciation Week:
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Follow the new PCESC Instagram account; pcesc.sk
The Prairie Conservation and Endangered Species Conference (PCESC) planning committee is putting out a Call for Proposals for Workshops that will occur on the first day of the conference, May 5th, 2026.
Workshops are optional for PCESC participants and we'd like workshops to offer training opportunity for summer staff or anyone else interested in the topic. Proposals can include workshop length, proposed registrations fee, room requirement, location, transportation needs, max registration number as well as a short description.
Please send your proposals to Eric by June 25th at eric.lamb@usask.ca
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Employment Opportunities
Nature Saskatchewan is hiring a new Office Administrator. Application deadline is June 20th.
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The Conservation Incentive Finder is a new web-based tool designed to connect land stewards with a wide range of conservation incentive programs offered by governments, NGOs, and other organizations across Canada’s prairie provinces.
This tool is a collaborative initiative by the Corvus Centre for Conservation Policy, the Nature Conservancy of Canada and Birds Canada - three organizations that work across the country to protect habitat and recognize the vital role that landowners play in conservation efforts. The tool was inspired by Birds Canada’s Prairie Conservation Incentives Guide and made possible with support from the Nature Conservancy of Canada through the Weston Family Prairie Grasslands Initiative.
The creators hope the Conservation Incentive Finder will be a valuable resource for landowners across the Prairies and are encouraging ongoing voluntary input from organizations that deliver incentive programs. This collaboration will help ensure the tool remains accurate, current, and as useful as possible for those looking to access support for their conservation and land management goals."
https://www.conservation-incentive-finder.ca/
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Stay tuned for news about our upcoming Native Prairie Speaker Series webinars! | |
Wildlife, Landscapes, and Geology—Exploring Connections
Speaker: Dr. Dale Leckie, Award-winning Author
Tuesday June 17th, 2025 at 12:00pm
Register Free
More information
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Wild About Saskatoon's Pollinator Celebration & Native Plant Market
June 8, 2025
Saskatoon, SK
SK Stock Growers Association AGM and Convention
June 8-10, 2025
Moose Jaw, SK
Redberry Lake Biosphere Region's Greenhouse Open House
June 14, 2025
Hafford, SK
Native Prairie Appreciation Week
June 15-21, 2025
Livestock and Forage Centre of Excellence (LFCE) Summer Field Day
June 17, 2025
Clavet, SK
ClimateWest 2025 Forum
June 17-18, 2025
Saskatoon, SK
Nature Saskatchewan's Spring Meet
June 20-22, 2025
Yorkton, SK
Native Plant Society of Saskatchewan's Prairie Plant Communities and Ecosystems Workshop
June 21-22, 2025
Cherry Lake, SK
America's Grassland Conference
June 24-26, 2025
Kearney, NE
SK Forage Council's Saskatchewan Pasture Tour
August 6, 2025
Val Marie, SK
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2025/26 Education Programs:
Presenting Sponsors:
| | Carolyn Gaudet, Editor, Saskatchewan Prairie Conservation Action Plan Newsletter | | |
SK PCAP gratefully acknowledges financial support in 2025-2026 from:
Ducks Unlimited Canada, Environment and Climate Change Canada, Innovation Federal Credit Union, North American Helium, Parks Canada - Grasslands National Park of Canada, K+S youth+us, Ranchers Stewardship Alliance Inc, Saskatchewan Cattlemen's Association, Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture, Saskatchewan Ministry of Environment - Fish and Wildlife Development Fund, University of Regina, University of Saskatchewan - College of Agriculture and Bioresources, the Department of Plant Sciences, and the College of Arts & Science, Water Security Agency and Wildlife Habitat Canada.
SK PCAP gratefully acknowledges in-kind support for 2025-2026 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, Ranchers Stewardship Alliance Inc., Redberry Lake Biosphere Region, Salthaven West. 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, the Department of Plant Sciences, and the College of Arts & Science and Water Security Agency.
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