This International Women’s Day we want to celebrate CPAWS’ board member Katie Harris, who is conducting novel research on urban wildlife studies in Saskatoon.
Community Feature: Woman of the Forest
I have an inherent appreciation, love, and respect for Mother Earth, my indigenous ancestors travelled, worked, and lived in many of the same areas where I explore. I grew up in the boreal forest in Saskatchewan and I’ve recently reconnected with it. I feel very grateful to be exploring and living on Treaty 6 Territory.
Plains Bison
Bison once roamed the Great Plains in vast herds that stretched miles long, and yet, years later, they were on the brink of extinction. Today, bison represent strength and resilience and are an important symbol of the prairies.
Greater Sage-Grouse
Occupying only 7% of their former range and experiencing major reductions in population, the Greater Sage-Grouse represents one of the most endangered species in Canada.
Swift Fox: A Reintroduction Success
Once extirpated from Canada in the 1930s, the Swift fox has slowly been recovering its population following reintroduction programs starting from 1983 in Alberta and Saskatchewan.
Community Feature: Mike Digout
I have always loved nature and wildlife, but prior to 2020, I spent a lot of time driving to find it. The 2020 pandemic helped me realize that nature and wildlife is just outside our front doors; and thrives right here in our city.
Fueling Fire
Though forest fires are a natural process, decades of fire suppression and climate change have contributed to an ecosystem where fires no longer burn naturally. Management of boreal forests in a safe and sustainable way is becoming ever-increasingly difficult to surmount.
Nature-Based Solutions
Nature-Based Solutions (NBS) are innovative actions that focus on adopting natural practices to help create greener cities, mitigate the effects of climate change, and increase biodiversity.
Intersectional Environmentalism
Everyone deserves the opportunity to be in nature, as well as the right to have access to clean water, air, and land. Unfortunately, this is not the case. The fight for environmentalism also encompasses the fight for social justice issues.
Food Sovereignty in Canada
Aside from supporting life, food holds cultural and traditional significance, it unites communities and it has the power to create common ground. Food, where it comes from, and how we eat it, can be the biggest fight for freedom.