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Still Waters Run Deep: Wetlands and the Quiet Work of Survival

Friends of the Saskatoon Afforestation Areas Inc. @friendsareas.bsky.social · Sep 1

🚨 Saskatoon Declares Ecological Emergency: Dutch Elm Disease 🚨
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🔗 Learn more: Guardians of the Elms – Saskatoon’s Ecological Emergency

Friends of the Saskatoon Afforestation Areas Inc. @friendsareas.bsky.social · Aug 2

🌿 Wetlands Appreciation Week is coming! 🌊
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#WetlandsAppreciation #ThrivingTogether #SaskatchewanNature #WestSwale #ChappellMarsh

Out in the long grass of August, where the sun presses its heat into the soil like a branding iron and the wind moves with the low groan of age, Saskatchewan’s wetlands are still doing their quiet …

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Friends of the Saskatoon Afforestation Areas Inc. @friendsareas.bsky.social · Jul 29

🌍✨ From the Niger Delta to Saskatoon to the world stage! ✨🌍
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Friends of the Saskatoon Afforestation Areas Inc. @friendsareas.bsky.social · Jul 25

youtu.be/IwNoWMR3x0E How much do YOU know about nature, biodiversity, and climate action?

Ready to Go Wild with Nature Knowledge?

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Friends of the Saskatoon Afforestation Areas Inc. @friendsareas.bsky.social · Jul 18

Saskatoon’s future is in your hands! The City is updating its Climate Action Plan—and your voice matters. Take the survey by August 29, 2025 and enter to win a $50 gift card! Together, build a greener, healthier, more sustainable city Start here: www.surveymonkey.com/r/climatepla...

Friends of the Saskatoon Afforestation Areas Inc. @friendsareas.bsky.social · Jul 18

Your Voice, Your Climate, Your Future Saskatoon climate plan update needs you. www.surveymonkey.com/r/climatepla...

Buzz and Bloom: Celebrating Pollinators, Native Plants, and Community Action in Saskatoon

Friends of the Saskatoon Afforestation Areas Inc. @friendsareas.bsky.social · May 15

🌼🐝 Celebrate Pollinators in Saskatoon! 🐝🌼

#ComeToNatureComeToLife 🌸
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It’s time to go wild for wildflowers—and the insects that keep our ecosystems humming. As Pollinator Week 2025 June 16–22 approaches, Saskatoon is already buzzing with anticipation for a joyful, na…

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Friends of the Saskatoon Afforestation Areas Inc. @friendsareas.bsky.social · May 3

🌿🚶‍♀️ WALKING THROUGH TIME & TERRAIN — TODAY! 🚶‍♂️🌿

Hey #YXE friends! If you’re craving connection with nature, history, and community, come the Jane’s Walk Festival event today, May 3 at 1:00 PM at breathtaking Richard St. Barbe Baker Afforestation Area!
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Jane's Walk Saskatoon

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Friends of the Saskatoon Afforestation Areas Inc. @friendsareas.bsky.social · May 3

but we really need VORTEX wind generators not turbine propellors which kill the birds.

City Nature Challenge: Discovering Nature’s Quirky Side

Friends of the Saskatoon Afforestation Areas Inc. @friendsareas.bsky.social · Apr 24

🌿 Nature’s got jokes—and you’re invited to laugh along! 😄
Join the City Nature Challenge YXE from April 25–28 and help document Saskatoon’s wild side. stbarbebaker.wordpress.com
📲 Get the app
📍 Explore outside
📸 Snap & share
#CNCYXE #iNaturalist #NatureIsWeird

There’s no better way to spend a weekend in April than diving into the wild, unpredictable world of nature—and the City Nature Challenge (CNC YXE) offers just the perfect excuse to do so. Fro…

“Come With Me, This Gentle Way”

Friends of the Saskatoon Afforestation Areas Inc. @friendsareas.bsky.social · Apr 9

stbarbebaker.wordpress.com/2025/04/09/c... National Tourism Week 2025 (April 7-11)

“Come With Me, This Gentle Way”(for National Tourism Week 2025 April 7-11) Come with me—the path is not hurried.It winds gently where the city sighsinto woods, into wild,into the song o…

Get Ready for a Hilarious and Heartwarming Nature Adventure

Friends of the Saskatoon Afforestation Areas Inc. @friendsareas.bsky.social · Apr 2

🌿🐦 Get Ready for a Hilarious & Heartwarming Nature Adventure! 🦋🌻Join us for the City Nature Challenge (CNC YXE)
#CNCYXE #iNaturalist #CityNatureChallenge #NatureFun #Saskatoon #GoOutside #ExploreNature #CitizenScience #WildlifeWonders 🌿🦋
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Get Ready for a Hilarious and Heartwarming Nature Adventure with iNaturalist and the City Nature Challenge! Here’s a sneak peek of some of the funniest and most entertaining nature observations you…

Walking Through Time and Terrain - Jane's Walk Saskatoon #saskatoon #nature #biodiversity #birds

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Friends of the Saskatoon Afforestation Areas Inc. @friendsareas.bsky.social · Mar 30

🌿🐾 Amazing Wildlife Sightings in Saskatoon! 🦌❄️https://stbarbebaker.wordpress.com/2025/03/30/wild-encounters/

Friends of the Saskatoon Afforestation Areas Inc. @friendsareas.bsky.social · Mar 27

