As a non-profit, non-government organization, we occupy the unique position of acting as a liaison between government and communities, bringing people together making sustainable forest management a reality. Click to learn more about our partnerships
PAMF is an idea more than it is an organization with a jurisdiction. We work with communities all over Northern Saskatchewan, moving past lines on a map. Click below to get in touch and join our network of forest users and environment lovers.
Our legacy revolves around reconciliation and sustainable forest use. Our aim is to create a space where constructive discourse can happen and change can be made. Click below to see some of our past and ongoing projects.
As many of our readers know, we are currently deeply involved in a woodland caribou recovery project that is being supported by the Aboriginal Fund for Species at Risk (AFSAR) and Environment and Climate Change Canada. We are proud to announce that we have a new partner and collaborator joining us on this project in…
“All life is interconnected- but for many, the connection between the people and the land has weakened. If we foster the same respect and appreciation for the land that our Ancestors had, we can restore our own connection and begin to heal ourselves and our Mother Earth.” This was the theme of Michelle Watson’s presentation…
Traditional ecological knowledge (or TEK) is what we call the ecological data that we collect from Indigenous Elders and land-users who have dedicated their lives to understanding the land that they live on. The “traditional” in “TEK” doesn’t refer to the age or the quality or even the type of knowledge. It simply means that…
Prince Albert Model Forest is, first and foremost, about bringing communities together. We work hard to connect people to each other and build the bridges that are necessary to achieve common goals. Often, those goals are related to land management, sustainability, and environmental recovery, restoration, and conservation. The community partners may change, but those things…
Grassroots Stewardship – Best Practices
One of the Prince Albert Model Forest’s joint projects with the University of Saskatchewan’s Community Engaged History Collaboratorium this summer was the authorship of a best practices handbook for use by government, industry, academia, and any other interested third party who wishes to interact with an Indigenous community for research or land-use planning. Follow this…
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