Keeping the Bees (why you should worry about bees and what you can do)

A talk and demonstration by local, master beekeeper, Yens Pedersen

About Yens Pedersen
I am a fourth generation beekeeper. I have worked with honeybees for 15 years and am the president of the Regina & District Bee Club. Over the last couple of years I have become very interested in the native bees in our environment and have been making my yard more appealing to them. 

DATES: Saturday & Sunday, July 15 & 16
TIMES: 1:00 p.m.
​VENUE: Garden #3
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Photo Credit: Pam Yule

​Looking at the Prairie Ecosystem from an Indigenous Use Perspective

Evelyn offers a glimpse into the unique prairie plant ecosystem from an Indigenous use perspective, looking at changes that have taken place through time and how people lived and interacted with the prairie landscapes we see today.​

About Evelyn Siegfried, PhD
A member of the Bigstone Cree Nation, Evelyn Siegfried holds a PhD specializing in Ethnobotany and Paleoethnobotany. 

DATES: Saturday & Sunday, July 15 & 16
TIMES: 2:00 p.m.
​VENUE: Free Site #3, Royal Saskatchewan Museum

Sustainability and landscape

An in-situ garden talk with landscape architect Geoffrey Katz.

About Geoffrey Katz
Geoffrey Katz is a landscape architect with over 25 years of experience in landscape design and consulting.  His experience includes urban, provincial, and national parks, recreation facilities, residential open space development, streetscapes, roadway corridors, institutional and civic projects, ecological areas, as well as landscape master plans and digital 3d modeling.
Mr. Katz has written municipal environmental planning policy, naturalization guidelines, and home builder landscape design guidelines.
Mr. Katz is Vice-Chair of the Sustainable Sites Technical Advisory Group of the US Green Building Council. 
Current projects include layout of the Regina Revitalization Initiative Stadium outdoor concourse and its public plazas, and restoration of the heritage fountain in Confederation Park, both in Regina SK.

DATES & Times:
Saturday, July 14  3:30 p.m. 
& 
Sunday, July 15  3:00 p.m. 
​VENUE: TBA