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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...
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 that Result in Sustainable Forest Ecosystem Development on Padded Sites in Peatlands: Pilot Study
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The pilot study validated the research questions, sampling design, measurement and data analysis methods developed for a large‐scale study, with some minor amendments.
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...
Fencing Large Predator-Free and Competitor-Free Landscapes for the Recovery of Woodland Caribou in Western Alberta: An Ineffective Conservation Option
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In Canada, boreal woodland caribou (Rangifer tarandus caribou) are listed as “threatened” throughout their range due directly and indirectly to habitat loss. In western Alberta, in order to recover...
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-scale Assessment of Phytoremediation of a Flare-Pit Soil in Carlyle, SK: Year 4 Overview
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A cooperative trial to test the use of vegetation to enhance treatment of soils contaminated with weathered petroleum hydrocarbons (PHCs) was initiated in 2002. Experimental protocols were adapted...
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
Governance as a Driver of Change in the Canadian Boreal Zone
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The Canadian boreal forest is primarily public land, owned and managed by provincial governments on behalf of the public interest. Boreal forest governance consists of a complex patchwork of federal...
Groundwater Monitoring Near Oil Sands Development: Insights From Regional Water Quality Datasets in the Alberta Oil Sands Region (AOSR)
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Groundwater quality data for the AOSR are compiled and interpreted to provide information on regional water quality to inform groundwater monitoring and land use planning. A database of 546 water...
Groundwater Monitoring Near Oil Sands Development: Insights from Regional Water Quality Datasets in the Alberta Oil Sands Region (AOSR)
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Groundwater quality data for the AOSR are compiled and interpreted to provide information on regional water quality to inform groundwater monitoring and land use planning. A database of 546 water...
Guide to Variance Justifications for Reclamation Certification of Wellsites and Associated Facilities: Stakeholder Review and Field Verification
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Practitioners tested the Guide to Variance Justifications on four of those sites; three had been previously approved and one had been submitted and was pending a decision.
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.
How Linear Features Alter Predator Movement and the Functional Response
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In areas of oil and gas exploration, seismic lines have been reported to alter the movement patterns of wolves (Canis lupus). We developed a mechanistic first passage time model, based on an...
Hydrological Functions of a Peatland in a Boreal Plains Ecosystem
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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...
Identification and Characterization of Abandoned Padded Wellsites Using Remote Sensing
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In 2018, the Petroleum Technology Alliance of Canada (PTAC) initiated a multi-stage project on the reclamation certification process for sites that were constructed using imported mineral soil pads in...