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Geoscape - N. Saskatchewan
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Geoscape Northern Saskatchewan Poster
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Northern Saskatchewan

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We are a northern people, living in a diverse landscape of rocky wilderness and rolling parkland, covered by boreal forest and strewn with countless lakes and rivers. We are tied to our geological landscape - or geoscape - regardless of whether we live in communities or on the land. 

Life in past centuries was simple, with the land providing food and clothing for our families and wood to heat our shelters. Today, life is more complicated, but the land still provides us with the materials to build our homes, the energy to heat them and the food that sustains us. 

Our ancestors understood how to gain advantage from their geoscape: eskers and rivers served as travel routes; rocks were used in tool making; and iron minerals provided pigments in paints used for petroglyphs. 

The advances of technology in our lives: the coming of electrical power, roads, and motor vehicles, have increased our level of comfort. These technological advances have resulted from an enhanced understanding of the geoscape and Earth's natural systems. The Earth provides our needs, but as custodians of this land, we are also responsible for its care.


Want to know more?

Publications
  • Geoscape Southern Saskatchewan
  • Geological Highway Map of Saskatchewan. Illustrated with 60 photographs and figures of roadside geological features. Available through the Saskatchewan Geological Society at Box 234, Regina, SK S4P 2Z6, or Tourism Saskatchewan.
  • Geological History of Saskatchewan Millennium Edition by John Storer. A richly illustrated review of Saskatchewan’s landscapes through geological time. 90 pages. Available through Royal Saskatchewan Museum (see web site address below).
  • Atlas of Saskatchewan edited by Dr. Ka-Iu Fang, 2000
Museums
  • Royal Saskatchewan Museum, 2445 Albert Street, Regina, SK S4P 3V7
  • T. rex Discovery Centre, Eastend, SK S0N 0T0 (306) 295-4009
Government agencies
  • Saskatchewan Industry and Resources (SIR), 2101 Scarth St., Regina, SK S4P 3V7
  • Saskatchewan Watershed Authority, 111 Fairford Street East, Moose Jaw, SK S6H 7X9
  • Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Prairie Farm Rehabilitation Administration 403-1800 Hamilton Street, Regina, SK S4P 4L2
Universities
  • Department of Geology, University of Regina, Regina, SK S4S 0A2
  • Department of Geography, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK S7N 5A5
  • Department of Geological Sciences, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK S7N 5E2
Also see
  • Saskatchewan Mining Association
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