Amber Jones is the new leader of the Saskatchewan Green party. (CBC)

Saskatchewan's Green party took advantage of Earth Day on Tuesday to showcase its new leader — Amber Jones, 27.

Jones, who has a science degree from the University of Saskatchewan and is the mother of a six-month-old baby, was elected to lead the party earlier this month.

Speaking to reporters at the Saskatchewan legislature on Tuesday, Jones said the Green Party is worried that the current government is putting Saskatchewan at risk by developing its oil industry too quickly.

The Green party wants Saskatchewan to avoid the kinds of problems oilsands boomtown Fort McMurray, Alta., has experienced, she said.

"There are so many social problems that are related to the amount of high-paying jobs that exist there," she said. "The city council at one point actually called for a moratorium on oil sands development because they couldn't keep up with infrastructure."

Oil companies are exploring oilsands development in Saskatchewan's northwest.

"We need to ensure that we do have infrastructure before the community of La Loche all of a sudden becomes a booming town," she said.

The Green party does not oppose development or the use of fossil fuels, but it does believe in conservation and sustainable growth, she said.

Jones took over as leader over from Sandra Finley, who led the party into the November election. The party didn't win any seats and province-wide took about two per cent of the popular vote.