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Plant and Seed Technologies
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The Plant and Seed Technologies program is uniquely positioned to facilitate the delivery of native shrub, forb and graminoids species for reclamation by: assisting industry and practitioners in more...
Podcast - The Science of Growing Forests
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Join host Aspen Dudzic in the latest episode of the Forestry Talks podcast, presented by the Alberta Forest Products Association, as she welcomes Dr. Amanda Schoonmaker, Research Chair for Colleges at...
Practices to Effectively Till Industrial Forest Soils
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Minimizing the footprint of industrial operation on forest lands is an important goal for maintaining the integrity and sustainability of forest species and communities. Industrial operations and...
Principles of Vegetation Management
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Vegetation management is critical to establishing desirable plant species and to achieving reclamation objectives. This resource is one of four technical notes on vegetation management for reclamation...
Principles of Vegetation Management: Vegetation Management Treatments
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Vegetation management is critical to establishing desirable plant species and to achieving reclamation objectives. This resource is one of four technical notes on vegetation management for reclamation...
PTAC Evaluation of Reclamation Practices on Forested Upland and Peatland Well Sites
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In general, regulators expect that disturbed sites in the boreal forest will undergo complete reclamation (recontouring, soil replacement and revegetation) with the goal of returning the site to pre...
Reclamation and Restoration Plan Development
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The site-specific data gathered throughout the life cycle of an upstream facility provides the basis for the integrated environmental management principles commonly applied for the reclamation of...
Reclamation of a Wood Chipped Winter Road: Application of the Peat Inversion Technique in a New Context
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This research poster outlines site studies of the peat inversion technique for reclaiming wood chipped winter access roads, including project planning and site condition assessment, future...
Removing In-Situ Footprint in Boreal Peatlands
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Restoring peatlands in the in situ oil sands region of northern Alberta presents a set of challenges that have yet to be properly addressed. The lack of proven, cost-effective methods for restoring...
Restoration of Boreal Peatland Impacted by an In-situ Oil Sands Well-pad 1: Vegetation Response
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The prompt introduction and establishment of peatland donor species through moss layer transfer technique was crucial to the overall re-establishment of peatland vegetation.
Retention Harvesting Helps Carbon Sink in Boreal Mixed Wood Forests- A Lesson Learned from EMEND
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October 18th, 2023 at 12:00pm MST to October 18th, 2023 at 1:30pm MST
, AB
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Forest dynamics in the Boreal are largely influenced by natural disturbances, in particular wildfire. Consequently, the use of post-disturbance patterns for forest management has been proposed as...
Rhododendron groenlandicum Species Identification and Collection
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Species identification guide for Rhododendron groenlandicum and seed collection, extraction, and storage.
Seed Collection and Extraction of Fireweed, Showy Aster and Canada Goldenrod
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Reclamation of industrial sites in Alberta’s forest settings requires the re-establishment of self-sustaining boreal forest ecosystems comprising native forest plant species. Considerable work has...
Seed Collection, Processing and Storage
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This publication provides a valuable guide for reclamation practitioners and technicians through the documents that regulate plant deployment for reclamation in northwestern Alberta and to provide...
September 2023 Wetland Knowledge Exchange Webinar
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September 19th, 2023 at 12:00pm to September 19th, 2023 at 1:00pm
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Recovery and Resistance: Restoring the wetland plant community after invasive reed control Presenter: Dr. Rebecca Rooney, University of Waterloo For established invasions, like European common reed...
September 2023 Wetland Knowledge Exchange Webinar - Recording
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Recovery and Resistance: Restoring the wetland plant community after invasive reed control PRESENTER: DR. REBECCA ROONEY, UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO For established invasions, like European common reed...
Shepherdia canadensis: Species Identification & Seed Collection and Processing
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This note describes detailed identification of Canada Buffaloberry and technique for collecting and processing Buffaloberry seed.
Site Clearing & Soil Handling for Reclamation of Conventional Wellsites
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Upon abandonment, wellsites must be reclaimed to the standards as described in Alberta’s 2010 Reclamation Criteria for Wellsites and Associated Facilities in Forested Lands. The initial planning and...
Site Preparation: Application of Rough and Loose Mounding and Furrowing (RipPlow) on a Wood Mulched Site
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The practice of mulching forested sites for industrial activities during winter operations is a useful construction practice as it minimizes soil disturbance by protecting the forest floor. However...