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Geoscape - S. Saskatchewan
Geoscience for Prairie communities

Geoscape Southern Saskatchewan Poster
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Geoscape Southern Saskatchewan Poster Panels
  • Our Diverse Prairie Landscape: Saskatchewan is not just flat!
    [PDF, 475.5 kb]
  • Our Big Valleys: Vital Multi-Use Corridors
    [PDF, 2.4 Mb]
  • Food From the Land: Different Landscapes, Different Harvests
    [PDF, 2.5 Mb]
  • The Badlands: Dinosaur Country!
    [PDF, 676.3 kb]
  • What if we just kept digging?
    [PDF, 929.0 kb]
  • Water: A Precious Resource in a Thirsty Land
    [PDF, 2.5 Mb]
  • Groundwater: Vital But Vulnerable
    [PDF, 317.7 kb]
  • Heaves and Cracks: Building On Expansive Clays
    [PDF, 469.9 kb]
  • Riches from the Earth: Energy, Fertilizer, Diamonds, and Hot Water
    [PDF, 770.3 kb]
  • The Trouble With Valley Slopes: Landslides
    [PDF, 171.2 kb]

Geoscience for Prairie Communities

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Southern Saskatchewan
Castle Butte, Big Muddy badlands, Saskatchewan.
(Tourism Saskatchewan/ D.E. Walker)
We are prairie people, inhabiting a dry grassland landscape - a mosaic of flat plains, rolling hills, steep-sided valleys, and forested coulees. Two centuries ago, this prairie was an ocean of grass, and home to First Nations peoples and millions of bison; today the grasslands are largely gone, the soil tilled into farmlands. Most of us live in cities and towns, but all of us are tied to our geological landscape - or geoscape - by the energy we draw from it, the earth on which our homes are built, the water we drink, and the food that grows from our soil and water. 

Rich resources lie hidden below the prairie surface and our modern life is fueled by energy from coal, oil, and natural gas. Water has always posed limits on prairie life; where it was sufficient, ranches, farms, and towns sprang up. Our agriculture is built upon Saskatchewan's soil, formed from mineral-rich debris left by retreating glaciers more than 8000 years ago. As custodians of this land, we are responsible for its care. By understanding our geoscape, we can promote its wise use: conserving water, energy, and mineral resources; minimizing the impact of natural hazards; and protecting natural ecosystems that sustain our life.

Want to know more?

Publications
  • Geological Highway Map of Saskatchewan
    Illustrated with 60 photographs and figures of roadside geological features. Available through:
    Saskatchewan Geological Society
    Box 234
    Regina, Saskatchewan
    S4P 2Z6
    or Tourism Saskatchewan
  • Geological History of Saskatchewan by John Storer
    A richly illustrated review of Saskatchewan's landscapes through geological time. 90 pages. Available through Royal Saskatchewan Museum.
Museums
  • Royal Saskatchewan Museum
    2445 Albert Street
    Regina, Saskatchewan
    S4P 3V7
  • T. Rex Discovery Centre
    Eastend, Saskatchewan
    S0N 0T0
    (306) 295-4009
Government Agencies
  • Saskatchewan Industry and Resources (SIR)
    201 Dewdney Avenue East
    Regina, Saskatchewan
    S4N 4G3
  • Saskatchewan Watershed Authority
    111 Fairford Street East
    Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan
    S6H 7X9
  • Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
    Prairie Farm Rehabilitation Administration
    403-1800 Hamilton Street
    Regina, Saskatchewan
    S4P 4L2
Universities
  • Department of Geography
    University of Regina
    Regina SK
    S4S 0A2
  • Department of Geology
    University of Regina
    Regina, Saskatchewan
    S4S 0A2
  • Department of Geography
    University of Saskatchewan
    Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
    S7N 5A5
  • Department of Geological Science
    University of Saskatchewan
    Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
    S7N 5E2

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