Boreal Caribou Search Results
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Paul Ziemkiewicz
Con Dermott
Percy Sims
The workshop recorded in these proceedings was organized as the first step in developing a Native Shrub Research Program for reclamation.
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Paul Ziemkiewicz
Sam Takyi
Henry Regier
The workshop format was chosen as a means of focussing the attentions of individuals with a wide range of expertise on the specific problem of reconstructing forest soils in reclamation
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Given the extensive experience of workshop participants, it was surprising to see how little confidence they had in using only their knowledge and experience to make reclamation certification decision
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During the Fall of 2006, the Ontario Ministry of Northern Development and Mines tendered a construction project to provide a soil cover over the North Impounded Tailings (NIT) area at the abandoned...
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Purpose was: to obtain information on propagation of certain native and exotic woody plants; synthesize the information at the species level by method of propagation; and recommend further studies
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Clive Welham
Nicole Robinson
Report describes a comprehensive, meaningful and cost-effective list of indicators of forest ecosystem function, including a description of how they might be used to assess reclamation success
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This study tested the ability of rat root to grow in a high pH/high salinity environment, similar to that of a constructed oil sands tailings pond wetland.
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This report summarizes up to 39 years of plant community development trends on Syncrude’s reclaimed mine sites near Fort McMurray, Alberta.
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Earle Anderson
K. Cantrell
Gerry Genovese
B. Novlesky
A. Stemberger
Syncrude Canada Ltd. (Mildred Lake Project) is an oil sand surface mining and processing venture situated in the Athabasca Oil Sands of northeastern Alberta . This project, approximately 420 km north...
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The revegetation program began in 1981 with the seeding of the construction site disturbance and has been ongoing every year. The main objectives of the revegetation program are: 1. Erosion Control...
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Sam Takyi
Michael Rowell
Bill McGill
Marvin Nyborg
Field trial on an already vegetated area on the GCOS tailings pond dike, to determine responses of the already established vegetative cover to different fertility levels, and fate of added fertilizer
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TransAlta Utilities has always believed that finding solutions to reclamation problems must identify the most economical and technically feasible methods. A range of research related programs have...
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The mines in the Edson Area are relatively young in terms of mining in the area and so the actual results of reclamation are just starting to show. Cardinal River Coals is the oldest, having commenced...
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The concepts important to the regulation of reclaimed land have been evolving and will continue to evolve. We have gone from emphasis on "equal to or greater than productivity" to emphasis on...
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In 1976 methods and materials were used in the search for afforestation practices that will assist in the establishment of a self sustaining vegetation cover compatible with land use objectives
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With respect to mine planning, reclamation should be recognized as an integral part of mining and therefore should be considered as one of the constraints in determining mining methods and overall...
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Virgil Hawkes
Gillian Donald
A long-term plot network would allow the monitoring data to describe the ecological condition of the reclaimed lands and define appropriate management strategies for achieving revegetation goals
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Reclamation of land disturbed during surface mining of coal in the plains region of Alberta has become an important issue in the last decade. This corresponds to the increasing concerns over...
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In the Stat~ of Illinois lands that have been abandoned after deep mining or strip mining of coal present unique land reclamation problems. One such area is the Staunton l Reclamation Site. Through...
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David Brand
Andy Etmanski
Reclamation of 1,362 hectare mine site; recent carnivore activity is one indication of the eventual return of a healthy, balanced and sustainable ecosystem to the reclaimed Gregg River mine site.