Wetlands Knowledge Search Results
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Land Conservation and Reclamation Council
Minimum reclamation standards that should be followed to ensure proper conservation and reclamation on patented and and land that was the property of the Crown but covered by the Public Lands Act
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Nadia Rochdi
J. Zhang
Karl Staenz
X. Yang
D. Rolfson
J. Banting
C. King
R. Doherty
Scope of the project is to develop a geomatics-based monitoring system to support the Government of Alberta’s efforts for monitoring reclamation success. Software will support decision making process
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A program to develop genotypes of native Alberta species for reclamation of disturbed lands was begun at the Alberta Environmental Centre in 1983. As a part of this larger program a native grass...
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4-year project to collect, multiply, evaluate, and select native legume species for inclusion in a native seed mixture being developed at AEC for reclamation in the mountains and foothills
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Native Plant Working Group
These guidelines provide a clear, consistent and integrated information package about using native plant materials throughout Alberta where the revegetation goal is to re-establish a native plant...
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Marshall McKenzie
Chris Powter
Christina Small
Summary of a stakeholder workshop to explore the potential benefits, design and funding models for a Native Breeder Seed Development Consortium
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Christina Small
Quinn Barber
Marshall McKenzie
Chris Powter
Report of workshops held to gather stakeholder input for the Business Case to redesign the Native Species Research Program
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September
2023
Although peatlands cover only 3% of the world's land, they store about twice as much carbon as in the biomass of all the world's forests combined. Thus, they are incredibly important especially for...
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Shauna-Lee Chai
Amy Nixon
Scott Nielsen
Assessed 16 potentially new invasive plant species not yet present in Alberta for their invasiveness and climate change-related risk
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Drake Hocking
William MacDonald
The Workshop covered all active research and development projects for reclamation of land disturbances in Alberta. Purpose was to provide communication and discussion of current programs and results
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Ineffective surface reclamation legislation for many years left thousands of hectares of Alberta landscape scarred and abandoned after being disturbed by man's activities. In an effort to reclaim some...
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Reclamation activities of the Alberta Forest Service fall into three general areas. It is involved in the process of application, approval, and inspection of all operations relating to resource...
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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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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.
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Cardinal River Coals, Ltd. is a joint coal mining venture owned 50% by Luscar, Ltd. and 50% by Consolidation Coal, Co. of Canada. The minesite is located approximately 40 kilometres south of Hinton...
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Terry Macyk
Vern Albush
O. Terry
In 1992 the Alberta Research Council initiated a reclamation study at the Smoky River Coal Limited No. 12 Mine South area located northwest of Grande Cache, Alberta. The objective of the research is...
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This section describes standards for reclamation that were adopted by CP Rail and Parks Canada in the form of an agreement for the Rogers Pass Development. The rationale for the adoption of...
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Russell Ecological Consultants
Species performances were generally poor in the species adaptability trials at Cadomin. Contrastingly, most species performed reasonably well in the species adaptability trial at Mildred Lake
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Seventy-eight reclamation practitioners from government, industry, consulting, academia, and the services sector gathered in Edmonton on March 6, 2024, to highlight and discuss specific issues facing...
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Curtis Brinker
Rick Ferster
The Coal Valley Mine, approved in 1976, was the first Alberta mine with a prescribed post-disturbance forest end land use. At that time, unlike reclamation of mined lands on an agricultural land base...