Category: Garbage Receptacles

Treasure Hunt Alert

Curbside Swap events

Saskatoon hosts annual events “Curbside Swaps” on the first Saturday in June = June 1, 2024 and the second Saturday in September =September 14, 2024, allowing residents to place “free” signs on their unwanted items, including appliances, bicycles, tools, furniture, and more. It’s an opportunity to declutter responsibly while contributing to a culture of sharing within the community. Remember you can look for “New-to-you” treasures on these days!

Saskatoon’s Community Sharing Day: Unleash Your Unwanted Treasures!

Swap and Share, Show You Care!

Protect children and family using the forests, and protect over 60 species of concern in the afforestation areas with the 5R’s Don’t dump in nature!

Saskatoon Swap: Where Treasures Find New Pleasures!

Embracing the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 12, which advocates for sustainable consumption and production patterns, serves as a constant reminder that every individual action, regardless of its scale, plays a part in the collaborative endeavor to construct a more sustainable and environmentally conscious world. SDG 12 is a global initiative that highlights the importance of recycling and encourages individuals, communities, and businesses to contribute to sustainable waste management practices. SDG 12 emphasizes the 5 R’s—Refuse, Reduce, Reuse, Repurpose, and Recycle—as essential principles for creating a more sustainable and circular economy.

Waste Less, Swap More: Your Curb, Your Score!

Refuse, Reduce, Reuse, Repurpose, Recycle

1. Refuse: Say no to single-use plastics and unnecessary packaging. Embrace a lifestyle that minimizes the consumption of disposable items.

2. Reduce: Cut down on your overall waste production by being mindful of your purchases. Opt for products with minimal packaging and consider buying in bulk to reduce packaging waste.

3. Reuse: Extend the life of products by reusing them. Invest in reusable items like water bottles, shopping bags, and containers to reduce the need for disposable alternatives.

4. Repurpose: Get creative with repurposing items. Turn old furniture into something new, transform glass jars into storage containers, or repurpose clothing into quilts or bags.

5. Recycle: Ensure proper recycling practices. Separate recyclables from general waste and dispose of them in designated recycling bins. Familiarize yourself with local recycling guidelines.

Trash to Treasure: Swap It Up, Saskatoon!

Swap ‘Til You Drop, Let the Curbside Magic Pop!

Ranked S2 by SCDC Woodland Skipper Ochlodes sylvanoides
Ranked S2 by SCDC Woodland Skipper Ochlodes sylvanoides

Creative Ways to Repurpose

Mason Jar Lanterns: Turn empty mason jars into enchanting lanterns. Insert LED lights or candles inside the jars, hang them outdoors, and create a magical atmosphere.

CD Mosaic Flower Pots: Use old CDs to create dazzling mosaic flower pots. Break the CDs into small pieces and arrange them on the surface of a pot for a vibrant and reflective design.

Drawer Shelves: Salvage old drawers from dressers or cabinets and repurpose them as unique wall shelves. Arrange the drawers in various configurations for an eclectic look.

Bicycle Wheel Clock: Turn a discarded bicycle wheel into a stylish wall clock. Attach clock hands to the wheel’s spokes for an industrial and eye-catching timepiece.

Teacup Bird Feeders: Upcycle vintage teacups into charming bird feeders. Hang them in your garden, fill them with birdseed, and enjoy watching feathered friends visit.

Goldenrod Gall Fly Eurosta solidaginis Conservation Status: imperiled (S2S4) in Saskatchewan, CA (NatureServe)
Goldenrod Gall Fly Eurosta solidaginis Conservation Status: imperiled (S2S4) in Saskatchewan, CA (NatureServe)

Saskatoon’s Recycling Opportunities

Saskatoon residents are fortunate to have access to various recycling options. Charitable thrift shops like the Salvation Army, Village Green, MissionThrift, CWL Clothing Depot, and YXE Opportunity Shop provide avenues to donate and shop sustainably.

The Materials Recovery Centre (MRC) at the Saskatoon Regional Waste Management Centre offers free drop-off services for recycling, including small appliances, batteries, oil, antifreeze, electronics, metals, rimless tires, bicycles, and appliances (with a $20 fee for those with refrigerant).

George Genereux Urban Regional Park Ribbon Cutting Ceremony Sept 24
Barriers installed to deter dumping of loads of toxic materials like oil, tires and shingles in nature to create a safe greenspace

Remember! Watch your neighbourhood community calendar or Facebook Page for your neighbourhood cleanup party! A Loraas bin will be set in your neighbourhood during the annual city clean up event if requested by your community to collect trash in your area!

Supporting Friends of the Saskatoon Afforestation Areas

Residents can further contribute to environmental initiatives by supporting the Friends of the Saskatoon Afforestation Areas using the Drop and Go number 106100594. By donating recyclables via email contact individuals can receive a charitable tax receipt and double their commitment to environmental sustainability while actively participating in climate change action. It’s a meaningful way to support local conservation efforts and make a positive impact on the planet.

