Chinook School Division Students Participate in Black-footed Ferret Release

Students from across Chinook School Divison had a once in a lifetime opportunity to participate in releasing Black-footed Ferrets in Grasslands National Park. Students worked alongside professionals from Parks Canada, Toronto Zoo, Calgary Zoo and US Fish and Wildlife. This was the third and final release of the Black-footed Ferret in Grasslands National Park.

Check out the links below for highlights:

CBC The National

Article in the Prairie Post

 Chinook School Division students also participated in the first release of Black-footed Ferrets in Grasslands National Park. The Nature of Things - Return of the Prairie Bandit documentary with David Suzuki highlights the recovery of this species in Canada.

 

Upcoming Program: Birds and Burrows

Join Geoff Holroyd, Environment Canada Biologist for a Burrowing Owl Field Day. Burrowing owls are one of the most endangered species in Saskatchewan. Come observe wild burrowing owls, learn about their behaviour and perhaps peep a mother owl on her nest! 

Dates:  May 16-17 or May 17-18, 2012

Schedule of Events:

Day 1: An Evening Species at Risk Talk by a Parks Canada  Biologist followed by camping in Teepees.

Day 2:  A morning in-class orientation followed by an afternoon in Grasslands National Park to monitor burrowing owls in the wild with Environment Canada  Biologist, Geoff Holroyd.

To register, please phone 306-298-4495 or email prairie@chinooksd.ca

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

Sounds of Grasslands National Park

Grasslands National Park may be one of the quietest places in Canada - from human-made noise that is. Everyday, our lives are bombarded with sounds of traffic, ceiling lights, computers and more. Sometimes it is nice to enjoy the peaceful sounds of nature.

To download the sound clips in MP3 format below, right-click on them and select "Save As" to save them to your computer. You can then play them with any compatible software capable of playing MP3-format audio files.

• Grasslands National Park West Block Soundscape (MP3, 4.8MB)
• Morning Birdsong (MP3, 1.9MB)
• Soft Wind (MP3, 1.4MB)
• Black Tail Prairie Dog (MP3, 0.6MB)

Learn more about Grasslands as the quietest place on earth in the Prairie Post

Program Offerings - Summer Brochure

The Prairie Learning Centre distributes a new brochure every season. This has an updated list of the upcoming workshops.

Click on the image to download the Summer brochure! 

 

 

 

Attachment	Size
Spring 2012 Brochure.pdf	5.57 MB
PLC Summer Brochure.pdf	5.32 MB