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The FMWSI is a partnership between Ducks Unlimited Canada (DUC), Alberta-Pacific Forest Industries Inc., Canfor, the Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC), Millar Western Forest Products Ltd...
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Reclamation and reforestation of industrial disturbances in Alberta’s boreal forest is vital to the forest’s long-term health. Reforestation also ensures that future generations will be in a position...
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Karla Buffalo
Carol Jones
John Errington
M.I.A. MacLean
In the future, Fort McKay will continue to strive for faster reclamation that will restore the land to pre-mining conditions and seek the complete elimination of fluid fine tailings stored in an EPL
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An undated “frequently asked questions” document from the Yukon Government on the opening up of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (calving ground of the Porcupine caribou herd) to industrial...
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Global Water Futures: Solutions to Water Threats in an Era of Global Change is a University of Saskatchewan-led research program that is funded in part by a $77.8-million grant from the Canada First...
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This glossary was prepared to provide those working in the field of reclamation in Alberta with a standardized set of definitions for reclamation terms.
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Oil Sands Research and Information Network
Glossary provides understanding of the language and acronyms used in oil sands mining, processing and environmental management.
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Authors
Ellie Goud
Sabrina Touchette
Ian Strachan
Maria Strack
One metric of peatland restoration success is the re-establishment of a carbon sink, yet considerable uncertainty remains around the timescale of carbon sink trajectories. Conditions post-restoration...
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Scientific Enquiry Committee
Evaluate impact of the GCOS tailings discharges on the Athabasca River, and to provide recommendations on any necessary action to be taken by Alberta Environment and Great Canadian Oil Sands Limited.
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Jonathan Price
Colin McCarter
William Quinton
Peatlands are wetlands with soil comprised of undecomposed remains of plants that accumulate in such a way that both responds to and controls the flux and storage of surface water and groundwater, as...
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Jean Birks
John Manchuk
Yi Yi
Cynthia McClain
Michael Moncur
John Gibson
Clayton Deutsch
Emily Taylor
Guy Bayegnak
Groundwater quality data for the AOSR are compiled and interpreted to provide information on regional water quality to inform groundwater monitoring and land use planning. A database of 546 water...
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Jean Birks
John Manchuk
Yi Yi
Cynthia McClain
Michael Moncur
John Gibson
Clayton Deutsch
Emily Taylor
Guy Bayegnak
Groundwater quality data for the AOSR are compiled and interpreted to provide information on regional water quality to inform groundwater monitoring and land use planning. A database of 546 water...
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Heather Tokay
Dean MacKenzie
Chris Powter
Bonnie Drozdowski
Kevin Renkema
This document provides five case studies to show how the Guide to Variance Justifications for Reclamation Certification would be applied to real‐world examples of reclamation certificate applications
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Resource Date:
April
2017
The Guide for Reclaiming Aggregate and Borrow Excavations to Water Bodies (The Guide) was prepared for Canada’s Oil Sands Innovation Alliance (COSIA) and is a is a presentation of current knowledge...
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Authors
Heather Tokay
Dean MacKenzie
Chris Powter
Bonnie Drozdowski
Kevin Renkema
This document was developed to provide guidance and consistency in applying for and approving variance requests for reclamation certification of upland sites from an ecological perspective.
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Resource Date:
January
2018
The Guide to Watershed Management Planning in Alberta provides advice on the steps to develop and implement a watershed management plan.
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A primary goal of this Guideline is to emphasize the long-standing preference for reclaiming and restoring public lands to the pre-disturbance land use type.
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Resource Date:
December
2018
This practitioner guide provides a user-friendly overview of the interactions between boreal wetlands and forests and what these interactions mean for forest managers working in Canada’s boreal.
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Resource Date:
December
2018
This technical report describes in detail the interactions between boreal wetlands and forests and how forest managers can use this information to help avoid or minimize adverse effects on wetlands.
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A 72-pge 2015 report by the Gwich'in Social and Cultural Institute on Gwich’in Traditional Knowledge of the Bluenose-West Caribou herd. This resource and others can be found on the Northern Caribou...