Native Prairie Appreciation Week
Join us for 2020 Native Prairie Appreciation Week!
How to Experience and Learn about Native Prairie While Social Distancing During a Global Pandemic
Activities for 2020 include:
FREE Webinars Daily!!
June 15th at 12 PM CST – Native Prairie Appreciation Video Register here.
June 16th at 12 PM CST – Grassland and Forested Range Health Assessment Training Register here.
June 17th at 12 PM CST – Riparian Range Health Assessment Training Register here.
June 17th at 3 PM CST – Mapping Native and Tame in the Mixed Grassland Ecoregion using Machine Learning and Big Remote Sensing Data by Nasem Badreldin, SK Ministry of Environment. Register here.
June 18th at 12 PM CST – Into This World of Beauty by Candace Savage. Register here.
June 19th at 12 PM CST – Native Prairie Plant Identification and Quiz by Amanda Muller, U of S. Register here.
- Daily social media posts about the native prairie ecosystem and species at risk
- Voting for the best picture in the annual Native Prairie Photo Contest
- The announcement of the Youth Poster Contest Winner
- And more!
Social Media Photo Contest
Send us your best shot! And you may win a prize!
Photos must be about native prairie. The photo with the most votes on social media will win! Categories include: Best Native Prairie Wildflower, Best Prairie People on the Landscape, Best Wildlife in Action and Best Native Prairie Landscape.
2020 Native Prairie Photo Contest
Youth Native Prairie Poster Contest!
Thank you to everyone who participated! We had almost 100 submissions!
First Place in the 6 & Under Category: Clara McKay Selinger, Age 6 of Regina, SK
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Runner-up in the 6 and Under Age Category: Kathleen Gallagher, Age 6 of Regina, SK
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Winner of the 7-10 Age Category: Amelia Hanstock, Age 9 of Assiniboia, Saskatchewan
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Runner-up of the 7-10 Age Category: Harlie McNeely
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Winner of the 11 and Up Category: From Outlook High School
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Runner-up of the 11 and Up Category: Ariana Bell, Age 12 of Gravelbourg, SK
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Prairie Conservation Action Plan would like to sincerely thank the following organizations for their prize donations to our Native Prairie Appreciation Week Contests:
Grasslands National Park, Nature Conservancy of Canada, Nature Saskatchewan, Prairie Wind & Silver Sage, Saskatchewan Burrowing Owl Interpretive Centre and Saskatchewan Wildlife Federation. Thank you!
2019 Native Prairie Appreciation Week!
Youth Native Prairie Poster Contest!
Thank you to everyone who participated in the 2019 Native Prairie Youth Poster Contest! We had almost 400 entries! The Winners of the 2019 Youth Poster Contest are:
Age 11 and Up: Keeley Roy, Age 12 of Harris Tessier Central School. Runner up: Tate Yanke, Age 12 of Rosthern, SK.
Native Prairie Appreciation Week - Youth Poster Contest
Official Youth Poster Contest Rules
Prize Donors:
Friends of Wascana Marsh, Grasslands National Park, Nature Conservancy of Canada, Nature Saskatchewan, Prairie Wind & Silver Sage, Saskatchewan Science Centre, Saskatchewan Wildlife Federation, Saskatoon Nature Society, Saskatchewan Burrowing Owl Interpretive Centre
Social Media Photo Contest
Send us your best shot! And you may win a prize!
Photos must be about native prairie. The photo with the most votes on social media will win! Categories include: Best Native Prairie Wildflower, Best Prairie People on the Landscape, Best Wildlife in Action and Best Native Prairie Landscape.
Native Prairie Speaker Series Webinar
Join us for a webinar presentation about Bats and Stewardship by James Page from the Canadian Wildlife Federation. You can watch this webinar for FREE, from any location!
2019 Native Prairie Appreciation Week is Presented By:
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Saskatchewan's 20th Native Prairie Appreciation Week is June 17-23, 2018!
