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Conservation Easements
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| A conservation easement is
a voluntary legal agreement between a landowner and a qualified conservation agency. Under
this agreement, the landowner continues to own and manage the land with benefits to both
the landowner and the environment. |
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Cottage Subdivision Development Program
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Saskatchewan Environment is proposing a Cottage Subdivision Development
Program, which will examine the potential for expansion and development
of cottage lot subdivisions within provincial park land and on Crown
resource land. |
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Cougars and You
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Cougars prefer to avoid contact with humans but, like all cats, exhibit
a certain degree of curiosity. Understanding their behaviour can
greatly reduce the changes of coming into contact with one. |
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Deer Damage Prevention Techniques |
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| Prevention of deer damage
to agricultural products begins with the understanding that a healthy environment and a
wide diversity of wildlife are synonymous. Whatever their numbers, wildlife will exist and
we share the land with them. |
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Ecoregion Management |
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| Representative areas,
species at risk and integrated resource management approaches can lead to ecosystem-based
sustainable development. |
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Ecoregions of
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| This page on the
Saskatchewan Conservation Data Centre's site lists the ecoregions of our province and
explains the characteristics which define them. |
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Land
Use Planning |
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Land use planning is an ecosystem-based tool that links the
environment, the community, and the economy to help ensure the
sustainability of resources. Planning is expected to integrate
environmental, social and economic values, resolve conflict, build common
land use objectives, ensure openness and inclusiveness, as well as adapt
to global, national and local needs and preferences. |
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North American Waterfowl Management Plan |
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Waterfowl numbers plummeted in the 1980's. The decline was so dramatic
that the governments of Canada, US and Mexico along with many of their
states and provinces joined a myriad of environmental organizations to develop
the North American Waterfowl Management Plan (NAWMP). This
fact sheet provides information on the NAWMP which sets
population goals for 17 species of ducks, geese and swans. |
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Saskatchewan's Representative Areas Network |
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| In response to the need to
conserve more areas in their natural state, the province is in the process of establishing
a system of special sites to be called the Representative Areas Network. The network will
consist of existing and new wildlife lands, riparian areas, wetlands, protected areas,
bird sanctuaries, ecological reserves and prairie rangelands. |
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Species At Risk |
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| The first 15 plants and
animals in new regulations under the species-at-risk provisions of The Wildlife Act
were officially designated in 1999. The University of Saskatchewan and Saskatchewan Environment conducted research studies to determine factors
responsible for the decline of Burrowing Owl(PDF)
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Water Management |
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| The importance of water to
provincial residents and the need to address critical water issues has led the Government
of Saskatchewan to develop an integrated Water Management Framework. This Framework helps
ensure that safe and healthy water resources are available now and for future generations.
The history and roles of different agencies involved in managing Saskatchewan's
water is also described. |
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Wildlife Habitat Protection |
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| In 1984, the provincial
government initiated a conservation process by passing The Critical Wildlife Habitat
Protection Act, now known as The Wildlife Habitat Protection Act (WHPA). This legislation
protects 3.4 million acres of uplands and wetlands, or one-third of all wildlife habitat
in the agricultural region, in its natural state. Protection of these lands makes the Act
the most cost-effective wildlife habitat conservation program in Saskatchewan. |
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