Political leadership needed to preserve precious prairie grasslands

The feds should halt the transfer of community pastures to Saskatchewan and establish a trust to support conservation.

Temperate grasslands are among the most endangered ecosystems in Canada and globally.Mark Stephenson photograph courtesy of Flickr

Opinion

BY LORNE SCOTT, STEPHEN HAZELL

November 16, 2016

Temperate grasslands are among the most endangered ecosystems in Canada and globally. For 80 years, the federal Community Pasture Program successfully restored and managed more than 800,000 hectares of native grasslands in Saskatchewan. These community pastures include some of the most significant r...

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