Ressources de Gestion des Terres

The Ecological Recovery Monitoring Program should be implemented in stages to allow for incorporation of learnings and additional research to support design of protocols for new disturbance types.

Good statistical agreement between key structural vegetation parameters, such as mean and maximum vegetation height, with PPC metrics successfully predicting most height and tree-diameter metrics.

Data show that for many vegetation and soil indicators, wellsite development impacts are long lasting and may remain for 30 years or more after reclamation.

This ecosystem service modelling system allows stakeholders to evaluate the opportunities and trade-offs to make informed decisions for achieving land-use planning goals.

UAV-based remote sensing as a method for monitoring well pad recovery is determined to be feasible from a technical and field perspective.

Monitoring protocols for forested land wellsites to determine if a reclaimed site has returned to similar structure and function as found in a representative undisturbed reference area.

Three workshops were held to examine a suite of vegetation, soil, and habitat indicators that could potentially be used to monitor recovery in a long-term reclamation monitoring program

Select appropriate vegetation, soil, and habitat indicators for a long-term reclamation monitoring program and provide sampling protocols for the selected indicators.

The model documentation summarizes the data, variables and assumptions required to capture how water purification services are provided across landscapes in Alberta

Our statistical design and the hands on learning experience we gained in the field can be applied when implementing the long-term monitoring program for certified wellsites.