AUGUST 2011

Many children from the University of Saskatchewan’s Ecology Camps for Kids and daycare have continued to take part in the Prairie Habitat Garden with a variety of hands-on activities. Thank you to everyone who came out, learned about Saskatchewan’s habitat, and had a lot of fun!

JULY 2011

Many thanks and appreciation to everyone who helped and participated in the Prairie Habitat Garden’s Barbeque on Tuesday July 12th! $162.61 was raised to provide a day in the garden for youth from Saskatoon’s Indian and Métis Friendship Centre. Thank you for coming, enjoying some good food, great company, and strengthening our community!  Thank you to Angela Shindelka, Joan Wolf, and Meagan Guttormson, all of the College of Education, for helping to make this event a success.

July 12th BBQ - Click Photos to Enlarge

Over the course of the month many children from the University of Saskatchewan’s Ecology Camps for Kids visited the garden. They got their hands dirty with some planting, learned about Saskatchewan’s habitat, explored the garden with magnifying glasses, and participated in scavenger hunts.

On July 28th youth from Saskatoon’s Indian and Métis Friendship Centre visited the Prairie Habitat Garden! Everyone had a wonderful time learning about the plants, searching for ant nests, and planting their very own sunflowers to take home. Thank you to Elders Walter and Maria Linklater for joining us and speaking with the group about the medicine wheel. Thank you to Jeff Baker of the College of Education for helping to make this event a success.

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JUNE 2011

Thank you to everyone who came out for the staff and faculty picnic in the Prairie Habitat Garden on Thursday June 2nd! It was a great success with plenty of food, excellent conversation, and laughs.
This year’s Sowin’ Love Day of Learning on June 15th had an excellent turn out of four groups of school children from across Saskatoon.  Guest speakers included Greg Fenty from the Saskatoon Zoo Society, Andrew Whiting of The Meewasin Valley Authority, Shereen Kukha-Bryson & Jessie Best from Agriculture in the Classroom, and Janet McVittie from the University of Saskatchewan’s College of Education.

MAY 2011

Thank you to Chet Neufeld of the Saskatchewan Native Plant Society (NPSS) who donated seeds to the Prairie Habitat Garden along with plenty of teaching materials to give away and use throughout the summer!
We now have two new picnic tables in the Prairie Habitat Garden! Please feel free to use them at your leisure. Enjoy the sunshine, breeze, and habitat of your community! A big thank you to Andrea Crowdis of the College of Education for helping to paint, assemble, and transport them to the garden.

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