Nutrien Supports 4-H Clubs And Districts With Sustainability Projects

Saskatchewan – 4-H Saskatchewan is excited to announce the recipients of the Journey to the Future Sustainability Grant, supported by Nutrien.

The $2,000 grand prize will go to the Burnham 4-H Club to help with their Bee Project. The club will be purchasing bees and hives, as well as bee keeping equipment and seeds to naturalize the surrounding habitat. The 4-H members will make various items from the bees and will then sell their products, using the proceeds to fund other projects and support various charitable organizations.

“Congratulations to the recipients of the ‘Journey to the Future Sustainability Grant’ and thank you to all those who applied,” Rose Lecky, Senior Manager of Community Relations & Investments for Nutrien said. “Nutrien is proud to partner with 4-H Saskatchewan to help bring ideas to life and make real positive impacts in our communities.”

There were also three clubs and districts, which will receive $1,000 each for their projects. They include:

• Boreal Rangers Outdoor Adventure 4-H Club - Water Way Clean Up: The club will invite friends and family do a creek walk and clean up with a creek that starts with a storm drain and leads to the North Saskatchewan River in the City of Prince Albert. They will learn about plant and animal life, water flow, soil, and how the landscape is affected by humans, animals, and water.
• District #9 - Funtastic Event: They will host a one day event focusing on healthy living and sustainable food systems. Participants will learn about how their choices affect the environment and what measures they can take to reduce their environmental impact.
• Whitewood 4-H Beef Club - Intensive Grazing Seminar: The club will tour a cattle ranch that focuses on regenerative grazing techniques. They will learn about different grazing methods used to maximize productivity and improve water infiltration as well as what steps the ranch takes to protect watershed and water supply. After the tour, 4-H members will discuss how they can adapt some of the practices they learned on their own operations

“We are grateful to Nutrien for supporting our 4-H clubs and districts, and the great work they do in their communities,” said Executive Director Cera Youngson. “They help make it possible for our members to Learn To Do By Doing and show off their leadership skills in their club, community, country and the world.”
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This grant program required the club or district to have members complete the Journey 2050, Farmers 2050, Watershed Detective, and/or Watershed Explorer games and then tell us how they could apply what they learned from these games to better their club, their community, their country, or the world. Nutrien made a total of $5,000 available to support the recipients with their projects. 

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​If you are interested in learning more about the grant recipients, please contact:
 
Jodi Schellenberg                                                                                 
Program and Communications Specialist                     
306-933-6961                                                                                     
communications@4-h.sk.ca