CBC Alberta and Saskatchewan have teamed up for a new pilot series on weather and climate change on the Prairies. Meteorologist Christy Climenhaga will bring her expert voice to the conversation to help explain weather phenomena and climate change and how it impacts everyday life.

As the Prairies warm, it’s expected large regions of boreal forest could transition to aspen parkland, according to a report led by Natural Resources Canada.

Such shifts in ecosystems can threaten the range and number of wildlife species.

Biodiversity is crucial, says Sheila Colla, a conservation scientist at York University. 

“Biodiversity provides us with ecosystem