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 Be-Sides Family Publishing House and Ian Ross. Thank you to SK Arts for financial support. For resources and references visit waderspodcast.ca (https://waderspodcast.ca/)
Beyond what we can see and feel beneath our feet, groundwater slowly seeps. Our human senses can only reach so far, but science, and even intuitive practices like dowsing, can allow us to listen to the land and take steps towards healing its underground wounds.
Thank you to Alana Bartol (https://alanabartol.com/home.html), Dr. Grant Ferguson (https://sens.usask.ca/people/faculty/core-faculty/grant-ferguson.php) and Greg Metrunec. (https://www.elkpointdrilling.com/)
Waders is produced by Dominique Ferraton. Assistant producer is Magdalena Nichol. Original music for this episode is by Ian Ross and Be-Sides Family Publishing House. Thank you to SK Arts for financial support. For resources and references, visit waderspodcast.ca (https://waderspodcast.ca)
15 Oct 2026
Dry Land: Drought and Adaptation
The driest part of Canada is also a huge producer of cereal crops, lentils and more. Native prairie plants have adapted to frequent droughts, but what do humans do when it just doesn't rain?
Thank you to Dale Hicks at Hickseed Ltd. (https://hickseeds.com/), Chet Neufeld from the Native Plant Society of Saskatchewan (http://www.npss.sk.ca/), Dr. David Sauchyn of the Prairie Adaptation Research Collaborative (https://www.parc.ca/) and the staff at Grasslands National Park. (https://parks.canada.ca/pn-np/sk/grasslands)
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 (https://waderspodcast.ca)
29 Sept 2026
The Wood River
A long, meandering stream weaves its way around our prairie town. The Wood River has changed a lot over the years as agricultural production has come to dominate the surrounding land.
Larry and Grace Bekker reminisce about life on the River Farm, Stephan Mihajlovich describes his relationship with the Notukeu Creek, and Trevor Herriot (https://www.trevorherriot.com/) considers how to love the altered and damaged landscapes of the prairies.
Additional thanks to Dan Bowler, Kandra Forbes and Dr. Kerri Finlay.
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 (https://waderspodcast.ca/)
28 Aug 2026
Lac Pelletier: Métis and community care
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 (https://lacpelletierregionalpark.ca/).
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 (https://waderspodcast.ca)
15 Aug 2026
Searching for Shorebirds
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 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 (https://waderspodcast.ca)
21 Jun 2026
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"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.
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