Boreal Caribou Search Results
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The guide identifies 60 species of mosses and liverworts that comprise the flora of fens and bogs in Alberta and western boreal Canada, designed for use in the field and laboratory.
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Milo Mihajlovich
Jean-Marie Sobze
Amanda Schoonmaker
This resource is an excerpt from an issue of Canadian Reclamation (Issue 4, Vol 14) containing and article advising practitioners on best practices for vegetation management using the Life Cycle...
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Field performance of outplants is influenced by planting depth; the effects are most evident at the extremes, when planting is either excessively shallow or deep. Planted stock cannot overcome massive...
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Re-vegetation of land disturbances began in Alberta in the 1970’s and has evolved over time. The use of native plants to revegetate land disturbances in forested areas of Alberta is mandated by the...
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The Alberta Wetland Classification System Field Guide is a visual, plain-language field guide for identifying and classifying wetlands based on the Alberta Wetland Classification System (AWCS). The...
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Tara Russell
Danielle Pendlebury
Alison Ronson
This document is a ground-level look at boreal woodland caribou in northeastern Alberta: their status, their habitat, the pressures they face, and what is needed for their recovery in this province...
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Ontario Environment, Conservation and Parks
These Best Management Practices ( BMPs) are meant to be used by mineral exploration and development proponents who are planning or conducting early exploration, advanced exploration, mine production...
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V.F. Haavisto
J.W. Fraser
C.R. Mattice
Viability of black spruce ( Picea mariana [Mill.] B.S.P.) seeds after dispersal in nature or by man may be a crucial factor affecting regeneration of the species on boreal forest seedbeds. Some...
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Amanda Schoonmaker
Catherine Brown
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...
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NAIT Centre for Boreal Research
The Decision Support Systems (DSS) uses a scenario approach to guiding reclamation and restoration activities. This resource follows the Landscape Treatment Process for Forest Land (Upland). DSS are...
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NAIT Centre for Boreal Research
The Decision Support Systems (DSS) uses a scenario approach to guiding reclamation and restoration activities. This resource follows the Soil Treatment Process for Forest Land (Upland). DSS are...
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NAIT Centre for Boreal Research
The Decision Support Systems (DSS) uses a scenario approach to guiding reclamation and restoration activities. This resource follows the Vegetation Treatment Process for Forest Land (Upland). DSS are...
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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...
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Authors
Jean Beaulieu
Marie Deslauriers
An estimate of genetic diversity and its distribution in tree species is essential for implementing effective genetic resource conservation strategies and supporting the sustainability of forests. The...
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Ryan O’Neill
Jean-Marie Sobze
Catherine Brown
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...
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Resource Date:
April
2017
The Guide for Reclaiming Aggregate and Borrow Excavations to Water Bodies (The Guide) was prepared for Canada’s Oil Sands Innovation Alliance (COSIA) and is a is a presentation of current knowledge...
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April
2017
This document is intended as a guide for reclamation of In Situ facilities in a peatland environment, specifically pad and road disturbances. Pilot studies conducted in Alberta were carried out by...
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Authors
Michael Willoughby
Dave Downing
Margaret Meijer
The Upper Boreal Highlands subregion is found elevationally above the Lower Boreal Highlands subregion in the Birch Mountain, Buffalo Head Hills and Cameron Hills of Northcentral and Northwestern...
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Resource Date:
January
2018
The Guide to Watershed Management Planning in Alberta provides advice on the steps to develop and implement a watershed management plan.
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Resource Date:
December
2018
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.