Protect children and family using the forests, and protect over 60 species of concern in the afforestation areas with the 5R’s Don’t dump in nature!

Taking action on the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 12: Ensures sustainable consumption and production patterns serves as a reminder that every action, no matter how small, contributes to the collective effort of building a more sustainable and environmentally conscious world. Through responsible consumption, recycling, and community engagement, individuals can play a crucial role in preserving the planet for future generations.

Don’t dump your trash in nature!

For directions as to how to drive to “George Genereux” Urban Regional Park

For directions on how to drive to Richard St. Barbe Baker Afforestation Area

For more information:

Blairmore Sector Plan Report; planning for the Richard St. Barbe Baker Afforestation Area, George Genereux Urban Regional Park and West Swale and areas around them inside of Saskatoon city limits

NEW P4G District Official Community Plan

Richard St. Barbe Baker Afforestation Area is located in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada north of Cedar Villa Road, within city limits, in the furthest south west area of the city. 52° 06′ 106° 45′

Addresses:

Part SE 23-36-6 – Afforestation Area – 241 Township Road 362-A

Part SE 23-36-6 – SW Off-Leash Recreation Area (Richard St. Barbe Baker Afforestation Area ) – 355 Township Road 362-A

S ½ 22-36-6 Richard St. Barbe Baker Afforestation Area (West of SW OLRA) – 467 Township Road 362-A

NE 21-36-6 “George Genereux” Afforestation Area – 133 Range Road 3063

Wikimapia Map: type in Richard St. Barbe Baker Afforestation Area

Google Maps South West Off Leash area location pin at parking lot

Web page: https://stbarbebaker.wordpress.com

Where is the Richard St. Barbe Baker Afforestation Area? with map

Where is the George Genereux Urban Regional Park (Afforestation Area)?with map

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Facebook: StBarbeBaker Afforestation Area

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Facebook: South West OLRA

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Please help protect / enhance your afforestation areas, please contact the Friends of the Saskatoon Afforestation Areas Inc. (e-mail / e-transfers )

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United Nations Decade on Ecosystem Restoration

““Be like a tree in pursuit of your cause. Stand firm, grip hard, thrust upward. Bend to the winds of heaven..”

Richard St. Barbe Baker

Everyone, everywhere is inextricably linked

“Wetlands as the ‘kidneys’ of the earth are the site or ‘organ’ where the life-giving vitality of water is generated and stored.  Both are places of the life-giving flow of water, not of foul stagnancy.  In Chines cosmology and medicine the liver is associated with wood, and ‘in wood the sap must flow’ or else the tree will die just as in the body of the earth water must flow or the earth will die” is related by Rod Giblett.

Grasslands ‘account for between 20-20% of the world’s land area’.  Skin is the ‘human body’s largest organ’ accounting for 16% of a body’s weight.

The trees ‘are often recognized as the ‘lungs of the world’ because they exchange oxygen and carbon dioxide with the atmosphere’.

The eco-system is inter-twined.  “When the trees go, the rain goes, the climate deteriorates, the water table sinks, the land erodes and desert conditions soon appear”.~Richard St. Barbe Baker

“Of the earth’s thirty billion acres, already nine billion acres are desert. And if a man loses a third of his skin, he dies; plastic surgeons say “He’s had it.” And if a tree loses one-third of its bark, it dies. And if the earth loses one-third of its green mantle of trees, it will die. The water table will sink beyond recall and life on this planet will become impossible. It’s being skinned alive today. . .” Richard St. Barbe Baker

Medicine Wheel, all is interconnected. Wanuskewin balance and harmony four elements, fire, earth, air and water, are taught through the 6 directions of the medicine wheel. South Great Grand Spirit Thunderbird, Okimaw Piyisiw rain, water East, the sun, Kisikaw Pisim, warmth and light, West Grandfather wind, Kisinipaw Otin, providing the four seasons, North is Kisinipaw Pawkaw Mostos, the Spirit of the Buffalo. The Sacred, the Great Spirit, Kici-Manitou is White above and Mother Earth, Mamawow Nakwaimo Aski, is Green below.

