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Rare Plant Conservation in Important Bird Areas - Where is the Common Ground Josef K. Schmutz Community Conservation Planner, Important Bird Areas Program/ Nature Saskatchewan In the Important Bird Area (IBA) Program, special areas are awarded an Important Bird Area designation for conservation purposes if the areas are used by large concentrations of birds, if birds present are at risk, or if the sites represent intact biomes and their natural bird inhabitants with restricted ranges. The IBA Program was launched initially by BirdLife International in the UK. Today there are BirdLife Partners in over 100 countries. In Canada the national partners are the Canadian Nature Federation and Bird Studies Canada. In Saskatchewan, the conservation component of this program is being delivered by Nature Saskatchewan. Funding partners of the Community Conservation Plan for Chaplin, Old Wives and Reed lakes include Canadian Adaptation and Rural Development Saskatchewan (CARDS), the University of Saskatchewan, Saskatchewan Environment and Resource Management (SERM) and the Canadian Millennium Partnership Program. Nature Saskatchewan is working with the Canadian Nature Federation and Bird Studies Canada to deliver the conservation planning component of this program in Saskatchewan. IBA Saskatchewan was launched on 1 February 1999. At the inaugural IBA- Saskatchewan workshop held in Saskatoon on 22 October 1997, 123 candidate areas were nominated by several dozen naturalists. Data compilation and assessment by outside reviewers is now completed, yielding 53 IBAs approved by Bird Studies Canada. The number of approved IBAs may yet grow as more information becomes available, particularly in the north. However, current IBA priorities involve conservation planning and implementation of suggested actions. The 13 sites shown below have conservation plans completed or in various stages of completion. The program takes an ecosystem view to conservation, and seeks to combine sustainability with bird protection. Two of the 13 sites focus on grasslands (Govenlock, Nashlyn and Battle Creek IBA, and Colgate IBA), one on a marsh-lake-upland complex (Cumberland Marshes IBA), and the remainder on water bodies. For lake IBAs the adjacent upland is usually equally if not more important in the ecology of IBA birds. In some cases the IBA has been expanded to include the entire watershed (Redberry Lake, and Chaplin, Old Wives and Reed lakes) or portions of watersheds. 22
The Saskatchewan Burrowing Owl Interpretive Centre: Taking an Ecosystem Approach Heather Felskie Saskatchewan Burrowing Owl Interpretive Centre, Moose Jaw What do burrowing owls, a ferruginous hawk, an acre of native prairie, allot of Richardson’s ground squirrels and twenty students have in common - The Saskatchewan Burrowing Owl Interpretive Centre’s (SBOIC) new Eco system approach to education. The SBOIC is dedicated towards raising awareness about the burrowing owl and it’s battle against habitat loss. Furthermore, we hope to emphasis the importance of a healthy prairie eco system. In a step towards this ecosystem approach the SBOIC began a reclamation project. The project was initiated in the fall of 1999. The SBOIC in partnership with The Saskatchewan Wetlands Conservation Corporation set out to prepare the land, collect seeds, plant the seeds and monitor the first year’s results. Planting the seeds provided a unique educational opportunity, as students from a local Moose Jaw elementary school participated in the “Seed Stomp”. As the students played games on the plot they not only pushed the seeds into the ground but also learned about the interactions of prairie plants and animals. This newly planted acre of native prairie has many long lasting educational and ecological benefits. In addition, visitors of all ages will have the opportunity to explore the wonders of the prairies. 23
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