Impact

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Wild about Saskatoon is a group of enthusiastic volunteers who create and oversee the annual NatureCity Festival. In addition to mounting seven successful Festivals, we have also initiated a partnership with the University of Saskatchewan, Meewasin Valley Authority, City of Saskatoon and others to launch Saskatoon’s participation in the Urban Wildlife Information Network, an international research project documenting the ecology of urban animals. Saskatoon is just the second Canadian city to participate in this important initiative.

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From 2013 onwards, the NatureCity Festival has offered a varied program of more than 60 (mostly free) events inspired by our urban Nature, attracting an audience that now numbers in the thousands annually.

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More than 40 community groups and organizations get involved as event hosts, including partnerships that reach far beyond “the usual suspects.”

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Exciting annual keynote lectures and workshops bring inspiration and information to nature-lovers and environmentalists in Saskatoon and beyond. Our very first keynote speaker, landscape architect Douglas Olson, went on to create a regional land-use plan for the Saskatoon area and subsequent speakers have left a legacy of ideas and opportunities.

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In 2019,  we were excited to feature our first Artist in Residence, Laura Hale, thanks to generous funding from the Saskatchewan Arts Board. Laura will be joining us again in 2021.

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More than 400 students each year attend our free School Programs.

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A team of about 300 volunteers make the fun happen!

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We continue to speak up to support civic and provincial efforts to conserve wild places and wild species in and around our city — and encourage others to do so as well!

In 2018, our chair, Candace Savage, accepted a Leadership Award from Saskatoon Tourism on behalf of Wild about Saskatoon’s NatureCity Festival. The Festival has also received recognition from Nature Saskatchewan and from the Regional Centre of Expertise on Education for Sustainable Development, Saskatchewan.