Fish and Wildlife Development Fund
The Saskatchewan Ministry of Environment has entered into a Land Management Trust Agreement with Ducks Unlimited Canada, the Nature Conservancy of Canada and the Saskatchewan Wildlife Federation to assume the management of all provincial Fish and Wildlife Development Fund (FWDF) Wildlife Lands. Regulatory activities relating to these Crown lands will remain with the Ministry.
The FWDF, through a portion of licence fees from hunters and trappers, has secured approximately 168,000 acres of wildlife habitat within 123 municipalities in the agricultural portion of the province. These lands provide examples of a variety of natural landscapes and are accessible to hunters, trappers and the public. Vehicle use is restricted to prevent damage to the habitat.
Land management will focus on activities that will maintain or improve wildlife habitat while providing mutual benefits to the agriculture and conservation communities. Some of these management activities include haying, grazing, forest harvest, reforestation and other native plantings, and hazard removal. There will also be an emphasis on the control of noxious or invasive species and nuisance wildlife. The benefit of any of these management initiatives will be determined on a case by case basis. The FWDF website provides a list of these wildlife lands by municipality.
The public is encouraged to visit the website at: www.FWDF.ca or call the toll-free number at: 1-844-306-FWDF (3933) for more details on permitted activities, opportunities or enquiries.
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Darrell Crabbe
Executive Director
Saskatchewan Wildlife Federation
P: 306-694-8812