Restoring 71 – A Prairie in Transition

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Katie and Aaron Suek - Restoration 71

In 2014, we bought a little patch of prairie. After a century of growing crops and hay, this 71-acre prairie was no longer pristine. It was not untouched. This prairie was not a native grassland, it was not a cropland, and it was not a hay land. This prairie was in transition.  

Community Feature: Rollin Baldhead

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Rollin teaching

Baldhead grew up in Saskatchewan and is now using what he’s learned to move mountains across Canada. Baldhead takes his educator role seriously, from teaching grades kindergarten to 2 through land-based learning to leading culture camps and everything in between.

Community Feature: Woman of the Forest

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Lynx

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.

Community Feature: Mike Digout

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Beaver eating grass

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.

Community Feature: Matt Jacques

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Matt Jacques COVID19 portraits

By working on stories and projects like these, I have started to build a stronger sense of connection to my community. This is a process which I feel has direct parallels with my appreciation of the natural world too. How many ecological crises are the result of an artificial, unsustainable disconnect between humans and the natural world?

Community Feature: Amber Antymniuk

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Amber holding her children's books

Over the past few months, the world has changed significantly- it has changed in ways that most of us could have never imagined before. The year 2020 has been filled with confusion, tension, apprehension, hardship, heartache, loss, and devastation for people all over the world.