Resource Type
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 exploitation in the green zone, and in certification of reclamation completed by industry. It also undertakes reclamation and cleanup of disturbances in the green zone which by statute become the responsibility of the crown. The third role of the Alberta Forest Service is in the area of limited applied reclamation research which it undertakes in the oil sands area, and in the mountain and foothill areas .