GP4.1Implement green network education and awareness programs

What's left to do?

• 2026

  4.1.2 Natural areas education

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  Description: Identify education opportunities of specific natural and naturalized areas in the green network, including opportunities related to interpretation, traditional knowledge, and citizen science.

  Status: A Business Plan Option (BPO) to support this action was submitted to the 2022-2023 multi-year budget for consideration but was not funded.

  Green Pathways Timeline: Development to start in 2022. Operationalize between 2026-2031.

What are we doing?

• 2030

  4.1.3 Green infrastructure school program

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  Description: Identify opportunities to work with schools on natural infrastructure projects. Deliver ongoing educational programming to schools.

  Status:  Student Action for a Sustainable Future is a project-based program for grades 5 – 8 and high school students in Saskatoon. As part of the program, students develop, implement, and showcase inquiry and actions, with focus on six areas: biodiversity, waste, water, energy, food, and transportation.

  A dedicated natural infrastructure school program has not yet been developed.

  Green Pathways Timeline: Initiate in 2024-25. Operationalize between 2030-31.

What has been done?

• 2025

  4.1.1 Green network awareness campaign

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  Description: Prepare and implement a community awareness program to provide key messages about the green network to residents. Deliver ongoing awareness campaigns.

  Status: The City delivered its first green network awareness campaign in 2025. Annual communications campaigns will be developed on an ongoing basis.

  A communications strategy and corresponding materials (e.g. illustrations, photos) were developed to support future awareness campaigns focused on key messages about the green network.

  The City's  Healthy Yards program provides several How-To Guides and educational resources to residents.

  Green Pathways Timeline: Development started in 2021. Operationalized in 2025.