Boreal Caribou Search Results
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A water balance for the Athabasca River was developed which accounted for all the major withdrawals and discharges to this river. Current annual rate of withdrawal from the river is 2.34m3/s
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P.L. Sharp
Alan Birdsall
W.J. Richardson
Ground surveys were conducted of 30 water bodies on and near the lease, including lakes, ponds, the Athabasca River, roadside borrow pits, and shallow marshes created by clearing and water diversion
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Alberta Innovates – Technology Futures
Knowledge Exchange Workshop focused on centralization, collection, distribution and synthesis of knowledge, information and data related to reclamation
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In this study, phospholipid fatty acids (PLFA) and carbon isotopes were used to characterize the response of in situ microbial communities to a pilot-scale wetland reclamation project in the Alberta...
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Determine what spring spawners utilized these sections of the Athabasca and Clearwater rivers; locate and describe their spawning grounds; and describe the timing of spawning, hatching, and emergence
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The Alberta Energy Regulator is seeking feedback on updates to Directive 050: Drilling Waste Management. The proposed changes reduce the regulatory burden throughout the life cycle of drilling waste...
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Brad Pinno
Ira Sherr
Ruth Errington
Krista Shea
The goal of land reclamation after oil sands mining in the boreal forest of northern Alberta, Canada, is to re-establish functioning forest ecosystems, including the development of natural plant...
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Lately, you may have noticed a large number of species of shrub decorated with bundles of bright red fruit. This is Shepherdia canadensis, or buffaloberry, and July is peak time for production of this...
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Roberta Pedlar-Hobbs
Ian Ludgate
Kevin Ramsay
Developing and implementing a successful reclamation plan is dependent on a number of key factors, including defining clear objectives, assessing available options to meet those objectives, gathering...
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Jon Hornung
Carla Wytrykush
G. Haekel
Theo Charette
Marsha Trites
Subject matter experts were asked to participate in a multi-year process to review, interpret and synthesise results on marsh (open water wetland) reclamation and research in the oil sands region
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In 2019 the Habitat Conservation Trust Foundation (HCTF) funded Fort Nelson First Nation (FNFN) to implement the Caribou Habitat Restoration Fund (CHRF) Kotcho Lake Restoration Area project to benefit...
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Planned increases in oil sands developments with increased outputs of oxides of sulphur and nitrogen, led to a definitive study to assess the susceptibility of nearby lakes to acidification
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Gravel is a very valuable natural resource because of its many uses as a construction material. It is the basic component of concrete and asphalt and is used by itself wherever pervious materials are...
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Resource Date:
September
2017
This brief presents evidence of land use planning, spatial planning, territorial (or regional) planning, and ecosystem-based or environmental land use planning as tools that can strengthen land governance, improve economic opportunities based on sustainable management of land resources, and develop land use options that reconcile conservation and development objectives.
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Alberta NAWMP Partnership
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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Resource Date:
March
2016
To meet federal Recovery Strategy objectives, the Government of the Northwest Territories, Environment and Natural Resources Department (GNWT-ENR) is developing a set of regional plans to demonstrate...
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NAIT Centre for Boreal Research
This flowchart outlines each step of the treatment process for forest land (upland) landscape as incorporated in the corresponding Decision Support Systems (DSS). View more tools by NAIT Centre for...
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NAIT Centre for Boreal Research
This flowchart outlines each step of the treatment process for forest land (upland) soil as incorporated in the corresponding Decision Support Systems (DSS). View more tools by NAIT Centre for Boreal...
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NAIT Centre for Boreal Research
This flowchart outlines each step of the treatment process for forest land (upland) vegetation as incorporated in the corresponding Decision Support Systems (DSS). View more tools by NAIT Centre for...
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B. Critescu
Gordon Stenhouse
Marc Symbaluk
M.S. Boyce
Following closure, access management on designated trails will reduce risk of conflicts. Imposing access restrictions, preserving undisturbed habitat patches and restoring original vegetation