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This talk is the second part of a presentation by Amanda Schoonmaker on Site Preparation and Vegetation Management in Reclamation: Leanings and Ongoing Challenges. This section covers deployment of...
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During resource traction sites can be disturbed in a way that limits the re-growth of plants afterwards. Learn what mechanical techniques are available to help counteract these effects. For more...
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Is your site nutrient-poor? If you need to increase the availability of nutrients at the surface of the soil, mixing or scalping can be helpful techniques. For more videos to see how restoration...
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Mounding is a versatile technique that can be used effectively on many types of challenging sites. This video outlines how to create and design mounds appropriately for your site. For more videos to...
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Heavy equipment can compress soils, making it difficult for plants to establish roots. Learn about three techniques to address this problem and how to choose among them. For more videos to see how...
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If stockpiling soils is a part of your reclamation plan, consider these tips to choose the right timing, tools and techniques to achieve your restoration goals. For more videos to see how restoration...
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Mark Baah-Acheamfour discussed the potential of agroforesty in Alberta to act as a soil carbon sink.
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This presentation discusses the prairie hydrological cycle and explains the influence of temperature, soil composition and significant evapotranspiration.
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This presentation discusses soil moisture estimation using polarimetric Radarsat-2 data and remote sensing as a fast, cost-effective method for mapping wide areas.
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Dr. Ross McKenzie makes the case that the relationship between soil science researchers and agricultural producers (something we used to call extension or technology transfer) was a vibrant pipeline for innovation in Alberta.
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Dr. Dan Pennock was a keynote speaker at the 50th Alberta Soil Science Workshop, Feb. 2013. Dr. Pennock provided a critical review of soil science education in Western Canada and job and research...
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Dr. Pennock completes his keynote address to the Alberta Soil Science Workshop by discussing the future challenges of soil science undergraduate and graduate education in Western Canada. In this...
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At the 2013 Alberta Soil Science Workshop, Rob Dunn introduced the work beginning on a conservation offset pilot in SE Alberta.
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Resource Date:
February
2012
This presentation describes the ways that LiDAR has helped some of the challenges previously encountered in data collection for the surficial geology mapping program.
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Dr. Brad Stelfox, from ALCES, did a presentation for the Town of Okotoks about Sustainability Approaches to Land Use Planning - Adoption of Triple Bottom Line Indicators. The presentation focussed on...
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Resource Date:
March
2012
This presentation provides an overview of the technologies and challenges related to data collection, and some techniques that provide good results.
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The presentation describes ABMI's role in collecting monitoring data and how the data can be used in environmental management.
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The presentation discusses the role of taxonomy in biodiversity monitoring and how natural history museums can be involved
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A video outlining novel methods in reclamation monitoring with a particular focus on seismic lines. A PDF of the PowerPoint presentation can be found here.
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The presentation discusses the role of the ABMI in supporting regional Biodiversity Management Frameworks