Young Naturalists’ Paper Making Workshop THIS ACTIVITY IS TENTATIVE DUE TO COVID-19 SAFEGUARDS. Date: Sunday, December 4, 2021 Time: 1:00 p.m. (to 3:00 p.m.) SPACE IS LIMITED. Pre-registration required. To register: e-mail saskatoonnaturekids@gmail.com Paper Making is back for another fun and messy year! Learn how paper is made and create your very own paper from recycled [...]
Young Naturalists’ Bird Feeder Workshop THIS ACTIVITY IS TENTATIVE DUE TO COVID-19 SAFEGUARDS. Date: Saturday, November 6, 2021 Time: 1:00 p.m. (to 2:30 p.m.) Cost: $10.00 / children members : $5.00 / child. Space is limited. Pre-registration required. To register: e-mail saskatoonnaturekids@gmail.com Learn about how a bird feeder can be used for winter bird watching and how [...]
Young Naturalists’ Sandhill Crane Field Trip Date: Saturday, October 2, 2021 Time: 9:30 a.m. Cost: Free. Advanced registration is required. To Register: e-mail saskatoonnaturekids@gmail.com A field trip south of Saskatoon to look for migrating Sandhill Cranes and other wildlife. We’ll have binoculars and a spotting scope along to demonstrate how these tools can improve your wildlife [...]
Young Naturalists July Butterfly Field Trip Wednesday, July 14 1:00 p.m. Northeast Swale Cost: Free - Space is limited. Advanced Registration is required. Join the Young Naturalists as we explore the Northeast Swale in search of butterflies and other insects along with their favourite wild flowers. On this field trip we learn the proper techniques [...]
Young Naturalists’ Bluebird Trail (COVID-19 edition) **UPDATED SCHEDULE for June 21 - July 9** Dates: May 26 to July 11 Time: Weekday mornings and afternoons (updates with dates and times coming in mid-May) Cost: Free. SPACE IS LIMITED to 6 participants per session. Advanced Registration is required for each session. To register: e-mail saskatoonnaturekids@gmail.com to register or for [...]
Young Naturalists Great Horned Owl Field Trip - TENTATIVE May 2021 Date to be determined. (Tentative for Friday, May 7) 6:30 p.m. (to 9:00 p.m.) Meet: TBA Cost: Free. Donations always accepted. Enrolment is limited. Pre-registration is required. THIS FIELD TRIP IS TENTATIVE DUE TO COVID-19 SAFEGUARDS. We will join naturalists Marten Stoffel and Martin Gerard as they [...]
Saturday, January 16Pike Lake Provincial Park Sessions at 1:00, 2:00 and 3:00 p.m. Space is limited to 5 kids per session. Advanced registration required. To register e-mail naturekids@saskatoonnature.org An early winter walk along the snow covered nature trail. Who knows what we'll see? We will look for tracks and other signs of animals; we'll check [...]
Young Naturalists’ Northern Saw-whet Owl Field Trip Space is limited. Advanced registration is required. THIS ACTIVITY HAS BEEN CANCELLED DUE TO COVID-19 SAFEGUARDS. Date: Friday, October 2 (THIS DATE IS TENTATIVE) Time: Evening (7:00 - 10:00 p.m.) Free (Donations are appreciated). (Some travel is involved. 80 km round trip) Naturalists at Night! We will join naturalist [...]
Free Interactive Wildlife Display and Pond Critters! Last Mountain Lake National Wildlife Area and Migratory Bird Sanctuary is visiting the Saskatoon Forestry Farm Park and Zoo Visit the interactive wetland conservation display at the Forestry Farm Fishing Pond (Located near the northeast part of the fishing pond, just south of the McDonald's Playground) Tuesday, August 15 1:00 [...]
Young Naturalists' Peregrine Falcon Field Trip THIS FIELD TRIP HAS BEEN CANCELLED (Due to poor Peregrine hatch this year). Date: CANCELLED for Tuesday, August 1 Time: 6:00 p.m. Cost: Free SPACE IS LIMITED. Advanced Registration is required. A field trip to Lynn Oliphant’s acreage to watch young falcons fly and hunt. Dr. Oliphant is a retired [...]