of healthy soil. These and many more topics are part of a course that we would like to make happen this winter, to make our farms more sustainable and our families stronger. We will also keep you posted when we will have our website updated with new information and pro- ject reports, which will be later this fall. If you have any other tidbits of news that you feel would be of interest to our area and would like to share feel free to contact us. -John Kindrachuck, Execu- tive Director- The Redberry Lake Bio- sphere Reserve is happy to be back updating you on the happenings in our biosphere area. Rachel Turnquist, who is our new Agri- Environmental Group Plan Technician, will be gather- ing articles and putting to- gether our newsletter for us. We are planning on con- tinuing to provide you with information about our Bio- sphere Reserve and also the other BRs across Canada and around the world. We will also be sharing with you updates on some inter- esting projects happening in our area and some of the partnerships that we have established with other agen- cies and organizations. In this issue we will provide a bit of background infor- mation on data collection that is linked to a few of the projects. Another featured article is on Holistic Man- agement. A few years back at our AEGP Winter Work- shop we had Don Campbell come in and spend the day talking about HM. Some of the topics he shared with us were the importance of goal setting, making time for family and the importance SPECIAL POINTS OF INTEREST Inside this issue: Pelicans 2 LUIDC Project 2 Holistic Management 3 Bras D’Ors Lake 3 Red Berries 4 REDBERRY LAKE BIOSPHERE RESERVE What’s Happening in the BR? SEPTEMBER 2011 VOLUME 17 Hi, it is time I intro- duce myself. I am Rachel Turnquist and I have been hired as the new Agri- Environmental Group Plan Technician. Three quarters of my time will be dedicated to the AEGP program and the other quarter to the Redberry Lake Biosphere Reserve. I am very excited to be here and so far am enjoying the work immensely. I grew up on a mixed farm in North East Sas- katchewan, near a tiny town called Prairie River. In June I graduated from the University of Sas- katchewan with a Bachelor‘s degree in Agriculture with a major in environmental science. Since I have moved to Hafford I have met number of people and have been on a few farm visits. I have noticed that everyone is so friendly here! I would like to get to know more of you, so please don‘t hesitate to call. If you have any questions about the AEGP program or would like to start a project , please let me know and we can start work- ing together! Work: (306) 549 4060 Cell: (306) 549 7473 Email: [email protected]NEW FACES The North Saskatchewan River Basin Council has recently undergone a couple of changes. First, I am pleased to report, that we have relo- cated to Hafford. We can now be found at Redberry Lake Biosphere Reserve, Research and Education Centre. We moved our office from North Battleford this spring and I am enjoying our new surroundings here at Redberry Lake. The second change, is that I, Heidi Hougham have been hired as our Interim, General Manager while Katherine Finn is away on maternity leave. Congratulations to Katherine on the birth of her baby girl, Raven. What hasn‘t changed is our mis- sion: to implement North Saskatchewan River Watershed‘s – Source Water Protection Plan; to develop and protect source waters in the watershed so that the resource can sustain future social, economic, environmental and cultural needs. For copies of our Source Water Protection Plan or for any questions or concerns you may have re- garding the watershed; please contact us at our new location: North Saskatchewan River Basin Council Attn: Heidi Hougham, Interim General Man- ager Box 458 Hafford, SK S0J 1A0 Phone: (306) 441-3119 Fax: (306) 549-4061 Email: [email protected]Website: www.nsrbc.ca
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of healthy soil. These and
many more topics are part
of a course that we would
like to make happen this
winter, to make our farms
more sustainable and our
families stronger.
We will also keep you
posted when we will have
our website updated with
new information and pro-
ject reports, which will be
later this fall.
If you have any other tidbits
of news that you feel would
be of interest to our area
and would like to share feel
free to contact us.
-John Kindrachuck, Execu-
tive Director-
The Redberry Lake Bio-
sphere Reserve is happy to
be back updating you on the
happenings in our biosphere
area. Rachel Turnquist, who
is our new Agri-
Environmental Group Plan
Technician, will be gather-
ing articles and putting to-
gether our newsletter for us.
We are planning on con-
tinuing to provide you with
information about our Bio-
sphere Reserve and also the
other BRs across Canada
and around the world. We
will also be sharing with
you updates on some inter-
esting projects happening in
our area and some of the
partnerships that we have
established with other agen-
cies and organizations.
In this issue we will provide
a bit of background infor-
mation on data collection
that is linked to a few of the
projects. Another featured
article is on Holistic Man-
agement. A few years back
at our AEGP Winter Work-
shop we had Don Campbell
come in and spend the day
talking about HM. Some of
the topics he shared with us
were the importance of goal
setting, making time for
family and the importance
SPECIAL POINTS OF INTEREST
Inside this issue:
Pelicans 2
LUIDC Project 2
Holistic Management 3
Bras D’Ors Lake 3
Red Berries 4
REDBERRY LAKE BIOSPHERE RESERVE
What’s Happening in the BR?
SEPTEMBER 2011
VOLUME 17
Hi, it is time I intro-
duce myself. I am
Rachel Turnquist and
I have been hired as
the new Agri-
Environmental Group
Plan Technician.
Three quarters of my
time will be dedicated to the AEGP program and
the other quarter to the Redberry Lake Biosphere
Reserve. I am very excited to be here and so far
am enjoying the work immensely.
I grew up on a mixed farm in North East Sas-
katchewan, near a tiny town called Prairie River.
In June I graduated from the University of Sas-
katchewan with a Bachelor‘s degree in Agriculture
with a major in environmental science.
Since I have moved to Hafford I have met number
of people and have been on a few farm visits. I
have noticed that everyone is so friendly here!
I would like to get to know more of you, so please
don‘t hesitate to call. If you have any questions
about the AEGP program or would like to start a
project , please let me know and we can start work-
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUES TIONS OR SUGGESTIONS FOR OUR NEWSLETTER OR PERHAPS YOU WOULD LIKE TO CONTRIBUTE AN ART ICLE. PLEASE CONTACT REDBERRY LAKE BIOSPHERE