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 Flowering
Rush
(Butomus umbellatus) is
an invasive aquatic
plant from Eurasia.
 In
Canada for over 100
years now.
 Flowering
rush is very
invasive – rhizomes,
seeds and bulblets.
 First
sighted in
Saskatchewan in 2004
near Young.
 NPSS
only
organization to
address this - started
data collection and
control in 2008.
In 2012:
 Wetland shoreline mapped with GPS
 Flowering rush plants and patches marked
with GPS
 Photos taken
 Vegetation inventory of wetland completed
 Data collected on flowering rush (phenology,
etc.)
 Flowering rush removed (approx. 2 tonnes!)
 Surrounding area searched for spread
This project was undertaken with the financial support of:
Ce projet a été réalisé avec l'appui financier de:
 Science
curriculum in Saskatchewan recently
revamped.
 Teachers
lacking resources related to new
curriculum.
 Few
relevant educational resources on native
plants linked to new curriculum.
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Hosted in-class presentations, field tours, outdoor exercises.
Also support the development of native plant teaching
gardens.
Created lesson plans for all grades (K-12) of science
classes.
Created, compiled and adapted printed and online
resources.
Packaged native seeds from recently retired nursery.
Compiled everything into teacher resource kits that were
distributed to all schools in Saskatchewan (over 800!).
 Lesson
plans fit
learning objectives of
new curriculum, and
have a strong focus
on native culture.
 Online
resources are
interactive and fun!
Wanuskewin Heritage Park
Holliston School
 Build
a Prairie Game:
http://www.npss.sk.ca/games/
 Watershed
Game:
http://www.npss.sk.ca/bell-games/watershed/
This project was undertaken with the financial support of:
Ce projet a été réalisé avec l'appui financier de:
 Joint
Nature Saskatchewan – NPSS
project.
 Builds on Rare Plant Rescue program by
working with stewards.
 Landowners
are interviewed.
 Data is collected on the land:
• Rare plant locations visited
• New rare plant locations marked/mapped
• Invasive species marked/mapped
• Range/riparian health assessments
• Linear belt transects – vegetation assessments
• Photos taken
 Site
specific beneficial management plan
is written and given to the landowner.
 Plan
contains all data collected and
recommendations to benefit the rare
plants.
 Dollar
matching helps stewards
implement recommendations.
2012 Results:
5
stewards – 878 acres (355 ha)
 2 plant species at risk dealt with (buffalograss
and hairy prairie clover)
 New buffalograss populations found
 2 provincially rare plants dealt with (bur
ragweed and beaked annual skeletonweed)
 1 new provincially rare species found
(American bugseed)
 Invasive species found – mostly leafy spurge
This project was undertaken with the financial support of:
Ce projet a été réalisé avec l'appui financier de:
Thanks also to the many volunteers that
helped make our projects successful!