Land Management Search Results
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L. Dinesen
H. Joosten
Line Rochefort
R. Lindsay
S. Glatzel
Resource Date:
November
2021
Peatlands cover about 400 million hectares (ha), or 3% of the land surface of our planet. Yet they store more carbon, more effectively and for longer periods, than any other ecosystem on land. Intact...
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New Brunswick Environmental Network
The objective of this toolkit is to create a hub of information needed by watershed and restoration groups who want to create a riparian reforestation project. This toolkit hopes to take you through...
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Evgeniya Smirnova
Isabelle Demers
Medard Bouda
Mostafa Benzaazoua
Mamert Mbonimpa
Guylaine Bois
The use of the lime neutralization process is a common technique to treat acid mine drainage (AMD) generated by sulphidic mine wastes. The AMD-contaminated water collected on the mine site is...
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Anthony Stewart
Meghan Halabisky
Chad Babcock
David Butman
David D’Amore
Monika Moskal
Inland wetlands are critical carbon reservoirs storing 30% of global soil organic carbon (SOC) within 6% of the land surface. However, forested regions contain SOC-rich wetlands that are not included...
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A field experiment from 2012 to 2013 at two locations in northeastern Alberta examined the short-term success of different fen revegetation strategies following the removal of infrastructure (road and...
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Ronny Seidel
Ullrich Dettmann
Bärbel Tiemeyer
Peat and other organic soils (e.g., organo-mineral soils) show distinctive volume changes through desiccation and wetting. Important processes behind volume changes are shrinkage and swelling. There...
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Event Date and Time
June 21st, 2022 at 7:00pm MST to June 21st, 2022 at 9:00pm MST
Drayton Valley, AB
Join ALUS Brazeau, Cows & Fish, and AWES for a free interactive workshop on the importance and management of riparian areas (the areas where land and water meet). The workshop will include talks on...
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Christine Daly
Bruce Anderson
Ainsley Campbell
Fred Kuzmic
A Riparian Classification and Reclamation Guide (‘Riparian Guide’) was recently produced to direct the re-establishment of riparian ecosystems in areas disturbed by oil sands mining in Alberta, Canada
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July 13th, 2022 at 9:00am MST to July 14th, 2022 at 4:00pm MST
Test your riparian health and plant ID knowledge with Cows and Fish! Register to spend July 13th and 14th with Cows and Fish staff to improve your understanding of riparian ecology and management...
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August 4th, 2020 at 6:00pm PST to August 4th, 2020 at 8:00pm PST
, AB
About this Event Riparian areas - those wet areas around water bodies - are often overlooked and underrated. Yet with proper design and management, they can become the most productive parts of the...
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The overall objective of this research is to obtain sufficient scientific data relevant to salinity in peatlands in northern climates to allow for the derivation of risk-based assessment and...
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Saraswati Saraswati
Yubraj Bhusal
Andrew Trant
Maria Strack
Peatlands in the western boreal plains of Canada are important ecosystems as they store over two percent of global terrestrial carbon. However, in recent decades, many of these peatlands have been...
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December 8th, 2023 at 12:00pm MST to December 8th, 2023 at 2:30pm MST
Use of the ABWRET method is required by the Government of Alberta’s Wetland Policy, when Water Act approval is sought and wetlands will be permanently impacted. A strong understanding of the ABWRET-A...
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April 28th, 2023 at 12:00pm MST to April 28th, 2023 at 2:30pm MST
Use of the ABWRET method is required by the Government of Alberta’s Wetland Policy, when Water Act approval is sought and wetlands will be permanently impacted. A strong understanding of the ABWRET-A...
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April 26th, 2024 at 12:00pm MST to April 26th, 2024 at 2:30pm MST
Where: Online Description: SALMTEC has designed this course to provide participants with a strong understanding of the Alberta Wetland Rapid Evaluation Tool Actual (ABWRET-A). This course targets an...
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April 12th, 2024 at 12:00pm MST to April 12th, 2024 at 2:30pm MST
When: Interactive Class Friday April 12, 2024, 12:00pm – 2:30pm, Field Training Date May 2024 (exact date TBD) Where: Online content and Interactive Class are Online. Field training is held in person...
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May 30th, 2023 at 8:00am MST to May 30th, 2023 at 5:30pm MST
South of Bragg Creek, AB
SALMTEC designed this course for participants to get their hands dirty, interact with multiple Subject Matter Experts, hone field skills, and benefit from cross-disciplinary learning. Course topics...
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May 30th, 2024 at 8:00am MST to May 30th, 2024 at 5:00pm MST
Near Bragg Creek, AB
SALMTEC designed this course for participants to get their hands dirty, interact with multiple Subject Matter Experts, hone field skills, and benefit from cross-disciplinary learning. Perfect for new...
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April 14th, 2023 at 12:00pm MST to April 15th, 2023 at 12:00am MST
This course provides students with a solid foundation for understanding the biophysical environment. Starting from the ground up, this course guides students to examine soils and landscape features...
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April 23rd, 2024 at 12:00pm MST to April 23rd, 2024 at 1:00pm MST
The fourth installation of the Desktop Investigation Series: Hydrology & Wetland Design Seminar, explores the water cycle of a single ecosystem: wetlands when considering wetland components and...