This presentation builds on insights from Renny Grilz’s Nuffield Canada Agricultural Scholarship project, which explores native seed producer networks and seedbanking in Europe and North America. Meewasin Valley Authority is investigating the potential to establish a native plant seedbank in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan to support prairie conservation and restoration in Western Canada.

Biological soil crusts are an understudied but integral component of rangeland vegetation in the Northern Great Plains.

Biological soil crusts are an understudied but integral component of rangeland vegetation in the Northern Great Plains.

The Recovery Strategies for Industrial Development in Native Grasslands project is a multi-stakeholder initiative to provide guidance to minimize future impacts, and promote effective reclamation/restoration of past and future disturbances in native grasslands. The purpose of the manuals is to set projects up for success and to provide expectations and understanding of what is required to reach the outcome of restoration over time.

Over the past two and a half decades, Canada has lost 25 million acres of grasslands (Nature Canada, 2022). Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) can establish symbiosis with more than 80% of plant families and they are able to improve plant growth through increased uptake of nutrients essential for plant growth, such as available soil phosphorus. AMF can help stabilize soil aggregates, alleviating erosion and improving soil structure and can increase plant tolerance to stress caused by biotic and abiotic factors.

The Revitalization of Alberta’s Certified Weed Free Forage Megan Evans, Megan Evans, Executive Director Alberta Invasive Species Council About the AISC Non-profit established in 2006 Large Board of Directors from variety of backgrounds Two staff Funding comes from a variety of sourcesWe aim to:–Increase awareness–Serve as a respected source of credible information–Foster partnerships–Engage and empower

The Canadian Prairies Prescribed Fire Exchange INTRODUCTION The Canadian Prairies Prescribed Fire Exchange is happy to be offering our Introduction to Prescribed Fire In the Grassland Environment Course August 10-13, 2021. It will be delivered as afternoon sessions over the course of the 4 days, cumulating with a short exam and a certificate for successful

WEBINAR SERIES:WORKING IN NATIVE GRASSLAND A PRIMER FOR PROJECT MANAGERS AND CONTRACTORS  Presenter: Marilyn Neville Q&A Support: Tracy Kupchenko, AEP BACKGROUND The Government of Alberta has long recognized the need to conserve native grassland ecological resources for future generations. Industrial activity, agriculture, recreation and conservation interests are often competing to use the same piece of