Our Forest Returns Saskatoon

🌍🌿 Happy Earth Month! 🌿🌍 Join us for the City Nature Challenge 2025 in Saskatoon, hosted by the Friends of the Saskatoon Afforestation Areas, and sponsored by SaskPower and SaskTel! 🌳💧 From April 25 – April 28, 2025 , let's come together to document our biodiversity and celebrate the wild world around us ! 🌱🐦 It’s as easy as 1-2-3 : 1️⃣ Find It – Look for wildlife in your own backyard, parks, or urban spaces! 🦋 2️⃣ Snap It – Take pictures and record sounds of the amazing plants and animals you find. 📸🎶 3️⃣ Share It – Upload your observations to iNaturalist and help us track species around the globe! 🌏📲 Be the Voice for Nature – Every observation counts! 🌿 Your participation helps protect species at risk and strengthen our connection with the planet. 🌍 💚 Be the Reason Nature Believes in Humanity 💚 Let's bring the globe together for biodiversity! 🌱💚 #CityNatureChallenge #CNCYXE2025 #Biodiversity #EarthDay2025 #ReconnectWithNature #Wildlife #ClimateActi...

Legacy of Leadership: Advancing Sustainability for a Resilient Planet Exploring the Power of Plants and the Path to Sustainability in Canada February 23, 2025 | 2:00 pm | The Spot, Market Mall, Saskatoon As the world grapples with the growing impacts of climate change, sustainability has become more than just a buzzword—it is a call to action. On February 23, 2025 , the Friends of the Saskatoon Afforestation Areas Inc. invite you to a pivotal event, Legacy of Leadership: Advancing Sustainability for a Resilient Planet , where two distinguished speakers will engage with critical topics that connect nature, science, and policy to inspire positive change. This event will feature Prakash Venglat , a researcher whose work unearths the powerful and often overlooked world of plants, and Dr. Jason MacLean , a faculty member at the University of Saskatchewan, who will explore Canada’s climate policy and sustainability challenges. Why We Should Listen to the Plants Plants have been on Earth far...

🚀✨ Get ready for OPERATION SCI-FI! 🚀✨ Join us for a creative workshop on March 2nd at 2:30 PM in Saskatoon to kick off this galactic geocaching adventure! 🌌💫 Together, we’ll create sci-fi themed geocaches for the massive worldwide hide happening on - Star Wars Day! 🌠 Whether you love aliens, spaceships, UFOs, time machines, or anything sci-fi, this event is for YOU! 💡👾 Don't miss out on this opportunity to unleash your imagination, connect with fellow geocachers, and be part of something BIG! 🌍✨ You’ll even earn a digital Cache Hider’s Participation Badge for your efforts! 🎉 📅 Mark your calendars for March 2nd and get ready to bring the future of geocaching to life! 💥🔑 GCB2PBE log into geocaching.com with your user name or to the geocaching app and log into event https://www.geocaching.com/geocache/GCB2PBE_operation-sci-fi-worldwide-cache-hide-think-tank #OperationSciFi #GeocachingAdventure #SciFiCaching #StarWarsDayCaches #GeocacheTheFuture #CacheTheCosmos #Ex...

In the spirit of those who championed the natural world, like Aldo Leopold, John Muir, and Richard St. Barbe Baker, we warmly invite you to two unforgettable events this February. Join us at the Heritage Festival on February 2, 2025, from 12 to 5 PM at the Western Development Museum for a free, family-friendly day of discovery. Explore the history and heritage of Saskatoon’s iconic Afforestation Areas. On February 23 at 2 PM, we invite you to “Legacy of Leadership: Advancing Sustainability for a Resilient Planet” at The Spot in Market Mall. Celebrate Black Excellence, learn about environmental justice, and discover the legacy of great leaders like Richard St. Barbe Baker, Wangari Maathai, and Chief Josiah Njonjo. As St. Barbe Baker said, “You can gauge a country’s wealth, its real wealth, by its tree cover.” Join us in honoring this legacy. 🌲🌍 Heritage Meets Nature at the Heritage Festival of Saskatoon! 🌍🌲 On February 2, 2025, visit the Friends of the Saskatoon Afforestation Areas...

  🌲❄️ Seasons Greetings from Friends of the Saskatoon Afforestation Areas! ❄️🌲 As the winter solstice approaches, we reflect on the amazing year we've had and look forward to even more exciting adventures in 2025! 🎉 From unforgettable dog sledding rides 🐾 to global environmental action 🌍, we're ready for a new year of connection, conservation, and celebration! 🌿💚 Mark your calendars for upcoming events like the City Nature Challenge 📸 and Global Citizen Awards 🌟, and don't miss our Black History Month Celebration 🖤! Together, we're making a difference in our community and planet! 🌏✨ Wishing you peace, joy, and new beginnings this holiday season! 🎄💫 Stay tuned for more exciting updates. Let's make 2025 unforgettable! 🌟💚 https://stbarbebaker.wordpress.com/2024/12/23/seasons-greetings-3/ #SeasonGreetings #HappyNewYear #EnvironmentalJustice #SustainableCommunities #DogSledding #BlackExcellence #GlobalConnections #CityNatureChallenge #Saskatoo...

  Adventure Tune in Monday December 30, 2024 around 7:30 a.m. to hear the Friends of the Saskatoon Afforestation Area interview with Jeremy Dodge , Anchor CTV News Saskatoon CTV Morning Live airs weekday mornings 6:00 am - 9:00 am. The greatly appreciated Television Coverage by CTV Morning Live, Saskatoon. Dog Sledding Event Saturday January 4, 2025 at Richard St. Barbe Baker Afforestation Area There’s something magical about the Saskatoon winter. The air, biting and crisp, wraps itself around you like a secret waiting to be discovered. The quiet of the snow-covered forest, the beauty of frost on the trees, and the exhilarating rush of a dog sled ride. This January, the Friends of the Saskatoon Afforestation Area invite you to experience it all, with the Frozen Trails and Wagging Tails: Dog Sledding Delight event. And you can get a sneak peek of this unforgettable adventure on Monday, December 30, 2024, at 7:30 a.m., when Jeremy Dodge, the anchor of CTV Mo...