In The News: Fields & Forests

2026-10-05

CWF has been included in a front-page story in The Narwhal about the impact of wildfires on lakes. Research is ongoing and must include a range of data including “the number of wildfires, their intensity, their location, the health of the ecosystem before the fire and even how much rain falls following a fire,” Terri-Lee Reid, a freshwater conservation researcher at the Canadian Wildlife Federation, told the Narwhal. Reid says there’s also still more to learn about the impact on lake ecosystems farther away as smoke travels.

2026-08-24

Monarch butterflies are not common in the Canadian Prairies, but a Saskatoon ecologist is noticing an increase in the endangered species this summer. Tyler Flockhart, who researches monarch butterflies, said there seems to be more than usual fluttering across Saskatchewan.

2026-08-19

August is the perfect time to get outside, explore the incredible grasslands in Canada and put your nature-spotting skills to the test.

2026-08-04

Canada is down to the last 20 per cent of its native grasslands.

2026-06-17

A new Indigenous Grasslands Stewardship and Knowledge Exchange Network has been launched at the University of Saskatchewan (USask).

2026-05-29

The start of spring in the northern hemisphere often brings thoughts of summer — and with it, wildfire season.

2026-05-20

It is the International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists, and the United Nations-designated year has highlighted that grasslands and rangelands are disappearing at an alarming rate globally.

2026-02-20

When grassland scientists, conservationists, managers and advocates get together, it is like being part of a secret club.

2025-09-10

Despite a surge in scientific and public fascination with fungi, they remain sidelined in conservation language.

2025-09-05

Pronghorns used to race across the prairies — until people put up fences. Now, a group of volunteers is working to reconnect this divided landscape.