
The spokesman for the Saskatchewan Water Security Agency says its Agricultural Water Stewardship Policy remains in development. Patrick Boyle responded after the Saskatchewan Alliance for Water Sustainability and NDP Critic for the WSA Erika Ritchie raised concerns about the Policy on Monday. Boyle says the Policy is “centred around water management”. “The goals of that […]
The Wascana and Upper Qu’Appelle Watersheds Association Taking Responsibility has received a 50 thousand dollar grant to support environmental stewardship of marginal lands. Wascana watersheds chair David Sloan says his group has delivered more than 800 projects covering over 38 hundred acres. Sloan is a farmer southeast of Regina in the Wascana Watershed. He […]
A new study from a team of University of Saskatchewan researchers has resulted in a tool designed to estimate a value for wetland services to help farmers, land planners, and policymakers understand the benefits of wetland conservation in agriculture. With farmland becoming more critical for food production, many providers have converted wetlands into usable farmland. […]