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Saskatchewan

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The Nature Conservancy of Canada's (NCC's) first project in Saskatchewan occurred in 1982 — a quarter-section of native grassland in the Qu'Appelle Coulee. NCC now helps to conserve more than 198,000 hectares of the province’s most ecologically significant land and water.

Stories from the Field

Echo Creek restoration (Photo by Marla Anderson/ NCC staff)

Echo Creek restoration (Photo by Marla Anderson/ NCC staff)

Restoring nature at Echo Creek

Erosion along Echo Creek threatens further habitat loss and sedimentation. Learn how NCC is working to restore the area by rallying community volunteers and planting native shrubs and willow staking. Continue Reading »

Beetle collection (Photo by NCC)

Beetle collection (Photo by NCC)

Little beetle, big project

This summer, the Nature Conservancy of Canada held a leafy spurge beetle collection event at Willner-Elbow community pasture, where 50,000 leafy spurge beetles were collected in three hours among 12 people. That’s an average of 1,388 beetles per person per hour! Continue Reading »

From Our Blog

Sanderlings (Photo by Jason bantle)

Sanderlings (Photo by Jason bantle)

Sanderlings flock to Mackie Ranch

November 17, 2023

For the last blog of my internship with the Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC), I chose to write about adorable birds that spend a lot of time in the sand: sanderlings. In fact, a flock of sanderlings is called a grain, which is a perfect name for... Continue Reading »

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