Ressources de Gestion des Terres

Natural resource managers need adaptable tools for conserving and managing wildlife across landscapes. These tools should use many elements of habitat quality and include natural disturbance, such as...

Exploration for belowground oil and gas deposits in boreal forests of western Canada involves the creation of seismic lines, which are linear disturbances where seismic equipment operates. Seismic...

Reed grass (Phragmites australis) is a 1.5 to 5 m tall perennial grass commonly found in riparian areas and along the edges of wetlands. The species establishes quickly over disturbed landscapes and...

Production of aspen plants can be done in two ways; from root cuttings or from seeds. The former method is used to produce plants of a specific clone; and is generally used when selecting for high...

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...

Alberta’s forest land reclamation criteria require the establishment of multi-strata vegetation that includes a shrub layer. Establishment of a shrub layer requires the acquisition of seed from a...

In recent years, operators have been working towards the reclamation, and ultimately, certification of industrial disturbance sites. One challenge is aggressive colonization of agronomic vegetation...

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...

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...

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...