Prairie's Got the Goods Week
- 2017 Prairie's Got the Goods Week
- 2018 Prairie's Got the Goods Week
- 2019 Prairie's Got the Goods Week
- 2020 Prairie's Got the Goods Week
- 2021 PGTGW
- 2022 PGTGW
- 2023 PGTGW
- 2024 PGTGW
SK PCAP hosted the first ever Prairie Ecological Goods and Services Week on March 12-18, 2017. The second Prairie Ecological Goods and Services Week was held on March 19-23, 2018.
The resources and information below may be useful for anyone interested in learning about ecological goods and services provided by native prairie. Ranchers, environmentalists, economists, researchers and academics joined together to talk about the benefits of the native prairie ecosystem, and why native prairie is important to the people of Saskatchewan.
What is native prairie? Why should I care? What does native prairie do for me? Why should we protect native prairie in Saskatchewan? The infographic below helps describe some of the sevices provided by native prairie.
Recorded Webinar Presentations from EG&S Week 2017:
Understanding Carbon Storage and Greenhouse Gas Uptake in Grasslands
Dr. Edward Bork, University of Alberta
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Pollination in the Prairies
Dr. Jessamyn Manson, University of Virginia
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Grassland Matters: Thoughts on Grassland and Why We Need More Of It
Trevor Herriot, Public Pastures Public Interest
Click to watch presentation
EGS Week_Trevor Herriot
Value of Waterfowl Management to Native Prairie Conservation
Corie White, Prairie Habitat Joint Venture
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EGS Week_Corie White
Impacts of Industrial Disturbance on Soil and Plant Communities in southern Alberta
Dr. Karen Thompson, University of Alberta
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A Producer's Perspective
Sherri Grant, Canadian Beef, Grant Ranch
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ALUS Canada: Working with Farmers to Sustain Agriculture, Wildlife and Natural Spaces for All Canadians
Paige Englot, ALUS Canada
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Value and Policy Considerations for Native Prairie Ecological Goods and Services
Dr. Kenneth Belcher, University of Saskatchewan
Click to watch presentation
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Wetlands Got the Goods
Chuck Deschamps, Ducks Unlimited Canada
Click to watch presentation
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A Perfect Partnership: Ranching and Native Prairie
Tara Mulhern Davidson, Lonesome Dove Ranch
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Biodiversity in Alberta's Grasslands
Dr. Cameron Carlyle, University of Alberta
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Recorded Webinar Presentations from EG&S Week 2018:
PCAP Partner Resources about Ecological Goods & Services (check back for updates).
See our resource page here for a complete list of partner resources.
Native Prairie Fact Sheet
Management of Canadian Prairie Rangeland
Ducks Unlimited Canada - The Impact of Wetland Loss Fact Sheet
Agriculture & Biodiversity: The Value of Biodiversity to Ranching on the Prairies
Agriculture & Biodiversity: Biodiversity Benefits - Companion Sheet
Ecological Goods & Services: What you need to know
Ducks Unlimited Canada_Contribution to EG&S
Ducks Unlimited Canada Flex Farm Program and EG&S
The Value of Natural Capital in Settled Areas of Canada
Wetlands Help Fight Climate Change
Wetlands Help Provide Clean Water
PCAP's 2013 Survey on Consumer Awareness of Ecological Goods and Services
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| Monday March 19, 2018 | Tuesday March 20, 2018 | Wednesday March 21, 2018 | Wednesday March 21, 2018 | Thursday March 22, 2018 | Friday March 23, 2018 | |
| Presenter | Tom Harrison | Brian McConkey | Jared Clark, The Prairie Naturalist | Chris Elder | Karen Raven | Kelly Williamson |
| Organization | SODCAP | Science and Technology Branch, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada | CJTR 91.3 FM Regina Radio | ALUS Canada | Alberta Agriculture and Forestry | SODCAP |
| Topic | Species at Risk Habitat: The Provision of Ecological Goods and Services in Southwest Saskatchewan | Challenges and opportunities for including soil organic carbon on pastures and rangelands as an ecological good. | Airing of the Documentary about “Our Ancient Prairie Land” by Jared Clark, The Prairie Naturalist | Stewardship is a Team Sport: ALUS Partnerships in the County of Vermilion River | A multi-stakeholder, GIS Based Approach to Support Land Use Decision Making | Multi-Species Results Based Conservation |
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Prairie's Got the Goods Week 2019
Native Prairie –it’s more than just grass! Learn about the goods and services provided for us by our grasslands!
