President Murray Park

Walk Name: President Murray Park

Walk Leader(s): Stan Shadick

Walk Leader's phone number: 306-652-5975

Description of Walk leader(s) and/or why you are leading this walk (optional):
President Murray Park contains 2 city blocks of mature spruce trees. This urban forest is home to a variety of songbirds.

  

Duration: 1 hour

Walk Description:  We will walk through this park listening and looking for any small songbirds that are present. We may see some finches, thrushes or nuthatches, chickadees and early migrant warblers. Bring a pair of binoculars, if possible. Any field guide to the Birds of North America would also be useful.

Meeting Place: NW corner of park at McKinnon Avenue and Aird St.

End Location:  Same as meeting place.

*looped walks are ideal but not necessary

Public Transit Directions:  Take any bus travelling along College Drive and get off at first stop east of Clarence Ave or first stop west of Wiggins Ave. Walk 4 blocks south to the park.

*bus schedule information available at http://ww9.saskatoon.ca:83/

Where is nearest parking?  Paid/free?: Parking is available on the street.

Hub of Creativity

Walk Name:  Hub of Creativity

Walk Leader(s): M. Craig Campbell 

Description of Walk leader(s) and/or why you are leading this walk (optional):

Craig is a founding member of artSpace Saskatoon Inc. artSpace in interested in repurposing the Transit Bus Barns in South Caswell Hill to a creative hub for art, culture and community in Saskatoon.

Duration: approximately 1 hour

Walk Description:  We will tour both outside and inside the Caswell Hill Bus Barns while presenting an overview of many possible uses for the buildings and the property.

A simplified overview of the 2014 environmental and structural analysis will be part of the discussion.

Meeting Place: Corner of 24^th St. W. and Ave. D North

End Location:  Same

Public Transit Directions: 

*bus schedule information available at http://ww9.saskatoon.ca:83/

Photo Walk in Downtown Saskatoon - 2015

Walk Name: Photo walk in downtown Saskatoon

Walk Leader(s):  Branimir Gjetvaj                        

Description of Walk leader(s) and/or why you are leading this walk (optional):

Branimir Gjetvaj is an environmental photographer from Saskatoon. His passion is outdoor photography, and teaching people how to use their cameras beyond the Program mode 

www.branimirphoto.ca

Duration: 1 hour

Walk Description: 

Explore the familiar scene of Saskatoon downtown core with fresh eyes, take a few pictures and exercise your creative side. Join a group of like-minded shutterbugs and find out if you could see (and photograph) what others missed. Although we will be walking on a paved surface, please bring shoes with adequate ankle support and non-slip soles. And remember to watch both ways before you cross a road.

Meeting Place: Gazebo at the Kiwanis Memorial Park south of Delta Bessborough Hotel

End Location:  Gazebo at the Kiwanis Memorial Park south of Delta Bessborough Hotel

We will walk along the river past the Friendship Park and spend some time photographing in the River Landing area. After that, we will head north along the 2^nd Avenue S, turn east on 21^st Street E and return to the starting point via Delta Bessborough Hotel.

Public Transit Directions: any bus that will take you downtown Saskatoon

*bus schedule information available at http://ww9.saskatoon.ca:83/

Where is nearest parking?  Paid/free?: free parking on Sunday is available along Spadina Crescent E and 20^th Street E

Jane's Walk Information Session Sunday April 12, 2015

Hello Walk Leaders!

We are all really excited about the amazing selection of walks lined up for 2015!  Thanks for helping make this year so diverse and interesting.

I would like to invite you to join us at Amigos on Sunday, April 12th at 2pm for an informal Jane's Walk information session.  Its a great opportunity for walk leaders to meet each other and hear about all the other great walks lined up.  We will also hand out your Jane's Walk Leader package and discuss how to promote the walks in the final push leading up to May.  (Snacks will be provided).

Unfortunately the Janeswalk.org website has some technical difficulties and the walks are not getting posted to the site.  We are going to announce the walks on our blog for now so keep an eye out for your walk.  Make sure to 'Like', 'Share', etc.

If you haven't submitted your form yet please get it in soon!  We're trying to accommodate everyone's times but we need all the forms in first.  We also want to be able to list all the walks in our press release which will be going out this week.

If you have any questions or comments please get in touch.  Otherwise, hope to see you on April 12th!