The Great Sand Hills: A Prairie Oasis

From their glacial origins to their current use as ranchland, the Great Sand Hills of southwestern Saskatchewan, Canada have long been a place that preserved the past while serving as an oasis in the present. Today, they survive quietly as an island of biodiversity in a sea of agricultural uniformity. However, increased pressure to develop the natural gas resources that lie beneath the Great Sand Hills threatens to upset the delicate balance of this unique ecostytem and to disrupt the peaceful coexistence that has evolved between the ranchers and the land. With a narrative text by award-winning author Rebecca L. Grambo and photographs by Branimir Gjetvaj, this book offers an intriguing look at the natural and human history of a little-known prairie jewel, and discusses the complex factors that will determine its future.