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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...
Grey Wolves (Canis lupus) Shift Selection of Anthropogenic Landscape Features Following Predator Control in the Nearctic Boreal Forest
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Conserving endangered species sometimes involves killing their predators. In the case of Nearctic wolves (Canis lupus), rarely are lethal control measures examined for ancillary effects on predator...
Groundwater Hydrologic Regimes Within Reclaimed Surface Coal Mined Landscapes in Alberta
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Between 1979 and 1988, the Plains Hydrology and Reclamation Project (PHRP) investigated interactions of groundwater, soils, and geology and successful reclamation of surface coal mines in the plains...
Growth, Innovation and Constant Evolution: Alberta Chapter CLRA 2023 AGM and Conference
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Event Date and Time
February 22nd, 2023 at 5:00pm MST to February 24th, 2023 at 4:00pm MST
Edmonton, AB
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The Alberta Chapter of the Canadian Land Reclamation Association (CLRA) will be hosting its Annual General Meeting (AGM) and Conference in Edmonton. Our theme this year is brought to you thanks to...
Habitat Alteration or Climate: What Drives the Densities of an Invading Ungulate?
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Anthropogenic habitat alteration and climate change are two well-known contributors to biodiversity loss through changes to species distribution and abundance; yet, disentangling the effects of these...
Healing the Land by Reclaiming an Indigenous Ecology : A Journey Exploring the Application of the Indigenous Worldview to Invasion Biology and Ecology
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Using western science as the only worldview when examining complex topics of applied science limits inquiry and understanding. The Indigenous worldview offers an opportunity to renew the way research...
Herald Oilfield Service Reclamation Project
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The Herald Reclamation Project began in the summer of 1989 and, to date, has involved clean up of a 2 acre oil spill, salvage of metal equipment used by a now defunct oil cleaning business, and proper...
Hybrid Poplars: The New Addition to Syncrude's Land Reclamation Species
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Field survival and growth of three hybrid poplar varieties, Walker (Populus deltoides x Populus petrowskyana), Northwest (Populus deltoides x Populus balsamifera) and 38P38 (Populus balsamifera x...
Impact of Climate on Reclamation Success in the Foothills/Mountains Region of Alberta, Canada
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The Alberta Research Council has conducted a reclamation research program near Grande Cache, Alberta in conjunction with the surface mining operations of Smoky River Coal Limited since 1972. Use of...
Implementation of Contaminated Water Management System Upgrades to Allow for Dewatering of Two Open Pits at the Vangorda Plateau, Faro Mine Complex, Yukon
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The Vangorda Plateau at the Faro Mine Complex contains two open pits that, starting in 2013, will both require dewatering. Since mine abandonment in 1998, water levels in Vangorda pit have been...
Improving Soil Tilth in Reclaimed Soils at the Highvale Mine
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The Highvale mine, located 65 km west of Edmonton along the south side of Lake Wabamum, produces approximately 12 m1llion tons of coal per year as fuel for the Sundance and Keephills generating plants...
In Search of Evidence-based Management Targets: A Synthesis of the Effects of Linear Features on Woodland Caribou
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Abstract Effective species management relies on evidence-based goals that address the processes influencing population demography. These goals therefore require understanding how stressors affect the...
Incentives, Frameworks, and a Path to Habitat Restoration in Alberta
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Presentation from the Seismic Line Restoration Technical Session Edmonton, AB December 1 st , 2016 Organized by the Canadian Institute of Forestry This technical session will facilitate discussion and...
Increasing Contributions of Peatlands to Boreal Evapotranspiration in a Warming Climate
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The response of evapotranspiration (ET) to warming is of critical importance to the water and carbon cycle of the boreal biome, a mosaic of land cover types dominated by forests and peatlands. The...
Indigenizing the North American Model of Wildlife Conservation
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This article identifies the gaps and linkages between the North American Model of wildlife conservation and Indigenous-led conservation efforts across Canada. Although a diversity of approaches to...
Indigenous-led Conservation: Pathways to Recovery for the Nearly Extirpated Klinse-Za Mountain Caribou
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Indigenous Peoples around the northern hemisphere have long relied on caribou for subsistence, ceremonial, and community purposes. Unfortunately, despite recovery efforts by Federal and Provincial...
Industrial Site Decommissioning
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The objective of industrial site decommissioning is to leave the site in a safe condition consistent with its proposed future use. Environmental and human health concerns are key ingredients in any...
Intentional Anthropogenic Additions to Soils: Pesticides
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During the 1980's, environmental issues grew rapidly in importance, and more sophisticated modelling scenarios were developed as an aid in predicting the transport and persistence behaviour of...
Intervention-forward Adaptive Management in the Face of Extinction
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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...