Pollinator Paradise

Celebrating wildlife and wild places

in beautiful Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.

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Now is the time of year when thousands of large, m

Now is the time of year when thousands of large, majestic cranes pass through our #naturecityyxe on their annual migration. Chief Whitecap Park is a great place to view Sandhill Cranes and we encourage you to go soon. Join Janet, Nikki, Katrina, and Felix for our latest Adventure Guide to crane viewing. We share this Guide to help you learn more about these remarkable birds and their annual migration as well as what pictures and recordings of what you might see and hear when you go to look for them. Like all of our Adventure Guides, this Guide can be found on our website (link in bio) #naturecityadventures #naturecityyxe

Protecting nature, including Saskatchewan grasslan

Protecting nature, including Saskatchewan grasslands, wetlands and forests, is a beautiful way to address the climate crisis. Make your ❤ visible. This rally coincides with the UN Climate Change Conference, COP26, in Glasgow. A group of concerned community members are planning to rally in support of COP26 at Saskatoon City Hall on Friday November 12, 2021 from 11:30am-1:00pm. The main hub will be in front of City Hall with the intent to space out along the sidewalks on all four sides of City Hall. We are asking those who join us to please mask, consider vaccination, and please stay home if you’re sick. Bring a sign if you like but more importantly, bring a friend! We look forward to seeing you at City Hall on Friday November 12th at 11:30am. Please dress for the weather, make sure to keep 2m apart and allow passage for pedestrians. Be aware of your surroundings and all traffic crossings. Follow on social media for any updates:
Twitter: @cjsaskatoon
IG: @climatejusticesaskatoon
#YxeClimateMarch

Our latest #adventureguide to our #naturecityyxe i

Our latest #adventureguide to our #naturecityyxe is an Adventure Guide to the Saskatoon Natural Grasslands. Written by local art teacher and nature enthusiast Carmen Gilmore, this Adventure Guide is filled with information and history about this wild place within our city limits. Learn about the geology of this area, how settlers used the stone to build many recognizable buildings around Saskatoon, and the many types of plants and animals that you can find in at the Saskatoon Natural Grasslands. It's a great Adventure Guide and we are thankful to Carmen for sharing her knowledge and appreciation for this space with us. You can find this guide and all of our other projects on our website (link in bio) #naturecitycontest #naturecityadventures #saskatooning #meewasin #saskatoonnaturalgrasslands #nativeprairieecosystem #nativeplants #urbannature

Wild about Saskatoon, a grassroots voice for urban

Wild about Saskatoon, a grassroots voice for urban conservation, has been chosen as a finalist for the Canadian Museum of Nature's Nature Inspiration Awards. Formed in 2012, Wild about Saskatoon is best known for the NatureCity Festival, a week-long, collaborative event, now on hiatus because of the pandemic. Since then, the group has mounted several new initiatives, including online NatureCity Adventures and Conversations and a garden-certification project called Pollinator Paradise YXE. The Nature Inspiration Awards are a national program that honours individuals and organizations for outstanding achievements in connecting people with nature and advocating for the conservation of biodiversity and natural areas. Wild about Saskatoon is a finalist in the Community Action category, alongside projects from Toronto, ON and Enderby and Victoria, BC. The winner will receive an award of $5,000. The announcement will be made at a virtual gala on November 24. We are very excited to be a finalist for this award and are honoured that urban conservation efforts in our #naturecityyxe are reaching a national audience. #naturecityfestival #wildaboutsaskatoon #saskatooning #yxe #urbanconservation #pollinatorparadiseyxe #naturecitycontest #naturecityadventures

It's time for another adventure to the Beaver Cree

It's time for another adventure to the Beaver Creek Conservation Area! A wonderful thing about Beaver Creek is that it offers a wide range of sights, smells, sounds, and activities all year long. Soon, the butterflies and wildflowers will give way to the changing leaves and hungry chickadees as fall and winter sets in. Mia Nemeth and Amber Burton from Meewasin have shared their advice and photos for a great adventure at Beaver Creek in our latest NatureCity Adventure Guide. This guide and all others are available on our website (link in bio). #naturecityyxe #beavercreek #meewasin #saskatoon #getoutside #urbanbirding #conservationarea

Several people have written into the Sask Birders

Several people have written into the Sask Birders group recently with reports of Common Nighthawks in different neighbourhoods in our #naturecityyxe. What a distinguished looking bird!
#saskatoon #urbanbirding #birdwatching Photo credit: Linnea Janzen Rodgen

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