Nature Saskatchewan Spring Meet

Saskatoon, 4-6 June 2010

The Saskatoon Nature Society welcomes everyone to the spring meet of Nature Saskatchewan. We have an exciting weekend of field trips and speakers planned as we explore the country southwest of Saskatoon. The venue for the meet is the Pike Lake Community Hall which is just north of Pike Lake Provincial Park and about 30 km south of Saskatoon.

Friday evening's gathering at the Pike Lake Community Hall will be an opportunity to catch up with old friends and make new ones, and to get a good start to the weekend. Three of our society’s favourite photographers - May Haga, Branimir Gjetvaj and Nick Saunders—will help set the tone for the weekend with some of their best images. Nature Saskatchewan’s new Conservation and Education Manager, Karen McIver, will tell us about the Important Bird Areas Caretaker Program that she is developing for the province. We'll also get an update on the Last Mountain Lake Bird Observatory from bander-in-charge and manager Alan Smith. A light buffet will be served.

The field trips on Saturday will explore water and grassland habitat typical of the region southwest of Saskatoon. You have a choice between two morning field trips and a choice between two afternoon trips. All field trips include lunch. For participants of the morning field trips, lunch will be at the Pike Lake Community Hall following the tours. For those who only choose an afternoon field trip, a box lunch will be provided.

The highlight of Saturday evening will be the banquet with an after-dinner program by featured speaker Jason Bantle, who will share his spectacular images with presentation titled Celebrating Canada's Wildlife.

Join us for breakfast and the Annual General Meeting of Nature Saskatchewan on Sunday morning.

If you have questions about registration or the program, send an email to sasknature [at] gmail.com or leave a message at (306) 244-0189