Wild About Saskatoon

Learn more here: wildaboutsaskatoon.org/uwin/

We’re excited to re-introduce Saskatoon’s Urban Wildlife Info Network! 🦌🦨🦫
In partnership with Meewasin, the City, U of S, and others, UWIN uses wildlife cameras to study urban nature. Now shifting to a community-led effort—join us in making cities better for people and wildlife!

NatureCity Explorations presents: NCC Dundurn
🔍 Just south of Saskatoon, this threatened sand dune habitat offers a glimpse into the past when grasslands were more widespread.

Learn more here: wildaboutsaskatoon.org/ncc-dundurn/

Photo by Jason Bantle

What the guide covers:
🌸Planning your garden: Assess your site & choose the right plants
🌸Sourcing materials: Where purchase locally grown native seeds and plants
🌸Planting and care: Planting tips, watering, and maintaining your garden
🌸And how to register your garden with Pollinator Paradise YXE!

Earth Day image, with a garden of wild bergamot, common yard, Canada rye grass, and black-eyed susan's.

Happy Earth Day🌎 Now is a great time to check out our how-to on starting your own native plant garden! Growing native plants is a fantastic way to support local biodiversity, attract pollinators, and create a happy earth!

View the how-to here: wildaboutsaskatoon.org/starting-a-n...

If you decide to tidy up, here are some tips:
🌿Wait until daytime temps are consistently above 10C.
🌿Leave some stems still standing on your plants - they can serve as natural bee hotels!
🌿Wait to move leaves (and other things like rocks or logs), if you even clean them up at all.

This is your spring reminder to resist the urge to "tidy up" your pollinator garden! 🐝 Many pollinators are still hibernating under leaves and in stalks; cleaning up now could disturb them before they should be out. So have patience and please wait a bit longer, if you tidy up at all!

#nativeplants

An image of 3 birds, an american robin, a junco, and an american tree sparrow. Birds are in front of a window with feather friendly dots, and a sensor light.

🐦 Our feathered friends are beginning to return or pass through on their way to their summer homes. Let's help migrating birds by protecting them on their big journey!

- Lights out! Use sensor lights or turn off the lights at night
- Prevent window strikes with dots or chalk
- Grow native plants!

Get ready for the first blooms of the year! 🌸 With the warm weather coming, and the snow eventually melting (it will we promise!), the crocuses will soon start blooming.

Check out where we like to hunt for crocuses: wildaboutsaskatoon.org/seeking-croc...

We are excited to announce our 2nd annual Pollinator Celebration & Native Plant Market in Saskatoon!🐝Come enjoy conversations with other nature enthusiasts, check out the eco-fair & purchase native plants & seeds from local suppliers!

Thank you to SaskEnergy for sponsoring our event this year!

With winter behind us, we are eagerly anticipating the spring blooms coming our way. Among these, native willows are especially important early bloomers as they offer pollen and nectar for the first pollinators. Willows also serve as a larval host for a wide range of butterflies and moths! 🐛🦋

Instead of calling it a butterfly garden, why don't we call it a Lepidoptera garden? For every species of butterfly, there are 19 species of moths.

Did you know that butterflys are poor pollinators? Moths drive the food web, and do plenty of nighttime pollination. #Nativeplants #DougTallamy #YEG

Our final NatureCity Conversation is coming up March 19 from 7-8 PM on Zoom!

➡️Register here: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Please join us and our special guests, Faye, Kendall, Kelly and Sandra, for four very personal commentaries on relationships between Indigenous people and plants.

Our second NatureCity Conversation is now available for viewing on our YouTube channel!

Watch the video here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=_NpJ...

Join us for an account from the front-lines of pesticide regulation from one of Canada's leading experts, Dr. Christy Morrissey.

Falling in Love with Plants in Winter Winter is the perfect occasion to admire the plant life that surrounds us – from the fire engine red stems of a dogwood to bright white snowberries and neon yellow lichen

Winter is the perfect occasion to admire the plant life that surrounds us – from the fire engine red stems of a dogwood to bright white snowberries and neon yellow lichen ecofriendlywest.ca/falling-in-l...

Send a heartfelt Valentine's card to your favorite nature-loving friend, family member, or partner today!🌿💌 Let them know how much they mean to you with a silly but special nature message.

#WildAboutSaskatoon #saskatoon #yxe

NatureCity Explorations presents: Creating your own bird journal.
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Get ready for the #GreatBackyardBirdCount from Feb 14–17. Shake off those winter blues while diving into some exciting citizen science!
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View the PDF: tinyurl.com/BirdJournalW...

Learn more here: www.birdcount.org/participate/

Poster for upcoming event with Dr. Christy Morrissey

Our next NatureCity Conversation is coming up soon! Join us for "Pesticides and Prairie Wetlands" with Dr. Christy Morrissey on Thursday, February 26, from 7-8 PM on Zoom!

➡️More details and the link to register here: wildaboutsaskatoon.org/conversations/