🌿 Gratitude Amidst the Wild 🌿

 🌿 Gratitude Amidst the Wild 🌿

A heartfelt thank you to the volunteers and naturalists of the City Nature Challenge, whose quiet dedication brings us closer to the wonders of our land. From April 25-28, 2025, we’ll walk with you again, side by side, listening to nature’s whispers and caring for what we can never truly own.

Thanks to SaskTel, SaskPower, SaskEnergy, the Saskatoon Nature Society, and “Wild About Saskatoon” for your unwavering support in making this vision a reality.

Together, we help the pulse of life thrive. 🌱 https://stbarbebaker.wordpress.com/2025/04/09/gratitude-amidst-the-wild/

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Gratitude Amidst the Wild
For the City Nature Challenge Volunteers

There are moments, fleeting,
when the earth hums its quiet tune—
a bird’s wing cutting through morning light,
a leaf trembling on the edge of the breeze.
In these moments, we gather—
gathering not just images,
but pieces of something much larger.

We, the quiet stewards of this land,
owe so much to those who walked with us—
the volunteers, the naturalists,
who wandered through spring’s awakening,
gathering the breath of the river,
the flutter of wings, the dance of leaves.

You, whose eyes caught the hidden wonders,
whose hands took notes on the sky’s shifts,
whose hearts beat in time with the wind.
From every corner of Saskatoon,
you came forward,
silent but strong,
to witness what others often miss.
And in your quiet work,
you have taught us again
how deeply we belong to this place.

We offer our thanks,
soft as the wind that stirs the trees,
to SaskTel, SaskPower, and SaskEnergy—
your steady support has turned this vision
into a living, breathing thing.
To the Saskatoon Nature Society,
with your deep roots in this land,
and “Wild About Saskatoon”—
with your love for the wild places
that keep this city’s heart beating.

In the quiet corners,
the hidden spaces where the world’s wonders bloom—
your names echo through the grass,
in the rustling trees,
the songs of birds,
the pulse of life that we,
too often, forget to hear.

The City Nature Challenge is not just an event,
but a gathering of those
who choose to walk with nature,
to listen to her whispers,
to care for what we can never truly own.
From April 25 to 28, 2025,
we will walk together once again,
side by side with you,
as we continue this shared journey.

We thank you,
with every step,
with every leaf that falls,
with every new bud that blooms—
for this partnership,
this communion,
this love for the land.

a poem for April Poetry Month from Friends of the Saskatoon Afforestation Areas friendsareas.ca