November Native Prairie Speaker Series Topic: Growing Canada's Native Seed Industry: Insights from a Nuffield Canada Scholar's European Journey Thursday November 21st, 2024 at 12:00pm Speaker: Renny W. Grilz, P.Ag., 2024 Nuffield Canada Contemporary Scholar Blazing Star Wildflower Seed Company Watch the Recording on YouTube
December Native Prairie Speaker Series Topic: The Loggerhead Shrike: The Prairie's Predatory Songbird Tuesday December 10th, 2025 at 12:00pm Speaker: Emily Putz, Habitat Stewardship Coordinator, Nature Saskatchewan Watch the Recording Free on our YouTube Channel
January 2025 - Native Prairie Speaker Series - Webinar Topic: Habitat quality and the genetic population structure of the Ord’s kangaroo rat Thursday January 30th, 2025 at 12:00pm CT Speaker: Jessie Bainbridge, MSc Candidate, University of Regina, Department of Biology Watch the Recording on YouTube
February 2025 - Native Prairie Speaker Series Webinar *Save the Date!* Topic: Piping Plovers and the 2024 Prairie Canada Piping Plover Census Results Thursday February 6th, 2025 at 12:00pm CT Speaker: Ashley Vass, Habitat Stewardship Coordinator, Nature Saskatchewan Watch the Recording on YouTube
Topic: Native Prairie Speaker Series Presentation in Mankota, SK "This grassland is juussst right: monitoring and conserving grassland songbird species that choose different habitat" This took place on Thursday February 6th, 2025 at 7:00pm Speaker: Julia Put, Resource Management Officer II, Grasslands National Park At the Grasslands Inn in Mankota, SK Watch the Recording on […]
March Native Prairie Speaker Series Topic: A Year in the Life of the Aransas- Wood Buffalo Whooping Cranes Speaker: Paityn Macko, Outreach Biologist, International Crane Foundation Tuesday March 4th at 12:00pm CT or 11:00am MT Watch the Recording on YouTube.
April Native Prairie Speaker Series Topic: Curious about how to include native plants for your garden? Speaker: Gail Fennel Tuesday April 29th, 2025 at 12:00pm Watch the Recording Here Resources: Shade Tolerant Plant List for Southern and Central Saskatchewan Trees and Shrubs for a Regina Food Forest Nature Regina 15' x 5' Planting Plan by […]
April Native Prairie Speaker Series As we take a break in the summer, we will host two speakers in April Topic: Regenerative Ag: Creating a Sustainable Life Speaker: Laura Hilderman, Guardian with Metis Nation Saskatchewan Wednesday April 30th, 2025 at 12:00pm Watch the Recording on YouTube
May Native Prairie Speaker Series Topic: Can Combining Herbicides and Fertilizers Enhance Control of Leafy Spurge? Speaker: Sheila Taillon Tuesday May 13th, 2025 at 12:00pm Watch the Recording Free on YouTube
June Native Prairie Speaker Series and Native Prairie Appreciation Week Celebration Topic: Urban wildlife in a prairie city: The Regina Urban Wildlife Project Speakers: Ryan Fisher, Royal Saskatchewan Museum and Jordan Rustad, University of Regina Monday June 16th, 2025 at 12:00pm Watch the Recording on Youtube
June Native Prairie Speaker Series and Native Prairie Appreciation Week Celebration Topic: Wildlife, Landscapes, and Geology—Exploring Connections Speaker: Dr. Dale Leckie, Award-winning Author Tuesday June 17th, 2025 at 12:00pm Watch the Recording on Youtube
August Native Prairie Speaker Series - Webinar Topic: Strategies to reintroduce prescribed fire as a grassland management process in prairie Saskatchewan Tuesday August 12th, 2025 at 12:00pm Speaker: Dr. Dale Gross, Grassland Ecologist, Saskatchewan Parks Watch the Recording on our YouTube Channel!
