RedCircle VERIFY_TOKEN_970d8b5d-ca4d-4304-9d2b-775d7dee7f4f -- Rendered At Tue, 15 Sep 2026 21:25:42 +0000 Waders: Prairie Water Stories https://waderspodcast.ca en Copyright 2026 All rights reserved. Dominique Ferraton What does it mean to care for water in the semi-arid region of Southwestern Saskatchewan? We journey to shallow wetlands, spring-fed lakes and drought-stricken farms. We listen to farmers, scientists, activists and naturalists. Weaving together natural and cultural history, this series considers how we might start to repair our relationship with water here in the driest part of Canada. Waders: Prairie Water Stories is produced by Dominique Ferraton. Associate producer is Magdalena Nichol. Original music is by B-Sides Family Publishing House and Ian Ross. Thank you to SK Arts for financial support. For resources and references visit waderspodcast.ca 970d8b5d-ca4d-4304-9d2b-775d7dee7f4f What does it mean to care for water in the semi-arid region of Southwestern Saskatchewan?

We journey to shallow wetlands, spring-fed lakes and drought-stricken farms. We listen to farmers, scientists, activists and naturalists. Weaving together natural and cultural history, this series considers how we might start to repair our relationship with water here in the driest part of Canada.

Waders: Prairie Water Stories is produced by Dominique Ferraton. Associate producer is Magdalena Nichol. Original music is by B-Sides Family Publishing House and Ian Ross. Thank you to SK Arts for financial support. For resources and references visit waderspodcast.ca

]]> serial no Dominique Ferraton dferraton@gmail.com https://feeds.redcircle.com/970d8b5d-ca4d-4304-9d2b-775d7dee7f4f false full Lac Pelletier: Métis and community care Lac Pelletier: Métis and community care 2 Dominique Ferraton Swimming lessons, motorboats, ice cream and paddle boards. Lac Pelletier is popular: it's one of the rare spring-fed lakes in the area. For generations, it was the homeland of the Métis. Now it's under increasing pressure from recreation, development and agricultural activity, but Métis elders and Lac Pelletier residents are making sure the impacts on the lake are minimal.

Thank you to Cecile Blanke, Dan Kane, and the swimmers and campers at Lac Pelletier Regional Park.

Waders is produced by Dominique Ferraton. Assistant producer is Magdalena Nichol. Original music for this episode is by Be-Sides Family Publishing House. Thank you to SK Arts for financial support. For resources and references, visit waderspodcast.ca

]]> <p>Swimming lessons, motorboats, ice cream and paddle boards. Lac Pelletier is popular: it&#39;s one of the rare spring-fed lakes in the area. For generations, it was the homeland of the Métis. Now it&#39;s under increasing pressure from recreation, development and agricultural activity, but Métis elders and Lac Pelletier residents are making sure the impacts on the lake are minimal.</p><p>Thank you to Cecile Blanke, Dan Kane, and the swimmers and campers at <a href="https://lacpelletierregionalpark.ca/" rel="nofollow">Lac Pelletier Regional Park</a>.</p><p>Waders is produced by Dominique Ferraton. Assistant producer is Magdalena Nichol. Original music for this episode is by Be-Sides Family Publishing House. Thank you to SK Arts for financial support. For resources and references, visit <a href="https://waderspodcast.ca" rel="nofollow">waderspodcast.ca</a></p> ebb9467b-eb76-4a64-9c8a-d65182449b38 https://waderspodcast.ca Fri, 28 Aug 2026 19:05:44 +0000 2251 false full Searching for Shorebirds Searching for Shorebirds 1 Dominique Ferraton In the spring, the water comes back to southern Saskatchewan. And so do the birds. Expert birder Lori Wilson takes us on a road trip to the prairie pothole region and to the saline lakes of the Old Wives Watershed. In grassy ponds and salty mudflats, we meet long-legged plovers, sandpipers, dowichers, and many more migrating and resident shorebirds.

Thank you to our trip leader Jared Clarke and to fellow birders Dale, Gary, Hiro, Ingrid and Paule.

Waders: Prairie Water Stories is produced by Dominique Ferraton. Assistant producer is Magdalena Nichol. Original music for this episode is by Be-Sides Family Publishing House. Thank you to SK Arts for financial support. For resources and references, visit waderspodcast.ca

]]> <p>In the spring, the water comes back to southern Saskatchewan. And so do the birds. Expert birder Lori Wilson takes us on a road trip to the prairie pothole region and to the saline lakes of the Old Wives Watershed. In grassy ponds and salty mudflats, we meet long-legged plovers, sandpipers, dowichers, and many more migrating and resident shorebirds.</p><p>Thank you to our trip leader Jared Clarke and to fellow birders Dale, Gary, Hiro, Ingrid and Paule.</p><p>Waders: Prairie Water Stories is produced by Dominique Ferraton. Assistant producer is Magdalena Nichol. Original music for this episode is by Be-Sides Family Publishing House. Thank you to SK Arts for financial support. For resources and references, visit <a href="https://waderspodcast.ca" rel="nofollow">waderspodcast.ca</a></p> efe75528-8bdd-47cd-a4d8-a6ec97ebda5a https://waderspodcast.ca/ Sat, 15 Aug 2026 03:34:02 +0000 1825 false trailer Trailer Trailer Dominique Ferraton "In a dry landscape water is just so incredibly precious." COMING SOON: A six-part audio series on the caretakers, the beauty, and the wounds of prairie-born water in Southwestern Saskatchewan. "In a dry landscape water is just so incredibly precious."

A six-part audio series on the caretakers, the beauty, and the wounds of prairie-born water in Southwestern Saskatchewan.

]]> <p>&#34;In a dry landscape water is just so incredibly precious.&#34;</p><p>A six-part audio series on the caretakers, the beauty, and the wounds of prairie-born water in Southwestern Saskatchewan.</p> waders.podbean.com/5f60b5eb-dcd1-35b3-8535-0a7f2c80be52 https://waderspodcast.ca Sun, 21 Jun 2026 18:00:12 +0000 104 false