Past Events
Prairie’s Got the Goods Week
2025 PGTGW
Prairie’s Got the Goods Week took place March 10th to 14th, 2025. All webinars and “Coffee Table Conversations” have been recorded and are now available on our YouTube Channel!
New this year, we interviewed two lifelong agricultural producers to showcase ranching stewardship!
Art McElroy from near Frontier, SK. Art is experienced in land restoration and rotational grazing. Watch the Recording.
Lynn Grant from Val Marie, SK spoke aout about ranching in Val Marie for over 40 years and is experienced in using various grass management strategies. Watch the Recording.
| Monday March 10th | Tuesday March 11th | Wednesday March 12th | Thursday March 13th | Friday March 14th |
| The Importance of Native Prairie from a Métis Perspective, Buffalo and the Métis Guardian Program | Pollinators, their importance, and how we can support them | Measuring nature’s benefits: A wetland ecosystem services tool for Prairie Canada | NCC Prairie Conservation Plan | Soil carbon storage in Saskatchewan’s Grasslands |
| Colin Arlt and Amanda Keller-Jack | Jordan Phelps | Dr. Lauren Bortolotti | Jeremy Hogan | Cameron Carlyle |
| Metis Nation Saskatchewan | Pollinator Partnership Canada | Ducks Unlimited Canada | Nature Conservancy of Canada | University of Alberta |
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2024 PGTGW
This event took place from March 18–22, 2024 as a week-long series of webinars focused on the ecological goods and services provided by the native prairie ecosystem.
Ecosystem services and biodiversity preservation in prairie suburban areas
Tuesday, March 19, 2024 — 3:00 PM MT
Speakers: Dr. Oscar Zapata and Dr. Ana Hidalgo
School of Environment and Sustainability
Watch the Recording on YouTube
Presentation Slides
Wednesday, March 20, 2024 — 12:00 PM MT / 1:00 PM CT
Speaker: Sherry Punak-Murphy
Chairperson, Bee City Brandon
Watch the Recording on YouTube
Tracking Grassland Change in Canada, USA and Mexico
Wednesday, March 20, 2024 — 3:00 PM MT / 4:00 PM CT
Speaker: John K. Pattison-Williams
Canadian Forage and Grasslands Association
Watch the Recording on YouTube
Grazing boosts grassland carbon storage: An undervalued ecosystem service
Thursday, March 21, 2024 — 12:00 PM MT / 1:00 PM CT
Speaker: Dr. Edward Bork
Professor, Faculty of Agricultural, Life & Environmental Sciences
University of Alberta
Watch the Recording on YouTube
Biodiversity conservation and food security – bridging the gap
Friday, March 22, 2024 — 12:00 PM MT
Speaker: Dr. Branimir Gjetvaj
Prairie Food System Vision Network
Watch the Recording on YouTube
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2023 PGTGW
This event took place March 6th to 10th, 2023
Cooling Effects of Wetlands in the Prairie Pothole Region of North America
Speaker: Zhe Zhang, School of Environment and Sustainability
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The Beef Cattle Research Council: cattle, plant, and environment research on the prairies
Speaker: Stacey Domolewski, Beef Cattle Research Council
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Remembering the Prairies and a Path to Wild Food
Speaker: Ian Hnatowich Wanuskewin Heritage Park and Sandra Walker, Ethnobotanist, Educator, and Author
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A Habitat and Biodiversity Assessment Tool for Saskatchewan – HBAT+
Speaker: Heather Peat Hamm and Francois Blouin, Canadian Forage and Grasslands Association
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The Importance of Prairie Pollination
Speaker: Marika Olynyk, Nature Conservancy of Canada
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Does drainage pay? Quantifying agricultural profitability associated with wetland drainage practices
Speaker: Dr. Shari Clare, Fiera Biological Consulting
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Generating Financial Incentives for Conserving Grasslands through Carbon Credits
Speaker: Brian McConkey, Canadian Forage and Grasslands Association
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2022 PGTGW
March 7th to 11th, 2022
Join us for a week-long series of webinars about the ecological goods and services provided by the native prairie ecosystem! This is our tentative schedule! More information is on the way. All webinars will be at 12pm CT (GMT-06).
| Monday March 7 | Tuesday March 8 | Wednesday March 9 12:00 PM | Wednesday March 9 3:00 PM | Thursday March 10 | Friday March 11 | |
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| Webinar Title | Maximizing your on-farm assets: Saskatchewan’s grasslands and other natural areas are key to mitigating and adapting to climate change | Disentangling the Role of Prairie Wetlands in Flood Prevention | Science-based Trials of Row Crops Integrated with Prairie Strips – an overview of research and implementation | Ecological Goods and Services from an Indigenous Perspective | Topic: Pollination | How does reconstructed prairie and wetland affect carbon sequestration and weedy invasion in agricultural landscapes? |
| Presenter(s) | Michael Champion, Ducks Unlimited Canada | Dr. Chris Spence, Environment and Climate Change Canada | Omar de Kok-Mercado and Timothy Youngquist, Iowa State University | Gloria Lee, Leading Mountain Consulting Company | Cory Sheffield, Royal Saskatchewan Museum | Destiny Magee, Bur Oak Land Trust |
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2021 PGTGW
March 15th – 19th, 2021
This years event included a series of webinars about the ecological goods and services provided to us by the native prairie ecosystem. The ranching industry isn’t just about cattle, but prairie rangelands are also for prairie wildlife! Presentation topics include flood control, pollination, carbon sequestration and climate change.
