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Released on July 25, 2007
A portion of land in the city of Regina has been restored back to the native prairie habitat of the Regina Plains.The Saskatchewan Watershed Authority, along with the Native Plant Society of Saskatchewan, carried out the restoration of a 12-acre plot of land within the Wascana Centre Authority near the University of Regina. The seed used to restore this area was funded from SaskPower and taken from the Regina Plains Native Prairie Nursery located within Riverside Memorial Park.
The location of the restoration is on Wascana Centre Authority property, west of Highway 1, south of Wascana Creek, and north of the Wascana Bicycle Trail which also serves as part of the Trans-Canada Trail. The official unveiling of an interpretive sign at the restoration site took place this morning.
The landscape of the Regina Plains is fairly level and mainly consists of dark brown clay soils, making it ideal for annual crop production, therefore much of the area is cultivated and native prairie has been lost. In fact, less than one-tenth of a per cent of the 1.1 million acre Regina Plains landscape area remains as native prairie.
"The Saskatchewan Watershed Authority was pleased to assist in restoring this portion of land back to native prairie," Minister responsible for Saskatchewan Watershed Authority John Nilson said. "The restoration site is not only a step toward conserving our native prairie but will also provide opportunities for research, education and urban awareness about native prairie habitat."
"SaskPower values the ecologically rich landscapes that make up our province," SaskPower's vice-president of Planning Environment and Regulatory Affairs Gary Wilkinson said. "We are committed to protecting the environment, while operating in a manner that will, to the greatest extent possible, conserve natural resources, maintain natural systems and preserve natural diversity."
"Small scale urban native prairie restorations not only act as excellent teaching tools, but provide an alternative to species that are traditionally used in landscaping without introducing potentially invasive alien species and require minimal water and fertilizer use," Native Plant Society of Saskatchewan executive director Garth Wruck said.
The restoration site was seeded with 80 native prairie species, such as Canada wildrye, rough fescue, green needle grass, cone flowers and gaillardia, many of which now are established. These plant species are found within the natural landscape of the Regina Plains. The restoration site will help conserve these native prairie species and their genetic diversity.
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For more information, contact:
Malin Hansen
Saskatchewan Watershed Authority
Regina
Phone: 306-787-8707
Larry Christie
SaskPower
Regina
Phone: 306-536-2886
Cell: 888-536-0000
Garth Wruck
Native Plant Society of Saskatchewan
Saskatoon
Phone: 306-668-3940
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