In the City
Look for songbirds or learn to identify butterflies (Saskatoon Nature Society)
Visit the College of Education’s Prairie Habitat Garden
Admire the cougars, wolves, and deer; take a walk around the 100-year-old former forest nursery station; or smell the roses at the Saskatoon Forestry Farm Park & Zoo
Rent a bicycle and head out on the trails along the river
Admire the pelicans at the weir
Help pull weeds every Wednesday evening at the Garden Patch
Participate in a riverbank clean-up with Plastic Smart Saskatoon
On the Water
Explore the history of Saskatoon’s river on a day-long canoe trip and corn roast (CanoeSki Discovery Company)
Take an overnight canoe trip on the City’s doorstep (CanoeSki Discovery Company)
Explore Chappell Marsh, a 148-acre wetland conservation area (Ducks Unlimited Canada)
Look for medicinal plants or explore Redberry Lake by canoe (Clearwater Canoeing)
Visit one of our few remaining patches of native prairie at Saskatoon Natural Grasslands. Keep your eyes open for red-tailed hawks and blanket flowers (gaillardia)
Take a walk at Wanuskewin Heritage Park and keep a look out for one of the 184 species of birds or 37 different animals you may see as you walk along the creek or the cliffs
Enjoy the sun on the beaches at Cranberry Flats Conservation Area or take advantage of the wheelchair accessible boardwalk overlooking the river
Go for a walk at Beaver Creek Conservation Area. If you’re lucky, you may see a beaver or a sheep grazing demonstration
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Take a walk around the Kerrobert Reservoir
Walk or cycle the Trans Canada Trail as it winds its way up a hill, through a tunnel, and across the river at North Battleford
Visit the Crooked Trees whose branches twist and loop and reach out in all directions
Take a walk on the largest set of active sand dunes in Canada
Study the passive solar design, straw bale walls, and other green building techniques at the Craik Eco-Centre
Take a hike or pick berries at Redberry Lake Biosphere Reserve – you’ll find Buffaloberries, Hawthorn, and Rosehips at summer’s end
Participate in one of the Saskatchewan Outdoor and Environmental Education Association’s workshops or camps
Provincial and National Parks
Plan a backpacking adventure in Grasslands National Park
Visit Grey Owl’s Cabin in Prince Albert National Park
Check for cacti as you walk among the active sand dunes in Douglas Provincial Park
Admire the stars at Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park
Rent a canoe at Pike Lake Provincial Park
Additional Resources
Nature Viewing Sites in and around Saskatoon, Saskatoon Nature Society (available from the Saskatoon Public Library)
Saskatchewan’s Best Hikes & Nature Walks and Saskatchewan Scenic Drives, Robin & Arlene Karpan (available from the Saskatoon Public Library and McNally Robinson Booksellers)
Nature in our Backyard: Saskatoon’s Naturalized Parks
The Northeast Swale: Ancient River Valley, Urban Nature Reserve
Heading out on the Water: Saskatoon Kayak/Canoe Training and Tours 2013
Pine Cree Regional Park
Last Mountain Lake Bird Sanctuary
Come Out and Play: Cypress Hills Eco-Adventures
Canoe the Bagwa Loop
Saskatchewan Tourism: Our Natural Heritage
