NPSS Past Events

In-Person Speaker Series Topic: Hoo's Watching Who? Using Community Science and Satellite Tracking to Uncover the Nesting and Hunting Habits of Great Horned Owls in Southern Saskatchewan This presentation took place on September 9th at the SODCAP AGM in Eastend, SK as well as at the Nature Saskatchewan Conservation Awareness Dinner in Climax, SK. Watch […]

September Native Prairie Speaker Series Topic: A Bird's Eye View - Reflecting on Bird-Building Collisions Tuesday September 17th, 2024 at 12:00pm Speaker: Michael Mesure, Executive Director | Cofounder BirdSafe®, Building Consultant, FLAP Canada Watch the Recording on our YouTube Channel! 

October Native Prairie Speaker Series Topic: Prairie Pastures: Grassland Vigour and Grazing Effects as Observed by Satellites, 2000 to 2023. Speakers: Michael Fitzsimmons, Environment and Climate Change Canada and Xiaolei (Stephen) Yu, University of Saskatchewan and Environment and Climate Change Canada Watch the Webinar Recording on YouTube

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 […]