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Video - 2016 Wetland Best Management Practices Workshop: Opening Remarks
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With over 75 years of experience and activity in every province and territory, Ducks Unlimited Canada (DUC) is a registered charity and a recognized leader in wetland conservation. DUC is a science...
Video - Applications of Wetland Inventories
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The various applications of Ducks Unlimited Canada’s wetland inventories play a critical role in wetland conservation. They serve as key planning tools, helping people who live and work in the boreal...
Video - Boreal Wetlands Remote Sensing
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In order to protect boreal wetlands, we must first know where they are. This 6-minute video will show you how Ducks Unlimited Canada uses satellite data and remote sensing techniques to map wetlands...
Video - Conventional Oil Sands Tailings Can Achieve Fines Captures of 60% & Higher
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Dr. Reza Nik presents the findings of COSIA’s Enhanced Beach Fines Capture Working Group, reviewing the fines capture observed in commercial scale external tailings facilities (ETFs), field scale...
Video - COSIA Collaboration on Tailings Treatment
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Jonathan Matthews is Director of Tailings EPA for Canada's Oil Sands Innovation Alliance (COSIA). In his role of chairing presentations at the Oil Sands Tailings 2014 Conference, he provides a concise...
Video - COSIA Design of Experimental Study in Support of Development of a Standard for Fines Measurement in Oil Sands
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Dr. Ron Currie was project lead for a study conducted at NAIT Applied Research Centre for Oil Sands Sustainability (NARCOSS) to help develop a standard for Alberta's oil sands producers to measure...
Video - Flooding of In-line Flocculated Tailings After Thin Lift Drying
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Dr. Aref Najafi is a Technology Development Engineer with Canadian Natural Resources Limited. He described the tailings research at CNRL as they develop an open-pit oil sands mine in NE Alberta. The...
Video - Guidelines for Performance Management of FFT for Mine Closure
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COSIA (Canada's Oil Sands Innovation Alliance) created a committee to develop guidelines for management of fluid fine tailings so that oil sands mines could meet closure requirements. Dr. John...
Video - Incorporation of Wetlands into Forest Management
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The Duck Mountain Provincial Forest in west-central Manitoba is a landbase with a mosaic of uplands and wetlands. The wetlands are both interspersed and interconnected with uplands. Ecosystem Based...
Video - Innovative Information Management to Support Wetland Conservation
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This presentation provides an overview of the Ducks Unlimited Canada Best Management Practices (BMP) program and the road to and purpose of the 2016 Wetland BMP Workshop.
Video - Measuring Strength in Oil Sands Tailings Deposits
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Canada's Oil Sands Innovation Alliance (COSIA) created a committee to develop guidelines for testing the load bearing strength of oil sands tailings deposits. The need comes from the Alberta Energy...
Video - Oil Sands Tailings: An Historical Perspective (Part A)
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Alan Fair led the Oil Sands Tailings Consortium before his retirement. Al Hyndman consults on Total's Joslyn oil sands mine, and gave Fair's keynote presentation at the Oil Sands Tailings 2014...
Video - Oil Sands Tailings: An Historical Perspective (Part B)
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Alan Fair and Al Hyndman in the second part of their keynote presentation describe the tailings management and reclamation research through the 1970's and 1980's. Dam safety was and continues to be a...
Video - Oil Sands Tailings: An Historical Perspective (Part C)
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In the third part of their keynote presentation, Alan Fair and Al Hyndman cover the suite of treatment technologies tested in the 2000's for Alberta's oil sands tailings. From deposition on sand...
Video - Oil Sands Tailings: An Historical Perspective (Part D)
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In the final part of their keynote presentation, the wide-spread collaboration among oil sand companies on tailings research and technology is highlighted. COSIA is the latest iteration but early in...
Video - Regeneration Techniques: An Overview
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Re-establishing plants on a site is a key restoration step that can often hit snags. Learn about the available options to help overcome these challenges. For more videos to see how restoration...
Video - Regeneration Techniques: Planting
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Planting is usually more reliable than natural regeneration, giving plants a “headstart” in life. Careful planning, planting techniques and follow-up monitoring are essential to this tried-and-true...
Video - Regeneration Techniques: Seeding & Natural Regeneration
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Across a limited range of site conditions, seeding and natural regeneration can be an appropriate, low-cost solution to bring plants back. For more videos to see how restoration approaches are applied...