Watershed Group encouraging residents to participate in Provincial Water Strategy Consultations: The Board of Directors of Wascana and Upper Qu’Appelle Watersheds Association Taking Responsibility (WUQWATR) is encouraging local residents and municipal councils to participate in the recently announced 25 Year Water Strategy Consultations. Deadline for submissions to the consultation is August 31st. “We are very…
Provincial 25 Year Water Strategy Consultations
Provincial 25 Year Water Strategy Consultations On July 24th, the Provincial Government announced the second phase of its consultations on a comprehensive water management plan, including the announcement of a new water agency, Integrated Water Saskatchewan, to implement a 25 year Water Security Plan. This is a very significant development in water management in Saskatchewan,…
Saskatchewan Launches New Conservation Program
Conservation in Saskatchewan is about to take a giant leap forward. Four rural municipalities in the Wascana Creek and Qu’Appelle River watersheds announced today they will introduce the Alternative Land Use Services (ALUS) conservation program. Following months of development work, the rural municipalities of South Qu’Appelle, Indian Head, Francis and Lajord, all east of the…
Extreme drought; the new normal?
Consider it a taste of the future: the fire, smoke, drought, dust and heat that have made life unpleasant, if not dangerous, from Louisiana to Los Angeles. New records tell the tale: biggest wildfire ever recorded in Arizona (538,049 acres), biggest fire ever in New Mexico (156,600 acres), all-time worst fire year in Texas history…
Songbirds soaring in Wascana Marsh
“The number and diversity of songbirds that flocked to Regina’s Wascana Marsh area this summer are music to the ears of Jared Clarke.” Read more: http://www.leaderpost.com
The trouble with Wascana Creek
“Two recent reports say Wascana Creek is a soup of too many nutrients and pharmaceutical products. Garth hears from a toxicology expert and he takes your calls about the state of waterways in Saskatchewan.”Audio file: listen at http://www.CBC.ca/Blue Sky