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Saskatoon Prairieland Park Agriculture School Tours
In the 2006 - 2007 school year, educational tours will be held for grades 3 - 6 during major agricultural trade and livestock shows enabling students to experience today's agricultural practices.

Tour Length: 1 - 1 1/2 hours
Cost: Free, transportation costs are the responsibilityof the school
Hours of Operation: Dates and times vary depending on the show
Location: Saskatoon
Phone: (306) 931-7149
Fax: (306) 931-7886
Email: jfrovarp@saskatoonex.com
Website: www.saskatoonex.com
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AgAdventures
The AgAdventures field trips are offered to children in grades 3-8 during the months of May and June. Topics covered are soil science, plant science, food science, and animal science. AgAdventures reinforces concepts already being taught in the classroom and introduces children to the science of Agriculture. Tours are held at the University of Saskatchewan.

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Canada Saskatchewan Irrigation Diversification Centre Tours at CSIDC showcase irrigation on the prairies. This includes the many kinds and methods of applying water and the wide array of crops that can be grown. They show people the value of water and what an asset it can be when used in a sustainable manner.

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Canada Saskatchewan Irrigation Diversification Centre

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Champetre Country
Day tours include hay rides, horseback rides, small animals, lost corral maze, and legend. Average time 10 am - 2 pm. Overnight tours can be custom designed to meet your requirements - we can provide wilderness survival training (summer or winter - snow baths are fun!), nature awareness and tracking, bison ranch tour, and horseback riding. Located next door to Canadian Wildlife Service Study Area and Ducks Unlimited project, we can arrange a biology related study (mist-net demonstration, bird banding, etc.). Bunkhouse accommodations and a professional kitchen. Perfect for groups interested in historic tours of central Saskatchewan.

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keith@champetrecountry.com

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Ebon Stables
Ebon Stables is home to 60 horses, about half of which are boarded by clients taking regular lessons, the other half belong to Elaine Partington. Ebon Stables was built in 1980 by John Blacklock and family and Elaine Partington joined the company in 1987. We offer a tour that begins in the main barn showing the daily routine of horse care here at Ebon, and then we move outside to discuss our outdoor facilities and show the grounds. The tour focuses on providing students with a general understanding of what is involved in an operation this size, as well as demonstrating what sort of career opportunities exist in the horse industry.

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ebp@sasktel.net

** Please Call in Advance to set up tours**

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Pound-Maker
Pound-Maker is a 4500 head feedlot, constructed in 1970 by a group of local farmers who needed an alternative market for their grain. In 1991, a feedlot expansion and construction of a 10 million litre ethanol plant was added to the venture. Today, Pound-Maker has a one-time feeding capacity of 28,500 head and produces 13 million litres of ethanol. Pound-Maker offers tour of the ethanol facility and feedlot. The tour focuses on providing students with a general understanding of grain and livestock through both ethanol and feedlot production. For more information see www.pound-maker.ca

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Prairie Fibre Mill
As the only fibre mill in Saskatchewan, along with a retail shop, the Laws own Merino and Shetland sheep, from which they sell wool through their store and meat at the farm gate. Among the goods produces for purchase are yarn, roves, quilt batting and felts. The family offers individual and group tours through the lambing barns and has a hands-on demonstration of different fibre types as well as demonstrations of drop-spinning and hand-spinning.

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Seager Wheeler Farm, National Historic Site
Tour the Homestead of Dr. Seager Wheeler, five time World Wheat-Growing Champion. Visit the Interpretive Center and view a brief video and various displays of Dr. Wheeler's award and honors. Visit his original barn, seed-cleaning plant and houses, as well as the restored flower gardens and orchard. Tours focus mainly on sustainable agriculture and the benefits of direct seeding and shelterbelts.

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Star Egg
Star Egg is currently Saskatchewan's largest egg grading facility, processing and packaging approximately 4 million eggs per week. Star Egg has been operating since 1965 and under the current ownership since 1978. Tours include demonstrations on how eggs are cleaned, graded by a Candler, and packaged for use by the retailer and the consumers. Recommended for Grades 3 and Up. ***please call a week in advance for bookings***

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Star Egg

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Redberry Lake Biosphere Reserve
Redberry Lake Biosphere Reserve, located just an hour north of Saskatoon, was designated in January 2000 by United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization- Man and the Biosphere program (UNESCO MAB). These are ecologically significant areas that have the capacity to demonstrate: Conservation of landscapes, ecosystems, and biodiversity Development that is ecologically and culturally sustainable Capacity Building through research, monitoring, education, and training.

We offer many educational activities and resources for educators and their students. The library has a selection of books on ecoteaching, nature activities, and kid-orientated environmental reading. There are ecology and nature videos as well as computer activities that include virtual bird watching and environmental simulation games. Life cycle puzzles, casts of local species and a sandbox to practise recognizing tracks, and chicken, frog, butterfly, and plant stamp sets are throughout the education centre. For outdoor activities: there are bandanna quests and games to use while hiking or for a miniature scavenger hunt and CleverCatch beach balls for some lakefront fun.

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Redberry Lake Biosphere Reserve