Land Management Resources

On March 3, 2016 Alberta Innovates – Technology Futures (AITF) held a Workshop on Reclamation Planning for Wildlife Habitat on Oil Sands Mines. The goal of the Workshop was to review the current...

With many boreal caribou population ranges across Canada in non-self sustaining condition, habitat restoration has become an increasing imperative for recovery of this species at risk. With decades...

This guidebook explains vegetation management tools and techniques. Natural Resources Canada Canadian Forest Service (NRCan-CFS) developed this guidebook to help with the successional restoration of...

The guidebook explains forest regeneration techniques. The Natural Resources Canada Canadian Forest Service (NRCan-CFS) developed this guidebook to help with the successful restoration of disturbed in...

Site preparation, forest regeneration, and vegetation management are all important aspects of silviculture and reclamation. Multiple techniques and practices can optimize the success of reclamation...

Cultural vegetation control is the targeted establishment of desirable species to displace or discourage undesirable species. Cultural control can be achieved using woody and non-woody species. In a...

Reclaiming disturbed industrial sites involves many challenges, with undesirable vegetation posing an obstacle to establishing native, desirable plant cover. Chemical vegetation management is an...

Ingress by undesirable vegetation can be an impediment to meeting reclamation objectives on industrial sites. Mechanical vegetation controls are a common component of an integrated vegetation...

Vegetation management is a critical component of a successful reclamation program. Reclamation activities following industrial disturbances can make many sites vulnerable to ingress by undesirable...

This field guide is designed as a stewardship tool primarily for forest harvesters, woodland managers, and private woodland owners working in Nova Scotia.