IMPLEMENTATION
STRATEGY:
GOAL I: TO SUSTAIN A HEALTHY NATIVE PRAIRIE GRAZING
RESOURCE
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Objective |
Actions (Rankings) (LEAD AND SUPPORTING PARTNERS as
in 2003-2008 PCAP) |
Timetable |
Partner Update and contact information |
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1.
Promote grazing management programs that are based on economically and
scientifically sound principles. See
also Goal
2, Objective 3 (Encourage voluntary stewardship to conserve native prairie) and Goal
3, Objective 2 (Promote management of native prairie to maintain biological diversity)
and Goal 5, Objective 4, Action
b (Develop
and deliver regional native prairie education workshops and other programs)
for related activities. |
a)
Continue extension programming with landowners. Ranking: Partner
Update # 4: GOOD Partner
Update # 5: 4 Partner
Update #6: 4 (AAFC-PFRA,
DUC, FNACS, SAF,
SFC, SWA) |
Since
2002 Since April 2005 2005 (Since
1987) Annually
in February from 2001-
2004 2005-2006 (Since
May 1997) |
DUC
promotes sound range management through its rangeland stewardship initiative,
which provides capital investment for producers as well as providing a venue
for grazing clubs and tours/workshops.
To date DUC has worked with over 1,000 producers and has influenced
over 500,000 acres (contact Michael Champion). FNACS is offering a variety
of programs for First Nations including EFP workshops, range, riparian and
pasture management workshops and schools, as requested by First Nations;
includes farm business planning, and youth training (contact Jessica Clay). NS recruited 28 new
stewards into its Stewards of Saskatchewan programs (9 through Operation
Burrowing Owl, 6 through Rare Plant Rescue, and 13 through Shrubs For
Shrikes), conserving 2,118 ha (4,624 acres) of prairie (~1.760 acres native)
in 2005 for a total of 524 private landowners that conserve over 28,000 ha
(over 69,000 acres) of prairie . In
addition, 27 public landowners are enrolled, conserving over 96,000
acres. These voluntary stewards
receive on-site visits, the annual ‘Stewards of Saskatchewan’ newsletter,
educational toolkits and participate in Steward Appreciation Days with a
workshop on biodiversity benefits (contact Tara Sample). PCAP
and Partners including AAFC-PFRA, DUC, EC-CWS, DFO, NCC, NS, SAF, SSGA, and
SWA delivered Town Hall Meetings on Landowner Stewardship Programs featuring
presentations and displays to acquaint landowners with local stewardship
programs. Target areas have included:
Swift Current & area (2004); Great Sand Hills & Frenchman River
Watershed (2003); Missouri Coteau (2001 & 2002) (contact Karyn Scalise). SWA recruited 104 new
stewards, conserving over 63,700acres of native prairie, over 163 miles of
stream bank, and over 3070 acres of wetlands in 2005 for a total of 1361
landowners that conserve over 647,000 acres of native prairie, 477 miles of
streams, and over 23,100 acres of wetlands since 1997. These voluntary stewards have received
on-farm visits, the quarterly ‘Prairie Update’ newsletter and participate in
field days and workshops on native prairie and riparian management throughout
SK (contact Jennifer Lohmeyer - SWA). |
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b)
Host workshops, field days, range schools and other extension events. Ranking: Partner
Update # 4: GOOD Partner
Update # 5: 4 Partner
Update #6: 4 (AAFC-PFRA, AAFC-SPARC, DUC, FNACS, SAF, SFC, SWA,), |
2006 June
2004 May
2003 January
2004 2002
- 2004 |
AAFC-PFRA, WBDC, SAF, SFC
and others cooperated to deliver the SK Pasture School to 60 producers in
2003 and 25 producers in 2004; This event is focused on various forage
production issues. The school was not
delivered in 2005 but it will be
offered again in June, 2006 (contact Janice Bruynooghe, SFC or Chris
Nykoluk-AAFC-PFRA). AAFC-PFRA,
DUC, SAF, SFC, SSGA and the U of S partnered with WBDC to deliver 2-day cow-calf
management schools at Lloydminster, Moose Jaw and Kenosee Lake (total 150
producers) and 1-day schools at Kindersley, Eastend, Kisbey, Kelvington and
Prince Albert (total 135 producers); topics included financial and production
performance, creating grazing plans, herd health management and developing
