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Galena Hill, Yukon, Ecosystem Mapping Project
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The Galena Hill Ecosystem Map (GHEM) was initially developed to provide information about existing plant communities and their growth conditions to guide upcoming reclamation efforts at the historical...
Geomechanical Investigation of Post Reclamation Subsidence of Prairie Strip Mine Spoil
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The post-reclamation subsidence of cast-back overburden is of interest to mining companies and regulatory agencies. Although subsidence may be of lesser concern than the prevention of soil degradation...
Groundwater Hydrologic Regimes Within Reclaimed Surface Coal Mined Landscapes in Alberta
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Between 1979 and 1988, the Plains Hydrology and Reclamation Project (PHRP) investigated interactions of groundwater, soils, and geology and successful reclamation of surface coal mines in the plains...
Growth, Innovation and Constant Evolution: Alberta Chapter CLRA 2023 AGM and Conference
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February 22nd, 2023 at 5:00pm MST to February 24th, 2023 at 4:00pm MST
Edmonton, AB
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The Alberta Chapter of the Canadian Land Reclamation Association (CLRA) will be hosting its Annual General Meeting (AGM) and Conference in Edmonton. Our theme this year is brought to you thanks to...
Guidebook Release: The Alberta Wetland Classification System Field Guide
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With funding and support from Alberta Innovates’ Water Innovation Program, Alberta North American Waterfowl Management Plan Partnership and Prairie Habitat Joint Venture, Ducks Unlimited Canada have...
Guiding Principles for Wetland Stewardship and Forest Management Practitioner Guide
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This practitioner guide provides a user-friendly overview of the interactions between boreal wetlands and forests and what these interactions mean for forest managers working in Canada’s boreal.
Guiding Principles for Wetland Stewardship and Forest Management Technical Report
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This technical report describes in detail the interactions between boreal wetlands and forests and how forest managers can use this information to help avoid or minimize adverse effects on wetlands.
Herald Oilfield Service Reclamation Project
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The Herald Reclamation Project began in the summer of 1989 and, to date, has involved clean up of a 2 acre oil spill, salvage of metal equipment used by a now defunct oil cleaning business, and proper...
How do peatlands impact wildfires?
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This spring, hot temperatures and tinder-dry conditions have resulted in rampant wildfires, causing devastating property damage and smoky conditions across Canada. While wildfire is an integral part...
Hybrid Poplars: The New Addition to Syncrude's Land Reclamation Species
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Field survival and growth of three hybrid poplar varieties, Walker (Populus deltoides x Populus petrowskyana), Northwest (Populus deltoides x Populus balsamifera) and 38P38 (Populus balsamifera x...
Impact of Climate on Reclamation Success in the Foothills/Mountains Region of Alberta, Canada
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The Alberta Research Council has conducted a reclamation research program near Grande Cache, Alberta in conjunction with the surface mining operations of Smoky River Coal Limited since 1972. Use of...
Implementation of Contaminated Water Management System Upgrades to Allow for Dewatering of Two Open Pits at the Vangorda Plateau, Faro Mine Complex, Yukon
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The Vangorda Plateau at the Faro Mine Complex contains two open pits that, starting in 2013, will both require dewatering. Since mine abandonment in 1998, water levels in Vangorda pit have been...
Improving Soil Tilth in Reclaimed Soils at the Highvale Mine
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The Highvale mine, located 65 km west of Edmonton along the south side of Lake Wabamum, produces approximately 12 m1llion tons of coal per year as fuel for the Sundance and Keephills generating plants...
Industrial Site Decommissioning
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The objective of industrial site decommissioning is to leave the site in a safe condition consistent with its proposed future use. Environmental and human health concerns are key ingredients in any...
Intentional Anthropogenic Additions to Soils: Pesticides
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During the 1980's, environmental issues grew rapidly in importance, and more sophisticated modelling scenarios were developed as an aid in predicting the transport and persistence behaviour of...
January 2021 Wetland Knowledge Exchange Webinar
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January 19th, 2021 at 12:00pm MST to January 19th, 2021 at 1:00pm MST
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Ducks Unlimited Canada’s Satellite-Based Wetland Inventories: Advancements and Applications Presented by Becky Edwards, Ducks Unlimited Canada Ducks Unlimited Canada (DUC) is leading the effort to...
January 2023 Wetland Knowledge Exchange Webinar
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January 19th, 2023 at 12:00pm MST to January 19th, 2023 at 1:00pm MST
Virtual,
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No Longer Just the Swamp of Sadness: An insight into the value of forested wetland ecosystems (swamps) as natural climate solutions Presenter: Dr. Scott Davidson Abstract to follow This webinar is...
January 2024 Wetland Knowledge Exchange Webinar
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Taking the permafrost’s pulse – Insights from seven years of a simulated permafrost thaw resource pulse. Dr. Catherine Dieleman, University of Guelph Northern peatland soils are important long-term...
Jessie Lavallee-Whiffen
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Conservation Programs Specialist, Boreal Operations