COMMUNITY CONSERVATION PLAN for the Colgate Prairie Important Bird Area December 2001 Josef K. Schmutz Community Conservation Planner Important Bird Areas Program Nature Saskatchewan c/o Centre for Studies in Agriculture, Law and the Environment (CSALE) 51 Campus Drive, University of Saskatchewan Saskatoon, SK, S7N 5A8 Tel. 306-966-2410 FAX 306-966-8894 E-mail:
[email protected] Table of Contents 5.4.2 Saskatchewan Wetland Conservation Corporation......... 38 Executive Summary.................... 1 5.4.2.1 Strategic grazing.......... 38 5.4.3 Ducks Unlimited Canada....... 39 1. Introduction......................... 2 5.4.4 Saskatchewan Wildlife 1.1 Why protect birds...................... 2 Federation........................... 39 1.2 Possible approaches to bird 5.4.1 Wildlife lands................ 40 protection.............................. 3 5.4.5 Saskatchewan Pheasants Forever.............................. 40 2 IBA Site Information................ 6 6 Opportunities........................ 41 2.1 Mixed prairie............................ 8 2.2 Existing conservation measures...... 9 6.1 PFRA administration.................. 41 2.2.1 Federal and provincial acts..... 9 6.2 Range management.................... 42 2.2.2 The proposed Species-at-Risk 6.3 Crown lands............................ 43 Act................................. 9 6.4 Strategic cooperatives.................. 45 2.2.3 Canadian Biodiversity Strategy 10 6.5 Tourism................................. 45 2.2.4 Saskatchewan's Representative 6.6 Conservation Easements Act......... 45 Areas Network................... 11 2.2.5 North American Bird 7. Threats.............................. 46 Conservation Initiative.......... 12 7.1 Legislative or policy changes......... 46 2.2.6 Prairie Conservation Action 7.2 Exotic species........................... 46 Plan................................ 14 7.3 Trampling by cattle..................... 48 2.2.7 PFRA Community Pastures.... 15 7.4 Accidents................................ 48 2.2.8 Crown-owned pasture lands..