Nature Saskatchewan offers a habitat enhancement program to improve habitat for Burrowing Owls, Piping Plovers, Sprague’s Pipits, and Ferruginous Hawks. Habitat enhancement can take place through native seeding, wildlife-friendly fencing, alternative water development, and/or protective fencing around existing Ferruginous Hawk nesting platforms/trees.

For native seeding, wildlife-friendly fencing, and alternative water development projects, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐨𝐰𝐧𝐞𝐫 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐬 𝟓𝟎% 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐒𝐚𝐬𝐤𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐰𝐚𝐧 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐬 𝟓𝟎% 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐬.

For Ferruginous Hawk protective fencing around existing nesting platforms/trees, 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐒𝐚𝐬𝐤𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐰𝐚𝐧 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐬 𝟏𝟎𝟎% 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐬.

𝐁𝐮𝐫𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐎𝐰𝐥 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐬:
Preferably areas adjacent to existing pasture within 3-5 km of Burrowing Owl nests active in the past 5 years, confirmed by Nature Saskatchewan staff, a Conservation Officer/agency, or a research biologist.

𝐏𝐢𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐏𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐬:
Preferably areas adjacent to pasture, or designated as critical habitat, or with nesting plovers nearby in the current year or recent past, confirmed by Nature Saskatchewan staff, a Conservation Officer/agency, or a research biologist.

𝐒𝐩𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐮𝐞’𝐬 𝐏𝐢𝐩𝐢𝐭 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐬:
Preferably areas adjacent to pasture with nesting pipits nearby in the current year or recent past, confirmed by Nature Saskatchewan staff, a Conservation Officer/agency, or a research biologist.

𝐅𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐮𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐇𝐚𝐰𝐤 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐬:
Preferably nesting trees or platforms located in pastures with nesting hawks in the current year or recent past, confirmed by Nature Saskatchewan staff, a Conservation Officer/agency, or a research biologist.

Burrowing Owl, Piping Plover, and Sprague's Pipit projects are a 12-year agreement between Nature Saskatchewan and the landowner.

Assistance is subject to available funds and landowner participation within the above conditions.