EcoFriendly Action Grants are intended to preserve and protect the natural environment. We offered financial support for 9 projects in May 2017 and were proud to increase our support for Saskatoon’s NatureCity Festival.
Natural Areas Clean-Up Grants
Five organizations took advantage of our offer to raise funds for their organization by cleaning up a natural area in or around their community. A cheque for $500 was sent out once we received a photo of their clean-up crew and the garbage they collected.
Saskatoon Search and Rescue’s haul from Diefenbaker Park included two exercise bikes, furniture and car parts, several bags of food garbage, and other questionable items.
Grades 7-9 students at Ponteix School cleaned up the community park, playground, and campground.
Hudson Bay Park/Mayfair/Kelsey-Woodlawn Community Association brought together 81 people of all ages for a community clean-up.
South Nutana Park Community Association collected 3,140 kg of garbage.
Craik Sustainable Living Project is planning a clean-up; we look forward to receiving their report.
Action Grants
In addition to the clean-up grants, we provided EcoFriendly Action Grants to the following groups:
Craik Communities in Bloom - $500 to plant a pollinator garden at the head of Craik’s main street
Ecology Camps for Kids - $1,000 to support their camps, which are designed to inspire a love of nature and teach children about the environment
Northeast Swale Watchers - $1,000 to support a Good Neighbours to the Swale community engagement campaign
Grade 5/6 class, Englefeld School - $500 to build birdhouses and set up bird feeders and benches for viewing birds
NatureCity Festival
EcoFriendly Sask is an ongoing sponsor of Wild About Saskatoon’s NatureCity Festival.
This year, in addition to a $5,000 operational grant, we sponsored the EcoFriendly Sask NatureCity Awards and reception.
We also collaborated with Living Sky Wildlife Rehabilitation and Saskatoon Nature Society to sponsor a public talk and technical workshop on bird-friendly building design and a songbird window collision survey with Michael Mesure, FLAP Canada.
EcoFriendly Sask informs, encourages, and supports Saskatchewan environmental initiatives through an online publication and Action Grants.
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