All presentations have been recorded and are now available for FREE on PCAP’s YouTube Channel. Or just click on the link below!
| Time | Monday March 15 | Tuesday March 16 | Wednesday March 17 | Thursday March 18 | Friday March 19 |
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| 12:00 PM MT | Quantifying Ecosystem Services Derived from Wetlands The Integrated Landscape Modeling Partnership By: Dave Mushet, U.S. Geological Survey | Retaining Canada’s Grasslands Using Carbon Offset Markets A roadmap to quantify grassland soil organic carbon By: Karen Haugen-Kozyra, Dr. Brian McConkey, Jonathan Alcock (Viresco Solutions Inc.) | Linking rotational grazing with greenhouse gas dynamics in grassland soils By: Dr. Edward Bork and Dr. Bharat Shrestha, University of Alberta | “No farm is an island”: biodiversity in prairie agro-ecosystems By: Dr. Samuel Robinson, University of Calgary | Cattle grazing effects on water infiltration in grassland soils By: Timm Dobert, University of Alberta |
| 3:00 PM MT Tuesday | The goods and services provided by the native prairie ecosystem and prairie wetlands, from an Indigenous perspective By: Vice Chief Heather Bear, Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations | ||||
2020 PGTGW
Native Prairie –it’s more than just grass! Join us for a series of webinars about the great things that the native prairie grasslands, wetlands and rangelands do for society! The ranching industry isn’t just about cattle, but prairie rangelands are also for prairie wildlife! Presentation topics include flood control, pollination, carbon sequestration and climate change.
Prairie’s Got the Goods Week 2020
March 16th – 20th, 2020
| Time | Monday March 16 | Tuesday March 17 | Wednesday March 18 | Thursday March 19 | Friday March 20 |
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| 12:00 PM MT | Adapting Grassland Grazing to Boost Carbon Sequestration Presenter: Dr. Mark Boyce, University of Alberta | The role of prairie lakes, wetlands, and dugouts as carbon sources or sinks Presenter: Dr. Kerri Finlay, University of Regina | Presenter: Graham Parsons, Saskatchewan Agriculture | Beyond Conservation to Production Presenter: Rhonda King, ALUS Canada | Native Prairie Speaker Series: Prairie Butterflies |
| 1:30 PM MT | The Truth about Cattle and Methane Emissions Presenter: Dr. Frank Mitloehner, University of California, Davis | ||||
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2019 PGTGW
Native Prairie –it’s more than just grass! Learn about the goods and services provided for us by our grasslands!
This event took place March 17-23, 2019. All webinars have been recorded and uploaded to the PCAP YouTube Channel. Please see below for links to watch!
| Time | Monday March 18 | Tuesday March 19 | Wednesday March 20 | Thursday March 21 | Friday March 22 |
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| 12:00 PM MST | The Prairie Commons Project By: Katie Doke Sawatzky, Prairie Commons | ALUS in the Little Saskatchewan River Conservation District By: Colleen Cuvalier, ALUS Canada – Manitoba | Prairie wetlands in a changing climate By: Pascal Badiou, Ducks Unlimited Canada | Does Livestock Grazing Regulate Soil Carbon in Northern Temperate Grasslands? By: Dr. Edward Bork, University of Alberta | |
| 3:00 PM MST | Beef and Biodiversity: How CRSB is driving advancement in beef sustainability By: Monica Hadarits, Canadian Roundtable for Sustainable Beef | Native grassland and its importance to grassland songbirds By: Sarah Ludlow, Nature Conservancy of Canada | Wetlands, Flood Control and Ecosystem Services in the Smith Creek Drainage Basin A Case Study in SaskatchewanBy: John Pattison-Williams, Department of Resource Economics and Environmental Sociology, University of Alberta | The influence of grazing management on plant community diversity and production across Western Canada By: Jessica Grenke, PhD Student, University of Alberta |
A presentation by Ruaraidh Petre, Global Roundtable for Sustainable Beef.
This webinar took place on Tuesday April 2nd, 2019 at 10:00am MST.
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The primary source of funding for the Wildlife Habitat Canada Grant Program is from the purchase of the Canadian Wildlife Habitat Conservation Stamp (Canadian Duck Stamp) by waterfowl hunters.
