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Reclamation of land disturbed during surface mining of coal in the plains region of Alberta has become an important issue in the last decade. This corresponds to the increasing concerns over...
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In the Stat~ of Illinois lands that have been abandoned after deep mining or strip mining of coal present unique land reclamation problems. One such area is the Staunton l Reclamation Site. Through...
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Ducks Unlimited Canada, a non-profit private conservation organization, has been involved in the preservation and creation of waterfowl habitat in Canada for 49 years. Project development occurs...
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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
Martin Fung
Ron Pauls
Syncrude Canada Ltd. produces 200,000 barrels of synthetic crude oil per day from its oil sands surface mining operations located 50 km north of Fort McMurray, Alberta. The three major types of...
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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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When I was asked to prepare a presentation on "emerging issues in wildlife habitat reclamation" it quickly occurred to me that the product would be a list of technical issues related to the generation...
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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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Government of Newfoundland and Labrador Fisheries and Land Resources
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April
2018
Newfoundland and Labrador is home to several herds of caribou; the island population, the migratory George River caribou (northern Labrador), and perhaps the most sensitive, the boreal herds of...
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Southern mountain caribou are currently distributed across 38 subpopulations, comprising 24 LPUs. Most subpopulations have undergone long-term declines in numbers. The current overall number of...
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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...
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Tim Adamson
Eric Beresford
The Obed Marsh Thermal Coal Project is located some 24 km N.E. of Hinton and is within the Forest Management Area administered by St. Regis (Alberta) Ltd. A commitment by Union Oil Company of Canada...
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A brief history of the reclamation legislation in the province of Alberta is given. Also how the public, industry, and the government agencies are involved in creating reclamation standards is...
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Mar Martinez
Gary Borstad
Leslie Brown
Kaan Ersahin
Michael Henley
Monitoring of reclaimed sites is a complex, interdisciplinary undertaking, especially in large, disturbed areas with difficult access. In that context, remote sensing is a unique and valuable tool...
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January
2016
Restoring peatlands in the in situ oil sands region of northern Alberta presents a set of challenges that have yet to be properly addressed. The lack of proven, cost-effective methods for restoring...
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Diesel invert wastes are one of the more difficult types of drilling mud wastes to dispose of due to the presence of hydrocarbons and salts. In 1989 a joint research program funded by the Alberta...
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Matthew Pyper
Kate Broadley
Restoration within woodland caribou habitat has become a common tool in the caribou conservation and range planning toolbox in western Canada. Current programs have successfully moved restoration from...
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Fuse Consulting Ltd
Swamp Donkey
FPInnovations
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January
2020
Restoration Innovation Roadmap Phase 2: A summary of opportunities to advance innovation for linear restoration within woodland caribou habitat Restoration of woodland caribou habitat has received...
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Restoration of post mining disturbed sites within the boreal sub-alpine ecological communities of the Yukon has varied levels of success. Employing ecological succession principles to further the...