We are excited to invite you to the upcoming Jane’s Walk Festival event: “Walking Through Time and Terrain”
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janeswalkyxe.org [email protected] #JaneWalk #Saskatoon #Community #Nature #Urbanism #CityBuilding #EnvironmentalAwareness

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Friends of the Saskatoon Afforestation Areas Inc. @friendsareas.bsky.social · Mar 27

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Tackling Plastic Pollution: The Path to a Circular Economy and Zero Waste

As we approach International Day of Zero Waste on March 30, we are reminded of the growing urgency to address plastic pollution and the need to shift towards more sustainable and circular approache…

Charming, Hilarious, and Sometimes Impossible: The Art of Bullying—Hilariously Incorrect Edition

Friends of the Saskatoon Afforestation Areas Inc. @friendsareas.bsky.social · Mar 16

🌲🐾 Help Us Name Our Local Moose! 🦌🎉
Join the #NameTheMoose contest and be a part of preserving our local wildlife! 🌿🌳 stbarbebaker.wordpress.com/2025/03/16/h...

#MooseSafety #WildlifeConservation #SaskatoonWildlife #NameTheMoose #mooseencounters

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Friends of the Saskatoon Afforestation Areas Inc. @friendsareas.bsky.social · Mar 15

🚨 Hilariously Incorrect: Bullying Edition 🚨

#HilariouslyIncorrect #Bullying #GossipGame #StopTheRumors #KindnessMatters #TelephoneGame #spreadpositivitynotnegativity #SpreadPosivity #spreadhappiness stbarbebaker.wordpress.com/2025/03/15/c...

Ah, bullying. It’s that time-honored tradition we all know so well. And by “know so well,” we mean, of course, it’s the charming, hilarious, and sometimes downright impossib…

Breaking the Silence: Creating Safe Spaces for All

Friends of the Saskatoon Afforestation Areas Inc. @friendsareas.bsky.social · Mar 13

🌍💪 Hey #Changemakers, let's talk about something that affects ALL of us – gender-based violence.✨Let’s make a CHANGE together! 💪💖 stbarbebaker.wordpress.com/2025/03/13/b...
#GenderEquality #SafeSpaces #SpeakOut #Mentorship #ZeroTolerance #RespectEachOther #LeadWithLove

Everyone deserves to grow up in a safe environment, free from fear or harm, both physically and emotionally. Unfortunately, society often fails to protect individuals, especially women, from violen…

🌍🌿 Happy Earth Month, everyone! 🌿🌍 City Nature Challenge CNC YXE 2025

Friends of the Saskatoon Afforestation Areas Inc. @friendsareas.bsky.social · Mar 11

youtu.be/kmj4Cg9SCow 🌿🌍 Join Us for the City Nature Challenge 2025! 🌍🌿

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Celebrating Women Who Changed the Earth: A Tribute to Environmental Pioneers

Friends of the Saskatoon Afforestation Areas Inc. @friendsareas.bsky.social · Mar 8

🌍✨ Happy International Women's Day! 🌸 T

Read the full tribute to these amazing women and their environmental achievements ➡️ stbarbebaker.wordpress.com/2025/03/08/c... #WomenInEnvironmentalism #ClimateAction #Sustainability #EnvironmentalHeroes #GreenFuture

As we gather to celebrate International Women’s Day on March 8, 2025, it is a perfect moment to reflect on the profound, lasting impact of women who have shaped the environmental movement. These wo…

A Resilient Planet: Exploring the Wisdom of Nature and Canada’s Path to Sustainability

Friends of the Saskatoon Afforestation Areas Inc. @friendsareas.bsky.social · Feb 22

🌍 Legacy of Leadership: Advancing Sustainability for a Resilient Planet 🌱 Let’s shape a sustainable future together. ✨ stbarbebaker.wordpress.com/2025/02/22/a...

🌍 Legacy of Leadership: Advancing Sustainability for a Resilient Planet 🌱 🗓️ Date: February 23, 2025 | 2:00 PM📍 Location: The Spot, Market Mall, Saskatoon As we commemorate Black History Month, we …

From Roots to Policy: How Plants and Laws Can Shape a Sustainable Future

Friends of the Saskatoon Afforestation Areas Inc. @friendsareas.bsky.social · Feb 21

🌍✨ Join us for a powerful gathering at the Legacy of Leadership: Advancing Sustainability for a Resilient Planet event! 🌱🌿🔹 Date: February 23, 2025
🔹 Time: 2:00 PM
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Welcome, dear friends, to a remarkable gathering on February 23, 2025, as we celebrate Black History Month through the lens of nature and sustainability at the Legacy of Leadership: Advancing Susta…

Legacy of Leadership Speakers: Advancing Sustainability for a Resilient Planet

Friends of the Saskatoon Afforestation Areas Inc. @friendsareas.bsky.social · Feb 14

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Join us on February 23, 2025, at 2:00 pm at The Spot, Market Mall, Saskatoon for an inspiring event hosted by the Friends of the Saskatoon Afforestation Areas Inc. 🌱✨

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Friends of the Saskatoon Afforestation Areas Inc. @friendsareas.bsky.social · Feb 14

Join us for the City Nature Challenge 2025 in Saskatoon, hosted by the Friends of the Saskatoon Afforestation Areas, and sponsored by SaskPower and SaskTel! 🌳💧
Let's bring the globe together for biodiversity! 🌱💚
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Find Wildlife and Biodiversity 2025

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