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 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 [...]
Young Naturalists’ Pond Dipping This program is now full - registration is closed Saturday, May 1, 2021 1:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. Location - to be determined Cost: Free. Enrolment is limited. Advanced registration is required. REGISTRATION IS CLOSED FOR THIS ACTIVITY. e-mail saskatoonnaturekids@gmail to register or for more information. It's our annual pond dipping [...]
Young Naturalists' Crocus Hike THIS ACTIVITY IS NOW FULL. REGISTRATION IS CLOSED. (Multiple sessions offered to facilitate small group size and physical distancing) Date: Saturday, April 17 OR Sunday, April 18 Time: 1:00 p.m. Location: Northeast Swale Cost: Free. Enrolment is limited. Advanced registration is required. To register: e-mail saskatoonnaturekids@gmail.com Celebrate Earth Day with the Young [...]
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 [...]
"SOLD OUT" -Thank you for supporting the Young Naturalists March 30 to April 9Quantities are limited. Just because the Birdhouse Workshop was cancelled and you are self-isolating at home doesn't mean you can't build a birdhouse! Young Naturalists interested in building a birdhouse can get a birdhouse kit dropped at your house. FREE!Here's the deal: [...]
Young Naturalists' Chickadee Pishing Saturday, February 8, 2020 Pike Lake Provincial Park 1:00 p.m. Cost: Free Pre-registration required. Pishing is the time-honoured technique of attracting birds for a closer look. The chickadees at Pike Lake are well accustomed to pishers, so it is a great place to practice the technique. Dress warmly and give it a [...]
Young Naturalists' Tracks and Scats Saturday, January 18, 2020 1:00 p.m. Cost: $2.00 / child. Members: $1.00 / child Enrolment is limited. Advanced registration required. We’ll look at the basic animal track patterns for some of the common animals found around Saskatoon. If weather permits we’ll do a little exploring for animal tracks in the snow. And [...]
Young Naturalists' Snowshoeing - CANCELLED The Young Naturalists' Snowshoeing scheduled for Saturday, January 13th has been CANCELLED. The anticipated 3 to 5 cm of snow forecast for Tuesday only resulted in disappointing freezing rain. Combined with the generally poor snow conditions this year I have decided to cancel the snowshoeing event for 2018. We will [...]