Land Management Search Results
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Laura Manchola-Rojas
Brad Pinno
Derek Mackenzie
Sebastian Dietrich
Buried wood is an important yet understudied component of natural and anthropogenic soils. Nutrient immobilization as a response to wood addition during oil sands' reclamation may be a concern since...
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To make up for timber losses caused by fire, salvage logging of burned timber is an economically attractive option. Improved logging practices could promote the establishment of regeneration while...
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The focus of this paper is to define the differences between Certified seed and other seed categories, and what certified seed means to reclamation projects. The second part of the paper discusses the...
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Jocelyn Gregoire
Richard Hedley
Erin Bayne
Seismic lines have an extensive footprint in Canada's western boreal forest that alter habitat conditions for many species. Seismic lines exist within a range of seral states due to changing practices...
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There are more than 20,000 locations listed in the federal contaminated sites inventory, from dumps and abandoned mines to military operations on federal land. Environment and Climate Change Canada...
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The Canadian System of Soil Classification Pedology Committee invites interested soil scientists from across Canada to join the Soil Classification Working Group (SCWG) and participate in the...
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Alberta Forest Service has questioned the use of Caragana arborescens Lam. (caragana) as a high-portion species for afforestation of reclaimed areas associated with oil sands surface mines
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Authors
Derek Mackenzie
Simmon Hofstetter
Ido Hatam
Brian Lanoil
Rebuilding native forest soils in reclamation will require the use of biochar to stimulate functional similarity to native ecosystems for nutrient availability and microbial community succession
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Over 500,000 oil and gas wells have been drilled in Alberta. Recently updated peatland restoration criteria for well-pads creates incentive for peatland restoration, but little is known about...
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As caribou habitat restoration initiatives have become more widespread across Alberta in the last decade, key uncertainties have been recognized regarding what treatment types are appropriate for...
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The Caribou Recovery Pilot Project has been established to further develop the concept of a predator-free fenced area to support a small breeding population of woodland caribou (the Pilot). The Pilot...
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December
2017
The primary objective of the Pilot is to establish and maintain a small breeding population of caribou in a fenced predator-free exclosure within their natural habitat in northeast Alberta. The intent...
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Trees are an integral and valuable pa rt of t he urban environment. They provide a visual softening to the harsh lines of urban development and make cities livable by improving the quality of life...
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Authors
Brian Fuhr
Dave Rose
Dave Taplin
A catalogue containing 22 technologies for reducing the environmental impact of fine tailings derived from oil sand processing has been assembled
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Ronnie Drever
Maria Strack
Kristy Burke
Learn more about the recent work of two renowned Canadian researchers and how their work has benefited from various collaborations and communication across diverse stakeholder groups
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A draft Excess Soil Reuse Guidance document from the Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment is available for public review and comment until January 3, 2023. It is available in both English...
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The Cumulative Environmental Management Association (CEMA) was a leading multi-stakeholder group operating in the heart of Canada’s boreal forest - the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo, Alberta...
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Resource Date:
January
2016
The Cenovus LiDea project tests the idea that active restoration using silviculture may resolve arrested succession and address the basic mechanisms that lead to caribou decline.
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Authors
Bonnie Drozdowski
Chris Powter
Heather Tokay
Dean MacKenzie
Bin Xu
Workshop summary of discussions to inform a path forward for a policy framework that provided clarity on the process to request a change in land use and the criteria for evaluating the requests.
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Authors
Bonnie Drozdowski
Chris Powter
Heather Tokay
Dean MacKenzie
Kevin Renkema
Bin Xu
Factors to consider when assessing the ecological implications of a change in land use request (hydrology, cumulative effects and regional considerations, upland function, status of the borrow pit ...