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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.
Understanding and Responding to the Effects of Climate Change on Alberta’s Biodiversity
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The Biodiversity Management and Climate Change Adaptation project has produced a comprehensive, evidence-based, and original examination of the effects of climate change on Alberta’s biodiversity
Use of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles for Monitoring Recovery of Forest Vegetation on Petroleum Well Sites
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Good statistical agreement between key structural vegetation parameters, such as mean and maximum vegetation height, with PPC metrics successfully predicting most height and tree-diameter metrics.
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.
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 Biodiversity Management Framework for the Lower Athabasca Region
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The presentation describes the development and content of the draft Biodiversity Management Framework for the Lower Athabasca Region
Video - Alberta’s Natural Subregions under a Changing Climate: Past, Present and Future
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As a consequence of climate change, current landscape patterns are unlikely to persist in the future. The types of ecological changes expected to occur as the climate warms are described
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