Wetlands Knowledge Search Results
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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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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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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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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
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The majority of the roots of forests are found near the surface (80% or more are generally found within the top 20 cm of the soil). The trafficking of forest soils by most industrial equipment...
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Barry Adams explains the range resource management, saying they have recently blended the ecological site description database with their other database ESYS, to make ECOSYS.
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Justin Riemer, Assistant Deputy Minister for Innovation and Advanced Education, Government of Alberta, talks about the importance of collaboration, networking and research to strengthen our provincial economy.
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This presentation discusses Alberta's progress toward a joint practice standard for wetland practitioners.
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In this video, Dr. David McNabb, describes how the NAIT Boreal Research Institute in Peace River is using the RipPlow® to test the restoration of soil quality on decommissioned wellsites and the...
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How can you ensure regeneration succeeds in the long term? Watch an overview of how to monitor and manage weeds that can hinder the establishment of target plants. For more videos to see how...