marketing strategies (contact Bart Lardner - WBDC). AAFC-PFRA,
DUC, SAF, and SWA jointly hosted 8 extension events with landowners (contact
Chris Nykoluk-AAFC-PFRA, Michael Champion-DUC, Trevor Lennox -SAF or Jennifer
Lohmeyer- SWA). |
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c)
Produce and distribute extension materials for land managers. Ranking: Partner
Update # 4: GOOD Partner
Update # 5: 4 Partner
Update # 6: 3 (AAFC-PFRA,
DUC, FNACS, SAF,
SSGA, SWA) |
Summer 2005; Past tours in 2005, 2004
& 2002 Fall 2005; Past tours in 2004, 2002 & 2000 Summer 2005 Spring & Fall 2005 Summer
2004 & in 2003 2005 2005 2004 2004 2004 March 2006 July 2006 Summer
2004 February
2003 December 2005 Winter 2005-2006 December
14-15, 2004 January
2002 January
2004 Winter
2004 June 21-22, 2006 June 22-23, 2005 June
24-25, 2004 June
2003 December 2007 December 7-9, 2005 December
3-5, 2003 March 2006 July 2005 July 2005 November 2005 Summer
2004 2005 - 2006 March
2005 January
to March 2005 Winter
2004 Winter
2004 Winter
2004 Summer
2004 July-August
2003 Summer
2004 Summer 2004 July
2003 June
2003 June
2003 December
2003 Since
2002 Bi-annually
since Oct. 2002 March
2005 Since
2003 Since 2004 September
2004 – March 2005 2005-2006 2005 -2006 (Approved in)
Goal 1, Objective 1, Action c (Approved
in) 2003-2004 (Approved in) Since
2003 2005 - 2006 2005-2006 2004-2005 2004-2005 2004-2005 2004-2005 Since 2004 2004 2003 2005 - 2006 2005-2006 2003 2005-2007 Since
2003 January 2006 March 2006 March
2005 2005 2005 2005 Since
1997 October
2003 Quarterly
since 1997 Since
1997 |
AAFC-SPARC, SAF and the
Southwest Forage Association hosted range field days at SPARC on past and
ongoing forage and grazing research by Drs. P.G. Jefferson, G. McLeod,
A.Iwaasa, and M.P. Schellenberg (contact Alan Iwaasa-AAFC-SPARC and Trevor
Lennox - SAF). AAFC-SPARC hosted a grazing
management and forage tour of ongoing forage (native and tame) and grazing
research for the U. of S. 301 Animal
Science class (contact Alan Iwaasa – AAFC-SPARC). AAFC-SPARC, DUC & SWA
hosted a native establishment tour of ongoing native establishment site
throughout southern SK. Funding
support provided by GHGMP (contact Ross Macdonald - SWA or Alan Iwaasa –
AAFC-SPARC). AAFC-SPARC, SAF & SWFA
hosted a native establishment seeding demonstration and stand evaluation at
AAFC-SPARC. Funding support provided
by AAFC’s Greencover TAC program (contact Trevor Lennox – SAF or Alan Iwaasa
– AAFC-SPARC). AAFC-SPARC
hosted a grazing management and forage tour of ongoing forage (native ecovar
and tame) and native and tame grazing research for native seed suppliers
(Proven Seed and Prairieland Seeds) (contact Alan Iwaasa – AAFC-SPARC). DUC and SWA hosted 14 field
tours across SK and reached over 350 producers (contact Michael Champion -
DUC or Ross Macdonald - SWA) DUC participated with the U
of S Agriculture College and held a field day with Dr. Romo’s class in the
Beechy area (contact Michael Champion). DUC
and SWA hosted 2 field tours in the Missouri Coteau (contact Michael
Champion, DUC or Ross MacDonald, SWA). DUC,
SWA, SAF and local ADD Boards hosted 4 field tours in the Yorkton area
(contact Trevor Plews, DUC, or Tom Harrison, SWA). DUC
participated in 2 seminars for producers in the Yorkton area (contact Trevor
Plews, DUC). FNACS hosted a cow calf
management and production workshop at the Little Pine First Nation reserve
(contact Jessica Clay). FNACS plans to host a one
day pasture school on Kawacatoose First Nation (contact Jessica Clay). NPSS, SWA, SE, DUC, and
AAFC-PFRA delivered the ‘Great Sandhills Tour’ in Sceptre (contact Garth
Wruck or Krista Connick). NPSS
delivered a grass identification workshop at its 2003 AGM and Workshop
(contact Garth Wruck). SAF, SWA, AAFC-PFRA, and
DUC, with funding support from Greencover Canada, hosted Winter Feeding
workshops in Hazlet, Eastend, Glentworth, and Cadillac (contact Trevor Lennox
- SAF or Krista Connick - SWA). SAF and WBDC delivered 4 cow/calf management schools
in Tisdale, Lloydminster, Swift Current and Weyburn (contact Trevor Lennox –
SAF or Katy Lang – WBDC). SAF, SWA, AAFC-PFRA, AAFC-SPARC, DUC and SFC hosted the 2-day ‘Foraging into the Future III’ conference in Swift Current for 114 participants in 2004. |
