Tuesday 19 June 2018
EcoSask News, June 19, 2018
Upcoming Events
Household Hazardous Waste Day, June 22 (Regina)
City of Regina is holding Household Hazardous Waste Days on June 22 (4-7 pm) and June 23 (9 am-3:45 pm).
YXE Solar Power Plant, June 26 (Saskatoon)
Find out more about a proposed solar power plant in Saskatoon from 6:30-7:30 pm, June 26.
Bicycle Tune-Up Workshop, June 28 (Saskatoon)
Bridge City Bicycle Co-op is hosting an Intro Bicycle Tune-up Workshop from 6:30-8 pm, June 28.
24 Hours of Science, June 29/30 (Regina)
Buy your ticket for the Science Centre Sleepover, June 29-30, with new activities every hour.
Looking Ahead
Nature Conservancy Volunteer Opportunities, July
Help the Nature Conservancy of Canada maintain their properties by volunteering at one of their summer events.
July 7 – Maymont Clean-up Crew – Clean up old fencing and garbage at Maymont
July 14 – Here Comes the Burdock Brigade – Help remove burdock at Fairy Hill
Wild Roots: A Summer Camp for Girls, July 30-Aug 3 (Saskatoon)
SaskOutdoors and Wildernook Fresh Air Learning are offering a camp for 9-11 year-old girls who would like to spend more time outdoors from July 30 to Aug. 3.
Greater Short Horned Lizard Monitoring, August (Grasslands National Park)
Volunteers are invited to look for Greater Short Horned Lizards and identify areas of invasive plants at Grasslands National Park in August.
Connecting Kids with Nature, Aug. 14-16 (North Battleford)
Learn to adapt the school curriculum to outdoor learning at a 2-day camp with SaskOutdoors, Aug. 14-16.
A full list of upcoming events can be found on the EcoFriendly Sask Calendar
In the News
Wascana Solar Co-operative says the time is now for solar power in Saskatchewan.
It’s time to protect the wilderness in Canada’s national parks.
Sharing our cities with urban wildlife - lessons from the skyscraper-scaling raccoon.
The pipeline project we're not discussing - Line 3 crosses Saskatchewan and Manitoba.
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