NPSS

Join us for our Annual General Meeting and Conference, March 21-22 in Regina. Our theme is "Celebrating the International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists". Registration and more info here: zeffy.com/en-CA/ticketin…

🌿 Help protect Canada’s elms! Learn Dutch elm disease symptoms like canopy dieback and wilting leaves over the summer. Report sightings to us immediately and keep our BC, AB and SK forests free from DED. 👉 bit.ly/4dFtrRJ #ProtectOurElms #StopDED

Sask. green thumbs offer tips on how to ditch the lawn and grow native plants and food in your front yard. cbc.ca/news/canada/sa…

Last day to register for "Forests Forever", Feb. 3-4 in Regina. Details at npss.sk.ca/news-and-event…

Lori Daniels, an award-winning professor at the University of British Columbia's Department of Forest and Conservation Sciences, will be our keynote speaker for "Forests Forever" on February 3 in Regina. For more details or to register, go to: npss.sk.ca/news-and-event…

For more info, go to: npss.sk.ca/news-and-event…

It's Giving Tuesday! Your donation today will not only receive a tax receipt, but will be matched 2 times! A $50 donation will turn into $150! Every dollar you give will go into our conservation and education programs. To donate, go to npss.sk.ca/store/donate/d…

October 23 and this Gaillardia is still blooming. This is the kind of late season nectar source that migrating or overwintering pollinators need, and why more native plants should be grown.

What a weekend! Thanks to all who helped us dig Flowering Rush from the South Saskatchewan River. We removed 4 half ton truckloads! Thanks to @FishOceansCAN, @SKGov, and assistance from members of the USask Prager lab @USaskEnt

Really interesting article on community science and something that we can replicate here. phys.org/news/2023-08-m…

Details at npss.sk.ca/news-and-event…

Our office for the last two weeks. The goats are busy doing conservation grazing to control Leafy Spurge. You can visit this incredible landscape and learn about prairie conservation in action when we explore the area on our July 8 tour. Details at npss.sk.ca

Celebrate National Indigenous Peoples Day

Ways to celebrate Native Prairie Appreciation Week: 1. Plant a wildflower in your yard. 2. Donate to, or volunteer with, a nature-based charity. 3. Explore a prairie near you. Hint: we have a field trip this weekend June 24-25 - details at npss.sk.ca

Field tours announced! Cactus Hills/Dirt Hills/Massold Clay Canyons (Spring Valley) on June 24-25 and Rose Creek Ranch (Eastend) on July 8. Go to npss.sk.ca for details and to register.

There are now about 50 species of wildflower blooming across the province. Want to know what's putting on a show in your area? Check out the list here: npss.sk.ca/news-and-event…