This event took place March 17-23, 2019. All webinars have been recorded and uploaded to the PCAP YouTube Channel. Please see below for links to watch!
| Monday March 18 | Tuesday March 19 | Wednesday March 20 | Thursday March 21 | Friday March 22 | |
| 12:00pm MST | The Prairie Commons Project By: Katie Doke Sawatzky, Prairie Commons | ALUS in the Little Saskatchewan River Conservation District By: Colleen Cuvalier, ALUS Canada - Manitoba | Prairie wetlands in a changing climate Pascal Badiou, Ducks Unlmited Canada | Topic: Does Livestock Grazing Regulate Soil Carbon in Northern Temperate Grasslands? Dr. Edward Bork, University of Alberta | |
| 3:00pm MST | Presentation: Beef and Biodiversity: How CRSB is driving advancement in beef sustainability By: Monica Hadarits, Canadian Roundable for Sustainable Beef | Presentation: Native grassland and its importance to grassland songbirds Sarah Ludlow, Nature Conservancy of Canada | Presentation: Wetlands, Flood Control and Ecosystem Services in the Smith Creek Drainage Basin: A Case Study in Saskatchewan By: Presenter: John Pattison-Williams, Department of Resource Economics and Environmental Sociology, University of Alberta | Topic: The influence of grazing management on plant community diversity and production across Western Canada By: Jessica Grenke, PhD Student at the University of Alberta |
Don't miss a webinar presentation by Ruaraidh Petre, Global Roundtable for Sustainable Beef. This webinar took place on Tuesday April 2nd, 2019 at 10:00am MST.
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The primary source of funding for the Wildlife Habitat Canada Grant Program is from the purchase of the Canadian Wildlife Habitat Conservation Stamp (Canadian Duck Stamp) by waterfowl hunters.
Native Prairie –it’s more than just grass! Join us for a series of webinars about the great things that the native prairie grasslands, wetlands and rangelands do for society! The ranching industry isn't just about cattle, but prairie rangelands are also for prairie wildlife! Presentation topics include flood control, pollination, carbon sequestration and climate change.
Prairie's Got the Goods Week 2020
March 16th - 20th, 2020
| Monday March 16th | Tuesday March 17th | Wednesday March 18th | Thursday March 19th | Friday March 20th | |
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| "Adapting Grassland Grazing to Boost Carbon Sequestration" Presenter: Dr. Mark Boyce, University of Alberta | "The role of prairie lakes, wetlands, and dugouts as carbon sources or sinks" Presenter: Dr. Kerri Finlay, University of Regina | Presenter: Graham Parsons, Saskatchewan Agriculture | “Beyond Conservation to Production” Presenter: Rhonda King, ALUS Canada | Native Prairie Speaker Series Webinar about Prairie Butterflies! |
| 1:30pm MT | The Truth about Cattle and Methane Emissions Presenter: Dr. Frank Mitloehner, University of California, Davis |
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Prairie's Got the Goods Week 2021
This years event included a series of webinars about the ecological goods and services provided to us by the native prairie ecosystem. The ranching industry isn't just about cattle, but prairie rangelands are also for prairie wildlife! Presentation topics include flood control, pollination, carbon sequestration and climate change.
All presentations have been recorded and are now available for FREE on PCAP's YouTube Channel. Or just click on the link below!
