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Coal Mine Spoils and Their Revegetation Patterns in Central Alberta
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The study involved an examination of the vegetation and spoils on five mine locations in the central Parkland of Alberta. These five locations represented different spoil types, and methods of mining...
Coal Mining in the Green Area
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In regard to reclamation, the predisturbance inventories carried out as a function of the EIA or D&R Approval, dictate to a large extent the vegetation cover or land uses that will be established. As...
Combined Overburden Revegetation and Wastewater Disposal in the Southern Alberta Foothills
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The construction of a wastewater evaporation lagoon at the Quirk Creek Gas Plant a number of years ago resulted in the creation of a six acre area of overburden consisting of heavy clay, gravel and...
Creating a Detailed Wetland Inventory with Sentinel-2 Time-Series Data and Google Earth Engine in the Prairie Pothole Region of Canada
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Wetlands in the Prairie Pothole Region (PPR) of Canada and the United States represent a unique mapping challenge. They are dynamic both seasonally and year-to-year, are very small, and frequently...
Creating a Recreational Lake at TransAlta's Whitewood Mine
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This paper describes the co-operative participation of the Alberta Government Departments of Forestry, Lands and Wildlife; Recreation and Parks; Environment; the County of Parkland and TransAlta...
Defining Disturbance and Recovery: The Influence of Landscape Specific Ecological Responses to Oil and Gas Linear Disturbances in North Yukon
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Across northern Canada evidence of oil and gas seismic exploration remains from the 1950's to current day. While many of these linear features are still visible, others can no longer be seen. Research...
Design and Performance Enhancement of Mine Drainage Settling Ponds in Alberta
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There has been increasing concern in recent years regarding the environmental impact of sediment laden runoffs discharged from land disturbing activities in Alberta. Settling ponds represent the most...
Design of an Oil Waste Land Treatment Facility for the Cold Lake Production Project
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Esso Resources Canada Ltd (Esso) operates an oil sands production project at Cold Lake, Alberta that produces approximately 14,000 m3/day of bitumen for the world market. On December 8, 1988 a failure...
Development and Application of Soil Quality Criteria for Alberta's Resource Extraction Industries
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Soil quality criteria for Alberta's resource extraction industries were prepared by the Soil Quality Criteria Subcommittee of the Alberta Soils Advisory Committee. The document produced was intended...
Development of Soil Quality Criteria for Contaminated Site Remediation
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There can be little argument that contaminants are now a ubiquitous presence in our environment. Though large-scale efforts to deal with contaminant issues have traditionally focused on water and air...
Disposal of Drilling Wastes in the Mountains
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The foothills and mountain regions are extremely varied in soils, vegetation, climate and geology. Oil and gas drilling wastes must be contained ana then dispose □ of, despite of this extreme...
Do Highway Rights-of-way Have to be Dull?
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Highway rights-of-way in Alberta, and elsewhere, are dull because they consist of limited, non-native species mixes that are frequently mowed. These rights-of-way are therefore not much more exciting...
Duck Doctors - There's A Duck Nest In My Yard. What Should I Expect And What Should I Do?
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Where do ducks nest? Often in natural habitat—but sometimes in yards and cities! What should you do if a duck nests in your yard? And what should you expect? In this episode of Duck Doctors, DUC...
Duck Doctors - What Do Ducks Eat?
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What's on the menu for wild ducks? Many different things, actually, depending on factors like species and the time of year. We receive many questions about what ducks eat, and if it's okay to feed...
Duck Doctors - Why Do Some Ducks Stay North In The Winter?
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Have you noticed that not all ducks fly south during fall migration? We receive many questions about why some waterfowl stay in Canada and why they aren’t bothered by the cold. In this episode of Duck...
Duck Settling and Breeding Success in Landscapes Fragmented by Linear Features
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This research poster discusses a study of linear feature impacts on settling and breeding of ducks in Alberta. Presented at the NAIT 7th Seminar on Linear Disturbance Impacts on Boreal Wetland...
Ducks Unlimited Canada Enhanced Wetland Classification and Mapping
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This presentation provides an overview of the Ducks Unlimited Canada Enhanced Wetland Classification System, including current and potential uses for wetland conservation and management.
Ecotypic Variation in the Reproductive Response of Poa alpina
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In 1983 the Alberta Environmental Centre (AEC) at Vegreville began a program to develop licensed, commercially available seed varieties suitable for use in the reclamation of rangeland and man-made...
Effect of Grasses and Soil Amendments on Soil Aggregates and Aggregate Strength
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Four solum and subsoil materials from Alberta were treated to determine if soil aggregation and aggregate strength could be increased to reduce succeptibility to soil compaction. Each soil was treated...