Nature & Environment

Maintaining the province's biodiversity for now and into the future will take planning, cooperation and commitment from the public, special interest groups and the government. The Biodiversity Action Plan guides the conservation actions of all government sectors through to 2009.

Saskatchewan Environment provides information on protected areas in the province to the Conservation Areas Reporting and Tracking System (CARTS) provided by the Canadian Council on Ecological Areas.

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.

Saskatchewan Environment is responsible for administering all Crown resource land in the province. This includes authorization of land use allocations, development of Crown land policies and programs, conducting land use planning projects and administering the department's Treaty Land Entitlement Program.

Ensures development proposals are planned in an environmentally responsible manner, and that the public have an opportunity to express their environmental concerns and opinions.

To maintain and enhance fish and wildlife within the Province a portion of the hunting, trapping, and angling licence fees are used to secure ecologically important habitat through purchase, lease or conservation easements.

The atlas includes geological maps of Saskatchewan and several geoscience datasets registered to a common projection and viewable in a Geographic Information System (GIS) format.

The Green Strategy is about government, business and community working together to make choices that can strengthen our economy and our stewardship commitment. The Green Strategy will provide an opportunity to make informed choices that will leave our world stronger and healthier for future generations.

Information and applications for hunting and fishing permits in Saskatchewan.

An ecosystem-based tool that can link the environment, the community, and the economy in ways that help ensure the sustainability of resources.

Saskatchewan has established a system of cologically important lands and waters to aid in conservation of provincial biodiversity. This system incorporates all of the unique features, landscapes and resources already being managed as parks, ecological reserves, wildlife lands and other reserves.

The Royal Saskatchewan Museum furthers an understanding of Saskatchewan's natural history and aboriginal cultures, past and present.

A plan to provide short and long-term assistance to Saskatchewan people to help them deal with rising energy costs.

The Saskatchewan Home Energy Improvement Program (SHEIP) assists low and moderate-income homeowners and rental property owners housing low-income tenants to undertake energy efficiency retrofits.

Saskatchewan's Parks System is made up of 34 provincial parks, including four wilderness, 10 recreation, 11 natural environment and nine historic parks. Plus, there are an additional 137 recreation sites, eight historic sites and 24 protected areas.

SaskH2O.ca brings together, under one web address, information and services available from the Government of Saskatchewan that relate to water, regardless of the department or agency that produces the information or offers the service.

Species at Risk designation means that plants and animals are protected from being disturbed, collected, harvested, captured, killed and exported.

Saskatchewan people recognize the importance of water to their lives and well-being and recognize the need to protect and use those water resources wisely. This Framework helps ensure that safe and healthy water resources are available now and for future generations.