The Ecoregions of Saskatchewan

by G. A. Padbury, Donald F. Acton, Colette T. Stushnoff, University of Regina. Canadian Plains Research Center, Saskatchewan. Saskatchewan Environment and Resource Management

1998 · University of Regina Press

This book describes the ecoregions of Saskatchewan, following a hierarchical framework for terrestrial ecosystems in Canada. The introduction reviews ecological land classification and the various interrelated factors that are involved in the development of ecosystems: geology, water, climate, vegetation, soils, wildlife, and human impacts. The main section describes the province within the context of the four ecozones and 11 ecoregions that were identified in the framework. For each ecoregion, the book provides a description of the physical setting, such as geology & climate, as well as the biological features that have developed in response to this physical environment. The impact of human activities on the ecology of the area concludes each of these descriptions. Appendices include lists of animal & plant species found in Saskatchewan and a glossary.

Natural Neighbours

by University of Regina. Canadian Plains Research Center, Saskatchewan. Saskatchewan Environment and Resource Management

2001 · University of Regina Press

Modelled on the Resource Reader, published in the late 1960s and widely used in schools, Natural Neighbours: Selected Mammals of Saskatchewan focuses on various mammals found in Saskatchewan and describes their appearance, habits, food, habitat, survival strategies, ecological relationships, status, and range. the mammals are beautifully illustrated by Saskatchewan artist Paul Geraghty. Colour photos are also included. Information compiled by Saskatchewan Environment and Resource Management.

The Trajectories of Rural Life

by University of Regina. Canadian Plains Research Center, Saskatchewan Institute of Public Policy

2003 · University of Regina Press

Rural communities have been profoundly affected by recent political-economic, demographic and cultural change. In Canada, the impacts of these changes are all about us: in the absolute population declines in Saskatchewan and Newfoundland, in the crises of the east and west coast fisheries, in the farm crisis, in serious ecological problems, and in the reorientation of rural social services. There is a tendency to view these problems in stark terms: as part of a qualitatively new era in Canadian history triggered, perhaps, by the forces of "globalization" or "urbanization" or the rise of the "service sector economy." In important ways, however, the problems of rural Canada are not particularly new. Rural migration, pollution, wildlife conservation, and other matters have been long-standing, persistent concerns of rural Canadians. This book attempts to both resist the seemingly persistent urge to romanticize and prognosticate about rural Canada and the people who live geographically outside the urban environment and suggest different ways of looking at rural life. In this sense, its goal is to build upon an increasingly strong base of research and writing on rural Canada to suggest different perspectives on the countryside, the small town, the environment, and the landscape.