| Monday March 15th | Tuesday March 16th | Wednesday March 17th | Thursday March 18th | Friday March 19th | |
| 12:00pm MT Presentation | Quantifying Ecosystem Services Derived from Wetlands: The Integrated Landscape Modeling Partnership By: Dave Mushet, U.S. Geological Survey | Retaining Canada’s Grasslands Using Carbon Offset Markets and a Roadmap to Quantify Grassland Soil Organic Carbon By: Karen Haugen-Kozyra, Dr. Brian Mcconkey, and Jonathan Alcock of Viresco Solutions Inc. as well as Cedric MacLeod of Canadian Forage & Grasslands Association Presentation Summary and Speaker Bios Watch Recording Now | Linking rotational grazing with greenhouse gas dynamics in grassland soils By: Dr. Edward Bork and Dr. Bharat Shrestha, University of Alberta Presentation Summary and Speaker Bios Watch Recording Now | “No farm is an island": biodiversity in prairie agro-ecosystems By: Dr. Samuel Robinson, University of Calgary | Cattle grazing effects on water infiltration in grassland soils By: Timm Dobert, University of Alberta |
| 3:00pm Presentation | The goods and services provided by the native prairie ecosystem and prairie wetlands, from an indigenous perspective By: Vice Chief Heather Bear, Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations |
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March 7th to 11th, 2022
Join us for a week-long series of webinars about the ecological goods and services provided by the native prairie ecosystem! This is our tentative schedule! More information is on the way. All webinars will be at 12pm CT (GMT-06).
| Monday March 7th | Tuesday March 8th | Wednesday March 9th at 12:00pm | Wednesday March 9th at 3:00pm | Thursday March 10th | Friday March 11th | |
| Webinar Title | Maximizing your on-farm assets:Saskatchewan’s grasslands and other natural areas are key to mitigating and adapting to climate change | Disentangling the Role of Prairie Wetlands in Flood Prevention | Science-based Trials of Row crops Integrated with Prairie Strips – an overview of research and implementation | Ecological Goods and Services from an Indigenous Perspective | Topic: Pollination | How does reconstructed prairie and wetland affect carbon sequestration and weedy invasion in agricultural landscapes? |
| Presenter(s) | Michael Champion, Ducks Unlimited Canada | Dr. Chris Spence, Environment and Climate Change Canada | Omar de Kok-Mercado and Timothy Youngquist of Iowa State University | Gloria Lee, Leading Mountain Consulting Company | Cory Sheffield, Royal Saskatchewan Museum | Destiny Magee, Bur Oak Land Trust |
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Cooling Effects of Wetlands in the Prairie Pothole Region of North America
Speaker: Zhe Zhang, School of Environment and Sustainability
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The Beef Cattle Research Council: cattle, plant, and environment research on the prairies
Speaker: Stacey Domolewski, Beef Cattle Research Council
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Remembering the Prairies and a Path to Wild Food
Speaker: Ian Hnatowich Wanuskewin Heritage Park and Sandra Walker, Ethnobotanist, Educator, and Author
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A Habitat and Biodiversity Assessment Tool for Saskatchewan - HBAT+
Speaker: Heather Peat Hamm and Francois Blouin, Canadian Forage and Grasslands Association
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The Importance of Prairie Pollination
Speaker: Marika Olynyk, Nature Conservancy of Canada
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Does drainage pay? Quantifying agricultural profitability associated with wetland drainage practices
Speaker: Dr. Shari Clare, Fiera Biological Consulting
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Generating Financial Incentives for Conserving Grasslands through Carbon Credits
Speaker: Brian McConkey, Canadian Forage and Grasslands Association
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This event took place from March 18th to 22nd, 2024: a week-long series of webinars about the ecological goods and services provided by the native prairie ecosystem! We currently have 4 presentations scheduled but more are on the way!
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Ecosystem services and biodiversity preservation in Prairie suburban areas
Tuesday March 19th, 2024 at 3:00pm MT
Speakers: Dr. Oscar Zapata and Dr. Ana Hidalgo, School of Environment and Sustainability
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Wednesday March 20th, 2024 at 12:00pm MT or 1:00pm CT
Speaker: Sherry Punak-Murphy, Chairperson Bee City Brandon
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Tracking Grassland Change in Canada, USA and Mexico
Wednesday March 20th, 2024 at 3:00pm MT or 4:00pm CT
Speaker: John K. Pattison-Williams, Canadian Forage and Grasslands Association
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Grazing boosts grassland carbon storage: An undervalued ecosystem service
Thursday March 21st, 2024 at 12:00pm MT or 1:00pm CT
Speaker: Dr. Edward Bork, Professor, Faculty of Agricultural, Life and Environmental Sci - Ag, Food & Nutri Sci Dept, University of Alberta
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Biodiversity conservation and food security – bridging the gap
Friday March 22nd, 2024 at 12:00pm MT
Speaker: Dr. Branimir Gjetvaj, Prairie Food System Vision Network
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