Conservationist and farmer Lorne Scott and Kerri Finlay from the University of Regina are appealing to the Saskatchewan government for a wetland policy.  |  Karen Briere photo

Wetland advocates hoped Sask. election would talk water

REGINA — A group pushing for a wetland policy says it should have been a Saskatchewan election issue. Wetlands for Tomorrow includes scientists, farmers and conservationists. Last week at a news conference near Wascana Lake in Regina, spokespersons said everyone should work together toward a common goal of water quality. “The province of Saskatchewan really […] Read more

In Trees Against the Wind, Bill Schroeder explores the development of shelterbelts on the Prairies.  Andrea Olive tells the story of Saskatchewan conservationist Lorne Scott in Protecting the Prairies.  |  Karen Briere photos

Three new books offer winter reading

REGINA — Bill Schroeder was told to halt his genetic work at the Prairie Shelterbelt Centre when the then-Conservative federal government closed the Indian Head, Sask. facility in 2013. The gene pool of hardy prairie trees that had been developed there since the 1880s was deemed unneeded. “I was told to discontinue my program and […] Read more