Jointly proclaimed by the Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture and the Ministry of Environment, Native Prairie Appreciation Week (NPAW) is a weeklong celebration dedicated to raising awareness of our valuable grassland ecosystems across Saskatchewan. We are proud to be in our twentieth year of celebrations!
NPAW is celebrated across the province with a variety of events, including booths at Farmer's Markets, a social media campaign, a photo contest, a youth poster contest, and more! Stop by and visit us at:
Regina Farmer's Market - June 20
National Aboriginal Day - Regina City Square Plaza - June 21
Swift Current Market Square - June 23
Weyburn Farmers Market - June 23
Join us for "The Missouri Coteau: 10,000 Years in the Making" - the 17th Society for Range Management-Prairie Parkland Chapter Annual Tour.
June 21-22, 2018 in Beecky, SK
For more information or to register, see the poster!
You can join in the fun by getting outside and exploring native prairie! Complete as many items as you can on our 2018 checklist and mail your entry to submit for our contest by August 31, 2018!
Native Prairie Appreciation Week: Get Outside and Explore Checklist
Looking for some great info on native prairie? Check out the Native Prairie Fact Sheet for a few knowledge nuggets!
2018 Native Prairie Photo Contest
We are also having our Native Prairie Photo Contest again this year! Here is the NPAW 2018 Photo Contest Official Rules.
2018 Youth Poster Contest
We are pleased to announced the winners of the 2018 Native Prairie Youth Poster Contest.
Age 6& under: 1st: Clara Selinger, Age 4 of Regina, SK. Runner up: Trey Perrin, Age 6 of Stewart Valley, SK
Age 7-10 Category: Tess Hedin, Age 10 (at time of entry) of Gronlid, SK. Runner up: Paige de Bruyn, Age 10 of Herbert, SK.
Age 11&Up Category: Tanisha Gardner, Age 13 of Swift Current, SK. Runner up: Jakob Domres, Age 12 of Whitewood, SK.
Winning Posters of the 2018 Native Prairie Appreciation Week - Youth Poster Contest
SK PCAP would like to thank the following organizations for their donations:
Friends of Wascana Marsh, Grasslands National Park, Nature Conservancy of Canada, Nature Saskatchewan,Prairie Wind & Silver Sage – Friends of the Grasslands, Saskatchewan Burrowing Owl Interpretive Centre, Saskatchewan Wildlife Federation, SaskOutdoors, Swift Current Ag & Ex, TREEOSIX Adventure Parks
2018 NPAW Youth Poster Contest Information Official Youth Poster Contest Rules
Thanks to everyone who joined us to celebrate Saskatchewan's 19th Native Prairie Appreciation Week June 18-24, 2017!
Jointly proclaimed by the Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture and the Ministry of Environment, Native Prairie Appreciation Week (NPAW) is a weeklong celebration dedicated to raising awareness of our valuable grassland ecosystems across Saskatchewan.
NPAW is celebrated across the province with a variety of events, including awareness booths at Farmer's Markets, a social media campaign, a photo contest, and more!
Two webinars took place during NPAW:
June 20, 2017
Piping Plover Critical Habitat at Last Mountain Lake National Wildlife Area
Watch a recording of this webinar now!
June 22, 2017
It's all the little things
Watch a recording of this webinar now!
You can still join in the fun but getting outside and exploring native prairie! Complete as many items as you can on our 2017 checklist and mail your entry to submit for our contest by Setpember 3, 2017!
Get Outside and Explore Native Prairie 2017 Checklist
Looking for some great info on native prairie? Check out Native Prairie Fact Sheet - Teacher Resource for a few knowledge nuggets!
The 2017 Photo Contest saw more than 140 entries submitted! You can view the full complement of entries here and the winners HERE.
SK PCAP once again hosted their Youth Poster Contest! There were more than 220 entries in the following age categories: under age 6, ages 7-10, ages 11 & up.
Click on the link to see Finalists in the NPAW 2017 Youth Poster Contest