Today is Saturday April 11, and 11 days from Earth Day April 22. This year’s Earth Day 2020 theme is Climate Action.  Chemicals, and polluted lands affect our earth and vegetation growth.  Everything in the soil, affects the food we eat, as the roots dig deep into the soil for sustenance.  Pollution in the water contaminates our drinking water, the drinking water for all wildlife, fish and waterfowl.  The plants and vegetation also draw up the water from the water table.  Air pollution affects not only  our lungs, but the respiratory system of plants and animals.  The human actions affect the earth in so many ways.  The industrial revolution has impacted everything, and society has changed to a throw away culture.  No longer do we mend, repair, fix and re-use as our ancestors did.  During the COVID-19 epidemic if you were self-isolating for 14 days or longer, it was a time of not running to the store every time you were short of something.  Remember to refuse – don’t buy and buy and buy, consider if it is needed.  Then only buy the items with the least packaging and packaging which can be recycled. Find a used appliance dealer, second hand clothing store, for items you no longer need.  Always re-cycle, let someone else use your gently used item.   Reduce all your energy devices which are using carbon fuels, use renewable energy, energy saving devices.  Go back in time, and hang your clothing on the clothes line rather than using the dryer.  Try active transportation rather than using a vehicle.  Active transportation can be bicycles, walking, skiing, skateboarding, or any other human powered means of locomotion.

For directions as to how to drive to “George Genereux” Urban Regional Park

For directions on how to drive to Richard St. Barbe Baker Afforestation Area

For more information:

Canada Helps

Blairmore Sector Plan Report; planning for the Richard St. Barbe Baker Afforestation Area,  George Genereux Urban Regional Park and West Swale and areas around them inside of Saskatoon city limits

P4G Saskatoon North Partnership for Growth The P4G consists of the Cities of Saskatoon, Warman, and Martensville, the Town of Osler and the Rural Municipality of Corman Park; planning for areas around the afforestation area and West Swale outside of Saskatoon city limits

Richard St. Barbe Baker Afforestation Area is located in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada north of Cedar Villa Road, within city limits, in the furthest south west area of the city. 52° 06′ 106° 45′
Addresses:
Part SE 23-36-6 – Afforestation Area – 241 Township Road 362-A
Part SW 23-36-6 – SW Off-Leash Recreation Area (Richard St. Barbe Baker Afforestation Area ) – 355 Township Road 362-A
S ½ 22-36-6 Richard St. Barbe Baker Afforestation Area (West of SW OLRA) – 467 Township Road 362-A
NE 21-36-6 “George Genereux” Afforestation Area – 133 Range Road 3063
Wikimapia Map: type in Richard St. Barbe Baker Afforestation Area
Google Maps South West Off Leash area location pin at parking lot
Web page: https://stbarbebaker.wordpress.com
Where is the Richard St. Barbe Baker Afforestation Area? with map
Where is the George Genereux Urban Regional Park (Afforestation Area)? with map

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Facebook Group Page: Users of the George Genereux Urban Regional Park

Facebook: StBarbeBaker

Facebook group page : Users of the St Barbe Baker Afforestation Area

Facebook: South West OLRA

Instagram: St.BarbeBaker

Twitter: StBarbeBaker

You Tube Richard St. Barbe Baker Afforestation Area

You Tube George Genereux Urban Regional Park

Please help protect / enhance /commemorate your afforestation areas, please contact the Friends of the Saskatoon Afforestation Areas Inc. (e-mail / e-transfers)

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“Even if you never have the chance to see or touch the ocean, the ocean touches you with every breath you take, every drop of water you drink, every bite you consume. Everyone, everywhere is inextricably connected to and utterly dependent upon the existence of the sea.” — Sylvia Earle

“All things share the same breath — the beast, the tree, the man. The air shares its spirit with all the life it supports.” — Chief Seattle

“A nation that destroys its soils destroys itself. Forests are the lungs of our land, purifying the air and giving fresh strength to our people.” — Franklin D. Roosevelt

Membership campaign and Fundraiser

Autumn picture of the Saskatoon Afforestation Areas supported by the non profit group Friends of the Saskatoon Afforestation Areas Inc. Please join now, like, support, share.
Autumn picture of the Saskatoon Afforestation Areas supported by the non profit group Friends of the Saskatoon Afforestation Areas Inc. Please join now, like, support, share.

I know you’re all excited about our membership campaign and fundraiser and are eager to know what we are planning. This year’s campaign began September 12 2019 and will continue to run through the year. Our number one goal this year is to raise $250,000 so that we can

  1. erect motorized vehicle barriers
  2. install outdoor weather resistant garbage receptacles
  3. erect identification signs
  4. install interpretive signs celebrating the full rich heritage of the Afforestation Areas with an aim to include the general public, students and classrooms in the research projects into the natural, historic, cultural, geological heritage.

See our plan in pictures! The 2020 Green Vision

The Saskatoon Afforestation areas are prime places to study regeneration, ecological succession, geology, First Nations history and ethnobotany. The West Swale is a remnant of a glacial spillway known as the Yorath Island Spillway, and this influenced its flora and fauna and paleo-Indian activity in the area. Thus, the potential is there to study spiritual, medicinal, and nutritional uses of the area from a First Nations historical perspective plus assessing post-contact historic (Old Bone Trail) resources. Learning about B.T. Chappell the namesake of Chappell Marsh, Richard St. Barbe Baker namesake for the Richard St. Barbe Baker Afforestation Area, and George Genereux likewise namesake for the George Genereux Urban Regional Park are truly enlightening. Heritage Tours and the educational opportunities expound upon are 1/ getting involved in citizen science bio-blitzes to develop a baseline inventory, 2/ student guardian programs 3/ engaging in a Clean Green Community Scene Trash cleanup at GGURP for environmental protection and the aforementioned 4/ observation and education around ecological succession and regeneration, land use, and environmental stewardship programming.

