Awards

Watershed Stewardship Award 2007 Recipient

The winner of the 1st annual Watershed Stewardship Award is Ducks Unlimited Canada. The City of Regina, in conjunction with the Saskatchewan Watershed Authority selected Ducks Unlimited Canada as the recipient of the 2007 Watershed Stewardship Award. The $1,000 award was presented to the organization for the project, McKell Wascana Conservation Park.

The goal of the project, which began in 2004, is to conserve some of the last existing native grassland within Regina, while promoting and educating both urban and rural residents about nature, habitat stewardship and the importance of wetlands and wetland ecosystems.

The park is located in the southeast part of the city, along the Wascana Creek between Highway 33 to the east and Fleet Street to the west in the Wascana Estates subdivision. It includes 75 acres of natural habitat within the city and 96 acres adjacent to city limits. Much of the land was donated to the project by Bob McKell, whose family has farmed in the area since the 1880s.

View the full City of Regina News Release.