Prairie Food System Vision

What in the world has our Bander-In-Charge been up to this week? 🌏

Mike has been busy assisting master’s student Ana Cornea in Dr. Christy Morrissey’s lab at the University of Saskatchewan, helping with songbird banding near Paynton, Sk.

Their project focuses on studying songbirds in non‑crop vegetation adjacent to cropland and is part of the Prairie Precision Sustainability Network.🦆🐦

⁉Curious about PPSN? Check out their story here:
🔗https://www.prairiepsn.ca/about-4-1

Like all bird banding projects we participate in, this work is conducted under proper provincial and federal permits, ensuring birds are captured and handled responsibly.❣

Get to know the Franklin's Ground Squirrel! 🐿

This Alberta squirrel species lives in central Alberta but has become increasingly rare to see. Naturalists are of the impression the Franklin's Ground Squirrel population is declining 📉

Luckily, scientists at MacEwan University 👩‍🔬 , in partnership with Nature Alberta 🌿, are trying to learn more about it!

🫵 You can learn more about how to help by clicking this link! https://naturealberta.ca/ground-squirrel/