Newsletter - November 2025

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Bridge to Land Water Sky Living Lab

NEWSLETTER

November 2025

www.bridgetolandwatersky.ca

CONTENTS

Indigenous Ag Summit - Centering the Land
The Cost of Control
Upcoming events
Meet our Team!

Indigenous Ag Summit - Centering the Land

Dr. Melissa Arcand (USask) and Katherine Finn (Kinnikinnick Consulting) will be leading an interactive breakout session at the Indigenous Ag Summit on November 28 at 9:15 AM & 2:00 PM. The session is titled "Centering the Land: Considerations for Agricultural Land Use and Management".

The session will explore community relationships to land and agriculture. Through quick questions and breakout discussions, participants will share experiences, imagine possibilities, and consider pathways for stewardship, sovereignty, and sustainable land use.

If you're attending the Indigenous Ag Summit, we hope to see you there!

The Cost of Control

Changes in agriculture and pesticide reliance have evolved over time. In the 1960s one farmer was feeding about 25 people and pesticide use was starting to rise quite rapidly in North America. The use of synthetic chemicals was brought to light by people like Rachel Carson who suddenly woke the world up that these inventions of new chemicals were not all good. By the mid-1980s and 1990s, we were using more pesticides than ever before in terms of mass. Some of the leading chemicals were organophosphates that were highly toxic to birds and insects but farmers now could feed more people. Today and in the last couple of decades...

Save the Date

Prairie Conservation and Endangered Species Conference

Saskatoon from May 5-7, 2026

The 14th Prairie Conservation and Endangered Species Conference will be a forum to discuss the latest issues, information, research and trends in the conservation of prairie landscapes, species, and species at risk. The conference is held every three years in a Canadian Prairie Province.

Watch prairiecesc.ca for registration details!

Meet our team!

Katherine Finn

Project Manager

Kinnikinnick Consulting Inc.

Katherine Finn completed her Bachelor's degree in Environmental Earth Sciences at the University of Saskatchewan. She is the Manager and Founder of Kinnikinnick Consulting, which supports environmental initiatives with First Nation communities in Treaty 6.

Living on the banks of the North Saskatchewan River with her husband and three small children, Katherine is also expanding her hobby farm. She has 15+ years of experience in grant writing, community engagement, and project development, with a talent for creative thinking to overcome challenges.

As the Project Manager for the Bridge to Land Water Sky project, Katherine's commitment to building community capacity, health, and well-being, and improving land management strategies makes her an invaluable asset to the team.

Funding for this project has been provided by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada through the Agricultural Climate Solutions – Living Labs program.

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