These goals will go a large way towards

1/  protecting the environment for the benefit of the public on a long-term basis at the Saskatoon Afforestation Areas, which were preserved in perpetuity by City of Saskatoon Council in 1972.

2/ To protect the environment for the benefit of the public by reducing pollution and by cleaning up illegal trash dumping in the Saskatoon Afforestation Areas

3/ To provide public amenities by maintaining the Saskatoon Afforestation Areas.

4/ To protect and preserve the Saskatoon Afforestation Areas natural and historic heritage  with a view to celebrating the Saskatoon Afforestation Areas and educating the public about it.  Commemorate; honor and respect the past, celebrate the present and provide a legacy for the future.

The afforestation areas are important natural areas which mitigate flooding, cool the local climate, bring rain, and are a carbon sponge to mitigate Carbon emissions.

By becoming a non profit incorporation charity ~ The Friends of the Saskatoon Afforestation Areas Inc. ~ includes the ability to have members come on board and secondly the ability to apply for grants will both come together to make it possible.

Every donation helps, and every member who joins also takes us closer to our goal.  A huge thank you goes out to those donors who contributed and joined last Thursday, in just a few hours, $100 was raised.  This Saturday, another impetus in our membership, and another $170 which places us closer to our goal.  This is all wonderful and exciting news.  Rome was not built in a day, and for those people who stepped up, thank you on behalf of the forest, on behalf of the habitat, and on behalf of the diverse bio-diversity in the afforestation areas.  It is wonderful to see the The Friends of the Saskatoon Afforestation Areas Inc. fundraising and membership campaign grow.  Every journey begins with a single step.

Once again thank you to all the people who joined as members, and thank you for the donations.  It matters not how big or small your donation is, it will go towards the protection of the afforestation areas. If you would like to volunteer, or be on the board of directors, please send an email to Friends of the Saskatoon Afforestation Areas Inc 

Another way to help out is to like, and share this post, and our posts on social media!  Please help us to network, and protect the Saskatoon Afforestation Areas for present and future generations to enjoy this amazing habitat in the city of Saskatoon.

If we missed you, and you wish to become a member or make a donation, here is how to do it.  Support the afforestation areas with your donation or membership ($20.00/year).  Please become a member or donate by paypal using the e-mail friendsafforestation AT gmail.com, or by using e-transfers sending in your membership or donation via friendsafforestation AT gmail.com.  Thank you kindly

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It is a glorious time of year, and it is great to see so many people out enjoying the semi-wilderness habitat at the Saskatoon Afforestation Areas for sure.

For directions as to how to drive to “George Genereux” Urban Regional Park

For directions on how to drive to Richard St. Barbe Baker Afforestation Area

For more information:

Richard St. Barbe Baker Afforestation Area is located in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada north of Cedar Villa Road, within city limits, in the furthest south west area of the city. 52° 06′ 106° 45′
Addresses:
Part SE 23-36-6 – Afforestation Area – 241 Township Road 362-A
Part SW 23-36-6 – SW Off-Leash Recreation Area (Richard St. Barbe Baker Afforestation Area ) – 355 Township Road 362-A
S ½ 22-36-6 Richard St. Barbe Baker Afforestation Area (West of SW OLRA) – 467 Township Road 362-A
NE 21-36-6 “George Genereux” Afforestation Area – 133 Range Road 3063
Wikimapia Map: type in Richard St. Barbe Baker Afforestation Area
Google Maps South West Off Leash area location pin at parking lot
Web page: https://stbarbebaker.wordpress.com
Where is the Richard St. Barbe Baker Afforestation Area? with map
Where is the George Genereux Urban Regional Park (Afforestation Area)? with map

Pinterest richardstbarbeb

Facebook Group Page: Users of the George Genereux Urban Regional Park

Facebook: StBarbeBaker

Facebook group page : Users of the St Barbe Baker Afforestation Area

Facebook: South West OLRA

Twitter: StBarbeBaker

Please help protect / enhance /commemorate your afforestation areas, please contact the Friends of the Saskatoon Afforestation Areas Inc. (e-mail)

Support the afforestation areas with your donation or membership ($20.00/year).  Please donate by paypal using the e-mail friendsafforestation AT gmail.com, or by using e-transfers  Please and thank you!  Your donation and membership is greatly appreciated.  Members e-mail your contact information to be kept up to date!

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