New Rules Regarding COVID-19
At this time, individuals or small groups (maximum 5 people) can visit the Owl Centre provided they have made a prior appointment.
Please note our new hours of operation are now Monday to Friday 10am – 3pm.
NO WEEKEND APPOINTMENTS.
Please note we will not be offering guided tours, or public access to bathroom facilities or the gift store at this time.
We ask that you please call the office at 306-692-8710 upon your arrival for your scheduled visit.
The Saskatchewan Burrowing Owl Interpretive Centre (SBOIC) was created to help promote the conservation of the endangered Burrowing Owl and their prairie habitat through education, stewardship and eco-tourism. The Centre opened its gates to the public for the first time in the spring of 1997.
The building site, located on the Moose Jaw Exhibition Grounds, was chosen because several pairs of burrowing owls typically nested in the infield of the racetrack!
In the beginning, SBOIC consisted of a small interpretive centre that showcased pictures and displays, and was staffed by a single person. Visitors used spotting scopes from an observation blind to view the wild owls nesting in the infield of the racetrack. Over the years the Centre has expanded to include a gift store, a larger display area, and a traveling educational program “Owls on Tour”. The Centre is also the permanent home to a small captive population of owls.
SBOIC is a non-profit organization which does not receive provincial or federal funding. The Centre depends entirely upon the generosity of individual donors as well as funding through various educational and/or environmental grants.
Sponsors
We’d like to thank our sponsors who provide generous support and keep our centre running. Thank you to all our partners, individual donors and volunteers who have given so generously.
Core Funding
City of Moose Jaw
DMKC Holdings
Environment Canada
Human Resource and Social Development Canada
Saskatchewan Ministry of Environment
SaskEnergy
Moose Jaw Exhibition Company Limited
Canadian Natural Limited
Funding Partners
South Saskatchewan Wildlife Association
Casino Moose Jaw
Suburban Hotels Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan Lotteries
SAASE (Saskatchewan Association of Agricultural Societies & Exhibitions)
City of Moose Jaw
Program Partners
Nature Saskatchewan/Operation Burrowing Owl
Prairie Conservation Action Plan (PCAP)
Saskatchewan Watershed Authority
Manitoba Burrowing Owl Recovery Program