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Toxicity of Saline Groundwater from Syncrude's Lease 17 to Fish and Benthic Macroinvertebrates
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Study designed to determine whether groundwater from the mine area is toxic and, if so, the concentrations at which this toxicity is expressed. Species, including fish and aquatic insects was tested
Training and Employing Indigenous Workers: A Conceptual Scheme and a Proposal
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Conceptual model of employment and the occupational structure, a proposal for training indigenous people which would facilitate their employment, and a procedure for evaluating program efficacy
Transportation Corridor Study. Volume 3 Appendix: The Effect of Existing Legislation
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Examine existing legislation to determine (1) what machinery is available for the creation of a transportation corridor, (2) what problems accrue or could accrue by virtue of that legislation
Transportation Corridor Study. Volume 4 Appendix: Environment - General Characteristics & Conditions - Part 1
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Contains the following sections: Environment Characteristics and Conditions; Soils; Wildlife; and, Preliminary Review and Land Evaluation
Transportation Corridor Study. Volume 4 Appendix: Environment - General Characteristics & Conditions - Part 2
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Contains the following chapters: Environment Characteristics and Conditions; Soils; Wildlife; and Human Settlement Pattern of the Expanded Study Area
Transportation Corridor Study. Volume 5 Appendix: Effect on Human Settlement Patterns
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General purpose of this report is to examine various constraints, resulting from human settlement patterns, which will affect the selection of a route for the proposed oil sands pipeline corridor.
Trophic Consequences of Terrestrial Eutrophication for a Threatened Ungulate
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Conservation actions directed at the proximate cause of caribou decline have been more successful in the near term than those directed further along the trophic chain.
Uncovering Traits in Recovering Grasslands: A Functional Assessment of Oil and Gas Well Pad Reclamation
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Results suggest that even as practices and policies evolve, reclamation does not fully alleviate the legacy effects of industrial disturbance. Trait-based approaches can inform recovery assessment.
Use of Three-dimensional Topography as a Tool for Closure Integration at Syncrude Canada Ltd.’s Mildred Lake and Aurora North Leases
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The focus of this paper is the development of a physically sound three-dimensional model of the final closure landscape for the 2011 Life of Mine Closure submission
Vegetation and Forest Productivity Syncrude Lease 22
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Eleven major vegetation types were identified and are mapped at a scale of 1:20 000 on the eastern portion of Syncrude Lease 17.
Vegetation Studies Pertinent to the AOSERP Study Area: A Literature Review
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Review of provides basis for evaluating the current progress regarding vegetation descriptions in this area and for designing certain future vegetation studies.
Vegetation Types and Forest Productivity, West Part of Syncrude's Lease 17, Alberta
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Black Spruce - Labrador Tea was the dominant vegetation type, making up 35.0% of the 9,250 ha study area. The 2nd most abundant type was Aspen - White Spruce (26.0%) and the 3rd was White Spruce – Asp
Very High Resolution Meteorological Satellite Study of Oil Sands Weather “A Feasibility Study”
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Imagery from both meteorological and environmental satellite sensor systems was analyzed to determine its applicability in monitoring weather conditions at the Alberta oil sands.
Video - A Framework for Assessing Cumulative Effects on Watershed Values
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This presentation describes a method of assessing cumulative effects, taking into account the many drivers or pressures on the landscape and their effects on watershed processes.
Video - A Recreational Trail Routing Tool Developed for the Ghost Watershed
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David Campbell, geospatial analyst at FORCORP, talks about recreation in Alberta and the importance of considering many different environmental factors before creating a trail. Given current and...
Video - A Woodland Caribou Policy for Alberta
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This 2012 presentation reviews where the Government of Alberta is at on caribou recovery.
Video - Alberta's Water Priorities: Update on wetlands
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This 2012 talk presented the government's take on provincial water priorities, specifically in regards to the provincial wetlands policy.
Video - Alberta's Watershed Management Symposium: Flood and Drought Mitigation
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This public symposium covers Alberta's progress to improve its flood and drought resiliency, including the role of natural solutions. NOTE: This is a 4 hour video with multiple presenters