September Native Prairie Speaker Series - Webinar Topic: The genetic legacy of the 1880s near extinction of Bison Tuesday September 23rd, 2025 at 12:00pm Speaker: Merek Wigness, Rancher Watch the Recording on our YouTube Channel!
In-Person Speaker Series in Frontier, SK Topic: "Citizen Science and Species at Risk" Speaker: Rebecca Magnus, Nature Saskatchewan This presentation took place at the SOCAP AGM on September 22nd, 2025. Watch the Recording on our YouTube Channel!
In-Person Speaker Series in Val Marie, SK Topic: "Burrowing Owls in Grasslands National Park" Speakers: This presentation took place at the Nature Saskatchewan Conservation Awareness Dinner on October 1st, 2025 Watch the Recording on our YouTube Channel!
October Native Prairie Speaker Series Webinar Topic: Supporting Conservation Decisions with a Biodiversity Mapping and Assessment Tool Tuesday October 21st, 2025 at 12:00pm Speaker: Dr. James Paterson, Research Scientist, Ducks Unlimited Canada Watch the Recording on YouTube
November Native Prairie Speaker Series - In Eastend and Val Marie, SK Friend or Foe: Prescribed Fire in Our Prairie Grasslands These presentations took place on November 20th and 21st, 2025. Speaker: Renny W. Grilz, PAg – Meewasin Valley Authority and Canadian Prairies Prescribed Fire Exchange Watch the Presentation Recording
Native Prairie Speaker Series - In Mankota, SK Join us for a FREE Pizza and Presentation Evening! Does Native Prairie React in Different ways to Seasonal Bison Grazing? Results Suggest so! Wednesday December 3rd, 2025 630pm: Pizza, 7:00pm: Presentation Speaker: Mickenzie Plemel, Recent Masters Graduate, Royal Roads University At the Grasslands Inn, in Mankota, SK This […]
December Native Prairie Speaker Series Webinars North America's Grassland Birds: Past declines, Current challenges, and Future solutions Thursday December 4th, 2025 at 12:00pm CT Speaker: Jacy S. Bernath-Plaisted (he/him/his), Honorary Fellow, Dept. of Forest and Wildlife Ecology, University of Wisconsin-Madison Watch the Recording on our YouTube Channel!
December Native Prairie Speaker Series Webinars Topic: Intersexual Differences in Roost-site Use by Little Brown Myotis in Cypress Hills, Saskatchewan Speaker: Emma Blanken, recent Masters Graduate (Biology), University of Regina Wednesday December 17th, 2025 at 12:00pm CT Watch the Recording on our YouTube Channel
January Native Prairie Speaker Series Webinar Topic: Examining the impacts of climate change and habitat loss on the distribution of Long-billed Curlews, a species at risk in Canada Tuesday January 27th, 2026 at 12:00pm Speaker: Kelsey Freitag, Freitag Ecological Analytics Watch the Recording on YouTube
Topic: A prairie wide search for the elusive Swift Fox in Saskatchewan Tuesday February 24th, 2026 at 12:00pm CT Speaker: Tehlu Singh and Bea Prieto, Saskatchewan Ministry of Environment Register Free:https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_LzTtunHdTEC1a-GpDiKHCA
March Native Prairie Speaker Series Topic: Native Plants and Yards Speakers: Liz Deleeuw and Manna Parseyan, Edmonton Native Plant Society Wednesday March 11th, 2026 at 7:00pm Register Free: https://shorturl.at/qcCDD or for government computers (https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_nZiTlFFiRY2AcwUuROQB3Q) Stay tuned for more details!
April Native Prairie Speaker Series - Webinar Rooted in Resilience: The Importance of Grasslands in Prairie Climate Adaptation Speakers: Olivia Richardson and Talha Awan, Research Associates, Smart Prosperity Institute Wednesday April 29th, 2026 at 12:00pm About this Webinar: This presentation explores how investing in the conservation, restoration, and sustainable management of Prairie grasslands offers a cost-effective […]