2018 PGTGW
2018 Prairie’s Got the Goods Week
| Day | Presenter | Organization | Topic | Recording |
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| Monday March 19, 2018 | Tom Harrison | SODCAP | Species at Risk Habitat: The Provision of Ecological Goods and Services in Southwest Saskatchewan | Watch on our YouTube Channel |
| Tuesday March 20, 2018 | Brian McConkey | Science and Technology Branch, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada | Challenges and opportunities for including soil organic carbon on pastures and rangelands as an ecological good | Watch Now |
| Wednesday March 21, 2018 | Jared Clark | CJTR 91.3 FM Regina Radio | Airing of the documentary “Our Ancient Prairie Land” | |
| Wednesday March 21, 2018 | Chris Elder | ALUS Canada | Stewardship is a Team Sport: ALUS Partnerships in the County of Vermilion River | Watch Now |
| Thursday March 22, 2018 | Karen Raven | Alberta Agriculture and Forestry | A multi-stakeholder, GIS-based approach to support land use decision-making | Watch Now |
| Friday March 23, 2018 | Kelly Williamson | SODCAP | Multi-species results-based conservation | Watch Now |
2017 PGTGW
SK PCAP hosted the first ever Prairie Ecological Goods and Services Week on March 12-18, 2017. The second Prairie Ecological Goods and Services Week was held on March 19-23, 2018.
The resources and information below may be useful for anyone interested in learning about ecological goods and services provided by native prairie. Ranchers, environmentalists, economists, researchers and academics joined together to talk about the benefits of the native prairie ecosystem, and why native prairie is important to the people of Saskatchewan.
What is native prairie? Why should I care? What does native prairie do for me? Why should we protect native prairie in Saskatchewan? The infographic below helps describe some of the services provided by native prairie.
Recorded Webinar Presentations from EG&S Week 2017:
Understanding Carbon Storage and Greenhouse Gas Uptake in Grasslands
Dr. Edward Bork, University of Alberta
Click to watch presentation
EGS Week_Edward Bork
Pollination in the Prairies
Dr. Jessamyn Manson, University of Virginia
Click to watch presentation
EGS Week_Jessamyn Manson
Grassland Matters: Thoughts on Grassland and Why We Need More Of It
Trevor Herriot, Public Pastures Public Interest
Click to watch presentation
EGS Week_Trevor Herriot
Value of Waterfowl Management to Native Prairie Conservation
Corie White, Prairie Habitat Joint Venture
Click to watch presentation
EGS Week_Corie White
Impacts of Industrial Disturbance on Soil and Plant Communities in southern Alberta
Dr. Karen Thompson, University of Alberta
Click to watch presentation
EGS Week_Karen Thompson
A Producer’s Perspective
Sherri Grant, Canadian Beef, Grant Ranch
Click to watch presentation
EGS Week_Sherri Grant
ALUS Canada: Working with Farmers to Sustain Agriculture, Wildlife and Natural Spaces for All Canadians
Paige Englot, ALUS Canada
Click to watch presentation
EGS Week_Paige Englot
Value and Policy Considerations for Native Prairie Ecological Goods and Services
Dr. Kenneth Belcher, University of Saskatchewan
Click to watch presentation
EGS Week_Kenneth Belcher
Wetlands Got the Goods
Chuck Deschamps, Ducks Unlimited Canada
Click to watch presentation
EGS Week_Chuck Deschamps
A Perfect Partnership: Ranching and Native Prairie
Tara Mulhern Davidson, Lonesome Dove Ranch
Click to watch presentation
EGS Week_Tara Mulhern Davidson
Biodiversity in Alberta’s Grasslands
Dr. Cameron Carlyle, University of Alberta
Click to watch presentation
EGS Week_Dr. Cameron Carlyle
Recorded Webinar Presentations from EG&S Week 2018:
Species at Risk Habitat The Provision of Ecological Goods and Services in Southwest Saskatchewan
Tom Harrison, South of the Divide Conservation Action Program Inc.
Click to watch the presentation
More Information – Tom Harrison
Challenges and opportunities for including soil organic carbon on pastures and rangelands as an ecological good
Brian McConkey, Agriculture and Agri-food Canada
Click to watch the presentation
More Information – Brian McConkey
Stewardship is a Team Sport: ALUS Partnerships in the County of Vermillion River
Chris Elder, ALUS Canada
Click to watch the presentation
More Information – Chris Elder
A Multi Stakeholder, GIS Based Approach to Support Land Use Decision Making
Karen Raven, Land Use Unit in the Environmental Stewardship Branch of Alberta Agriculture and Forestry
Click to watch the presentation
More Information – Karen Raven
Multi-Species Results-Based Conservation
Kelly Williamson, South of the Divide Conservation Action Program Inc.
Click to watch the presentation
Multi-Species Results Based Conservation
PCAP Partner Resources about Ecological Goods & Services
Native Prairie Fact Sheet
Management of Canadian Prairie Rangeland
Ducks Unlimited Canada – The Impact of Wetland Loss Fact Sheet
Agriculture & Biodiversity: The Value of Biodiversity to Ranching on the Prairies
Agriculture & Biodiversity: Biodiversity Benefits – Companion Sheet
Ecological Goods & Services: What you need to know
Ducks Unlimited Canada_Contribution to EG&S
Ducks Unlimited Canada Flex Farm Program and EG&S
The Value of Natural Capital in Settled Areas of Canada
Wetlands Help Fight Climate Change
Wetlands Help Provide Clean Water
PCAP’s 2013 Survey on Consumer Awareness of Ecological Goods and Services
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