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Enhanced Wetland Classification Inferred Products User Guide
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Ducks Unlimited Canada has been leading the effort to provide detailed and accurate wetland maps for large areas of the western boreal forest. These mapping products have become the cornerstone of DUC...
Environmenta1 Planning for Rights-of-way
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A recent study (using a 10% stratified random sample) estimated the amount of area physically disturbed by energy related activity, to be 66,576 acres (26,963 ha) for a selective study area...
Environmental Fate and Transport of Organic Contaminants in Soils at Waste Disposal Sites
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Current approaches for describing the environmental dynamics of organic constituents in complex waste mixtures are reviewed. Factors controlling equilibrium and nonequilibrium sorption of organic...
Erosion Control Projects on the Alberta Oil Sands Pipeline
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The Alberta Oil Sands Pipeline System (AOSPL) is a 435 km long, 559 mm diameter pipeline that transports the entire production of synthetic crude oil from the Syncrude Canada Inc. plant to the...
Erosion Monitoring on Mountain Foothills Waste Dumps
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The erosion study was designed to examine the effects of the regraded configuration (i.e. slope angle, slope length), waste material characteristics, age since reclamation, amount of precipitation...
Establishment of Native Boreal Plant Species on Reclaimed Oil Sands Mining Disturbances
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Current revegetation strategies for disturbed oil sands sites include values such as biodiversity and sustainability. As a result, a wide range of species are sought for inclusion in revegetation...
Establishment of Trees and Shrubs on Mined Land in the Grande Cache Area
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The Terrain Sciences Department of the Alberta Research Council has been conducting a reclamation research program at the operations of Smoky River Coal Limited in the Grande Cache area since 1972...
Evaluation of Alternative Procedures and Equipment for Conserving Topsoil During Pipeline Construction in Western Canada
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Topsoil conservation has become standard practice on pipeline construction in western Canada over the last 30 years. Pipeline contractors have used a variety of procedures and equipment with different...
Factors Affecting Abundance of Beaver Dams in Forested Landscapes
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This resource is available on an external database and may require a paid subscription to access it. It is included on the CCLM to support our goal of capturing and sharing the breadth of all...
Factors Influencing the Native Species Invasion of a Reclaimed Subalpine Minesite Near Grande Cache, Alberta
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Factors affecting native species invasion were studied on a subalpine minesite (Smoky River Coal Limited No. 8 Mine) in the vicinity of Grande Cache, Alberta. The site had been revegetated with...
Faro Mine Complex Revegetation Activities
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In preparation for remediation and closure of the Faro Mine Complex (FMC), significant work has been completed to develop and test revegetation methods at the mine site. Development and implementation...
February 2024 Wetland Knowledge Exchange Webinar
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Methylmercury production and export in permafrost peatland catchments of the Taiga Plains Lauren Thompson, University of Alberta Ongoing permafrost thaw in northern peatland catchments may increase...
Field Assessment of Sulphide Oxidation Rates in Cold Environment: Case Study of Raglan Mine
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In this field study conducted on Raglan Mine's tailings storage facility (TSF), tailings oxidation rates were characterized with the oxygen consumption (OC) method. Surface tailings unfrozen...
Field Guide of Boreal Wetland Classes in the Boreal Plains Ecozone of Canada
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This plain language operational field guide helps resource managers identify wetlands in the field. It includes five major wetlands classes and 19 minor classes. Project partners include Ducks...
Field Measurement of Wind Erosion in Southern Alberta: Preliminary Results
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During the 1980's, the impact of frequent droughts and consequent erosion of topsoil by the wind have become of increasing concern to the agricultural community of southern Alberta. This paper...
Fisheries Habitat Mitigation for the Oldman River Dam Project
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The government of Alberta has set an objective of "no net loss of recreational fishing opportunities as a result of the Oldman River Dam project". In May of 1988, a further commitment was made by the...
Footprints: The Evolution of Land Conservation and Reclamation in Alberta
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This book is written to help assess how effectively we have, or are, conserving our land base and providing the stewardship required to pass our legacy on to our progeny.
Forest Inventory Maps: A Useful Tool for a Wetland Classification and Regionalisation in Quebec's Forests
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Forest inventory maps can be used to quantify the area of wetland habitats and to define homogeneous regions in this regard, and therefore provide a functional tool for coarse-scale wetland management