MOOSE JAW, SASKAT CHE WAN HOME T O T HE SNOWBIRDS!! Not these kind of Snowbirds…. Although we have lots of these too!
SNOWBIRDS!! SE HE T
Saskatc he wan Wate r she ds Moose Jaw River Watershed Watershed stewardship is not just about water, it’s also about the protection of all the land, flora and fauna, that is within that watershed. Watershed managers work closely with Rural Municipalities and landowners as they are the ones that own, make decisions for, or manage the vast majority of the landscape. We implement projects and partnerships at a grass-roots level engaging and communicating at multiple levels.
BUMPER CROP OF GRAI N = BUMPER CROP OF GRAI N BAGS MANAGI NG LARGE VOLUMES OF AGRI CULTURAL PLASTI CS I N SASKATCHEWAN
E NVIRONME NT AL CONCE RNS Riparian area protection Prevention of soil contamination from burning Protect “air shed” Buffer the rural and urban relationship Landfill diversion
ON-FARM MANAGEMENT OF AGRI CULTURAL PLASTI CS
ION IDAT CONSOL E ARM SIT ON F
E ARM AND SIT ION IDAT CONSOL ON F
Producer Provincial Ministry of Agriculture Processor from Alberta Federal Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Provincial Ministry of Agriculture
ISSUE S AT L ANDF IL L S Space to separate plastics Space to load plastics Co-mingled/contaminated plastics Signage to designate drop off area Equipment for managing onsite and shipping Pest control
SOL UT IONS E DUCAT ION ON HOW T O ROL L PROVIDE RANCHE S, PROVIDE T WINE F RE E OF F E E DL OT S, CHARGE ON T HE GRAIN MUNICIPAL IT IE S, AUCT ION BAG ROL L E R MART S AND RE T AIL ST OUT L E T S WIT H CL E AR ORE ROL L S SO T HAT PL AST IC BAGS F OR T WINE T HE Y SHE D WAT E R
PE ST CONT ROL PL ANNING Legend RM 161 shop 18-20 Bait stations Grain bags Sorting/shipping Fenced Roads area compound Shipping Buildings container Drop off area Deliveries will be received at the drop off area from farms then moved by the RM to sorting area. In order to avoid destroying bait stations they will be moved by the RM/PCO. Shipping will occur from sorting area.
DE SIGNAT E ARE AS T O SE PARAT E PL AST ICS AND PL ACE SIGNAGE GRAIN BAGS T WINE
OR SHIPPING IONS F OPT
OR SHIPPING S F E BAL R AINE SQUARE CONT
PROGRAM RE SUL T S T O DAT E over 200 producers have participated some travelled over 200 kilometres all participants declared they would be willing to participate again Approximately 750,000 lbs. of plastic collected since March 2010 Saskatchewan total volume of grain bags: approx. 1.5 million pounds Saskatchewan total volume of twine: approximately 45,000 pounds Hundreds of calls and inquires on project Plastic materials were accepted 600 producers were part of a survey across the prairies (CleanFARMS) Focus group was formed in Saskatchewan
NE W CHAL L E NGE S: L onge r bags be ing pur c hase d Cutting bags into var ious size s: issue s with baling plastic Stor age time of gr ain in the bags is quite var iable E quipme nt r e quir e d r olling in the fie ld afte r gr ain e xtr ac tion Cost of r e - baling into squar e s for pr oc e ssor Mar ke t value Pr oc e ssor s No r e gulation F or age r e pr e se ntative s not suppor tive of r e gulation of bale plastic s Size of r olling e quipme nt managing the size of the bags
T AMMY MYERS MO O SE JAW RI VER WAT ERSHED ST EWARDS T ammy.mye r s@mjr ive r .c a 1- 306- 691- 3399
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