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Regina Plains Native Plant Restoration Project

PostDateIcon Sun, 2010-05-02 12:34 | PostAuthorIcon Student 1
Date of survey completion: 
Sun, 2010-05-02 06:00
Contact person (The person making this entry has the ability to edit this entry in the future. See above for details as to how): 
Malin Hansen
Email address of primary contact person: 
malin.hansen@swa.ca

Location

Wascana Park, Regina
#420 -2365 Albert St.
Regina, SK, S4P 4K1
Canada
50° 26' 27.2688" N, 104° 37' 4.6812" W
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Describe the project (This description appears in your map point. Insert a photo if you choose by selecting the "tree" icon): 

The project is located along the Devonian multipurpose trail, within the Wascana Centre Authority in Regina.  The objective of this project is to investigate the establishment and growth of native plant species as well as their response to management strategies such as deferred grazing and fire. The project will also serve as a demonstration of ecological restoration and will therefore raise awareness of the native prairie ecosystem.

Describe the timing of your project (Please describe the date and length of time the project runs): 

Ongoing. The site has been managed by the Saskatchewan Watershed Authority since 2003, in which year four acres were seeded with native grasses and forbs. An additional acre was seeded with native grasses in 2007. The remaining nine acres will be seeded in 2009. Establishment of native species will be followed throughout the project. Management treatments of the area will in 2012.

Keywords (Please list keywords, separated by commas, that relate to the project): 
Native plant species, restoration, native prairie, grassland management
Describe the educational component of the project (e.g. formal education, training, or public awareness advanced by the project): 

The project will serve as a demonstration of ecological restoration and will raise awareness of the native prairie ecosystem. Since the area is close to the University of Regina, the restoration area can be used as an outdoor laboratory for plant identification or research.

What level of education does this project address?: 
Public awareness, for example, through the media (informal education)
  | PostTagIcon Tags: Natural Prairie Ecosystems
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