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At Home on the Range: My Summer as an Insect Field Technician

  • August 14, 2023
  • by CWF
 I have been surrounded by horses, cattle, and native rangeland my whole life. I grew up on a ranch along the South Saskatchewan River in West Central Saskatchewan. My perspective…
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A City-slicker Taking on the Grassland Insect Project

  • August 9, 2023
  • by CWF
To your average city-slicker, native grasslands may not be the first thought when it comes to a unique and diverse ecosystem. Hey — no judging — I am a city-slicker.…
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The Prairie Duck Factory

  • July 7, 2023
  • by John Wilmshurst
Home on the range, where the … ducks … and the antelope play? In A Sand County Almanac, that classic of natural history published in 1949, Aldo Leopold describes the…
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Am I Bugging You?

  • May 9, 2023
  • by John Wilmshurst
It is a common — and completely understandable — misconception that the best habitats for biodiversity are undisturbed habitats. The grasslands conjure an image of thick mature forests, tall waving grasses…
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Conserving Our Pollen Nation

  • April 3, 2023
  • by John Wilmshurst
If prairie flowers were countries, and bees their only residents, then not only would this world rival ours for diversity and population size, but their economies would be, well, humming.…
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Partnering With Ranchers to Conserve Vulnerable Grassland Wildlife

  • March 3, 2023
  • by John Wilmshurst
When the job is this big, you need good partners Many of Canada’s most iconic and vulnerable animals — wild bison, Pronghorn, Prairie Dogs, Burrowing Owls, Sage Grouse, Swift Foxes…
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Paving New Pathways for Canada’s Pollinators

  • March 1, 2023
  • by CWF
We’re inviting our pollinators back into our neighbourhoods and rights-of-way corridors! Bees, flower flies, butterflies, moths, wasps and beetles are pollinator species that support our economy and environment. These unsung…
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Case Study: Ranchers’ Perspectives on a Successful Grassland Conservation Incentive Program

  • January 26, 2023
  • by CWF
Cattle ranchers in the Milk River watershed, Saskatchewan, participated in a federally funded program by taking voluntary actions to support rangeland sustainability, habitat conservation and recovery of species at risk.…
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Walking in a Winter Wonderland

  • January 20, 2023
  • by John Wilmshurst
Working on a winter science project not long ago, my team was struggling to find the groups of elk we needed for the study. Elk were around, but well hidden…
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The Canadian Grasslands Project

  • October 26, 2022
  • by John Wilmshurst
There’s a concept in Conservation Biology, called Ecosystem Services, that has been around for a while and continues to grow in popularity and importance. What is it? Ecosystem services are…
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