The remaining land mass is covered by parkland and prairie. In the southwest corner of the province are the Cypress Hills which is the highest point in Canada east of the mountians. The population of the province is about 1,000,000. The climate is continental with dry, hot, short summers and long, dry, cold winters. Throughout the province are many smaller lentic habitats.
Bogs are common in the boreal region.
This region of Saskatchewan is one of the most important breeding areas for waterfowl species in North America. Many aquatic habitats in the province have been impacted by human activity. The Saskatchewan River system has been physically altered by dams for hydroelectric generation, irrigation, and flood control. These dams have not only created large reservoirs but have also affected flow rates and thermal regimes that have significantly altered the aquatic insect community downstream. The system also receives contaminants from a number of urban areas and runoff from the agricultural land it flows through.