Wetlands Knowledge Search Results
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Syncrude's Base Mine Lake (BML) is the first, and currently the only full-scale commercial demonstration of the end pit lake technology in the oil sands industry. An oil sands end pit lake (EPL) is an...
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Syncrude first began investigating the Water-Capped Tailings Technology (WCTT) in the early 1980’s through the establishment of a research program founded on progressive scaled-up testing of water...
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Many after-uses of aggregate extraction land do exist: forestry, agriculture, recreation, nature reserves, housing and waste disposal sites. Attempts at reclaiming this land for alternate uses has...
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Kevin Smith
Christopher Smith
Silvie Forest
Alain Richard
This guide provides an in-depth look at Ducks Unlimited Canada's (DUC) remote-sensing satellite mapping efforts and the development of the DUC enhanced wetland classification system.
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Government of New Brunswick, Department of Environment and Local Government
In New Brunswick we are fortunate to have a plentiful supply of good quality water available to use and enjoy, but this is not something that should be taken for granted. This strategy has been...
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Our results indicate water depth, surrounding agriculture footprint, and amount of precipitation received all significantly influence the water quality of prairie wetlands in Alberta.
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Alberta Environment and Sustainable Resource Development
The Alberta Wetland Classification System (AWCS) incorporates and merges information from existing wetland classification systems to provide a holistic classification system for the province. The AWCS...
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In 2020, the Alberta Water Council (AWC) identified the need to review the implementation of the Alberta Wetland Policy (the policy). This review would support improving and public reporting on the...
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Amanda Schoonmaker
Jean-Marie Sobze
Erin Fraser
Eckehart Marenholtz
Ann Smreciu
Chris Powter
Marshall Mckenzie
The purpose of this document is to review traditional and alternative systems of seed and nursery stock treatment and delivery for use in oil sands reclamation. Treatment systems are considered those...
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We conducted a full peatland assessment using the new criteria on a restored well pad near Peace River, Alberta. In 2012, mineral overburden was removed along with geo-textile and the buried peat was...
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Boreal peatlands store approximately one third of the earth’s terrestrial carbon, locked away in currently waterlogged and frozen conditions. Peatlands of boreal and arctic ecosystems are affected...
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In the 70' s a section of the Bow River about 20 km south of Calgary, was diverted to protect a school bus road. A dyke with a 1.5 metre diameter culvert was constructed across the upstream end of the...
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A resource to improve understanding of wetlands in the Bow River region to promote conservation through protection and restoration. Wetlands are natural assets that have a vital role in climate change...
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Michael Rowell
Jean Crepin
Salt spills are liable to become more prevalent in the oil producing regions of Alberta as the volume of brine relative to crude oil increases with the depletion of the older oil-fields. High...
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August
2020
This document is an introduction to a 360 tours project Toolkit developed by Canada's Oil Sands Innovation Alliance (COSIA) led by Cenovus Energy Inc., in collaboration with Natural Resources Canada...
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The Buck for Wildlife Program of the Alberta Fish and Wildlife Division has recently expanded its efforts to develop a volunteer based fisheries habitat enhancement program. Twenty-nine projects, with...
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Authors
Bonnie Drozdowski
Chris Powter
Heather Tokay
Dean MacKenzie
Bin Xu
Workshop summary of discussions to inform a path forward for a policy framework that provided clarity on the process to request a change in land use and the criteria for evaluating the requests.
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Bonnie Drozdowski
Chris Powter
Heather Tokay
Dean MacKenzie
Kevin Renkema
Bin Xu
Factors to consider when assessing the ecological implications of a change in land use request (hydrology, cumulative effects and regional considerations, upland function, status of the borrow pit ...
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Chris Powter
Bin Xu
Kevin Renkema
Natalie Shelby-James
Bonnie Drozdowski
This 2022 Update is a revision of the original Decision Framework and Support Tools report based on stakeholder feedback and a field verification trial.
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Chris Powter
Natalie Shelby-James
Bin Xu
Kevin Renkema
Results of a stakeholder review of the draft Certification of Mineral Soil Pads in the Boreal Region – Decision Framework and Support Tools report and a field verification trial by practitioners.