Wetlands Knowledge Search Results
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Horizon Project reclamation goal is to achieve self-sustaining ecosystems with capability equivalent to predevelopment conditions using locally common boreal forest communities as a guide for reveg
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Oil and gas activities in Alberta require disturbing forested lands, among other ecosystems, in order to extract resources. Due to the number of oil and gas sites requiring reclamation, monitoring can...
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Objectives of the Twelve Mile Coulee Soil Research Project are to evaluate the impact of pipeline construction on Solonetzic soil quality and salt movement in the Brown soil zone
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M.E. Keefer
N. Owens
C. Marshall
C.R. Mellott
The newly incorporated Twin Sisters Native Plant Nursery, a joint venture of the Saulteau First Nations and West Moberly First Nations, was created to meet a growing demand for native plant species...
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Terry Macyk
Zdenek Widtman
Vernon Betts
The Alberta Research Council has conducted a surface mine reclamation research program in association with the operations of Smoky River Coal Ltd. near Grande Cache, Alberta since 1972. The main...
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Randi Lupardus
Ermias Azeria
Kierann Santala
Isabelle Aubin
Anne McIntosh
Results suggest that even as practices and policies evolve, reclamation does not fully alleviate the legacy effects of industrial disturbance. Trait-based approaches can inform recovery assessment.
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Chibuike Chigbo
Amanda Schoonmaker
Dani Degenhardt
Land application of biosolids may be an effective strategy to improve soil quality and better support the establishment of native vegetative cover on an industrial footprint with marginal soil...
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L.M. Hachey
Audrey Lanoue
The focus of this paper is the development of a physically sound three-dimensional model of the final closure landscape for the 2011 Life of Mine Closure submission
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Jennifer Hird
Alessandro Montaghi
Gregory McDermid
Jahan Kariyeva
Brian Moorman
Scott Nielsen
Anne McIntosh
Good statistical agreement between key structural vegetation parameters, such as mean and maximum vegetation height, with PPC metrics successfully predicting most height and tree-diameter metrics.
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Marc Mayhew
Amanda Schoonmaker
Allan Pollock
This presentation discusses a comparison of site preparation methods on sub-surface soil resistance and moisture on reclaimed industrial sites in northwestern Alberta.
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Video tutorial that lays out the field sampling process for reclaimed wetland assessment from start to finish in easy-to-follow steps and visually clarifies how protocols should be enacted
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Alvin First Rider
Justin Bruised head
Truman Big Swallow
Jamison Lucas Russell
Members of the Káínawa – or Blood Tribe – are applying training in western science, alongside their Indigenous Knowledge, to bring buffalo back to their historical habitat in southern Alberta, the...
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Jonathan Matthews is Director of Tailings EPA for Canada's Oil Sands Innovation Alliance (COSIA). In his role of chairing presentations at the Oil Sands Tailings 2014 Conference, he provides a concise...
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NAIT Centre for Boreal Research
Balsam poplar (Populus balsamifera) is a woody species that can easily be propagated and deployed in the field for revegetation purposes if appropriate collection techniques are utilized. This...
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NAIT Centre for Boreal Research
This video shows how to properly use the RipPlow to adjust severely disturbed soil. The NAIT Boreal Research Institute in Peace River is using the RipPlow® to test the restoration of soil quality on...
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Anne Naeth
Konstantin Dlusskiy
Leonard Leskiw
Chris Powter
Andy Etmanski
Humans impact everything, including our soil. We remove, mix and compact soil horizons. We add amendments, including waste materials, to replace soil or improve its health. Soils that that have been...
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I will introduce ABMI’s Ecological Recovery Monitoring program, which is establishing long-term monitoring protocols to assess ecological recovery at certified reclaimed wellsites across Alberta
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The presentation describes how multi-temporal remote sensing offers a better understanding of landscape changes over time in comparison to the more traditional two-date, before and after comparison.
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Cameron Jefferies
Catherine Shier
Colleen St. Clair
Tune into a conversation with the Alberta Land Institute about the role municipalities play in managing biodiversity in Alberta Featuring presentations by our guest experts: Dr. Cameron Jefferies...
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NAIT Centre for Boreal Research
Improving seed emergence and survival is one of the largest potential benefits for native boreal seed enhancement. Seed pelleting can increase seed size by multiple orders of magnitude, resulting in...