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Peat extraction companies have learned a lot about how to restore these vital ecosystems. But slow growth, climate change, and complexity mean conservation is an important strategy as well. Over the...
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West Fraser Hinton paused its controversial clearcut logging plan in critical habitat of the threatened A La Peche caribou in west-central Alberta, following the province’s creation of a temporary “No...
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The Landowner Guide to the Alberta Wetland Policy helps landowners understand their rights and responsibilities when working in and around wetlands on their farm or ranch under Alberta’s Wetland...
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The Ontario government recently committed $29 million over four years to support boreal caribou habitat restoration, protection, and monitoring. The funding is intended to complement the recently...
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In Jasper National Park, caribou and their habitat are protected under Canada’s National Parks Act and Species at Risk Act. Seasonal closures and access restrictions are just one way that Parks Canada...
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Although peatlands cover only 3% of the world's land, they store about twice as much carbon as in the biomass of all the world's forests combined. Thus, they are incredibly important especially for...
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In the boreal biome of North America, large wildfires usually leave behind residual patches of unburned vegetation, termed refugia, which can strongly affect post-fire ecosystem processes. While...
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Wetlands across the globe have long served as natural repositories for humanity’s toxic legacy, absorbing and retaining hundreds to thousands of years’ worth of pollution. These swampy vaults have...
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The Ontario government is investing up to $20 million into a new Caribou Conservation Stewardship Program, aimed at supporting projects working towards maintenance and recovery of caribou populations...
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This spring, the Commission indépendante sur les caribous forestiers et montagnards will launch a series of regional public hearings to gather participants’ opinions on two theoretical adapted...
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Results of caribou population inventories carried out in 2021 and 2022 in the Gaspé, Nord-du-Québec and Côte-Nord regions of Quebec demonstrate an estimated average annual population decrease of 11%...
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The British Columbia government has implemented restrictions on snowmobile use in select areas of the South Peace region that contain crucial habitat, resulting in closure of approximately 454,000 ha...
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The governments of Canada and Quebec are reporting significant progress in discussions surrounding the management, protection and recovery of boreal caribou. With financial support from the federal...
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The Water Brothers, a Canadian, eco-adventure TV series is exploring our vital connection with water and examining the wetlands of Ontario. The Breathing Lands highlights the peatlands of northern...
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Researchers are exploring the transplanting of lichen as a potential tool for caribou habitat restoration. Natural disturbance, resource development, and land-use changes have resulted in a reduced...
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Wetlands provide irreplaceable ecosystem services and are particularly important for water quality. Wetlands can act as nutrient sinks for common nutrients such as phosphorus. As water moves across...
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Zoom in and explore the northern boreal forests of western Canada on Google Earth and you’ll see long straight lines making their way through the forest. These lines are cleared trails through the...
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Each year on February 2nd World Wetlands Day is celebrated globally to bring awareness to the importance of wetlands and highlight the many ways they benefit the planet. First established in 1997, the...
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The host of Your Forest Podcast Matthew Kristoff, invited Ducks Unlimited Canada’s National Boreal Program on January 13, 2020 in Edmonton to discuss everything there is to know about wetlands, the...