Beyond Your Backyard - The History of Tatawaw
By Kimberly J. Epp
Join the Moose Jaw Nature Society on Friday, April 26th at 6:30 PM for our April meeting at St. Mark's Church on 80 High St. E. as we welcome Rich Pickering and Kayleigh Olson.
Rich Pickering will be speaking about the former Wild Animal Park's natural history, including the recent renaming of the park to Tatawaw, the BisonFest planned for August and a bioblitz to confirm flora and fauna species found on the site. This bioblitz is important in the preservation process of the park. If you're able to help out by collecting information on species this summer, contact Rich Pickering at r.pickering@shaw.ca.
Kayleigh Olson will be speaking about the parks cultural and indigenous history. She has done research on the park and spoken to several elders, and I'm sure we will all learn some interesting info about this area's history - both cultural and natural.
Kayleigh and Rich were both on the renaming committee. Find out the reason why the name Tatawaw was chosen, and what the name means to the Indigenous community, which basically means a welcome to all.
This will be an interactive slide-show talk with a hands-on display. Refreshments will be served. Everyone is welcome to attend. Contact Kim at 681-3198 for more information.
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Epp is an Environmental educator and writer and is also the President and field trip coordinator for the Moose Jaw Nature Society. She can be reached at kepp@shaw.ca.