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., Chet Neufeld from the Native Plant Society of Saskatchewan, Dr. David Sauchyn of the Prairie Adaptation Research Collaborative and the staff at Grasslands National 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