Habitat Enhancement-Expand your Pasture!
Nature Saskatchewan offers a habitat enhancement program to improve habitat for Burrowing Owls, Piping Plovers, Sprague’s Pipits, and Ferruginous Hawks. Habitat enhancement can take place through native seeding, wildlife-friendly fencing, alternative water development, and/or protective fencing around existing Ferruginous Hawk nesting platforms/trees. Ideal sites are areas adjacent to or near by an existing pasture (tame or native).
- For native seeding, wildlife-friendly fencing, and alternative water development projects, the landowner provides 50% of the project cost and Nature Saskatchewan provides 50% of the project costs.
- For Ferruginous Hawk protective fencing around existing nesting platforms/trees, Nature Saskatchewan provides 100% of the project costs.
Burrowing Owl Projects:
Preferably areas adjacent to existing pasture within 3-5 km of Burrowing Owl nests active in the past 5 years, confirmed by Nature Saskatchewan staff, a Conservation Officer/agency, or a research biologist.
Piping Plover Projects:
Preferably areas adjacent to pasture, or designated as critical habitat, or with nesting plovers nearby in the current year or recent past, confirmed by Nature Saskatchewan staff, a Conservation Officer/agency, or a research biologist.
Sprague’s Pipit Projects:
Preferably areas adjacent to pasture with nesting pipits nearby in the current year or recent past, confirmed by Nature Saskatchewan staff, a Conservation Officer/agency, or a research biologist.
Ferruginous Hawk Projects:
Preferably nesting trees or platforms located in pastures with nesting hawks in the current year or recent past, confirmed by Nature Saskatchewan staff, a Conservation Officer/agency, or a research biologist.
